Mandatory Suicide by Slayer

Album: South Of Heaven (1988)

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This is about a solider who is forced into battle on the second World War beaches of Normandy. The solider sees his comrades dying all around him in a hail of German gunfire. The spoken part at the end of the song describes the death of the solider from his own perspective. >>>
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Stoney The Reaper Cardin from South Of Heaven In The UsaDon't compare Slayer to metallicA, they sold out long ago , they went pop after And justice for all.......Slayer is Speed metal at its finest Metallica are no better than a trumped up version of Beyonce or Taylor Swift smdh
Stoney The Reaper Cardin from South Of Heaven In The UsaI'm not sure but my take on this masterpiece best song ever written is the possibilty WW2 south Pacific cause the Japanese were brutal ass hell. Whether WW 1, 2 or prophetic about number 3 it will be the only song I ever listen to for the rest of my life, thanks for waking me from my sleep .....you charlatan preacher begging me to tide 1000 bucks guess your god cant help me unless I pay him too........here I lie lost in agony begging your God to save me but I can't afford, so the evil one turns out is free. Too lay waste to everyone I can or just blow my brains on a wall it's tough to do but hearing suicide over and over again turns a coward into a man.......Thanks a bunch thanks to the whores who destroyed me
Eric from Long Beach, CaI think Buster called it correct, the song is more about Viet Nam than WWII. The 'child's toy sudden death bit' is even a reference to a part in the Viet Nam war movie Full Metal Jacket.
1994 Mazda Miata from Topeka Honestly, this song describes WW1 in my opinion, due to it being called “mandatory suicide” since going over the top usually meant certain death to the soldiers
Conejo from EverywhereI was 14 when I started listening to Slayer now I'm 50 and I'm still jamming mandatory suicide it's sounds just as good as it did 36 years ago Slayer rules.
Luke from Manchester, United KingdomSlayer sound nothing like Metallica apart from they play metal...
Josh from Bowie, MdAlot of their songs sound like Metallica.
Matt from Cleveland, Tnyea me to devon
Buster from Houston, TxThis song is about the Vietnam War not WWII. References to "a child's toy sudden death!" means the enemy making bombs out of childrens' toys that soldiers may pick up with dire consequences. There is also a mention of "flyswater stakes impaling you." Again this was a popular booby trap from the enemy that is unique to the vietnam war.
Devon from Westerville, OhSlayer rocks. part of it reminds me of For whom the bell tolls from Metallica.
Slayer Rules from Somewhere In AlbertaThis song kicks ass

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