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Raining Blood by Slayer
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Artist Biography For Slayer
Slayer Was An American Thrash Metal Band From Huntington Park California. The Band Was Formed In 1981 By Guitarists Kerry King And Jeff Hanneman Drummer Dave Lombardo And Bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's Fast And Aggressive Musical Style Made Them One Of The "big Four" Bands Of Thrash Metal Alongside Metallica Megadeth And Anthrax. Slayer's Final Lineup Comprised Araya King Drummer Paul Bostaph Who Replaced Lombardo In 1992 And Again In 2013 And Guitarist Gary Holt Who Replaced Hanneman In 2011 . Drummer Jon Dette Was Also A Member Of The Band. In The Original Lineup King Hanneman And Araya Contributed To The Band's Lyrics And All Of The Band's Music Was Written By King And Hanneman. The Band's Lyrics And Album Art Which Cover Topics Such As Serial Killers Torture Genocide Organized Crime Secret Societies Occultism Terrorism Religion Or Antireligion Fascism Racism And War Have Generated Album Bans Delays Lawsuits And Criticism From Religious Groups. However Its Music Has Been Highly Influential Being Cited By Many Bands As An Influence Musically Visually And Lyrically The Band's Third Album Reign In Blood 1986 Has Been Described As One Of The Heaviest And Most Influential Thrash Metal Albums. Slayer Released Twelve Studio Albums Three Live Albums A Box Set Six Music Videos Two Extended Plays And A Cover Album. Four Of The Band's Studio Albums Have Received Gold Certification In The United States. Slayer Sold 5 Million Copies In The United States From 1991 To 2013 According To Nielsen SoundScan And Over 20 Million Worldwide. The Band Has Received Five Grammy Award Nominations Winning One In 2007 For The Song "Eyes Of The Insane" And One In 2008 For The Song "Final Six" Both Of Which Were From The Album Christ Illusion 2006 . After More Than Three Decades Of Recording And Performing Slayer Announced In January 2018 That It Would Embark On A Farewell Tour Which Took Place From May 2018 To November 2019 After Which The Band Disbanded. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Slayer Studio Albums
Show No Mercy 1983 Hell Awaits 1985 Reign In Blood 1986 South Of Heaven 1988 Seasons In The Abyss 1990 Divine Intervention 1994 Undisputed Attitude 1996 Diabolus In Musica 1998 God Hates Us All 2001 Christ Illusion 2006 World Painted Blood 2009 Repentless 2015
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Raining Blood
Slayer - Reign In Blood
"Raining Blood" Is The Final Track From Thrash Metal Band Slayer's 1986 Album Reign In Blood And Is Quite Possibly Their Most Famous Song As It Is Their Signature Song. The Song Has Become A Live Staple Played At Almost Every Slayer Show Since Its Release And Is Featured On Every Slayer Live Album And DVD. This Song Is Also Featured In Guitar Hero III Legends Of Rock. "Raining Blood" Is In The Key Of E-Flat Minor Although Definite Tonality Is Difficult To Place On The Song As The Tonic Note Is Used Only As A Starting Point For Different Riffs Not Chord Progressions Like Most Metal In This Genre. Also Like Most Metal Of This Type There Is No Distinct Vocal Melody Instead Relying On Changing Varied Riffs That Are Played As Accompaniment To Give Tonal Reimbursement To The Song. The Opening Riff Is Similar In Form To The Melody Of Grieg's In The Hall Of The Mountain King. The Song Was Featured In The 127th South Park Episode "Die Hippie Die" Aired On March 16 2005. The Plot Centers On The Town Of South Park Which Has Been Overrun By Hippies. Eric Cartman States "Hippies Can't Stand Death Metal" And Proceeds To Hijack A Hippie Concert By Drilling Through The Mass Of Hippies With A Giant Armoured Drilling Vehicle. He Makes It Onto The Main Stage To Change The Audio To "Raining Blood" In Turn Upsetting The Hippies And Making Them Flee. Slayer Guitarist Kerry King Found The Episode Humorous And Expressed His Interest In The Show Mentioning It In An Interview Saying "It Was Good To See The Song Being Put To Good Use. If We Can Horrify Some Hippies We've Done Our Job." "Raining Blood" Was Also Included In The Grand Theft Auto Vice City In-Game Radio Station V-Rock. "Raining Blood" Is A Playable Song In The Video Game Guitar Hero III Legends Of Rock Where It Is Renowned For Being One Of The Hardest Songs In The Career Mode Setlist Mainly Due To One Section- Mosh 1- Where You Must Execute Pull-Offs At A Rate Of ~14 Notes Per Second. It Is Also Featured In The Skateboarding Game Skate. "Raining Blood" Has Also Become A Staple At Pittsburgh Penguins Games At The Mellon Arena As It Was Most Recently Played During Game 5 Of The Eastern Conference Finals Against The Philadelphia Flyers. Tori Amos Has Done A Cover Version Of Raining Blood Which Can Be Found In Her Album Of Cover Versions Titled Strange Little Girls.
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Slayer Was An American Thrash Metal Band From Huntington Park California. The Band Was Formed In 1981 By Guitarists Kerry King And Jeff Hanneman Drummer Dave Lombardo And Bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's Fast And Aggressive Musical Style Made Them One Of The "big Four" Bands Of Thrash Metal Alongside Metallica Megadeth And Anthrax. Slayer's Final Lineup Comprised Araya King Drummer Paul Bostaph Who Replaced Lombardo In 1992 And Again In 2013 And Guitarist Gary Holt Who Replaced Hanneman In 2011 . Drummer Jon Dette Was Also A Member Of The Band. In The Original Lineup King Hanneman And Araya Contributed To The Band's Lyrics And All Of The Band's Music Was Written By King And Hanneman. The Band's Lyrics And Album Art Which Cover Topics Such As Serial Killers Torture Genocide Organized Crime Secret Societies Occultism Terrorism Religion Or Antireligion Fascism Racism And War Have Generated Album Bans Delays Lawsuits And Criticism From Religious Groups. However Its Music Has Been Highly Influential Being Cited By Many Bands As An Influence Musically Visually And Lyrically The Band's Third Album Reign In Blood 1986 Has Been Described As One Of The Heaviest And Most Influential Thrash Metal Albums. Slayer Released Twelve Studio Albums Three Live Albums A Box Set Six Music Videos Two Extended Plays And A Cover Album. Four Of The Band's Studio Albums Have Received Gold Certification In The United States. Slayer Sold 5 Million Copies In The United States From 1991 To 2013 According To Nielsen SoundScan And Over 20 Million Worldwide. The Band Has Received Five Grammy Award Nominations Winning One In 2007 For The Song "Eyes Of The Insane" And One In 2008 For The Song "Final Six" Both Of Which Were From The Album Christ Illusion 2006 . After More Than Three Decades Of Recording And Performing Slayer Announced In January 2018 That It Would Embark On A Farewell Tour Which Took Place From May 2018 To November 2019 After Which The Band Disbanded. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Slayer Studio Albums
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"Raining Blood" is the final track from thrash metal band Slayer's 1986 album, Reign in Blood, and is quite possibly their most famous song as it is their signature song. The song has become a live staple played at almost every Slayer show since its release, and is featured on every Slayer live album and DVD. This song is also featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
"Raining Blood" is in the key of E-Flat minor, although definite tonality is difficult to place on the song as the tonic note is used only as a starting point for different riffs, not chord progressions, like most metal in this genre. Also, like most metal of this type, there is no distinct vocal melody, instead relying on changing, varied riffs that are played as accompaniment to give tonal reimbursement to the song. The opening riff is similar in form to the melody of Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King.
The song was featured in the 127th South Park episode "Die Hippie, Die" aired on March 16, 2005. The plot centers on the town of South Park, which has been overrun by hippies. Eric Cartman states "Hippies can't stand death metal" and proceeds to hijack a hippie concert by drilling through the mass of hippies with a giant armoured drilling vehicle. He makes it onto the main stage to change the audio to "Raining Blood", in turn upsetting the hippies and making them flee. Slayer guitarist Kerry King found the episode humorous and expressed his interest in the show, mentioning it in an interview, saying "It was good to see the song being put to good use. If we can horrify some hippies, we've done our job."
"Raining Blood" was also included in the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in-game radio station V-Rock. "Raining Blood" is a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, where it is renowned for being one of the hardest songs in the Career Mode setlist, mainly due to one section- Mosh 1- where you must execute pull-offs at a rate of ~14 notes per second. It is also featured in the skateboarding game Skate. "Raining Blood" has also become a staple at Pittsburgh Penguins games at the Mellon Arena, as it was most recently played during game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Tori Amos has done a cover version of Raining Blood, which can be found in her album of cover versions titled Strange Little Girls. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.