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"Raining Blood" is a song by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Written by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King for the 1986 studio album ''Reign in Blood'', the concept deals with religion, specifically said to be about overthrowing Heaven. The song is one of three tracks on ''Reign in Blood'' longer than three minutes, at four minutes and seventeen seconds. It ends with a minute of rain sound effects, closing ''Reign in Blood''. Described as a "classic" by Allmusic,〔 it is noticed by fans as one of Slayer's most popular songs. As an almost permanent addition to their live sets, both Hanneman and King acknowledged it as their favourite song to play live. There have been many appearances of the song in the media and elsewhere, including the ''South Park'' episode, "Die Hippie, Die" and ''Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'', said to be one of the hardest songs in the Career Mode setlist. There is also a live appearance of the song in the compilation albums ''Headbangers Ball'' and ''Hard N' Heavy Vol. 61''. ==Writing and concept== "Raining Blood" was written by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. D. X. Ferris said that "when Hanneman wrote the song, he envisioned a scene from a dark street or bloody back alley," and later went on to say that the song "described a banished soul awakened and hungry for vengeance." The second verse was written by King, who "pick() up on Hanneman's title and in his new direction." The song, along with the rest of ''Reign in Blood'', was recorded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California with producer Rick Rubin. Hanneman explained that "it's about a guy who's in Purgatory 'cause he was cast out of Heaven. He's waiting for revenge and wants to fuck that place up." King later said that "the rest of the song explains what happens when he starts fucking people up. The lyrics 'Return to power draws near' is because he's waiting to get strong enough again to overthrow Heaven. And then 'Fall into me, the sky's crimson tears' is everybody's blood flowing into him. So basically, 'Raining Blood' is all the angels' blood falling on him." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raining Blood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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