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Old 10-06-2014, 05:55 AM   #2295 (permalink)
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I don't hear anger in Tom's voice. I hear sadistic glee. This song is meant to shock, nothing more. Slayer aren't Nazis, they're just testosterone junkies out to raise hell, and what better way than to shout out a list of atrocities. I know Jeff Hanneman used to be big into Nazi history, so I imagine it was a subject close to his heart, but I highly doubt he intended for this song to be political. Just a bit of non-PC fun.
^This. The lyrics aren't making any kind of statement, they're just to underscore the intense and aggressive music with some intense and shocking imagery. I'd also argue that they're by far the least important aspect of any given Slayer song.
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