In the original lineup, King, Hanneman and Araya contributed to the band's lyrics, and all of the band's music was written by King and Hanneman. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, torture, genocide, organized crime, secret societies, occultism, terrorism, religion or antireligion, fascism, racism and war, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and criticism from religious groups. However, its music has been highly influential, being cited by many bands as an influence musically, visually and lyrically; the band's third album, Reign in Blood (1986), has been described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums.
Slayer released twelve studio albums, three live albums, a box set, six music videos, two extended plays and a cover album. Four of the band's studio albums have received gold certification in the United States. Slayer sold 5 million copies in the United States from 1991 to 2013, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and over 20 million worldwide. The band has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane" and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six", both of which were from the album Christ Illusion (2006). After more than three decades of recording and performing, Slayer announced in January 2018 that it would embark on a farewell tour, which took place from May 2018 to November 2019, after which the band disbanded.
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Studio albums
Show No Mercy (1983)
Hell Awaits (1985)
Reign in Blood (1986)
South of Heaven (1988)
Seasons in the Abyss (1990)
Divine Intervention (1994)
Undisputed Attitude (1996)
Diabolus in Musica (1998)
God Hates Us All (2001)
Christ Illusion (2006)
World Painted Blood (2009)
Repentless (2015)
Mind Control
Slayer Lyrics
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New realms of affliction lurk inside
Unbound massive mental energy
Your last breaths taken from you easily
Incoherence disrupts your rationale
Involuntary your last confessional
No sense of being missing segments of time
Mind control, pain unfolds
I own all your sensations
Weakening, reasoning
Mesmeric full demolition
Hypnotized, victimized
Behold the threshold to the web
Scream souls fear echoes
Piercing boundaries of death
Penetration of the window to your soul
Deterioration of the mind, no self-control
Temporary comprehend no memories
Hollow carcass of a man, is all I leave
Execution but a thought in the end
Slowly erasing your life and what has been
Passing victims in the land of secrecy
Cerebral death can come to you in your dreams
The lyrics of Slayer's song "Mind Control" describe the manipulation and destruction of one's mind by an outside force, possibly representing a societal or political power. The opening lines suggest that there are unknown and unexplored parts of our minds that can be taken advantage of, leading to affliction and mental energy being harnessed without our consent. The victim's mind is taken over to the point where they are no longer in control of their thoughts or actions, causing them to lose their sense of time and rationality. The chorus uses powerful imagery to describe the pain and destruction caused by this mind control, as the victim's sensations are owned and their reasoning is weakened, leading to a full demolition of their psyche. They become hypnotized and victimized in this threshold between the real world and a web of deception, causing their screams of fear to echo beyond the boundaries of death. The final lines suggest that this destruction can occur even within the victim's dreams, leaving them as a "hollow carcass of a man".
Overall, the lyrics paint a bleak picture of the potential danger and powerlessness of the human mind, and how it can be taken advantage of by outside forces. The use of violent and disturbing imagery emphasizes the gravity of the situation and the helplessness of the victim.
Line by Line Meaning
Unknown are the caverns of the mind
There are still areas of the mind that have yet to be explored and remain unknown.
New realms of affliction lurk inside
Aspects of pain and suffering exist within the mind that have not yet been discovered.
Unbound massive mental energy
The vast amount of mental energy is untapped and free.
Your last breaths taken from you easily
Your life can be taken effortlessly in my control.
Incoherence disrupts your rationale
Your ability to reason and think logically is impaired.
Involuntary your last confessional
Your last words will be spoken under my control.
No sense of being missing segments of time
There will be gaps in your memory and a loss of time.
Inconsistency is feeding on your mind
Your mind will be consumed by uncertainty and confusion.
Mind control, pain unfolds
Under my control, you will experience constant pain and suffering.
I own all your sensations
As the controller, I have full power over your senses.
Weakening, reasoning
Your rationale and logical thinking will become weaker and weaker.
Mesmeric full demolition
I will completely destroy and dismantle your mind with hypnosis.
Hypnotized, victimized
You will become my helpless victim under hypnosis.
Behold the threshold to the web
I will bring you to the brink of my hypnotic control.
Scream souls fear echoes
Your screams will be the only sound to reverberate in your soul.
Piercing boundaries of death
Even death will not be an escape from my mental control.
Penetration of the window to your soul
I will penetrate deep into your soul.
Deterioration of the mind, no self-control
Your mind will deteriorate and you will lose any sense of self-control.
Temporary comprehend no memories
You may temporarily comprehend the loss of your memories.
Hollow carcass of a man, is all I leave
In the end, I will leave you as a hollow shell of a human being.
Execution but a thought in the end
In the end, your execution will be nothing more than a mere thought.
Slowly erasing your life and what has been
I will slowly erase your life and all that has been.
Passing victims in the land of secrecy
You will become just another victim of mind control in the world of secrecy.
Cerebral death can come to you in your dreams
Your death, both mental and physical, can come to you even in your dreams.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JEFFERY JOHN HANNEMAN, KERRY KING, TOMAS ENRIQUE ARAYA
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