God of Thunder is an EP by White Zombie which was released in 1989 by Caroline Records. It was the band's first release with Jay Yuenger on guitar. EP contains "God of Thunder", originally a Kiss song from their 1976 album Destroyer, and "Disaster Blaster II", a reworked version of "Disaster Blaster" from their 1989 album Make Them Die Slowly.[2]
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| Released | October 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Chung King House of Metal, New York City | |||
| Genre | Groove metal[1] | |||
| Length | 14:07 | |||
| Label | Caroline | |||
| Producer | Daniel Rey | |||
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Music
editThe release continued the band's shift to a more groove-oriented sound that had already begun on Make Them Die Slowly, released the same year, and was ultimately established on 1992's La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1.[1]
"Star Slammer", which was originally cut from the Make Them Die Slowly recording sessions, was also re-recorded around the time of this EP's release. However, it was left off the EP.
Release and reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[5] |
In an interview on Loudwire, Rob Zombie denied making the album cover to provoke Gene Simmons in order to gain press coverage. In fact, Simmons never filed any sort of lawsuit or complaint against the band for the cover art of the album.[6] On May 31, 2006, Zombie fronted a supergroup which performed "God of Thunder" at the VH1 Rock Honors.
Everett True of Melody Maker magazine gave the EP an enthusiastic and unconventional review, stating, "THIS one kicks some serious ass. I think that's all you need to know."[7] The record has remained popular with fans of the band's later work due to it being stylistically similar to La Sexorcisto.
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Rob Zombie; all music is composed by White Zombie, except God of Thunder written by Paul Stanley
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God of Thunder" (Kiss cover) | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Razor" | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Disaster Blaster 2" | 4:56 |
Sample overview
edit| # | Title | Samples[8] |
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| 1 | "God of Thunder" |
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| 2 | "Love Razor" | -- |
| 3 | "Disaster Blaster II" |
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Personnel
editAdapted from the God of Thunder liner notes.[9]
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1989 | Caroline | LP | CAROL 1457 |
References
edit- ^ a b "White Zombie - Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Review". metal.de (in German). January 19, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Fasolino, Greg; Sprague, David (2007). "White Zombie". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "White Zombie: God of Thunder > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Kot, Greg (December 28, 1989). "Rave Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. C9C. ProQuest 1015390229.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (June 6, 2016). "White Zombie: God of Thunder". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ Moses, Michael. "All Hail The Zombie King!!!". Foundations. April 1995. cited October 30, 2008
- ^ True, Everett. "White Zombie: God of Thunder". Melody Maker. January 27, 1990. cited June 11, 2010
- ^ "White Zombie's Sample-Based Music". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ God of Thunder (sleeve). White Zombie. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.
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External links
edit- God of Thunder at Discogs (list of releases)