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April 28, 2005
 It wasn't a pleasant day when my mom found the lyrics for Slayer's "Angel Of Death" in the house: Auschwitz, the meaning of pain The way that I want you to die Slow death, immense decay Showers that cleanse you of your life She didn't really buy my story that the song was a message of "Holocaust Awareness" reminding us that we should never forget. The "it's really fast which means it's really awesome" tack sunk in the harbor too. A discussion of the song recently evolved on Casa-de-Sac and I promised Max I would get to the bottom of Slayer's intent and beliefs on the issue. Didn't take long. God bless (yes, God!) Wikipedia for answering every bar-room question posed by man. (I'm sure they reveal the meaning of life but I dare not look it up 'cause it would spoil the surprise.) For the record, Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman who wrote the song, is anti-Mengele. He says: "I know why people misinterpret it - it's because they get this knee-jerk reaction to it. When they read the lyrics, there's nothing I put in the lyrics that says necessarily he was a bad man, because to me - well, isn't that obvious?! I shouldn't have to tell you that."Duh, can't argue with that. Score one for anti-anti-Semitic death metal. Slayer - "Angel Of Death" (4.45 MB) Krucoff.com powered by Removable Hype. Copyright © 2004 La Otra Página, Inc. All nights observed. Feel free to email "info(at)krucoff.com" for questions, comments, hunting tips, and family gossip. |
