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Slayer Enters The Billboard Charts At No. 12 With "World Painted Blood"

posted Nov 11, 2009 at 11:25 AM by Diamond Oz.  (27 Comments)

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American thrash metal legends Slayer have entered the Billboard album charts with their latest studio album, "World Painted Blood" at number twelve. The band achieved this rank after selling over 41,000 copies of the album in it's first week of release. The band's previous album, "Christ Illusion" entered the Billboard album charts at number five when it was released in 2006.

"World Painted Blood" has achieved it's highest charting position in Germany where it debuted at number seven in the German album charts and has also entered the top ten in Australia where it came in at number nine. The album also reached the number fifteen position in Holland, the number sixteen position in New Zealand and number forty one in the United Kingdom.

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27 Comments on "Slayer Enters The Billboard Charts At No. 12"

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1. spiral_architect writes:

slayer should have made number 1 instead of carrie underwood. world painted blood is pure, limb-sawing thrash indeed......

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 12:11 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. 4string writes:

damn straight, been listening to it since it came out

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 12:55 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. wilco writes:

damm good album number 1 album of 2009

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 1:20 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. kid_on_a_bike writes:

my friend said the album sucked... but that's not gonna stop me from checking it out !

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 1:31 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. METAL213 writes:

Being a die hard Slayer fan of course I bought it first week. Definitely not their best but definitely not bad. After that disgrace called Diabolus, they were on a good roll with God Hates Us All and Christ Illusion. Favorite tracks are Hate Worldwide and Pscycopathy Red. STAY METAL MY FRIENDS!

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 2:00 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. MetalBro4Life writes:

Maybe had I bought this and "Endgame" it may have helped push them to #1, but I didn't. I downloaded for free. When "Death Magnetic" I bought for myself and eventually gave it to my little brother, and then downloaded another copy for myself for free. (Ironically, an ex-coworker at my job bought me a copy of DM as my secret Santa, so now I have a free CD in my collection.) Such is the power of Metallica and not of Megadeth and Slayer.

Billboard 200 debuts and units sold


Metallica - "Death Magnetic" - #1 (490,000 sold)

Megadeth - "Endgame" - #9 (45,000 sold)

Slayer - "World Painted Blood" - #12 (41,000 sold)

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 2:08 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. RTB writes:

1st slayer lp that i ive heard that was ordinary....not great but not bad, just ok....suxs to get old, everyone slows down little by little...live shows still kick azz though, they were awesome at mayhem this year.....i give them 2 years at the most before tom decides to hang it up

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 2:17 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. Hammerheart writes:

MetalBro: Ask just about anybody on this site and they'll tell you that numbers don't matter. Especially Billboard numbers.

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 2:24 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. Supastan writes:

^^^^a-f***in-men to that^^^^ metalica, kiss, and everyother band that turned their music and legacy to a brand will always sell millions its people buying blindy just to support that brand..such goes in politics religion and every other aspect in which a word label or brand means power and the right to never be questioned. i can name at least 100 metal albums released in the past 3 yrs that didnt sell a fraction of that but will be held more highly and have more longeivty than anything metallica has done since '91..for us its quality over quanity but for old washed up way past their prime assface douches its quite the opposite...damn 2 metallica bashings in one day i need to stop

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 4:11 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. Blindgreed1 writes:

^^^In other words... Baaaaaaaaaa-a-a-a-a-a!!!

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 4:21 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. cruor writes:

Does sound exactly the same as every other album that slayer has put out or is it worth my time? That really is my only problem with Slayer.

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 4:59 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. Nathan writes:

i grew out of slayer. every new album sounds like the last one.

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 5:01 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. cruor writes:

^Exactly. As far as actual albums from beginning to end I can only listen to Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits, and Reign in Blood while picking up some of the better songs from South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss but after Reign in Blood its pretty much been the same album over and over again.

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# Nov 11, 2009 @ 5:04 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. TheMidnightCowboy writes:

One thing i really love about this album is the tone. It reminded me of LOG's Wrath tone wise, in the sense that, the guitars had a more mild, natural sounding distortion and everything sounded like a real band playing the songs in a room together, instead of sounding digitally built like a lot of albums sound today.

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 5:44 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. wilco writes:

have to say indeed numbers dont count
that why we are different than most sheep on this world or trolls
we buy the music because we like it
but have to me as a mtallica fan i did like death magnetic lots
but have to say slayer albun way better
if this big 4 tour ever will happen slayer need to head line

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 7:20 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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16. El Dragos writes:

Oh my God... all of you sound like a bunch of pre-madonna, wanna be metal heads!!!!

1st. Slayer is Slayer, they will always be Slayer nothing
more nothing less. It is because of this that no
matter what Slayer does it will be Slayer. Which to
me means I know every time I buy a Slayer record
it will be good!

2nd Metallica stopped being Metallica the moment they
decided that metal meant to sell albums, bootleging
music was a crime, and last but not least Cliff
Burton passed. (God rest his soul)

3rd In todays age of internet technology record sale
numbers mean nothing. They haven't for a long
time. Especially sense every populer radio station
and music awards show have forgotten that there is
other types of music besides rap, hip-hop, R & B,
Blah, Blah, Blah!!!

So stop it you fakes, face the facts: Slayer is the only band who held on to what makes them happy and there true fans happy with no compromise!

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 10:12 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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17. warlock writes:

To each his own, but if Slayer changed anything about their sound, people would say, "WTF! that's not f***ing Slayer!

# Nov 11, 2009 @ 10:26 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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18. MetalBro4Life writes:

To post #16, it's "prima donna" not "pre-Madonna"! LMAO!

# Nov 12, 2009 @ 12:44 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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19. NW_MetalHead writes:

I think that it is amazing that in America, where metal is deemed as an unsanitary waste of money, a metal band can still sell that many records, it shows that people still buy albums. Metal has to be one of the few genres that buying albums instead of downloading them is the only way to go. For a band that doesn't get mainstream play, selling 41,000 records is fan-freakin-tastic

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20. tallica_fan writes:

bahahaha what's a pre madonna metal head, a fan born before 1983? LMAO

# Nov 12, 2009 @ 5:09 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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21. Ownedloolz writes:

I really didnt like it. it was slow, repetitive, and I saw room for more thrash to come out. it is a good album if you are not expecting another reign in blood.

# Nov 12, 2009 @ 12:20 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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22. abomination_abortion writes:

The album for me was a dissappointment. it was slow, repetitive, and I saw room for more thrash elements to be added. the album would be ok, if your not expecting another reign in blood

# Nov 12, 2009 @ 12:25 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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23. SLAYHEAD writes:

CONSISTENCY is da word guys n not REPETITIVE....U should praise Araya's vocals n der lyrics n da way SLAYER is all about...See James Hetfields voices is turnin frm bad to worse..Its no mor ..tallica bt check out SLAYER .....it still sounds same since dey wer BORN !!! undoubtedly m a METALLICA fan as well bt aLL respect to WORLD PAINTED BLOOD dey still kick a$$ at dis age !!!!!!!!

# Nov 13, 2009 @ 2:55 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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24. cruor writes:

#16 You describe it as "just being slayer", I call it artistic lazyness. To each his own for you guys but I find it hard to get into a band that doesn't want to put forth the effort to be creative.

... Learn english #23.

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# Nov 13, 2009 @ 12:27 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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25. Kick_Ass_Duke writes:

Personally, I thought this album was nothing special. Same with Endgame, nothing special. Sure Slayer will always sound like "Slayer", I would be p***ed if they didn't but to change and evolve is something that every great metal band has to do to keep fans interested. Some change for the better and some for the worse. Slayer just seems to be keeping it in neutral.

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# Nov 13, 2009 @ 5:10 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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26. Blindgreed1 writes:

I just picked it up this weekend. Love it. I can't see how anyone could be dissappointed by this album.

# Nov 23, 2009 @ 11:05 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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27. charest writes:

i think it's a great album... Slayer is still making louder and heavier albums than their thrash counter parts... what is there to be disappointed about?

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