Editing God Hates Us All

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{{Infobox album
| name       = God Hates Us All
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Slayer]]
| cover      = Slayer-GodHatesUsAll.jpg
| alt        = A Bible spiked with nails placed in a pentagram star shape covered in blood with the word "Slayer" burnt across it.
| released   = {{Start date|2001|09|11}}
| recorded   =
| studio     = [[The Warehouse Studio]], Vancouver
| genre      = <!--Please source genres-->{{flatlist|
*[[Thrash metal]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Mills|first=Matt|url=https://whatculture.com/music/10-best-thrash-metal-albums-of-the-21st-century|title=10 Best Thrash Metal Albums Of The 21st Century|website=[[WhatCulture]]|date=January 2, 2018|access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
*[[groove metal]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wearethepit.com/2020/09/how-slayers-god-hates-us-all-changed-the-face-of-metal/ | title=How Slayer's 'God Hates Us All' Changed the Face of Metal | date=September 11, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[nu metal]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Bellino|first=Vince|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/03/29/justify-your-shitty-taste-slayer-god-hates-us-all/|title=Justify Your Shitty Taste: Slayer "God Hates Us All"|date=March 29, 2017|website=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel Magazine]]|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery |pages=199 |author=[[William Irwin (philosopher)|William Irwin]]|publisher= [[John Wiley & Sons]] |date=February 4, 2009 |isbn= 978-1405182089}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2018/11/ranking-every-slayer-album/2/ | title=Ranking: Every Slayer Album from Worst to Best | date=November 21, 2018 }}</ref>
}}
| length     = 42:14
| label      = [[American Recordings (record label)|American Recordings]]
| producer   = {{flatlist|
* [[Rick Rubin]] <small>([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small>
* [[Matt Hyde]]
}}
| prev_title = [[Diabolus in Musica]]
| prev_year  = 1998
| next_title = [[Christ Illusion]]
| next_year  = 2006
| misc       = {{Extra album cover
 | header  = Alternative cover
 | type    = studio
 | cover   = Slayer-GodHatesUsAll-WhiteSleeve.jpg
 | border  = yes
 | alt     = In the center is four Christian crosses in a dark golden color, the bottom of each facing each other, on a white background. Centered above the four crosses is the word "Slayer" also in a dark golden color, with the album name "God Hates Us All" below the crosses.
 | caption = For the album to be sold in more retail outlets, an alternative [[slipcase]] cover was created.
}}
}}
'''''God Hates Us All''''' is the ninth [[studio album]] by American [[thrash metal]] band [[Slayer]], released on September 11, 2001, by [[American Recordings (US)|American Recordings]]. It was recorded over three months at [[The Warehouse Studio]] in Vancouver, and includes the [[Grammy Award]]-nominated song "Disciple". Guitarist [[Kerry King]] wrote the majority of its lyrics, taking a different approach from earlier recordings by exploring topics such as religion, murder, revenge, and self-control. Stylistically, the album shows a return to Slayer's classic [[thrash metal]] sound. It was Slayer's last album to feature drummer [[Paul Bostaph]] until his return on their 2015 album ''[[Repentless]]''.

The album's release was delayed due to its explicit cover artwork, which led to alternative slip covers in some retail outlets, difficulties during mixing, and a change of [[Distribution (business)|distributor]] for the band's label. Despite this, ''God Hates Us All'' received positive reviews from critics and peaked at number 28 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. By 2009, it had sold over 319,000 copies in the United States.

== Recording ==
Slayer began writing lyrics for a new album prior to their appearance at the 1999 [[Ozzfest]]. However, every three to four months the band was distracted by commitments to Ozzfest, and worldwide "[[Tattoo the Earth]]" tour with [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]].<ref name="Hanneman and Araya vs. Toazted"/> Guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]] later admitted "that was the last break. Then we got our shit together."<ref name="Hardcore Sounds interview with Kerry King">{{cite web|title=Hardcore Sounds interview with Slayer |publisher=Hardcoresounds.net |url=http://www.hardcoresounds.net/modules.php?name=Band_List&file=viewer&func=356 |access-date=April 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083800/http://www.hardcoresounds.net/modules.php?name=Band_List&file=viewer&func=356 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> The band's longtime producer, [[Rick Rubin]], was too busy to work with Slayer, and felt "burned out"—unable to create intense music.<ref name="Hanneman and Araya vs. Toazted">{{cite web
 |title=Hanneman and Araya vs. Toazted 
 |publisher=Toazted.com 
 |url=http://www.toazted.com/playinterview/583/Hanneman-and-Araya-vs-Toazted.html 
 |access-date=April 11, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225520/http://www.toazted.com/playinterview/583/Hanneman-and-Araya-vs-Toazted.html 
 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 
}}</ref> Araya and King had similar feelings about Rubin, and King remarked he "wanted to work with someone into the heavy-music scene, and Rubin's not anymore. I wanted somebody who knows what's hot, knows what's selling, knows the new techniques, and will keep me on my toes."<ref name="guitarworld">Diehl, Matt. "God Smacked". ''Guitar World''. October 2001</ref> Rubin recommended two producers although the first producer was not going to work out personality-wise with Hanneman.<ref name="Hanneman and Araya vs. Toazted"/> The band was pleased with producer candidate [[Matt Hyde]]'s work on "Bloodline" and hired him to produce the entire album.<ref name="Hardcore Sounds interview with Kerry King"/>

''God Hates Us All'' was to be recorded in a [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] studio; however, the band relocated to [[Vancouver]], British Columbia due to the availability of cheaper studio time. Hyde recommended a studio to the band—[[The Warehouse Studio]] (owned by [[Bryan Adams]]) as he had previously worked there.<ref name="SLAYER Interview With Kerry King">{{cite web|title=Slayer interview with Kerry King|author=Luxi Lahtinen and Marko Syrjälä|publisher=Metalrules.com|date=October 4, 2001
|url=http://metal-rules.com/interviews/SlayerKings.htm
|access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref> The studio was altered to make it "feel like home" for Slayer. This consisted of adding [[incense]] burners, candles, dimmed lights and [[pornography]] on the walls. Two banner flags of two middle fingers were also hung up. Vocalist [[Tom Araya]] says: "that was basically the attitude of Slayer in the studio. We had a red devil head on one of the speakers. We had a skull on another. That's the kind of shit we put up--spooky stuff that makes you feel at home."<ref name="Hardcore Sounds interview with Kerry King"/>

Hyde used the [[digital audio workstation]] [[Pro Tools]] during the [[sound engineer|engineering]],  [[Record producer|production]], and [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|audio mixing]] stages of the album. Slayer wanted to keep the use of computer effects to a minimum—only to include a small amount of [[Delay (audio effect)|delay]] and [[distortion]].<ref name="Hanneman and Araya vs. Toazted"/> As with previous recordings, the drum tracks were recorded first. Drummer [[Paul Bostaph]] follows a simple rule suggested by Rubin when in the studio: "The perfect take is the one that felt like it was going to fall apart but never did." [[Seven-string guitar]]s were used on the tracks "Scarstruck" and "Here Comes the Pain," the first time Slayer had done so. Guitarist King decided to borrow a seven-string guitar from the  [[B.C. Rich]] guitar company (manufacturer of his signature model, the [[KKV guitar|KKV]].) After writing one song King ordered a seven string with the thought that: "there's no point having one tuning for just one song." So he wrote another, going on to comment: "you don't have to be good to make up a seven-string riff."<ref name="Hardcore Sounds interview with Kerry King"/>

The album features two songs on seven string guitars, four songs with guitars tuned to Drop-B and all other songs in C# Standard.<ref name="SLAYER Interview With Kerry King" />

== Lyrical themes ==
''God Hates Us All'' explores themes such as religion, murder, revenge, and [[self-control]]. King wrote a majority of the lyrics, which he based on "street" subjects which everyone could relate to, rather than "[[Satan]] this," "Satan that," and "the usual [[Dungeons & Dragons]] shit" from the band's previous records.<ref name="Hardcore Sounds interview with Kerry King"/> King told ''[[Guitar World]]'':

{{blockquote|text=I definitely wanted to put more realism in it, more depth. ''God Hates Us All'' isn't an anti-Christian line as much as it's an idea I think a lot of people can relate to on a daily basis. One day you're living your life, and then you're hit by a car or your dog dies, so you feel like, "God really hates me today."<ref name="guitarworld" />}}

The song "Threshold" is about reaching one's limit with a person in a situation where one is about to break—and are about to blow up as they get "under your skin", while "Cast Down" features a fallen angel who falls into drugs.<ref name="Hardcore Sounds interview with Kerry King"/> "God Send Death" and "Deviance" take up the idea of killing people for pleasure. Both songs were written by Hanneman. Having read several books on [[serial killers]], Hanneman came to the conclusion he could only kill someone if they really "pissed him off", and decided he was unable to kill someone he did not know just for power. He later admitted he was trying to get into that person's mind; "why do they get off on it? Without being angry, just killing for the sake of killing and getting off on it. I just wanted to get into that mindset."<ref name="liveDaily Interview: Slayer">{{cite web
|title=LiveDaily Interview: Slayer
|author=Devenish, Colin
|publisher=Livedaily.com
|date=September 7, 2001
|url=http://www.livedaily.com/interviews/liveDaily_Interview_Slayer-3628.html?t=6
|access-date=April 11, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061111034525/http://www.livedaily.com/interviews/liveDaily_Interview_Slayer-3628.html?t=6 |archive-date = November 11, 2006}}</ref>

While other members went to local pubs, Araya spent his free hours reading books about serial killers such [[Gordon Burn]]'s ''Happy Like Murderers: The Story of Fred and Rosemary West''. Araya was seeking inspiration and aimed at sounding convincing while singing the lyrics and avoiding sounding gimmicky.<ref name="Hardcore Sounds interview with Kerry King"/> Araya sang the lyrics more "over-the-top" than done on previous albums, as King's writing style is more "aggro."<ref name="guitarworld" /> This resulted in ''[[Kerrang!]]'' reviewer Jason Arnopp describing the album's lyrics as "so packed with foul and abusive language that it sounds as if [[D12 (band)|D-12]] and [[the Sopranos]] family were going head-to-head in a Celebrity Swearathon."<ref name="KerrangReview">{{cite magazine|title=God Hates Us All - Review|author=Arnopp, Jason|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|date=September 10, 2001|url=http://www.kerrang.com/nav?page=kerrang.reviews.artist.review&fixture_artist=149178&fixture_review=148225&resource=148225|access-date=April 12, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523062151/http://www.kerrang.com/nav?page=kerrang.reviews.artist.review|archive-date=May 23, 2006}}</ref>

== Album title and cover art ==
''God Hates Us All'' was originally intended to be named ''Soundtrack to the Apocalypse'', but Araya suggested that the title would be better used for a [[box set]], which the band [[Soundtrack to the Apocalypse|later released]] in 2003.<ref name="SLAYER INTERVIEW - TOM ARAYA">{{cite web
|title=Slayer interview - Tom Araya
|publisher=Metal-Rules.com
|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/Slayer-Nov2003.htm
|access-date=April 25, 2007}}</ref> The phrase ''God Hates Us All'' originates from the song "Disciple", during which the line is repeated over the chorus. The lyrics are in reference to God's allowance of acts such as suicide and terrorism while seemingly doing nothing to prevent them.<ref name="Hanneman and Araya vs. Toazted"/><ref name="SLAYER Interview With Kerry King"/> A member of the heavy metal band [[Pantera]] suggested using "God Hates Us All" for a shirt design after King played the song for the band. King agreed although he thought the phrase would have more impact as the album title.<ref name="An interview with Kerry King, Founder, Lead Guitarist, and All-Around Headbanger">{{cite web
|title=An Interview with Kerry King, Founder, Lead Guitarist, and All-Around Headbanger
|author=Lee Beowulf, David
|date=December 10, 2001
|publisher=Ink19.com
|url=https://ink19.com/2001/12/magazine/interviews/xgwn2r-slayer
|access-date=April 25, 2007}}</ref>

The original album cover depicts a [[Bible]] spiked with nails placed in a [[pentagram]] star shape covered in blood with the word "Slayer" burnt across it. The [[liner notes]] intersperse the lyrics between passages from the biblical [[Book of Job]], partly crossed out with a black marker. The idea was suggested by the band's record company, although King wanted  more time to develop a better cover. King's concept for the cover was to show nails in the shape of a pentagram and have them miss keywords in Bible verses so it appeared as if it had been created by a [[Psychopathy#Sociopathy|sociopath]]. He later complained that the outcome was: "typical of a record company with absolutely no idea what the fuck they were going to do", and said that the cover "looked like a seventh grader defaced the Bible." A [[Slipcase|slip insert]] was placed in front of the covers in major retail outlets.<ref name="The Return of Dave Lombardo">{{cite web
 |title=The return of Dave Lombardo 
 |publisher=Recoilmag.com 
 |url=http://www.recoilmag.com/interviews/slayer_0202.html 
 |access-date=April 21, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927064725/http://www.recoilmag.com/interviews/slayer_0202.html 
 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 
}}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |title=Critic Reviews for God Hates Us All |work=[[Metacritic]] |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/god-hates-us-all/slayer/critic-reviews |access-date=December 1, 2012}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] 
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AMG- God Hates Us All"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>The most powerful, viscerally brutal album the quartet have released to date. [Sep 2001, p.100]</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' 
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>It's not as good as 1988's South of Heaven, but there's enough speaker-shredding guitar noise to make up for any vocal deficiencies. [Aug/Sep 2001, p.128]</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' 
| rev4Score = B+<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|title=God Hates Us All |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 21, 2001 |page=84 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,254750,00.html |access-date=December 1, 2012 |first=Jim |last=Farber |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421135506/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C254750%2C00.html |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev5score = 10/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bezer |first1=Terry |title=Slayer - God Hates Us All |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2694/reviews/2081- |website=[[Drowned in Sound]] |accessdate=13 February 2023 |date=9 September 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130075535/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2694/reviews/2081- |archive-date=November 30, 2020 }}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' 
| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Pop Music; Record Rack; In Brief|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 23, 2001|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-sep-23-ca-48791-story.html|access-date=November 20, 2009 | first=Lina | last=Lecaro}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' 
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>As feral and ferocious an album as they've made in years. [Oct 2001, p.130]</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' 
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RollingStoneReview"/>
| rev9 = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]''
| rev9score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Albrecht|first=Frank|title=Rock Hard|url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=12194|work=issue 173|access-date=May 20, 2013}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' 
| rev10Score = 8/10<ref name="spin">{{cite journal |title=Slayer: God Hates Us All |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |issue=September 2001 |pages=158–159}}</ref>
}}

''God Hates Us All'' was set for release on July 10. However, concerns regarding [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|audio mixing]], the album cover, and the band's label ([[American Recordings (record label)|American Recordings]]) changing [[Distribution (business)|distributor]], caused the release date to be delayed until September 11, 2001.<ref name="Slayer Nails Down Release Date For 'God'">{{cite web|title=Slayer nails down release date for 'God'|author=Weiss, Neal|publisher=[[Yahoo Music]]|date=June 7, 2001|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12056099|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110818164828/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12056099|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 18, 2011|access-date =April 15, 2007}}</ref>

With the title and the day it was released (not postponed), the album drew a connection to the [[September 11 attacks]], which was the second time Slayer inadvertently caused controversy towards one of their releases: previously the release of ''[[Seasons in the Abyss]]''—containing the song "War Ensemble"—had coincided with the [[Gulf War]].<ref name="SLAYER Interview With Kerry King" /> In its week of release, ''God Hates Us All'' debuted at number 28 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine| title = Slayer's album chart history | magazine = Billboard.com| url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=slayer|chart=all}}
  | access-date =  December 1, 2006}}</ref> and sold 51,000 copies.<ref name="SLAYER: 'Christ Illusion' Lands At No. 5 On BILLBOARD Chart!">{{cite news
 |title=Slayer: 'Christ Illusion' Lands At No. 5 On Billboard chart 
 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] 
 |date=August 16, 2006 
 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=56559 
 |access-date=March 4, 2007 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181103/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=56559 
 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 
}}</ref> It entered the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] at number 9 and debuted at number 18 on the top Internet album chart.<ref name="God Hates Us All - Chart Information">{{cite web
|title=God Hates Us All - Chart Information|website=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r541496|pure_url=yes}}
|access-date=April 11, 2007}}</ref>

As of November 11, 2009, the album has sold 319,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slayer-interviewed-on-uranium-clip-available/|title=Slayer Interviewed On 'Uranium', Clip Available|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 11, 2009|access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref>

''God Hates Us All'' received generally positive reviews from music critics.  On [[Metacritic]], the album has a score of 80 out of 100 based on 12 reviews.<ref name="Metacritic" /> ''[[Kerrang!]]''{{'s}} Jason Arnopp described the album as: "easily Slayer's most convincing collection since ''Seasons in the Abyss''," awarding the album five out of five.<ref name="KerrangReview" /> ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} Rob Kemp wrote the record was "Slayer's most brutal record since 1986's immortal (or undead) ''Reign in Blood''," describing the music as "galloping [[Bass drum#Double bass drum|double bass]]-drum salvos which switch on a dime to furious double-time pummeling as ominous [[power chords]] and jagged shred solos slice and dice with [[Formula One]] precision." Kemp awarded the album three and a half out of five.<ref name="RollingStoneReview">{{cite magazine|title=Slayer: God Hates Us All : Music Reviews|author=Kemp, Rob|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=September 13, 2001|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/slayer/albums/album/262205/review/6211306/god_hates_us_all|access-date=April 12, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071103005423/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/slayer/albums/album/262205/review/6211306/god_hates_us_all |archive-date = November 3, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] reviewer Jason Birchmeier commented:  "nearly 20 years into their evolution, Slayer have abandoned the extravagancies and accessibility of their late-'80s/early-'90s work and returned to perfect the raw approach of their early years. A near flawless album," and that Araya's performance possibly makes "the most exhausting Slayer album yet."<ref name="AMG- God Hates Us All">{{cite web
|title=God Hates Us All - Slayer
|author=Birchmeier, Jason
|website=[[AllMusic]]
|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r541496|pure_url=yes}}
|access-date=April 15, 2007}}</ref>

Not all critics were impressed with the album. [[Blabbermouth.net]] reviewer Borivoj Krgin dismissively labeled the album as "another failure on the band's part to take the initiative and reinvent themselves." Krgin described King as "the weaker and less inventive of the two main songwriters" feeling the album "follows a familiar direction that almost always sounds tired and forced."  Krgin also singled out Araya for criticism and called the vocalist: "a hollow shell of his former self, boasting a singing style that is monotonous, devoid of creativity and at times virtually unlistenable." Krgin awarded the record 6 out of 10, and ended the review by observing that: "Slayer's rapidly diminishing record sales is a sign that the band is in dire need of a new lease on life."<ref name="Blabbermouth Review">{{cite news
|title= Slayer God Hates Us All (American) |author=Krgin, Borivoj |work=Blabbermouth.net
|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=50|access-date=April 25, 2007}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave it a mixed review, stating: "Of course, what Slayer says isn't supposed to be nearly as important as how it says it. The riffs are all overdriven and suffocating and that's a conscious decision. In its simplest form, a song like "Exile" could pass for Motorhead pushed through the blades of a lawn mower but that's selling Slayer short.  Guitarist Kerry King actively fights the groove that naturally comes from playing heavy rock-and-roll."<ref>{{cite news|title=Slayer's 'God Hates Us All': Nothing for Everyone|author=Klosterman, Chuck|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 19, 2001|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/81273154.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+19%2C+2001&author=Chuck+Klosterman&desc=Slayer%27s+%27God+Hates+Us+All%27%3A+Nothing+for+Everyone|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714134011/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/81273154.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+19,+2001&author=Chuck+Klosterman&desc=Slayer's+'God+Hates+Us+All':+Nothing+for+Everyone|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2012|access-date=November 20, 2009}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>

The song "Disciple" received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for "[[Best Metal Performance]]" at the [[44th Grammy Awards]]. This was the band's first nomination. Although they did not expect to win they thought it was "cool" to be nominated.<ref name="A Conversation With Kerry King">{{cite web
|title= A conversation with Kerry King
|author= Barker, Samuel
|publisher= Rockzone.com
|date= February 9, 2002
|url= http://www.rockzone.com/interviews/slayer.shtml
|access-date= March 3, 2007
|archive-date= August 6, 2018
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180806174128/http://www.rockzone.com/interviews/slayer.shtml
|url-status= dead
}}</ref> The ceremony took place on February 27, 2002, with [[Tool (band)|Tool]] winning the award for their song "[[Schism (song)|Schism]]".<ref name="44th Grammy Awards - 2002">{{cite web
  | title =  44th Grammy Awards - 2002
  | publisher = Rockonthenet
  | date = February 27, 2002
  | url = http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2002/grammys.htm
  | access-date =  November 29, 2006}}</ref>

== Bostaph's departure ==
Paul Bostaph sustained a chronic elbow injury that hindered his ability to drum and resulted in his decision to leave the band.<ref name="Slayer: Lombardo's back!">{{cite magazine
 |title=Slayer: Lombardo's back! 
 |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] 
 |date=January 3, 2002 
 |url=http://www.kerrang.com/nav?page=kerrang.reviews.artist.news&fixture_news=111297&resource=111297&fixture_artist=149178
 |access-date=December 2, 2006 
}}{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> His third-to-last performance with Slayer was recorded on ''[[War at the Warfield]]''  which Bostaph has not viewed the footage of, likening the experience to: "breaking up with a girlfriend," and saying he wants to move on with his life.<ref name=" PAUL BOSTAPH of Exodus, ex-Slayer  ">{{cite web
 |title        = Paul Bostaph of Exodus, ex-Slayer
 |publisher    = Metal-rules.com
 |date         = February 5, 2007
 |url          = http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=797&Itemid=60
 |access-date   = March 16, 2007
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141017032418/http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=797&Itemid=60
 |archive-date = October 17, 2014
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> Having no regrets from his time spent with the band Bostaph described the period as a high point in his career.<ref name="Original Slayer Drummer Dave Lombardo Back For Tour">{{cite web
|title=Original Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo back for tour
|author=D'Angelo, Joe
|publisher=MTV news.com
|date=December 21, 2001
|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451599/20011221/slayer.jhtml
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020405023451/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451599/20011221/slayer.jhtml
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=April 5, 2002
|access-date=April 13, 2007}}</ref> He eventually rejoined Slayer in 2013 once again replacing Dave Lombardo.<ref name="bostaphreturns">{{cite web | url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/slayer-announce-the-return-of-drummer-paul-bostaph-dave-lombardo-officially-out | title=Slayer Announce The Return of Drummer Paul Bostaph; Dave Lombardo Officially Out | publisher=metalinjection.net | date=May 30, 2013 | access-date=May 17, 2015 | last=Pasbani | first=Robert}}</ref>

Without a drummer and unable to finish their ''God Hates Us All'' tour Hanneman contacted original drummer [[Dave Lombardo]] and asked him if he would be willing to play for the remainder of the tour.<ref name="Dave Lombardo (Slayer) Interview">{{cite web|title=Dave Lombardo (Slayer) Interview |author=Bowar, Chad |publisher=Suite101.com |url=http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/heavy_metal/110910 |access-date=January 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219044721/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/heavy_metal/110910 |archive-date=February 19, 2007 }}</ref> Lombardo accepted the offer and played for the remaining 21 shows.  However, he did not take on a permanent position with the band.<ref name="Original Slayer Drummer Dave Lombardo Back For Tour" />

Following the tour, the band continued their search for a permanent drummer, and sought solicitation via demo tape and [[snail mail]]. Interested fans sent video recordings of renditions of the songs "Disciple," "God Send Death," "Stain of Mind," "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)|Angel of Death]]", "Postmortem/[[Raining Blood]]," "South of Heaven," "War Ensemble," and "Seasons in the Abyss"; complete with résumés.<ref name="Slayer Seeking Drummer Who Will Show No Mercy">{{cite web
|title=Slayer seeking drummer who will show no mercy
|author=Wiederhorn, Joe
|publisher=MTV news.com
|date=January 23, 2002
|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451887/20020123/slayer.jhtml?headlines=true
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020126140535/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451887/20020123/slayer.jhtml?headlines=true
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=January 26, 2002
|access-date=April 13, 2007}}</ref> The band listened to hundreds of demo tapes and created a "good pile" and "ungood pile" though the "ungood pile" was much larger. Those whose performances the band were pleased with were offered an audition in Dallas, San Francisco or Peoria, Illinois.  Many applicants, however, were unable to attend due to flight costs. The band auditioned roughly two to three drummers a day and their top choice was one of Lombardo's recommendations: drummer [[Kevin Talley]].<ref name="A Conversation With Kerry King" />

Slayer ultimately returned to Lombardo after deciding that they could not find a drummer who suited the job. He re-joined Slayer and attended music festivals worldwide to promote ''God Hates Us All'' and also recorded drums on the 2006 album ''[[Christ Illusion]]''.<ref name="Dave Lombardo (Slayer) Interview" />

==Track listing==
All lyrics by [[Kerry King]] unless noted.
{{track listing
| title1 = Darkness of Christ
| lyrics1 = 
| music1 = [[Jeff Hanneman]]
| length1 = 1:30
| title2 = Disciple
| lyrics2 =
| music2 = Hanneman
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = God Send Death
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Hanneman|[[Tom Araya]]}}
| music3 = Hanneman
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = New Faith
| lyrics4 =
| music4 = King
| length4 = 3:05
| title5 = Cast Down
| lyrics5 =
| music5 = King
| length5 = 3:26
| title6 = Threshold
| lyrics6 =
| music6 = Hanneman
| length6 = 2:29
| title7 = Exile
| lyrics7 =
| music7 = King
| length7 = 3:55
| title8 = Seven Faces
| lyrics8 =
| music8 = King
| length8 = 3:41
| title9 = Bloodline
| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Hanneman|Araya}}
| music9 = {{hlist|Hanneman|King}}
| length9 = 3:36
| title10 = Deviance
| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Hanneman|Araya}}
| music10 = Hanneman
| length10 = 3:08
| title11 = War Zone
| lyrics11 =
| music11 = King
| length11 = 2:45
| title12 = Here Comes the Pain
| lyrics12 =
| music12 = King
| length12 = 4:32
| title13 = Payback
| lyrics13 =
| music13 = King
| length13 = 3:03
|total_length = 42:14
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Japanese and Collector's edition
| title1 = Darkness of Christ
| lyrics1 =
| music1 = Hanneman
| length1 = 1:30
| title2 = Disciple
| lyrics2 =
| music2 = Hanneman
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = God Send Death
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Araya|Hanneman}}
| music3 = Hanneman
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = New Faith
| lyrics4 = 
| music4 = King
| length4 = 3:05
| title5 = Cast Down
| lyrics5 =
| music5 = King
| length5 = 3:26
| title6 = Threshold
| lyrics6 =
| music6 = Hanneman
| length6 = 2:29
| title7 = Exile
| lyrics7 =
| music7 = King
| length7 = 3:55
| title8 = Seven Faces
| lyrics8 =
| music8 = King
| length8 = 3:41
| title9 = Bloodline
| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Araya|Hanneman}}
| music9 = {{hlist|Hanneman|King}}
| length9 = 3:36
| title10 = Deviance
| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Araya|Hanneman}}
| music10 = Hanneman
| length10 = 3:08
| title11 = War Zone
| lyrics11 =
| music11 = King
| length11 = 2:45
| title12  = Scarstruck
| note12 = bonus track
| lyrics12 =
| music12 = King
| length12 = 3:29
| title13 = Here Comes the Pain
| lyrics13 =
| music13 = King
| length13 = 4:32
| title14 = Payback
| lyrics14 =
| music14 = King
| length14 = 3:03
| title15 = Addict
| note15 = bonus track
| lyrics15 =
| music15 = Hanneman
| length15 = 3:43
| total_length = 49:26
}}

=== Bonus Enhanced CD materials ===
* "Darkness of Christ" (DVD Intro video)
* "Bloodline" (Video)
* "[[Raining Blood]]/Hell Awaits" (Live Video) (San Francisco, CA - December 7, 2001)
* "Interview/B-Roll Footage

== Personnel ==
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;Slayer
*[[Tom Araya]]&nbsp;– bass, vocals
*[[Kerry King]]&nbsp;– guitars
*[[Jeff Hanneman]]&nbsp;– guitars
*[[Paul Bostaph]]&nbsp;– drums
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;Production
*[[Matt Hyde]] – production, [[Audio engineer|recording engineering]]
*Dean Maher – recording engineering
*[[Sean Beavan]] – [[Mixing engineer|mixing]]
*Paul Forgues – assistant engineering
*Eddy Schreyer – [[Mastering engineer|mastering]]
*[[Rick Rubin]] – executive production
*[[Louis Marino]] – [[Photo manipulation|photo illustrations]], [[Art director|art direction]], [[Graphic design|design]]
*Rick Patrick – [[Creative director|creative direction]]
{{col-float-end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"|Chart (2001)
! scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|15|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|31|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|16|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|36|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|9|artist=Slayer|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|32|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|30|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|12|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|France|25|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|9|id=3803|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|28|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|year=2001|week=40|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|24|artist=Slayer|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|11|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Oricon|29|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/97164/products/455762/1//|access-date=November 8, 2023|rowheader=true|title=ゴッド・ヘイツ・アス・オール}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|35|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| Polish Albums ([[ZPAV]])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=49&lang=en | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812045156/http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=49&lang=en | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 12, 2012 | title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart }}</ref>
| 3
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|27|date=20010916|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|18|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|44|artist=Slayer|album=God Hates Us All|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|31|date=20010916|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|2|date=20010916|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|28|artist=Slayer|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Discogs master|type=album|7882|name=God Hates Us All}}

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