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[[Image:2007 Pacific hurricane season map.png|300px|right|thumb|Season summary map]] |
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| Name = Jihad |
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The [[2007 Pacific hurricane season]] was an event in the annual cycle of [[tropical cyclone]] formation. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, [[landfall (meteorology)|landfalls]], [[Extratropical cyclone#Extratropical transition|extratropical transitions]], and dissipation. The timeline also includes information which was not operationally released, which is information from post-storm analysis by the [[National Hurricane Center]]. |
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| Artist = [[Slayer]] |
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| Album = [[Christ Illusion]] |
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| Released = August 8, 2006 |
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| Recorded = |
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| Genre = [[Thrash metal]] |
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| Length = 3:32 |
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| Label = [[American Recordings (US)|American Recordings]] |
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| Writer = [[Jeff Hanneman]] <br /> [[Tom Araya]] |
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| Producer = [[Josh Abraham]] |
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| prev = "[[Eyes of the Insane]]" |
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| prev_no = 4 |
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| next = "Consfearacy" |
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| next_no =6 |
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}} |
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"'''Jihad'''" is a song by the [[United States|American]] [[thrash metal]] band [[Slayer]] which appears on their 2006 [[album]] ''[[Christ Illusion]]''. The song portrays the imagined viewpoint of a terrorist who has participated in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], concluding with spoken lyrics taken from words left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]]; Atta was named by the FBI as the "head suicide terrorist" of the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center. "Jihad" was primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]]; the lyrics were co-authored with vocalist [[Tom Araya]]. |
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"Jihad" received a mixed reception in the music press, and reviews generally focused on the lyrics' controversial subject matter. The song drew comparisons to Slayer's 1986 track "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)|Angel of Death]]"—also penned by Hanneman—which similarly caused outrage at the time of its release. |
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The season officially started on May 15, 2007 in the eastern Pacific, designated as the area east of 140°W, and on June 1, 2007 in the central Pacific, which is between the [[International Date Line]] and 140°W, and lasted until November 30, 2007. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Pacific basin. The season began slowly; through the end of July, the seasonal [[Accumulated Cyclone Energy]] (ACE) was the third lowest since the geostationary satellite era began in the [[1966 Pacific hurricane season]].<ref name="July TWS">{{cite web | author = Blake/Mainelli/Rhome/Brown | date = 2007-08-01 | title = July Monthly Tropical Weather Summary | publisher = National Hurricane Center | accessdate = 2007-08-01 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/tws/MIATWSEP_jul.shtml?}}</ref> The inactivity continued through the next month, which was the third quietest August in terms of ACE since reliable records began in the basin during the [[1971 Pacific hurricane season]].<ref name="August TWS">{{cite web | author = Blake & Mainelli | year = 2007 | title = August Monthly Tropical Weather Summary | publisher = National Hurricane Center | accessdate = 2007-09-01 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/tws/MIATWSEP_aug.shtml?}}</ref> In June, [[Tropical Storm Barbara (2007)|Tropical Storm Barbara]] caused $55 million (2007 USD) in crop damage to southeastern Mexico from heavy precipitation.<ref>{{cite web|author=El Universal|year=2007|title=Destruye tormenta tropical más de 9 mil hectáreas de plátano|accessdate=2007-07-26|url=http://www.teorema.com.mx/articulos.php?id_sec=47&id_art=4064&id_ejemplar=0|language=Spanish |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930065751/http://www.teorema.com.mx/articulos.php?id_sec=47&id_art=4064&id_ejemplar=0 |archivedate = 2007-09-30}}</ref> In August, [[Hurricane Flossie (2007)|Hurricane Flossie]] formed in the eastern Pacific and crossed into the central Pacific; the hurricane threatened [[Hawaii]] but caused little damage. In early September, [[Hurricane Henriette (2007)|Hurricane Henriette]] dropped heavy rainfall in southwest Mexico, which caused nine fatalities and $25 million (2007 USD) in damage.<ref name="Henriette TCR" /> |
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Joseph Dias of the [[Mumbai]] Christian group "Catholic Secular Forum" expressed concern over "Jihad"'s lyrics, and contributed to ''Christ Illusion'''s recall by [[EMI]] India, who to date have no plans for a reissue in that country. [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]]'s Broadcast Standards and Practices Department censored the song during Slayer's first US network television appearance on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' Only the opening minute was broadcast over the show's credits, thus omitting 40% of the lyrics. |
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==Timeline of storms== |
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===May=== |
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;May 15 |
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:*The Eastern Pacific hurricane season officially begins.<ref name = "AOML FAQ G1">{{cite web | author = [[Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory]], Hurricane Research Division | title = Frequently Asked Questions: When is hurricane season?|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] | accessdate = 2008-08-21 | url = http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/G1.html}}</ref> |
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;May 26 |
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:*5:00 p.m. [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] (00:00 [[UTC]] May 27) – Tropical Depression One-E forms 345 mi (555 km) south of the tip of [[Baja California]].<ref name="Alvin">{{cite web |author=Lixion A. Avila|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Alvin |publisher= National Hurricane Center |date=2007-07-05 |accessdate=2007-07-06 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP012007_Alvin.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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;May 28 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC May 29) – Tropical Depression One-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Alvin.<ref name="Alvin" /> |
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;May 29 |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two-E forms 115 mi (185 km) south-southeast of [[Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca]], Mexico.<ref name="Barbara">{{cite web |author=Richard D. Knabb|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Barbara |publisher= National Hurricane Center |date=2007-08-21 |accessdate=2007-08-24 |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP022007_Barbara.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC May 30) – Tropical Storm Alvin weakens to a tropical depression.<ref name="Alvin" /> |
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[[Image:TS Barbara (2007).jpg|right|thumb|Tropical Storm Barbara near landfall]] |
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;May 30 |
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:*5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two-E strengthens into [[Tropical Storm Barbara (2007)|Tropical Storm Barbara]].<ref name="Barbara" /> |
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;May 31 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC June 1) – Tropical Depression Alvin degenerates into a remnant low.<ref name="Alvin" /> |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC June 1) – Tropical Storm Barbara weakens to a tropical depression.<ref name="Barbara" /> |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC June 1) – Tropical Depression Barbara restrengthens into a tropical storm.<ref name="Barbara" /> |
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==Origins== |
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[[File:Mohamed Atta.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web | title = Songs About God and Satan - Part 1: An Interview With Slayer's Kerry King|author=Atkinson, Peter|publisher=KNAC.com|date=2006-05-24|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550|accessdate = 2007-03-11}}</ref><ref name="SunInterview">{{cite web | title = It's carry on thrashing'|author=|publisher=The Sun Online|date=|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/article60093.ece|accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. |
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;June 2 |
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:*6:00 a.m. PDT (13:00 UTC) – Tropical Storm Barbara makes landfall just northwest of the Mexico–[[Guatemala]] border with 50 mph (85 km/h) winds.<ref group="nb">The figures for [[maximum sustained wind]]s and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units ([[knot (unit)|knots]], [[statute mile|miles]], or kilometers), following the convention used in the [[National Hurricane Center]]'s [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2004/index.shtml operational products] for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.</ref><ref name="Barbara" /> |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Storm Barbara weakens back to a tropical depression.<ref name="Barbara" /> |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC June 3) – Tropical Depression Barbara dissipates.<ref name="Barbara" /> |
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;June 11 |
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:*5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Three-E forms 520 miles (835 km) south of the southern tip of the [[Baja California peninsula]].<ref name="3E">{{cite web |author=James L. Franklin|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Three-E |publisher= National Hurricane Center |date=2007-07-12 |accessdate=2007-07-14 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP032007_Three-E.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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;June 12 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC June 13) – Tropical Depression Three-E degenerates into a remnant low.<ref name="3E"/> |
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Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane' — it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal|author=Beck, Aaron|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch|date=2007-02-10|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html|accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume that Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> |
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===July=== |
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; July 9 |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Four-E forms several hundred miles southwest of [[Baja California]].<ref name="Four-E TCR">{{cite web | author = Jack Beven | title = Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Four-E | publisher = National Hurricane Center | date = 2007-08-27 | accessdate = 2008-02-22 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP042007_Four-E.pdf | format = PDF}}</ref> |
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; July 10 |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC July 11) – Tropical Depression Four-E degenerates to a remnant low.<ref name="Four-E TCR" /> |
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;July 14 |
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:*5:00 a.m. [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] (12:00 [[UTC]]) – Tropical Depression Five-E forms about 690 mi (1,110 km) south-southwest of the southern tip of [[Baja California]].<ref name="5E">{{cite web |author=Jamie R. Rhome|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Five-E |publisher= National Hurricane Center | date = 2007-07-17 |accessdate=2007-08-08 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP052007_Five-E.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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:*5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Six-E forms about halfway between Mexico and the [[Hawaiian islands]].<ref name="Cosme TCR">{{cite web | author = Michelle Mainelli | title = Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Cosme | publisher = National Hurricane Center |date=2007-12-17 | accessdate = 2008-02-22 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP062007_Cosme.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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;July 15 |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Six-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Cosme.<ref name="Cosme TCR" /> |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC July 16) – Tropical Depression Five-E degenerates into a remnant low.<ref name="5E"/> |
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[[Image:Cosme 16 july 2007 1945Z.jpg|right|thumb|Hurricane Cosme near peak intensity]] |
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;July 16 |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Storm Cosme strengthens into [[Hurricane Cosme (2007)|Hurricane Cosme]].<ref name="Cosme TCR" /> |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC July 17) – Hurricane Cosme is downgraded to a tropical storm.<ref name="Cosme TCR" /> |
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;July 18 |
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:*''c.'' 11:00 a.m. PDT (8:00 a.m. [[Hawaii Standard Time|HST]], 18:00 UTC) – Tropical Storm Cosme is downgraded to a tropical depression as it crosses the 140°W boundary and moves into the [[Central Pacific Hurricane Center]]'s area of responsibility.<ref name="Cosme TCR" /> |
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;July 21 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC July 22) – Tropical Depression Seven-E forms south of Manzanillo.<ref name="Dalila TCR">{{cite web | author = Daniel P. Brown | title = Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Dalila | publisher = National Hurricane Center | date = 2007-08-29 | accessdate = 2008-02-22 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP072007_Dalila.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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;July 22 |
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:*8:00 a.m. HST (18:00 UTC) – The final advisory is issued on dissipating Tropical Depression Cosme.<ref name="Cosme TCR" /> |
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;July 23 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC July 24) – Tropical Depression Seven-E strengthens into [[Tropical Storm Dalila (2007)|Tropical Storm Dalila]].<ref name="Dalila TCR" /> |
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;July 26 |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC July 27) – Tropical Storm Dalila is downgraded to a tropical depression.<ref name="Dalila TCR" /> |
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;July 27 |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Dalila weakens into a low.<ref name="Dalila TCR" /> |
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;July 31 |
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:*5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eight-E forms 1,070 mi (1,715 km) southwest of the southern tip of [[Baja California]].<ref name="Erick">{{cite web |author=Eric S. Blake|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Erick |publisher= National Hurricane Center | date = 2007-08-23 | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP082007_Erick.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (01:00 UTC August 1) – Tropical Depression Eight-E strengthens into [[Tropical Storm Erick (2007)|Tropical Storm Erick]].<ref name="Erick" /> |
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American singer/songwriter [[Steve Earle]] attempted a similar concept in penning "John Walker's Blues" (from the 2002 album ''[[Jerusalem (Steve Earle album)|Jerusalem]]''), written from the perspective of the [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]-born [[John Walker Lindh]], a [[Taliban]] member captured during the 2001 US-led [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley">{{cite web|title=Metal gods Slayer gear up for this summer's most brutal road trek, the Unholy Alliance Tour|author=Sculley, Alan|publisher =CityBeat.com|date =|url=http://www.citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070203015854/http://citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml|archivedate=2007-02-03|accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref> Earle was criticised for this track; King anticipated a comparable reaction to "Jihad":<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley"/> "People make an assumption before they (read) the lyrics. It's definitely not only human nature, it's very American-natured."<ref name="Sculley"/> |
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===August=== |
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;August 1 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC August 2) – Tropical Storm Erick weakens into a tropical depression.<ref name="Erick" /> |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC August 2) – Tropical Depression Erick degenerates into a [[tropical wave]].<ref name="Erick" /> |
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;August 8 |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Nine-E forms well to the southwest of [[Baja California]].<ref name="Flossie TCR">{{cite web | author = Richard J. Pasch and David P. Roberts | title = Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Flossie | publisher = National Hurricane Center | date = 2008-01-10 | accessdate = 2008-02-22 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP092007_Flossie.pdf | format = PDF}}</ref> |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC August 9) – Tropical Depression Nine-E is upgraded to Tropical Storm Flossie.<ref name="Flossie TCR" /> |
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[[Image:Flossie 13 aug 2007 2310Z.jpg|right|thumb|Hurricane Flossie approaching Hawaii]] |
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;August 10 |
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:*5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Storm Flossie is upgraded to [[Hurricane Flossie (2007)|Hurricane Flossie]].<ref name="Flossie TCR" /> |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC August 11) – Hurricane Flossie is upgraded to a Category 3 major hurricane, becoming the first major hurricane of the season.<ref name="Flossie TCR" /> |
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;August 11 |
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:*5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC, 2 a.m. [[Hawaii-Aleutian time zone|HST]]) – Hurricane Flossie is upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane, and crosses 140°W into the [[Central Pacific Hurricane Center]]'s area of responsibility.<ref name="Flossie TCR" /> |
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;August 15 |
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:*2:00 a.m. HST (12:00 UTC) – Hurricane Flossie is downgraded to a tropical storm.<ref name="Flossie TCR" /> |
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:*8:00 p.m. HST (06:00 UTC August 16) – Tropical Storm Flossie is downgraded to a tropical depression.<ref name="Flossie TCR" /> |
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;August 16 |
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:*8:00 a.m. HST (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Flossie dissipates.<ref name="Flossie TCR" /> |
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;August 29 |
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:*5:00 a.m. [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] (12:00 [[Universal Coordinated Time|UTC]]) – Tropical Depression Ten-E forms west of [[Manzanillo, Colima|Manzanillo, Mexico]].<ref name="Gil TCR">{{cite web | author = Lixion A. Avila | title = Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Gil | publisher = National Hurricane Center | date = 2007-10-10 | accessdate = 2008-02-22 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP102007_Gil.pdf | format = PDF}}</ref> |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Ten-E is upgraded to Tropical Storm Gil.<ref name="Gil TCR"/> |
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;August 29 |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC August 30) – Tropical Depression Eleven-E forms southeast of [[Acapulco]], Mexico.<ref name="Henriette TCR">{{cite web | author = Richard D. Knabb | title = Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Henriette | publisher = National Hurricane Center | date = 2007-11-23 | accessdate = 2008-02-22 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP112007_Henriette.pdf | format = PDF}}</ref> |
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;August 31 |
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:*5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eleven-E is upgraded to Tropical Storm Henriette.<ref name="Henriette TCR" /> |
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;August 31 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC September 1) – Tropical Storm Gil is downgraded to a tropical depression.<ref name="Gil TCR"/> |
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==Musical structure== |
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===September=== |
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"Jihad" is 3 minutes 31 seconds long.<ref name="AllMusicReview">{{cite web| title = Allmusic Review - ''Christ Illusion''|author = Jurek, Thom|publisher = [[Allmusic]]|url = {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r849648/review|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate = 2007-03-11}}</ref> A skittering [[vamp (music)|vamp]] leads into the track, during which Lombardo shimmers his [[hi-hat]].<ref name="AllMusicReview"/> Smoothly mixing up tempos, the band build the song with a fast,<ref name="NYTReview">{{cite news | last = Ratliff| first = Ben| title =New CD's| work =| pages =| publisher = The New York Times | date = 2006-08-14 | url =|accessdate=}}</ref> "wonky, catchy and angular"<ref name="Popmatters">{{cite web|title= Christ Illusion - Review|author=Begrand, Adrien|publisher = Popmatters | date = | url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/slayer-christ-illusion/|accessdate=2007-04-12}}</ref> [[guitar riff]] reminiscent of the breakdown in 1986's "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)|Angel of Death]]".<ref name="Stylus">{{cite web|title= Christ Illusion - Review|author=Lee, Cosmo|publisher = Stylus Magazine | date = |url= http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/slayer/christ-illusion.htm|accessdate=2007-04-12}}</ref> |
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;September 2 |
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This guitar riff decelerates before bursting forward again in two-bar stretches underpinned by Lombardo's pounding, fifth-gear drumming.<ref name="NYTReview"/> |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Gil is downgraded to a remnant low.<ref name="Gil TCR"/> |
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;September 3 |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC September 4) – Tropical Storm Henriette is upgraded to [[Hurricane Henriette (2007)|Hurricane Henriette]].<ref name="Henriette TCR" /> |
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;September 4 |
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:*2:00 p.m. PDT (21:00 UTC) – Hurricane Henriette makes landfall just east of [[San José del Cabo]], Mexico with 80 mph (130 km/h) winds.<ref name="Henriette TCR" /> |
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;September 5 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC September 6) – Hurricane Henriette is downgraded to a tropical storm.<ref name="Henriette TCR" /> |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC September 6) – Tropical Storm Henriette makes a second landfall near [[Guaymas]], Mexico.<ref name="Henriette TCR" /> |
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;September 5 |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC September 6) – Tropical Storm Henriette is downgraded to a tropical depression.<ref name="Henriette TCR" /> |
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[[Image:Henriette 2007 track.png|right|thumb|Hurricane Henriette track map]] |
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;September 6 |
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:*5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Henriette dissipates.<ref name="Henriette TCR" /> |
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;September 17 |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC September 18) – Tropical Depression Twelve-E forms south-southeast of the southern tip of [[Baja California]].<ref name="Ivo TCR">{{cite web | author = James L. Franklin | title = Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Ivo | publisher = National Hurricane Center | date = 2007-12-03 | accessdate = 2008-02-22 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP122007_Ivo.pdf | format = PDF}}</ref> |
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;September 18 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC September 19) – Tropical Depression Twelve-E is upgraded to Tropical Storm Ivo.<ref name="Ivo TCR" /> |
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;September 18 |
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:*11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC September 19) – Tropical Depression Thirteen-E forms west-southwest of the southern tip of [[Baja California]].<ref name="13E TCR">{{cite web | author = Jack Beven and Chris Landsea | title = Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Thirteen-E | publisher = National Hurricane Center | date = 2007-10-17 | accessdate = 2008-02-22 | url = http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP132007_Thirteen-E.pdf | format = PDF}}</ref> |
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;September 19 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC September 20) – Tropical Storm Ivo is upgraded to [[Hurricane Ivo (2007)|Hurricane Ivo]].<ref name="Ivo TCR" /> |
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;September 20 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC September 21) – Tropical Depression Thirteen-E is downgraded to a remnant low.<ref name="13E TCR"/> |
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;September 21 |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Hurricane Ivo is downgraded to a tropical storm.<ref name="Ivo TCR" /> |
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;September 22 |
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:*5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC September 23) – Tropical Storm Ivo is downgraded to a tropical depression.<ref name="Ivo TCR" /> |
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;September 23 |
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:*11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Ivo is downgraded to a low.<ref name="Ivo TCR" /> |
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;September 28 |
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[[IGN]] reviewer Andy Patrizio was dismissive of the song's musical structure in comparison to other tracks on ''Christ Illusion'': "'Jihad,' 'Flesh Storm,' 'Skeleton Christ,' 'Supremist,' and felt there was too much similarity in the riffs, tuning, [[tempos]], and [[arrangements]]."<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|title= Christ Illusion - Review|author=Patrizio, Andy|publisher=IGN|date=2006-08-14|url= http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/725/725459p1.html|accessdate=2007-04-12}}</ref> MusicOMH.com's Ian Robinson was also negative, remarking that the song "concludes with the 'now getting slightly old hat' Slayer trick (but still atmospheric) of over sampling voices over the solo."<ref name="MusicOMH">{{cite web|title= Christ Illusion - Review|author=Robinson, Ian|publisher=MusicOMH.com|date=2006-08-21|url= http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/slayer-christ-illusion|accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref> |
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"Jihad"—alongside fellow ''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album tracks "[[Eyes of the Insane]]" and "Cult"—was made available for streaming on June 26, 2006, via the Spanish website ''Rafabasa.com''.<ref>{{cite web|title=SLAYER: Three New Tracks Available In Streaming Audio|author=|publisher = [[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=2006-06-26|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54247|accessdate = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The album was Slayer's ninth [[studio album|studio recording]], and was released on August 8, 2006. During reviews "Jihad" received a mixed reception. |
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''[[Blabbermouth.net|Blabbermouth]]'''s Don Kaye gave the opinion that "a handful of songs" on ''Christ Illusion'' "are either too generic or the arrangements are too clumsy to work well", and specifically singled out the track: "I'm looking at you, 'Jihad' and 'Skeleton Christ'."<ref name="BlabbermouthReview">{{cite web|title = Blabbermouth Review - ''Christ Illusion''|author=Kaye, Don | publisher = Blabbermouth.net | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=817 | accessdate = 2007-03-11}}</ref> Ben Ratliff of ''[[New York Times]]'' remarked that the song is "predictably tough stuff, but let's put it on a scale. It is tougher, and less reasoned, than [[Martin Amis]]'s recent short story 'The Last Days of Muhammad Atta.' It is no tougher than a taped message from Al Qaeda."<ref name="NYTReview"/> Peter Atkinson of ''KNAC.com'' was equally unimpressed, describing the group's choice of song climax as:<ref name="KNACReview">{{cite web|title=KNAC Review - Christ Illusion|author=Atkinson, Peter|publisher=KNAC.com|date=2006-07-24|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4789|accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref> |
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*[[2007 Pacific hurricane season]] |
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*[[Timeline of the 2007-08 South Pacific cyclone season]] |
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{{cquote|..the same sort of detached, matter-of-fact tactic Hanneman and Araya have employed for "difficult" subjects in the past — Josef Mengele's Nazi atrocities in "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)|Angel of Death]]" or [[Jeffrey Dahmer]]/[[Ed Gein]]'s ghoulish proclivities in "213" and "[[Seasons in the Abyss|Dead Skin Mask]]" — with great effect. But here it feels atypically crass and exploitative, as if it was done purely to get a rise out of people... And Slayer's usually a lot more clever than that.}} |
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Not all reviews were so negative. Thom Jurek of ''[[Allmusic]]'' observed that "the band begins to enter and twist and turn looking for a place to create a new rhythmic thrash that's the most insane deconstruction of four/four time on tape."<ref name="AllMusicReview" /> The ''[[Austin Chronicle]]'''s Marc Savlov asked readers to "listen to the eerie, stop-start cadence of lunacy in 'Jihad,' with Araya essaying the role of a suicide bomber almost too convincingly."<ref>{{cite web|title= Christ Illusion - Review|author=Savlov, Marc|publisher = Austin Chronicle | date = 2006-09-01|url= http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:399559|accessdate=2007-04-27}}</ref> |
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King would have appointed "Jihad" as the group's nomination in the "[[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]]" award category at the [[49th Grammy Awards]], deeming the chosen track "[[Eyes of the Insane]]" "the poorest representations" of the group on ninth studio album ''Christ Illusion''.<ref>{{cite news | last = Piccoli| first = Sean| title =Grammy for Slayer's 11th album shows metal legends are now a household name| work =| pages =| publisher = Sun-Sentinel.com | date = 2007-02-21 | url =|accessdate=}}</ref> Despite King's statement, "Eyes of the Insane" won Slayer their first Grammy award.<ref>{{cite web|title=SLAYER Wins GRAMMY In 'Best Metal Performance' Category | author = | publisher = Blabbermouth.net | date = 2007-02-11 | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=66845 | accessdate = 2007-02-12}}</ref> The Slayer guitarist has also stated; "I like playing 'Jihad' because I'm back changing my guitars, and Jeff starts it and he starts it quietly so you can hear the fans go crazy about it and you can't always hear that at the beginning of a song."<ref>{{cite web|title= Slayer Interview Pt II|author=Gamble, Billy|publisher=Rocknworld.com|date=|url= http://www.rocknworld.com/features/07/slayer2.shtml|accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref> |
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"Jihad"'s lyrical matter provoked controversy from several quarters. Peter Atkinson of ''KNAC.com'' remarked that the song, "no doubt will be ''Christ Illusion''’s most controversial track." In May 2006, ''World Entertainment News Network'' announced that revelations of the song's lyrical content had angered the families of [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]] victims.<ref>{{cite web|title=SLAYER Spark 9/11 Controversy|publisher = Blabbermouth.net | date = 2006-05-27 | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=52892|accessdate =2007-03-11}}</ref> |
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Joseph Dias of the Mumbai Christian group "Catholic Secular Forum" (CSF) issued a memorandum to his police commissioner, in which he expressed concern that "Jihad" would offend "the sensibilities of the [[Muslim]]s...and secular Indians who have respect for all faiths."<ref name="IllusionRecalled">{{cite web|title=SLAYER's 'Christ Illusion' Album Recalled Following Christian Group Protests | author =|publisher = Blabbermouth.net | date = 2006-10-06 | url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=59883|accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref> EMI India met with the CSF, apologising for the album's release, and recalled all copies, with no plans for a reissue.<ref name="IllusionRecalled"/> On October 11, 2006, it was announced all stocks had been destroyed.<ref name="Offensive' album pulled in India">{{cite web | title = 'Offensive' album pulled in India | author =| publisher = [[BBC News Online]]| date = 2006-10-11| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6039976.stm | accessdate = 2007-02-22 }}</ref> The track, alongside the album's controversial [[Larry Carroll (artist)|Larry Carroll]] painted cover art and provocative lyrics, were the specific reasons for EMI India's decision.<ref name="IllusionRecalled"/> Araya had expected "Jihad"'s treatment of the events of 9/11 to create a backlash in America,<ref name="SunInterview"/> however it failed to materialise. This was in part, he believes, because of peoples' view that the song was merely "Slayer being Slayer".<ref name="Luxi">{{cite web | title = SLAYER - Jeff Hanneman| author = Lahtinen, Luxi| publisher=Metal-rules.com| date = 2006-12-18|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=737&Itemid=60|accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref> Hanneman expected that the Muslim community would either "embrace" or hate Slayer for penning the track, or that the victims of 9/11 would criticize the band over the song's subject matter.<ref name="HannemanSteffens">{{cite web|title=Gnarly Charlie's exclusive interview with Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman|author=Steffens, Charlie|publisher=KNAC.com|date=2006-05-30|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4653|accessdate = 2007-03-11}}</ref> |
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"Jihad" was one of six songs performed by Slayer during their first US network television appearance on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]]'s ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' (January 19, 2007), although only the opening minute of the track was broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|title=SLAYER On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!': 'Eyes Of The Insane' Performance Posted Online|author=|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=2007-01-20|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=65652|accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref> ABC-TV's Broadcast Standards and Practices department [[censorship|censored]] "Jihad", and approached Slayer the day prior to broadcast with roughly 40% of the song lyrics deleted.<ref name="KansasCityStarBlabber">{{cite web|title=SLAYER Guitarist Says ABC-TV Put Last-Minute 'Gag Order' On Band's 'Jimmy Kimmel' Performance|author=|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=2007-02-03|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=66425|accessdate=2007-04-08}}</ref> King has since confirmed that the group were ten minutes from withdrawing from the show, but eventually decided to "just go do it."<ref name="KansasCityStarBlabber"/> |
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On a number of occasions the song has been compared to "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)|Angel of Death]]",<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="RubinSlap">{{cite web| title = SLAYER's KING Says RICK RUBIN's Collaboration With METALLICA Was 'Slap In The Face| publisher= Blabbermouth.net | date = 2006-06-26| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54475|accessdate =2007-03-11}}</ref> a Hanneman-penned Slayer track from 1986's ''[[Reign in Blood]]'', which was lyrically inspired by Nazi physician [[Josef Mengele]].<ref name="OralHistory">{{cite web|title=An exclusive oral history of Slayer|author=|publisher=Decibel Magazine|date=|url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features_detail.aspx?id=4566|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060813155123/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features_detail.aspx?id=4566|archivedate=2006-08-13 |accessdate=2007-03-11}}</ref> "Angel of Death" focused on [[Nazi human experimentation|human experiments]] conducted by Mengele at the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]] in World War II.<ref name="OralHistory"/> ''KNAC.com'''s Peter Atkinson commented upon the similarities, to which King responded that the whole affair "was blown out of proportion".<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> |
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Making the connection, King remembers thinking "Great, now we're gonna be answering for this one!" after listening to a playback of the song.<ref name="RubinSlap"/> "But as with 'Angel [of Death],' we're not endorsing anything. It's just not an 'anti' song, either."<ref name="RubinSlap"/> Hanneman emphasised, "Like 'Angel of Death,' it's just a documentary."<ref name="HannemanSteffens"/> |
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收录于专辑《Christ Illusion》 | |
发行日期 | August 8, 2006 |
类型 | Thrash metal |
时长 | 3:32 |
唱片公司 | American Recordings |
词曲 | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya |
制作人 | Josh Abraham |
"Jihad" is a song by the American thrash metal band Slayer which appears on their 2006 album Christ Illusion. The song portrays the imagined viewpoint of a terrorist who has participated in the September 11, 2001 attacks, concluding with spoken lyrics taken from words left behind by Mohamed Atta; Atta was named by the FBI as the "head suicide terrorist" of the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center. "Jihad" was primarily written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman; the lyrics were co-authored with vocalist Tom Araya.
"Jihad" received a mixed reception in the music press, and reviews generally focused on the lyrics' controversial subject matter. The song drew comparisons to Slayer's 1986 track "Angel of Death"—also penned by Hanneman—which similarly caused outrage at the time of its release.
Joseph Dias of the Mumbai Christian group "Catholic Secular Forum" expressed concern over "Jihad"'s lyrics, and contributed to Christ Illusion's recall by EMI India, who to date have no plans for a reissue in that country. ABC-TV's Broadcast Standards and Practices Department censored the song during Slayer's first US network television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Only the opening minute was broadcast over the show's credits, thus omitting 40% of the lyrics.
Origins
Primarily written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman, "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist Tom Araya.[2] Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "Angel of Death" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician Josef Mengele and Third Reich henchman Reinhard Heydrich, Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer and Ed Gein in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.[1][3] The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by Mohamed Atta,[1] who was named by the FBI as the head suicide terrorist of American Airlines Flight 11, the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Guitarist Kerry King has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on Christ Illusion.[1] "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane' — it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."[4] He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume that Slayer was doing so.[1] They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.[1] "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.[1]
American singer/songwriter Steve Earle attempted a similar concept in penning "John Walker's Blues" (from the 2002 album Jerusalem), written from the perspective of the Washington-born John Walker Lindh, a Taliban member captured during the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan.[1][5] Earle was criticised for this track; King anticipated a comparable reaction to "Jihad":[1][5] "People make an assumption before they (read) the lyrics. It's definitely not only human nature, it's very American-natured."[5]
Musical structure
"Jihad" is 3 minutes 31 seconds long.[6] A skittering vamp leads into the track, during which Lombardo shimmers his hi-hat.[6] Smoothly mixing up tempos, the band build the song with a fast,[7] "wonky, catchy and angular"[8] guitar riff reminiscent of the breakdown in 1986's "Angel of Death".[9] This guitar riff decelerates before bursting forward again in two-bar stretches underpinned by Lombardo's pounding, fifth-gear drumming.[7]
IGN reviewer Andy Patrizio was dismissive of the song's musical structure in comparison to other tracks on Christ Illusion: "'Jihad,' 'Flesh Storm,' 'Skeleton Christ,' 'Supremist,' and felt there was too much similarity in the riffs, tuning, tempos, and arrangements."[10] MusicOMH.com's Ian Robinson was also negative, remarking that the song "concludes with the 'now getting slightly old hat' Slayer trick (but still atmospheric) of over sampling voices over the solo."[11]
Reception and criticism
"Jihad"—alongside fellow Christ Illusion album tracks "Eyes of the Insane" and "Cult"—was made available for streaming on June 26, 2006, via the Spanish website Rafabasa.com.[12] The album was Slayer's ninth studio recording, and was released on August 8, 2006. During reviews "Jihad" received a mixed reception.
Blabbermouth's Don Kaye gave the opinion that "a handful of songs" on Christ Illusion "are either too generic or the arrangements are too clumsy to work well", and specifically singled out the track: "I'm looking at you, 'Jihad' and 'Skeleton Christ'."[13] Ben Ratliff of New York Times remarked that the song is "predictably tough stuff, but let's put it on a scale. It is tougher, and less reasoned, than Martin Amis's recent short story 'The Last Days of Muhammad Atta.' It is no tougher than a taped message from Al Qaeda."[7] Peter Atkinson of KNAC.com was equally unimpressed, describing the group's choice of song climax as:[14]
“ | ..the same sort of detached, matter-of-fact tactic Hanneman and Araya have employed for "difficult" subjects in the past — Josef Mengele's Nazi atrocities in "Angel of Death" or Jeffrey Dahmer/Ed Gein's ghoulish proclivities in "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" — with great effect. But here it feels atypically crass and exploitative, as if it was done purely to get a rise out of people... And Slayer's usually a lot more clever than that. | ” |
Not all reviews were so negative. Thom Jurek of Allmusic observed that "the band begins to enter and twist and turn looking for a place to create a new rhythmic thrash that's the most insane deconstruction of four/four time on tape."[6] The Austin Chronicle's Marc Savlov asked readers to "listen to the eerie, stop-start cadence of lunacy in 'Jihad,' with Araya essaying the role of a suicide bomber almost too convincingly."[15]
King would have appointed "Jihad" as the group's nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" award category at the 49th Grammy Awards, deeming the chosen track "Eyes of the Insane" "the poorest representations" of the group on ninth studio album Christ Illusion.[16] Despite King's statement, "Eyes of the Insane" won Slayer their first Grammy award.[17] The Slayer guitarist has also stated; "I like playing 'Jihad' because I'm back changing my guitars, and Jeff starts it and he starts it quietly so you can hear the fans go crazy about it and you can't always hear that at the beginning of a song."[18]
Controversy
"Jihad"'s lyrical matter provoked controversy from several quarters. Peter Atkinson of KNAC.com remarked that the song, "no doubt will be Christ Illusion’s most controversial track." In May 2006, World Entertainment News Network announced that revelations of the song's lyrical content had angered the families of 9/11 victims.[19]
Joseph Dias of the Mumbai Christian group "Catholic Secular Forum" (CSF) issued a memorandum to his police commissioner, in which he expressed concern that "Jihad" would offend "the sensibilities of the Muslims...and secular Indians who have respect for all faiths."[20] EMI India met with the CSF, apologising for the album's release, and recalled all copies, with no plans for a reissue.[20] On October 11, 2006, it was announced all stocks had been destroyed.[21] The track, alongside the album's controversial Larry Carroll painted cover art and provocative lyrics, were the specific reasons for EMI India's decision.[20] Araya had expected "Jihad"'s treatment of the events of 9/11 to create a backlash in America,[3] however it failed to materialise. This was in part, he believes, because of peoples' view that the song was merely "Slayer being Slayer".[22] Hanneman expected that the Muslim community would either "embrace" or hate Slayer for penning the track, or that the victims of 9/11 would criticize the band over the song's subject matter.[23]
"Jihad" was one of six songs performed by Slayer during their first US network television appearance on ABC-TV's Jimmy Kimmel Live! (January 19, 2007), although only the opening minute of the track was broadcast.[24] ABC-TV's Broadcast Standards and Practices department censored "Jihad", and approached Slayer the day prior to broadcast with roughly 40% of the song lyrics deleted.[25] King has since confirmed that the group were ten minutes from withdrawing from the show, but eventually decided to "just go do it."[25]
Comparisons to "Angel of Death"
Yeah, that was blown out proportion. People thinking they know what it says without really reading it. And that will happen with every record for everybody, because people like to take an opinion without being informed about anything. It's easier to just shoot your mouth off because the more noise you make the less basis in fact your argument has to be because people are too dumb to recognize the difference. | ||
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On a number of occasions the song has been compared to "Angel of Death",[1][26] a Hanneman-penned Slayer track from 1986's Reign in Blood, which was lyrically inspired by Nazi physician Josef Mengele.[27] "Angel of Death" focused on human experiments conducted by Mengele at the Auschwitz concentration camp in World War II.[27] KNAC.com's Peter Atkinson commented upon the similarities, to which King responded that the whole affair "was blown out of proportion".[1]
Making the connection, King remembers thinking "Great, now we're gonna be answering for this one!" after listening to a playback of the song.[26] "But as with 'Angel [of Death],' we're not endorsing anything. It's just not an 'anti' song, either."[26] Hanneman emphasised, "Like 'Angel of Death,' it's just a documentary."[23]
Personnel
See also
References
- ^ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Atkinson, Peter. Songs About God and Satan - Part 1: An Interview With Slayer's Kerry King. KNAC.com. 2006-05-24 [2007-03-11].
- ^ Christ Illusion album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2
- ^ 3.0 3.1 It's carry on thrashing'. The Sun Online. [2007-03-11].
- ^ Beck, Aaron. After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal. The Columbus Dispatch. 2007-02-10 [2007-03-11].
- ^ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sculley, Alan. Metal gods Slayer gear up for this summer's most brutal road trek, the Unholy Alliance Tour. CityBeat.com. [2007-03-11]. (原始内容存档于2007-02-03).
- ^ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jurek, Thom. Allmusic Review - Christ Illusion. Allmusic. [2007-03-11].
- ^ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Ratliff, Ben. New CD's. The New York Times. 2006-08-14.
- ^ 8.0 8.1 Begrand, Adrien. Christ Illusion - Review. Popmatters. [2007-04-12].
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