Raining Blood

This article is about the Slayer song. For the phenomenon of blood falling from the sky, see blood rain.
"Raining Blood"
Song by Slayer
from the album Reign in Blood
ReleasedOctober 7, 1986
Recorded1986, Los Angeles, California
GenreThrash metal
Length4:14
LabelDef Jam
Composer(s)Jeff Hanneman
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Audio sample
A sample from "Raining Blood", where the core riff comes into play after a 30-second introduction.[1][2]

"Raining Blood" is a song by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Written by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King for the 1986 studio album Reign in Blood, the song's religious concept is about overthrowing Heaven.

The song is four minutes and fourteen seconds in duration. It starts with 33 seconds of rain sound effects and ends with a minute of more rain sound effects. Described as a "classic" by Allmusic,[3] it is noted by fans as one of Slayer's most popular songs. As an almost permanent addition to their live sets, both Hanneman and King acknowledged it as their favorite song to play live. Many of Slayer's live performances of the song have been captured on the band's live albums and also multi-band compilation albums including MTV2 Headbangers Ball.

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