Repentless

Repentless
Studio album by Slayer
Publication (s)	September 11, 2015
Label (s)	Nuclear Blast
Format (s)	CD, LP, download
Genre (s)	Thrash metal
Title (number)	12
running time	41:57
occupation	Vocals , bass : Tom Araya Guitar : Kerry King Guitar: Gary Holt Drums : Paul Bostaph
production	Terry Date
Studio (s)	Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
chronology World Painted Blood (2009) Repentless The Repentless Killogy (Live at the Forum in Inglewood, CA) (2019)

Repentless is the twelfth and final studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer . It was released on September 11, 2015 and is the band's only album recorded without Jeff Hanneman , who passed away on May 2, 2013. Instead, you can hear Gary Holt . In addition, for the first time since God Hates Us All 2001, drummer Paul Bostaph played again . The band also released an album for the first time with Nuclear Blast , and Terry Date also made his debut as a producer for the band, who replaced Rick Rubin in this capacity after 29 years and nine studio albums. The break between World Painted Blood and Repentless was also the longest between two Slayer albums. In 2018 and 2019 the band went on a farewell tour and finally broke up.

Origin and content

The album writing process began in November 2011, announced by Dave Lombardo on Twitter. Kerry King later said that he and Lombardo had been working on music before their vacation and that they had completed three songs, in addition to three outtakes from the previous record. The band initially hoped the album could be released by the summer of 2012, but this failed to materialize. Guitarist Jeff Hanneman was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis at the beginning of 2011, presumably after a spider bite, which delayed work. Frontman Tom Araya later said the album was slated for a 2013 release, but that idea too failed.

Also, King had said that two of the new songs had been fully recorded and that there was a chance they could be released as an EP , but the idea was later dropped as well. King announced the titles of the songs as Chasing Death and Implode . Araya announced that the band would start writing the new album after completing the 2012 Mayhem Festival Tour, which ended in August of that year. With their recorded songs still to be mixed, King announced in an interview in late August 2012 that there had been a twelve-day window in which the band could " kidnap Greg Fidelman from Metallica " to continue producing the album. By then, the band had recorded two songs that lacked lead guitar parts and vocals, and six demos. In addition, King said the band had recorded three more demos.

In February 2013, King stated in an interview that Hanneman was not yet involved in the album and the band was waiting for label problems to be resolved before recording. King stated that he and Lombardo had eight songs that they were also working on. When asked if Exodus guitarist Gary Holt, who stood in for Hanneman during live shows, would play on the record, King denied it, saying that he would play all guitars except Hanneman's lead parts. King also said that Hanneman has not yet offered any material for the album. Araya later contradicted King's testimony about Hanneman, stating that Hanneman was working on material for the album. Shortly after Hanneman's death, Araya revealed that Hanneman had sent music he was working on, and Araya later said that some of that material - including an outtake from World Painted Blood - could make it onto the album.

Even before Hanneman's death, King had expressed doubts about who would even play on the album. He said that if work on the album could be done in June 2013, it was hoped that the album could be released the following September or October. After Hanneman's death, Holt was asked if he would be on the album, to which he replied that he would likely play some solos on the album, but that the rest of the guitar work would be from King. King later confirmed this statement, but stated that Holt would not be involved in the songwriting and remarked, "The fans are not ready for this."

According to Holt, recording for the album should begin in late 2013. King later stated that there were plans to start recording in January 2014. King further announced that he and drummer Paul Bostaph had recorded eleven songs on a demo while working on some additional tracks, seven of which had full lyrics. On April 24, 2014, Slayer offered a free download of Implode , her first song in five years and her first recording with Holt on guitar. In addition, it is the first recording on which Bostaph can be heard on drums since 2001 on God Hates Us All . On the same day it was announced that Slayer had signed with Nuclear Blast and would release the eleventh studio album in early 2015.

In 2017 Holt spoke about the recording of the guitar solos, saying that he had “... done all the solos for this album in one day. I just sat down with Kerry and Terry Date over a six-pack of beer. They just let me do my own thing. Tom came in after playing around with a solo for half an hour and he told me the first take was perfect. I told him they need to let me know because I mostly keep repeating the recordings and sometimes you lose something good when that happens. You have to know when to leave it and keep it, whether it's raw or rough or perfect or maybe there's a little bit of magic in it. "

In an interview, King said that chasing death is about alcoholism: “It's about people who drink too much. They don't help themselves, so they chase after death. ”He explained that Implode was about the end of the world. The album also contained the song Piano Wire , which was written by Hanneman before his death. However, Hanneman did not play himself.

Publication and reception

In October 2014, the band announced plans to release a new song called When the Stillness Comes . The song was released on April 18, 2015 for Record Store Day . On June 19, 2015, Slayer made the title track available on YouTube . On August 31, 2015, Slayer Cast released the First Stone , another track on the album. On September 3, 2015, a look behind the scenes of the making of the music video for the album's title track was released. Three official singles were released from the album: Repentless , You Against You and Pride in Prejudice .

Reviews

Repentless received generally positive reviews from critics. The Metal Hammer editorial team named Repentless Album of the Year 2015.

Charts and chart placements

The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 , the band's highest-chart debut in their home country. It also topped the album charts in Germany - for the first and only time for the band - and was in the top ten of nearly twenty charts worldwide.

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	1 (12 weeks)	12
Austria (Ö3)	6th (5 weeks)	5
Switzerland (IFPI)	3 (7 weeks)	7th
United Kingdom (OCC)	11 (3 weeks)	3
United States (Billboard)	4th (4 weeks)	4th

Track list

All songs were written by Kerry King and Tom Araya except where noted.

No.	title	text	music	length
1.	Delusions of Savior (Instrumental)		King	1:55
2.	Repentless			3:19
3.	Take control			3:14
4th	Vices			3:32
5.	Cast the First Stone			3:43
6th	When the stillness comes			4:21
7th	Chasing Death			3:45
8th.	Implode			3:49
9.	Piano wire	Jeff Hanneman	Hanneman	2:49
10.	Atrocity Vendor	King	King	2:55
11.	You Against You			4:21
12.	Pride in Prejudice			4:14
Overall length:				41:57

trip

The Repentless Killogy (Live at the Forum in Inglewood, CA) was released in 2019 from the Repentless Tour .

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Hart, Josh (2011-21-11). "Slayer Writing New Album" . Guitar World .
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5. ↑ Hartmann, Graham. "Kerry King on Next Slayer Album: I Can't Pretend To Be Jeff Hanneman" . Blabbermouth , January 8th, 2014.
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11. ↑ Slayer Frontman Says It Will Be 'Exciting' Playing With Drummer Jon Dette Again - Feb. 23, 2013 . Blabbermouth . Retrieved February 24, 2013.
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13. ↑ Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann: Exclusive: Slayer Hope to Unveil Never-Before-Heard Jeff Hanneman material on Next Album . In: Loudwire . Retrieved October 13, 2013.
14. ↑ Slayer's Kerry King: Tom Araya 'Has Been On The Fence' About Dave Lombardo For Awhile - Mar. 1, 2013 . Blabbermouth . Retrieved March 1, 2013.
15. ↑ ^{a b} Gary Holt Will 'Probably' Record Solos on Next Slayer Studio Album . Blabbermouth . Retrieved October 20, 2013.
16. ↑ Jared Story: Slayer guitarist Kerry King talks staying true to the fans, and losing Jeff Hanneman . In: Metronews.ca . Metro International . Retrieved October 31, 2013.
17. ^ John Gentile: Slayer Forge On After Jeff Hanneman's Death . In: Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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19. ↑ Slayer Signs With Nuclear Blast - April 24, 2014 . Blabbermouth . Retrieved April 24, 2014.
20. ↑ Slayer To Release 'Repentless' Album On 9/11 . Blabbermouth . May 22, 2015. Accessed May 22, 2015.
21. ^ Gary Holt: How I Recorded the Solos for Latest Slayer Album . Ultimate Guitar . Retrieved September 5, 2017.
22. ↑ Slayer: New Song 'When The Stillness Comes' To Be Made Available Via Scion AV . Blabbermouth . Retrieved October 31, 2014.
23. ↑ Slayer: New Song 'When The Stillness Comes' to be Made Available for Record Store Day . Blabbermouth . February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
24. ↑ Kory Grow: Hear Slayer's Breakneck-Paced 'Repentless' Title Track . In: Rolling Stone . Wenner Media . June 19, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
25. ↑ James Grebey: Slayer Share Barbarous New Track, 'Cast the First Stone' . In: Spin . SpinMedia . August 31, 2015. Accessed September 27, 2015.
26. ↑ Steve Appleford: Watch Slayer and Danny Trejo Film Gore-Drenched Video at LA Prison . In: Rolling Stone . Wenner Media . September 3, 2015. Accessed September 27, 2015.
27. ^ The albums of the year 2015 , metal-hammer.de
28. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US