Christ Illusion
Christ Illusion is the tenth studio album by American thrash metal band, Slayer. Christ Illusion was released on August 4, 2006 through American Recordings.[1] It is Slayer's first album to feature original drummer Dave Lombardo since the release of Seasons in the Abyss on October 9, 1990.[2]
| Christ Illusion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 4, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | at NRG Studios in North Hollywood and at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 38:25 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | American | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin (exec.) Josh Abraham | |||
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The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200,[3] #2 on the Top Rock Albums,[4] and at #1 on the Top Tastemaker Albums charts.[5] In 2007, the song "Eyes of the Insane" won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance.[6] The next year, the song "Final Six" won a Grammy Award in the same category.[7]
The album art featured a mutilated Jesus painted by Larry Carroll which caused controversy. Lyrics from the album also caused controversy. The lyrics for the song "Jihad" describe the September 11 attacks from a terrorist perspective. An Indian Christian group based in Mumbai were angry and demanded that the albums be recalled. All of the Indian stocks of the album were recalled and destroyed by EMI India.[8][9]
Songs
change| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flesh Storm" | Kerry King | King | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Catalyst" | King | King | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Skeleton Christ" | King | King | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Eyes of the Insane" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Jihad" | Araya, Hanneman | Hanneman | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Consfearacy" | King | King | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Catatonic" | King | King | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Black Serenade" | Araya, Hanneman | Hanneman | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Cult" | King | King | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Supremist" | King | King | 3:51 |
| Special edition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
| 8. | "Black Serenade" (Alternative Version) | Araya, Hanneman | Hanneman | 2:58 | |||||
| 11. | "Final Six" | Araya, Hanneman | Hanneman | 4:10 | |||||
References
change- ↑ "Christ Illusion - Slayer - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "Slayer Recount Venom 'Pissing' Incident". Blabbermouth.net. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "Slayer Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "Slayer Album & Song Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "Slayer Album & Song Chart History (Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "49th Grammy Awards - 2007". Rock On the Net. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "50th Grammy Awards - 2008". Rock On the Net. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "Slayer's 'Christ Illusion' Album Recalled Following Christian Group Protests". Blabbermouth.net. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
- ↑ "'Offensive' album pulled in India". BBC News. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
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