God Hates Us All
by Slayer
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Spin Cycle
    88
    Slayer remains an elemental metal band, continuing to surge on something high-grade and uncut.
  2. Sonicnet
    80
    Slayer return to the knuckle-busting fury of their demonic 1986 speed metal classic, Reign in Blood, while still somehow managing to spike their sonic mayhem with some catchy riffing and the odd melodic vocal line.
  3. Dot Music
    80
    'God Hates Us All' signals a return to the marked aggression of their earlier selves.... The only thing that inhibits this album is its one-dimensional pace, as one too many tracks features grinding verse leading into charging chorus, repeat to fade.
  5. Rolling Stone
    70
    God Hates Us All is Slayer's most brutal record since 1986's immortal (or undead) Reign in Blood.
  6. CDNow
    80
    Sounds like a tighter, more focused version of past glories.
  7. PopMatters
    70
    Slayer do what they do with impassioned authority, which is what makes an album full of vileness so compelling.
  8. The A.V. Club
    70
    Slayer doesn't add any window dressing to its bile-filled Satanic metal. Instead, it just relies on its three core ingredients (speed, power, and precision), and as a result, its music is not only blisteringly potent, but also sort of fun.
  9. Alternative Press
    90
    The most powerful, viscerally brutal album the quartet have released to date. [Sep 2001, p.100]
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  10. Q Magazine
    80
    As feral and ferocious an album as they've made in years. [Oct 2001, p.130]
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  11. Blender
    60
    It's not as good as 1988's South of Heaven, but there's enough speaker-shredding guitar noise to make up for any vocal deficiencies. [Aug/Sep 2001, p.128]
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  12. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    They're still racing through their riffs with the velocity of a NASCAR winner. [21 Sep 2001, p.84]
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  13. Spin
    80
    Don't worry--eight albums into their reign, Slayer still sound like Slayer. [Sep 2001, p.158]
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Awards & Rankings

50
#50 Best Album of 2001
23
#23 Most Discussed Album of 2001

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 87
  3. Negative: 4 out of 87
  1. CDizzness
    Oct 14, 2021
    10
    This entire album has been the story of the human race since the year it was released. It's also an awesome coping album when you just want toThis entire album has been the story of the human race since the year it was released. It's also an awesome coping album when you just want to die. This **** makes me want to live and prosper and prove to myself that I can do anything. Thanks Slayer, as always, your **** shreds.… Full Review »
  2. Andremax
    Jul 16, 2018
    7
    Incredible how this album squanders evilness and aggressiveness. God Hates Us All is one of heaviest Slayer and metal albums of all time. ItIncredible how this album squanders evilness and aggressiveness. God Hates Us All is one of heaviest Slayer and metal albums of all time. It got pinch of nu metal (that's new no more) that listener notices for minimalist riffs, that makes album sounds a little repetitive, even for band's standards, which for itself has few variations. It doesn't forgotten excellent work by Paul Bostaph's aggressive and technical drums. Although repetitive and not too creative, it's incredibly evil and hostile, in the manner that Slayer always had done.… Full Review »
  3. Danm95VFF
    Mar 26, 2016
    8
    This was Slayer's first album in years that sounded truly legitimately angry. After the nu metal tendencies of Diabolus in Musica, fans wereThis was Slayer's first album in years that sounded truly legitimately angry. After the nu metal tendencies of Diabolus in Musica, fans were left wondering if Slayer had begun to ababdon their roots, and this album quickly eradicated those fears. Songs such as "Disciple" and "Bloodline" are right up there with classics such as "Angel of Death" and "War Ensemble". "Payback" is one of the angriest, least commercial sounding songs to be released by a band with this much recognition. The lyrics are full of profanity on some tracks, unlike earlier albums, but this tends to work to the band's advantage, as Tom Araya sounds like he's far beyond his breaking point on these songs, like he's legitimately going to emerge from your speakers and tear out your eyes and rip off your flesh. God Hates Us All is terrifyingly brutal.… Full Review »
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