Christ Illusion
Christ Illusion
Studio album by Slayer
Released August 8, 2006
Recorded NRG Studios in North Hollywood,
and Westlake Studios in Los Angeles
Genre
Thrash metal
Length
42:15
Label
American
Producer
Josh Abraham
Professional reviews
• Allmusic
link
• The Austin Chronicle
link
• Blender
link
• Decibel (extremely favorable) link
• Drowned in Sound (8/10) link
• The Guardian
link
• The Observer (favorable) link
• PopMatters
link
• Stylus Magazine (B) link
Slayer chronology
God Hates Us All
(2001)
Christ Illusion
(2006)
TBA
(2009)
Alternate cover
Special edition
Christ Illusion is the ninth studio album by
the American thrash metal band Slayer.
Released on August 8, 2006, the album re-
ceived generally favorable critical reviews,
and it entered the Billboard 200 at number
5—the band’s highest U.S. chart position to
date. Christ Illusion
includes the Grammy
Award-winning songs "Eyes of the Insane"
and "Final Six", and is the band’s first studio
album to feature original drummer Dave
Lombardo since 1990’s Seasons in the Abyss.
Depicting a mutilated Christ painted by
longtime collaborator Larry Carroll, the al-
bum’s graphic artwork courted controversy.
An alternative cover was issued to conservat-
ive retailers who felt uncomfortable with the
original. Lyrical themes, particularly in the
song "Jihad" which describes the September
11 attacks from a terrorist perspective, out-
raged the Mumbai-based Catholic Secular
Forum in India. As a result, all Indian stocks
of the album were recalled and destroyed by
EMI India.
Recording
Christ Illusion was recorded via computer
between two studios: NRG Studios, North
Hollywood, with assistant engineer Dave
Colvin; and Westlake Studios, Los Angeles,
where Brian Warwick assisted.[1][2] Guitarist
Kerry King recalls nine of the eleven songs
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Christ Illusion
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originally slated for Christ Illusion were de-
moed in 2004, with Dave Lombardo at the
drum kit.[3] However, Lombardo recalls re-
cording with King as far back as early 2003,
when