God of Thunder (EP)

God of Thunder
EP by
White Zombie
ReleasedOctober 1989 (1989-10)
Recorded1989 (1989)
StudioChung King House of Metal, New York City
GenreGroove metal[1]
Length14:07
LabelCaroline
ProducerDaniel Rey
White Zombie chronology
Make Them Die Slowly
(1989) 		God of Thunder
(1989) 		La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
(1992)

God of Thunder is an EP by White Zombie which was released in 1989 by Caroline Records. It was the band's first release with Jay Yuenger on guitar. EP contains "God of Thunder", originally a Kiss song from their 1976 album Destroyer, and "Disaster Blaster II", a reworked version of "Disaster Blaster" from their 1989 album Make Them Die Slowly.[2]

Music

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The release continued the band's shift to a more groove-oriented sound that had already begun on Make Them Die Slowly, released the same year, and was ultimately established on 1992's La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1.[1]

"Star Slammer", which was originally cut from the Make Them Die Slowly recording sessions, was also re-recorded around the time of this EP's release. However, it was left off the EP.

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Pitchfork7.6/10[5]

In an interview on Loudwire, Rob Zombie denied making the album cover to provoke Gene Simmons in order to gain press coverage. In fact, Simmons never filed any sort of lawsuit or complaint against the band for the cover art of the album.[6] On May 31, 2006, Zombie fronted a supergroup which performed "God of Thunder" at the VH1 Rock Honors.

Everett True of Melody Maker magazine gave the EP an enthusiastic and unconventional review, stating, "THIS one kicks some serious ass. I think that's all you need to know."[7] The record has remained popular with fans of the band's later work due to it being stylistically similar to La Sexorcisto.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Rob Zombie; all music is composed by White Zombie, except God of Thunder written by Paul Stanley

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."God of Thunder" (Kiss cover)3:52
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Love Razor"5:19
2."Disaster Blaster 2"4:56

Sample overview

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# Title Samples[8]
1 "God of Thunder"
  • "You wanted the best and you got the best...the hottest band in the world" is from "Detroit Rock City" on Kiss' live album Alive II (1977).
  • "Hey now wait a minute" is from the film Head (1968) featuring the voice of Mike Nesmith of the Monkees. The sample is also featured on the soundtrack to the film.
  • "Suck on this!" is from the film Taxi Driver (1976).
  • "They kill for one reason: they kill for food. They eat their victims, you understand that, Mr. Berman? That's what keeps them going" is from the film Dawn of the Dead (1978).
2 "Love Razor" --
3 "Disaster Blaster II"

Personnel

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Adapted from the God of Thunder liner notes.[9]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1989 Caroline LP CAROL 1457

References

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  1. ^ a b "White Zombie - Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Review". metal.de (in German). January 19, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Fasolino, Greg; Sprague, David (2007). "White Zombie". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "White Zombie: God of Thunder > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (December 28, 1989). "Rave Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. C9C. ProQuest 1015390229.
  5. ^ Minsker, Evan (June 6, 2016). "White Zombie: God of Thunder". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Moses, Michael. "All Hail The Zombie King!!!". Foundations. April 1995. cited October 30, 2008
  7. ^ True, Everett. "White Zombie: God of Thunder". Melody Maker. January 27, 1990. cited June 11, 2010
  8. ^ "White Zombie's Sample-Based Music". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  9. ^ God of Thunder (sleeve). White Zombie. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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