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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.
“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.
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enu665 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5BYo5xMTbU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hungatdawn wrote:
oooooohhhhhyeeeaaaaa!!!
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D_Lo_Thrash wrote:
sky is turning red. abolish all rules made from stone! 666
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lototop wrote:
nothing`s harder
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armyfool_13b wrote:
listened to this in Iraq while gunning a .50 M-2... made me a little triger happy, LOL!
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dmiyagawa wrote:
blood the red vino.
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smc91 wrote:
this song make sme want to fuck shit up
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noslenlrae wrote:
what a bunch of wankers
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noslenlrae wrote:
the only good slayer song
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ikillyouall wrote:
one of the best slayer songs
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darkrevenge16 wrote:
the best
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akonakap wrote:
One of the best metal song [1]
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Tenfrente wrote:
\m/
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Rancido wrote:
lol how can someone diss out this track? awesome music
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FeStratocaster wrote:
the best.
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TeddyWeddy wrote:
period blood.
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GOATSMASH wrote:
This is the sound of the apocalypse coming....
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IWrestledABeer wrote:
best song ever written. period.
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RaiderKman wrote:
definitely a remaster, but very good regardless! \m/
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dlowry1 wrote:
awesome
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