God of Thunder (EP)

God of Thunder is an EP by White Zombie, released in 1989 by Caroline Records. It was the band's first release with Jay Yuenger on guitar. The album contains "God of Thunder", a Kiss song originally from their 1976 album Destroyer, and "Disaster Blaster II", a reworked version of "Disaster Blaster" from their 1989 album Make Them Die Slowly.^[1]

Music

The release was a shift from the traditional heavy metal style of Make Them Die Slowly to the more groove-oriented sound of their next release La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)^[3]

In an interview on Loud wire, Rob Zombie denied making the album cover to provoke Gene Simmons to gain press coverage. Simmons never filed any sort of lawsuit or complaint against the band for the cover art of the album.^[4] 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."^[5] The record has remained popular with fans of the band's later work due to it being stylistically similar to La Sexorcisto.

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"God of Thunder" (Kiss cover)	3:52

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Razor"	5:19
2.	"Disaster Blaster II"	4:56

Sample overview

#	Title	Samples^[6]
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"	"You think that when you die you go to Heaven? You come to us." is from the horror film Phantasm II. The alien language dialog (translated "Tell Jabba" and "It's too late") and the following laughter is from the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Personnel

Adapted from the God of Thunder liner notes.^[7]

White Zombie

Production and additional personnel

Tom Coyne – mastering
Greg Gordon – engineering
Daniel Rey – producer
Warren Shaw – assistant engineering
Ernesto Urdaneta – cover art, photography

Release history

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

References

↑ Fasolino, Greg; Sprague, David (2007). "White Zombie". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
↑ "White Zombie: God of Thunder > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
↑ Minsker, Evan (June 6, 2016). "White Zombie: God of Thunder". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
↑ Moses, Michael. "All Hail The Zombie King!!!". Foundations. April, 1995. cited October 30, 2008
↑ True, Everett. "White Zombie: God of Thunder". Melody Maker. January 27, 1990. cited June 11, 2010
↑ "White Zombie's Sample-Based Music". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
↑ God of Thunder (sleeve). White Zombie. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.

External links

God of Thunder at Discogs (list of releases)

White Zombie

John Tempesta Sean Yseult J. Rob Zombie Phil Buerstatte Tom Guay Tim Jeffs Paul Kostabi Peter Landau Ivan de Prume John Ricci

Studio albums	Soul-Crusher Make Them Die Slowly La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One Astro-Creep: 2000

Extended plays	Gods on Voodoo Moon Pig Heaven Psycho-Head Blowout God of Thunder

Remix albums	Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes Supersexy Swingin' Sounds

Compilations	Let Sleeping Corpses Lie It Came From N.Y.C.

Singles	"Thunder Kiss '65" "Black Sunshine" "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" "More Human than Human" "Super-Charger Heaven"

Related articles	Discography Super-Charger Hell

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