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'Disciple' opens with a statement of pure contempt. Slayer positions the song as a rejection of blind faith and institutional hypocrisy, the narrator declaring himself unwilling to follow doctrine or bear the weight of religious conformity. The riff is a hammer; Tom Araya's vocal delivery moves between measured menace and outright fury, the chorus a blunt repetition of the album's thesis. The song builds through verses that catalogue human failure, from self-destruction to manufactured conflict, each image a reason to despise rather than forgive. What makes the track work is its refusal to soften. Slayer doesn't dress up nihilism in metaphor. The lyrics are direct accusations, and the band plays with the same unadorned aggression. There is no redemption offered, no moment of doubt. The song is a Grammy Award-nominated track from the album, recorded at The Warehouse Studio, and it remains one of the band's most uncompromising statements of purpose: a thrash metal argument against faith, hope, and the possibility of human decency.
"Disciple" is a track by Slayer, from the album God Hates Us All, released 2001. The track is 3:36 long. It's filed under Metal. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Slayer.
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