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World Painted Blood

Slayer

World Painted Blood

Album number 10 from the now 40-something godfathers of thrash metal

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Columbia
UK Release date
02/11/2009
  1. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    There’s no need for drastic reinvention anymore. As long as expectations are met, we’ll be happy. And with World Painted Blood, we’re happier than we’ve been in some time
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  2. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    No part on the album feels redundant or self-aggrandising
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  3. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    ...disseminates aggression in a way that will invoke a rousing, scream-along, middle finger to the world-type reaction from Slayer fans
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  4. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    All the essential ingredients are present, combined with a leaner, meaner approach to songwriting
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  5. 7.3 |   Pitchfork

    ...it's hard to believe that a 27-year-old band can be this intense. World Painted Blood races through 11 tracks in 40 almost fat-free minutes
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  6. 6.5 |   The Quietus

    The high points on World Painted Blood are undoubtedly very high, but as a whole it suffers from that same lack of end-to-end consistency that has niggled every album since Reign in Blood
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  7. 6.0 |   The List

    There are flashes of virulent magic here for sure, ‘Hate Worldwide’ and ‘Psychopathy Red’ reinforce the brilliance of the foursome’s playing
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  8. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    ...still producing material capable of reviving eighties metal reminiscence in not only your fans but also your detractors
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  10. 5.0 |   Spin

    These thrash originators mostly spin their mosh-pitstuck wheels
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