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"Angel of Death" is the opening track on American thrash metal band Slayer's 1986 album Reign in Blood. The lyrics and music were written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman . They detail the Nazi physician Josef Mengele 's human experiments at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II .
In 2005, the Slayer tribute band Dead Skin Mask released an album with eight Slayer tracks, including "Angel of Death". [73] The death metal band Monstrosity covered the song in 1999, [74] while the track was featured on the classical band Apocalyptica's 2006 album Amplified / A Decade of Reinventing the Cello. [75]
"Raining Blood", along with Reign in Blood ' s opening track "Angel of Death", is an almost permanent addition to Slayer's live set-list, and was Hanneman and King's favorite track to play live. [13] At the end of the Still Reigning DVD, there is a finale with the band covered in fake blood during the performance of "Raining Blood". [14]
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Still Reigning is a live performance DVD by the thrash metal band Slayer, released in 2004 through American Recordings.Filmed at the Augusta (Maine) Civic Center on July 11, 2004, the performance showcases Slayer's 1986 album, Reign in Blood, played in its entirety with the four original band members on a set resembling their 1986 Reign in Pain Tour.
The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria is a live video with performances by Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, the "big four" of American thrash metal. [1] The concert took place on June 22, 2010, at the Sonisphere Festival at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Hanneman's favorite album was Reign in Blood, and he enjoyed performing the songs "Raining Blood" and "Angel of Death". [3] He contributed lyrics and music to every Slayer album, having formed a music and lyric writing partnership with Araya, which sometimes overshadowed King's creative input. [23]