Slayer - Angel of Death lyrics

[porscheG56]

wow i used to like slayer, but holy shit wtf really? singing about this shit? that just isnt cool, at allllll. maybe we should put them through that stuff and all the other people like the nazis... fuck slayer

[Beastiestskater]

fuck these devil worshipers

[Goth369]

@Beastiestskater Fuck you too Jesus lover

[hillbillyheaven18]

@Beastiestskater i do like slayer tho

[Beastiestskater]

it kinda tells the story of the holocaust.............

[DHC2500]

You guys do know this song is about Josef Mengele, right?

[MetallicaLuver898]

@DHC2500 u dont say?

[porscheG56]

@DHC2500 yeah its fucked up huh

[killa5109the]

You problay woulnt beleave this i auctaly talked to teh drummer in dis motha puckin awsom band

[JAREDMICHALLE]

This is probably better than Raining Blood for two good reasons,at least that I can see.First time I've really heard this song.It clear compared to Raining Blood and also it seems more balanced,both in speed and the actual sound quality.Also,the lyrics seem more hardcore than Raining Blood.I love Raining Blood,but in some aspects Angel of Death is a million times better.I'm putting it on my iPhone for sure.

[j50calbarrett]

every morning i wake up, i listen to this song and fuck the liveing shit out of my girlfriend!! ..... and then i drink coffee and watch maury lol

[xXLiger99]

I really really like this song.

[SavageGabe117]

i like the guitar but not the vocals funny i love slayer but this is demented

[RockeritaKitty]

Chileno tenía que ser po ! GRANDE SLAYER !

[tannerhuotari]

this sounds suspiciously pro nazi... :P

[1998sara]

@tannerhuotari there not pro nazi

they are interested in nazism

[TheBugjimmy]

PRAYING FOR THE END OF YOUR WIDE AWAKE NIGHTMARE

[chadgarland]

I was the 68,666 viewer of this video.

win

[aaronderuiter]

@wyte69allnyte

If there even is a message behind this it would be ultimatly dark and evil, and it would not make you open minded, but close minded, seeing nothing but death, evil and mutilation.

Offcoarse, there is no message.

These guys just like to think about extreme things, and write songs about them.

But no-one should even take this remotely serious, the results would be catastrophic!

So, there is no mind-opening message!

[megadivis]

@aaronderuiter it appears you can't see past your bias, there is nothing evil about this song. Araya sings about the horrors of the holocaust. puffyamiyumi1215 said it all pretty much, read his comment. just cause a song is heavy does not mean it is dark, evil, and meaningless

[pokemonmaster150]

Actually Kerry King is the only member of Slayer who is satanic

[Larsulrichfan14]

@pokemonmaster150 Dude, he's Atheist...

[pokemonmaster150]

@Larsulrichfan14 o well it doesn't matter he is still a sick guitarist

[Larsulrichfan14]

@pokemonmaster150 That's true :D

[pokemonmaster150]

@Larsulrichfan14 indeed good sir

[Jrod1rulz]

@1wolverinefbfanatic1 slayer supports satan

[TheNatsaa]

I like slayer but i don't like their solos it sounds like u pull ur cat's tail and cat scream or something else..

[1wolverinefbfanatic1]

every neo-nazi and racist bastard needs to burn in hell for every atrocitie and animalistic action they caused or supported.

[CJMASHUPZTV]

love this song and Slayer

[zdogg7]

if u dont like slayer then just go fuck yourself

[MrGabbo97]

Holy moshpit,everytime I read the lyrics I don't understand why they should be considered anti-jewish or other nazi-shit.It's like saying that Imagine is pro-religious hate and war.

[kimiko5996]

@MrGabbo97 It's just soccer moms worried that their precious spoiled brats will form an opinion on something other than the "totally fabulous" shoes they're wearing that day. They just love to complain and hate creativity. Plus, a lot of people are pussies these days ;)

[darkacerock]

omg metallica fan the song amazing.......its very meaningful and terrible.........very touchy and deep...<3 it...

slayer ROCKS!

[88DeathScythe]

best scream ever!!!

[101myths]

not as hard core as i wood like it but i still <3 it. fuck i'm probable the only GIRL who even fucking likez them or even fucking listenz 2 them

[VBMountainLion15]

So hear me out..I promise I'm not trying to be a hater or anything. I just truly don't understand the point of this music. Like, what do you enjoy about it? I promise I'm not trying to be rude or judge this music..I just really don't understand it. Would someone explain it to me, if you don't mind? My cousin is really into this stuff and I'd like to see where he's coming from, I just don't get it! The music is good but I just don't understand the screaming. Thanks!

[MetallicaFan109]

@VBMountainLion15 for me, i really love the passion that you hear in the singers voice. its just not as powerful in pop/hip-hop/rap stuff. also, this music has meaning, whether its bout the apocalypse, death or whatever. all pop stuff is about getting the girl or guy. anyway thats my opinion

[VBMountainLion15]

@MetallicaFan109 Thanks! I'm gonna try to listen to more and more to try to start understanding it :)

[SPARTA4309]

@VBMountainLion15 my mom doesnt either lol she thinks everybody worships satan in metal becuase of the lyrics. listen to the four horesmen by metallica or got the time by anthrax or even hangar 18 by megadeth youll see what he is talking about

[Luuk4Guitar]

@VBMountainLion15 The agression, the catchy riffs and a nice vocalist to make it complete.

Now days you see all those gangsterboy's beating eachother up, to loose their own agression, this music is the way how I get rid of my agression. Playing and singing it on the guitar, or moshing at a concert.

It's not only a music genre, it's a way of life.

[ImFrankRizzo]

@VBMountainLion15 You can't explain why you like Slayer. That's like asking your favorite part of a sunset. Uhhh, the glowing part I guess. You like or you don't . It's easy to understand, Think of a song or band you like, and we get the same feeling. It just hurts a little more :/

[DarkLord064]

@VBMountainLion15 If you dont understand the screaming then you are not for this music,,, for example: i like this music because it gives me energy when i`m mega tired, and when i`m angry i listen to Slayer,, after 3 minutes i`m not angry,, why? because i know how to enjoy this music,, its not just screaming,, its an sort of Art

[wyte69allnyte]

@VBMountainLion15 I prefer not to be opinionated about my answer to this question. Music is music, no matter what lyrics or energy is portrayed in the voice. Classical=Death Metal depending on your perception of it. It could create positive thoughts in your mind, or it could create negative thoughts, depending on the flow of the music. Do you know what I mean? I've seen people who are solely death metal listeners feel uncomfortable, or produce negative thoughts while listening to classical music

[wyte69allnyte]

Respond to this video...  Also, every form of music included with lyrics has a message behind it. Listening is the stepping stone to an open mind. Being bias will get you nowhere.

[ParkinsandLynch]

@VBMountainLion15 its just that one part in the beginning, and its the rush of adrenalin for me, that level of hardcore

[Aceotrophix]

@VBMountainLion15 it stands for hatred,death, dismay, chaos, pain, fear, disgust, violence and malevolence

[psychokaothic]

@VBMountainLion15 The screaming its the thrash metal meaning

XD

[AbyssOfTheTwilight]

@VBMountainLion15

I was raised on heavy metal such as Metallica, and as I grew older I desired something heavier. I discovered Slipknot and Slayer, it all took off from there.  Of course I still return to my roots :)

[deucezrwild1]

@VBMountainLion15 ...Well...simple but hard to explain. Sometimes it's the fierce beat and rapid guitar riffs that get the body movin' sometimes it's the feel of not only the way the lyrics are sung but the lyrics themselves. Everyone has their own expression of music. Music is a great many things. For some it soothes, or saddens, or some it invokes memories, or in this case releases hostile energy. Better to hear a fictious tune about beating the hell outta someone then actually do it, yes?

[kidkrazy68]

@VBMountainLion15 This song was intribute to all the people in the Holocaust. My teacher uses it to compare the knoweldge 25 years ago to now and to see if it has changed.

[Salaminisor]

@VBMountainLion15 Its cause it rocks! From a Technical standpoint this is harder to play than anything by any classical artist. Some people just dont like the way it sounds though. 

[guardianofdeth]

@VBMountainLion15 rock has deep meanings,emotions,etc.its not about trying to rhyme words most which are made up. it tells a story about the subject(this one is death)dont we all experience deth . this song is describing deth to me. in war dont they torture people to imense pain. and if you listen to a rock song about love they tell a story about it wheater its good or bad. Not jst i want to (Fu** U) bit**.

[GenMVeers]

@VBMountainLion15 Great answers to your question by many, but I think MetallicaFan109 hits as close as possible to the definitive answer: in 'pop music' the word "pop" is short for "popular", meaning the music is made *for* the population. In most metal, the music is made by the musicians *for the musicians themselves*. Put another way: want to get *rich*? Do pop, do what the industry tells you to. Music before money? Want to have no limitations imposed on you *by the industry*? Do metal.

[Rihew]

@VBMountainLion15 I started liking metal when I was really angry. I knew of this band, but had never listened to them. As I heard the intro it drove me insane, and the scream filled me up with adrenaline and I started headbanging as fuck cuz it was so heavy... Now I can see the beauty in this music. The riffs, solos and screams express different feelings.

[natedogg5563]

@VBMountainLion15 i knwo your probably getting tons of these, but it just gets your emotions out. when im mad i put slayer on or something and it just gets rid of my bad mood. also, theres nothing like going to a concert. its so fun and even though u might get a little brussed or sore, you feel great the next day. try it :)

[Nirvanarocks21]

@VBMountainLion15 WELL, i have A LOT OF ANGER!so this music helps me release it!i listen 2 it wile plyin video games or somethng & it helps me OWN cause it pumps my adrenaline, BUT ever1 is different so mayb ur cousin has his reasons, so just ask him!!!!

[TheDevionist]

@VBMountainLion15 I understand where you're coming from. (I just figured out, i don't like this band either) but as to why i like heavy metal, I can tell you that. hard rock and heavy metal have some of the most passionate messages that anyone can ever find. The music is violent because that adds to the lyrics and before you know it, your headbanging. Again, I use this as a good example. Look up songs by Disturbed or Rise Against, as they usually are more melodic and usually have good lyrics.

[forthefollowing]

@VBMountainLion15 for me, its like the music itself calms my soul, I can lose control and just be able to breath, to break away from normality, the passion of the singers, I just get so involved by it, it starts to make me be able to breath, just to truely be me, no judging no rules, just 100% me. Hoped that helped some.

[someone0209]

@VBMountainLion15 also some people like to know that there music isn't abouch o sampled stuff and it's made my very skilled musicians also metal as a whole is a great comunity it's kinda like a big happy family of musfits

[mindstormsabrewin]

@VBMountainLion15 This music is a MIRROR. What you hear is simply a reflection of this VILE society. Mankind is a pure killing machine. We are sick and depraved and our world is created in our insane image. The lyrics are a description of what we do to each other on a daily basis. Humanity destroys everything it touches and Slayer (among other artists) are fearlessly expressing their vision of a civilization in total collapse. The world is ending and THIS is the soundtrack... get it now?

[MSgtPyro]

@VBMountainLion15 My guess to the screaming is that metal bands like Slayer don't relley put that much effort into it as much as singers do, they would rather shed like crazy on a guitar and have awesome drum beats then some good singing, and it's BA!

[XXslaYerVV]

Slayer always gives there perspective from the villians point of view

[deke2323]

this is the most badass history ive ever been given... reign on..

[mannersification]

this is just like a psycho movie...u thoroughly enjoy it.,but doesnt mean you gotta adopt it in ur life!!!!

[Superdave1ize]

@puffyamiyumi1215 - Right on, they said that shit back when they came out in the 80's....this music is not for the weak minded and was and still is the only band to tell some of our history without being afraid of what people thought. Josef Rudolf Mengele also known as the Angel of Death (German: Todesengel), was a German SS officer and a physician in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

[deee2]

song is all about HILTER LOOK IT UP

[coldlife1926]

...How long can you last...

[EpicSlayer666]

love the lyrics to this song! Fucking intense lyrics. love the begging scream at the begining lol, sounds like a battle cry xD

[Souran123]

i dont give a fuck if slayers an atheist, satanist, jewish, i dont care. i just love their usic. fuck rap heads?

[Mexicanorockero]

lol well im not satanist and i really hate all that shit... but i love metal!!! hehehe

[windoo11]

@puffyamiyumi1215 slayer i dont think you met them but they arnt half hispanic you dumb shit that is just a stupid rummer just like 911 was caused by are own govenment. its just because people are retarded and people believe it like u i met them they wear confederate flags on their shirts and they are satanic so shut the fuck up you wanna be metal fan you right bout it not being white power music but they do more then likly act like natzis ur hispanic to i bet so u would be jelous

[fenrir23456]

@windoo11 No, you are stupid sir, Tom Araya was born Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz in Chile, and Dave Lombardo was born in Cuba, look shit up, it takes like two minutes to find anything on anyone.

[TheKrispies1]

Needed help for 0:27 :DDD

[xiLikeTurtlez]

omg is slayer really playing in amsterdam next month? i live like 30 fucking minutes away!! but theres like noone in my school who likes or even knows slayer that i can go with nooooooo

[Ashweninjahh]

how can you say this has nothing to do with white power you must be stupid to think this every word has to do with killing jews that should die and the arayn race so eat a dick you idiots

[98wesker]

hay we 

[98wesker]

hay we 

[matthewnittolo]

You know what's sad? Modern butchers.

[MrGabbo97]

Come on come on,would you call that guy "Infamous butcher" if you support him????

[patrickmetal96]

funny that tom ayara is catholic haha

[katyperry12345678]

18 people are hippes 0.o

[GhMetallicaBAssplaye]

@ 0:05 sounded like starpower

[TrueMFMaggot666]

There was a doctor that worked at Auschwitz that was nicknamed "Angel of Death". This song isn't pro-Nazi. It is just trying to show the pain the Jews went through

[GhMetallicaBAssplaye]

i raped the replay button

[Deadpool534]

slayer is sounds like death metal without the growling

[leeknivek]

@Deadpool534 slayer was pretty much the precursor to death metal.

[Asiatiic]

Wtf, Ludacris is in the related videos >.>

[Metalhead121396]

\m/ O.O \m/

[failedlife13a]

this song is really cool, i never heard of slayer actually but a friend said i shoul check it out....

:J

[skeletonchrist999]

@failedlife13a this song isnt pretty cool man. this song fucking amazing, naw fuck that, its just godly!! HAIL SLAYER!!

[kliklok00]

My bad on the name...it is Mengele. Incredible how some people can be so cruel.

[FallingDownElevators]

@kliklok00 My dad's friend is an elderly woman who was in Megele's office and was ready to be taken to be "operated" upon but thanfully the phone rang and she was dismissed for he had to take that call, if that phone call never happened I don't want to know what would have happened to her.

[kliklok00]

@FallingDownElevators Some call that luck (the phone call), others Divine Providence....regardless, if the phone had not distracted him, your dad's friend would have never been born! It is amazing at how little things that don't seem to matter much actually have a hand in life/death.

[unclesamshat]

dr mengele anyone else realize that?

[sempinick]

omg solo is a mega eargasm!!!!!!!!!!!!! holy shit dude the solo is crazy as fuck

[luigiparisi1985]

great music, huge load of bullshit lyrics. too much nonsense.

[pokemonmaster150]

I think I wet my pants when the solo came up. Jk

[exclamationpointful]

i love this song and when i learned about the holocaust in school i showed my class this song and got in trouble kuz apparently its not apropriate but it was awesome XD

[MikMikChic]

@exclamationpointful

It's actually very appropriate. I'm a teacher myself and I'm thinking about teaching this song...I'ts quite controversial so it can serve as the basis of a very interesting discussion.

Good for you, is basically what I'm saying here :)

[Justice0For0None]

fuck nazis just enjoy the badass solo at 3:33

[do501]

@Justice0For0None why would u think this is white power metal this is thrash/death metal! duh

[Justice0For0None]

@do501 i understand that fact, i ment to say fuck nazi's. Just enjoy the badass solo at 3:33

[kliklok00]

@arabianmetalhead99---I stand corrected on the name! I agree about the band not being Nazi's...they actually sing a lot of what I call "protest" songs. Silent Scream is directed at abortion and how the fetus must feel as it is being murdered. Regardless, I have been following them since the 80's (I'm 54) and just saw them live in San Antonio, Texas a few months ago. They still got it!

[SurvivedAbortion1]

Great song and nice video.

[kliklok00]

This song is not pointed at the Jews...it is about an idiot named Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss, who was the commanding officer over the concentration camp Auschwitz during WWII. He was responsible for over a million deaths...and Slayer sings about how those unfortunate people died.

[arabianmetalhead99]

@kliklok00 Wrong its about Josph Mengele he was nick named angel of death because he would choose your if you lived or die. They are not nazis tom is from chile so is dave, behind the crooked cross and ss3 are anti nazi songs.

[LacedChucks]

@kliklok00 actually its about Josef Rudolf Mengele who was nick named the "angel of death" for his cruel and sadistic experiments on the jews in the camps. Search him up and you'll understand

[blackjetproject]

first song i ever heard of em and stil like them XD i was like 3 y old XD

[saintangerinc]

wow i cant understand why people argue over this song its fucking good and its catchy and thats all you need to know no kneo nazi band no nothing its just these guys did reasearch on auschwitz and joseph mengele an infamouse person who did experements on twins and conjoined twins alot of history in this song i wish this was played in my history class lol

[JMZHIGGINS]

REAL THERAPY

[goreuponthecross]

17 people will live without any kind of metal music....

What a sad life

[DNME87]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW­WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­!!!!!!!!

[xxxMusikxFreakxxx]

guitar solo...fucking hot! *drools* 

[MrDodstink]

Heil Slayer, Hoess and Auschwitz-Birkenau!

[koreankid7792]

17 people are probably under the impression that Slayer are nazis

...idiots

tom and dave are both of latino descent. how would that even make sense?

[orionconflict2007]

noise

[jengofrett]

i could see the satanist character from american dad playing this song

[18gxkelpy]

badass fucking song

[jengofrett]

at 3:36 awesome guitar solos make me horny

[Ferreira018]

"Angel of Death flying free" alludes to the fact that Dr. Mengele avoided prosecution for many years after Germany surrendered. He fled to South America according to wiki...

[RandomProductions50]

@Ferreira018 yes he went to Bertioga, Brazil where he took up a fake identity and later died of drowning in the Atlantic ocean

[Ferreira018]

lol its funny that people think they have extremist views just because of a song.

[Thomlistentoslayer]

mengela=)

[MrDodstink]

Heil Bergen-Belsen, Treblinka and Nuremberg!

[xST4RSCREAMx]

wow mention one thing about the ww2 and everyone throws a bitch fit shut the fuck up and let me listen to slayer, i could care less about ww2 or the holocaust cause you know why, I GOT SLAYER THAT"S WHY....

[GuitarGOR]

IF Slayer is Nazi, then why is the lead singer Chilean? and the drummer from Cuba?

[dslxic1996]

Learn the true meaning behind this song and the sick butcher that inspired the song. I am anti Semitic and in no way do I condone what happened in Germany in WWII!

[fuckpupppy]

16 people went deaf from the scream in the beginning.

[foam123100]

good song

but i just dont agree with the whole nazi thing

[MultiNerve]

@foam123100 I describes what the infamous doctor (Josef Mengele) who performed countless of torturous operations on Jews, Twins, and any other people with "abnormalities". They aren't Nazis or Satanic. They are just describing what Josef did. His nickname in the Death Camps was "Angel of Death".

[foam123100]

@MultiNerve yeah and he also got away with it

he escaped to africa

wich has more twins than any other country in the world

fucked up isnt it

[MrDethklok6661]

ur an idiot, slayer is a neo nazi band LAWL get ur facts straight bitch!

[RockonDude92]

A band can sing about the apocalypse and try and conjure up as many devils and demons as possible but they will never be as wicked as a band that sings about the fucking holocaust!

[ZombieNoobs]

shittiest vocals ever but the the awesome instruments make up for it.

[henkfapper]

This song is actually about a Aryan doctor who did experiments on jews. His nickname was 'Angel of Death'

[YaaBitchh]

16 moms didn't raise there kids well!

[meep913]

God in heaven, I'm no pussy to harsh lyrics, and I love -metal music, nor do I think songs about pain are automatically fucked up and or emo but....Wht\at's WRONG with these PEOPLE?

[MrTeox86]

ahahahaha! solo !!

[xXvenomslasherXx]

16 people need to be visited by the angel of death

[TanamayaDahiya]

Hello metalheads!

Instead of a Metal rebellion i propose a new plan.

1. Don't bash other metal artists, we must unite! We cant fight against pop music if we arent even together

2. Watch more and more metal videos to get it to the top of the youtube vid list

If u like this idea thumbs it up JUST so people can see it, and also spread it around if you like this idea

Lets show that metal rocks!

Copy this text in every Metalvideo you watch and we´re getting the power

[dooshbagkiller]

@TanamayaDahiya fight against pop, is it even a fight. i mean theres no doubt metal rules.

you see all these pop songs they wont get any views after some time, they just stays for some time and people forget about them, but metal is eternal. slayer made this song before i was born, i heard it for the first time when i was 13 , im 22 and still listens to it.

[dickcheese663]

15 fags are mega fags

[NexusSoldierShow]

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ! Xd

[dickcheese663]

15 fags are actually mega ass milk drinking fags

[alejandroworld1010]

0:19 Awsome

[ScvJerks]

Isn't it Martyr to the kingdom of the dead? That's what I always though.. I must be a noob.

[MetalWillem1]

What about Saw?

[RATMW]

You guys can cry as much as you can. Slayer are a nazi band they have the Nazi eagle as their logo, they used the wermacht signs many times and guess what ?

I FUCKING LOVE IT.

I am tired of these Communists agitators , their aggressive pro- Stalin, Che Marxist ideology, all these sick liberals, homosexuals jews with their fucking equality and this negro loving bullshit.

We are white, listen to white music , be proud of what you are and show the middle finger to Communists.

[MegaCrimson666]

@RATMW thank u

[Almosteasyese]

@RATMW The only reason they adopted those symbols, is cuz people were bieng whiny bitches about this song.

[MultiNerve]

@RATMW They aren't Nazis. They hang up these symbols for fear factors. THey've even told interviewers that they weren't nazis or satanists.

[DNME87]

@MultiNerve one of them interviews on you tube called that bald guitarist an satanist tho.

but Slayer's Guitarriffs and solo's are frickin out of this WORLD!

[WOLF777dude]

AAAARERRRRRRRRRRRGGGHHHH;JAKGB­DHQERG!!!!

METAAAAAALLL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dravensik]

let god of death metal rise and listen to u

[metalkrush77]

fuck jews!

[PuppetB7]

I know what Angel Of Death their talking about. Their talking about Dr. Josef Mengele, famous doctor of the Holocaust. He performed 'experiments' on the victims that usually were just more creative ways to kill.

[RoManLP15]

NOTE I DON'T HATE JEWS! I WAS DRUNK WHEN I WROTE THAT!!!

[TheLolnoobs]

penispenispenis

[whywatchthistv]

guys slayer aren't anti jewish it's a song describing the pain that the jews went in the holocaust it's not meant to be anti jewish just telling the story of the holocaust

[RoManLP15]

@whywatchthistv Chill out fatty boy i was ironic.

[dslxic1996]

@whywatchthistv

It's good to see someone out there has a clue. Good for you for understanding the true meaning of this song

[MEGACHEESE100]

@whywatchthistv isnt the lead singer jewish? i though atlest one of teh band was i heard it somewhere atleast

[ItsNotColdEnough]

@whywatchthistv Who cares if they're anti semitic? Why is everyone so anal on whats politically correct. If slayer hates jews whats the big deal...

[lacra66610]

@whywatchthistv exactly (aplauses)

[RoManLP15]

Jews are evil. Thanks Hitler for killing 6 millions of them.

[thcarson]

@RoManLP15 Ha, Ha , we'll see in the end

[darthvaderyoda]

@RoManLP15 Stalin killed more than he did.