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Raining Blood

"Raining Blood" is a thrash metal song by Slayer, written by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King for the 1986 album Reign in Blood. Built around aggressive rhythm work, angular chord progressions, and a distinctive tremolo-picked riff, the song is a benchmark study in thrash guitar technique. Its tight, syncopated rhythm parts and dark harmonic choices make it a challenging and rewarding piece for electric guitarists looking to develop speed and precision.

  • Written by both Slayer guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, making it a dual-guitar composition worth studying from both parts.
  • The song appears on Reign in Blood (1986), widely regarded as one of the most influential thrash metal albums ever recorded.
  • The iconic opening riff uses tremolo picking and drop tuning techniques central to the thrash metal guitar style.
Marshall JCM800
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Marshall JCM800

Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman relied on the JCM800's raw, scooped-mid aggression cranked to extreme volumes to achieve Slayer's signature saturated tone without overdrive pedals. The amp's natural power tube saturation is essential to their pure, unprocessed rhythm and lead attacks.

EMG 81
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EMG 81

The EMG 81's high-output, compressed tone with cutting highs delivers the tight, aggressive attack that defines Slayer's palm-muted riffs and solos. Its hot signal keeps the cranked Marshall in full saturation while eliminating noise at extreme gain levels.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Kerry King uses the Cry Baby wah as his only regular effect pedal, adding expressive chaos and intensity to his trademark chaotic solos over otherwise unprocessed, pure Marshall saturation.

DigiTech Whammy
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DigiTech Whammy

Not part of Slayer's core tone. King's whammy effects come from intentionally detuning non-locking tremolo systems on his B.C. Rich guitars, not digital pedal-based pitch shifting.

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