Slayer - Ghosts Of War Lyrics






Fate silent warriors sleeping souls will arise.
Once forgotten soldiers come to life.
Fallen mercenary, dormancy is done,
Not content with wars we never won.

Memories can't ignore
Anguish of before
Satisfy the scorn.
Rise ghosts of war.

Target assassinate, time of your life has expired.
Hatred victimize, gaze in their eyes as they die.
Violence inflicting of pain, savage morticians deny
Drive the salt in the wound, arouse the subconscious to lie.

(Memories can't ignore
Anguish of before
Satisfy the scorn.
Rise ghosts of war.)

I deal in pain.
All life I drain.
I dominate.
I seal your fate.
I deal in pain.
All life I drain.
Memories can't ignore,
Rise ghost of war.





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  1. d.... ....

    3:13 live!! Fuckin dave lombardo!!

  2. J.... H....

    My best album. Hands down.

  3. A.... M....

    Jeff Henneman was [Dragon] Slayer.
    amjmetaltomotown

  4. Q.... K....

    Decided to come back to this song after the potential war that will come down

  5. S.... ....

    Once forgotten soldiers come to life

  6. A.... L....

    I used to think this album was weak compared to the others, but this album actually had really fucking great songs.

  7. T.... R....

    Fucking shit up. Dave Lombardo is the mannnnnnnn

  8. n.... e....

    There is not one wasted note on this album.

  9. B.... B....

    I was 10 years old back in 1991 head banging and air guitaring like a pro, jumping on my bed and bouncing around my room like a crackhead listening to this album on cassette screaming at full bore from my old “boom box”.

    B.... B....

    I WAS 24 AND PLAYING AIR DRUMS AND AIR GUITAR THAT LOMBARDO AND HANNEMAN( RIP) WOULD BE PROUD OF \,,,/

  10. T.... S....

    Drumming in this Album is from another world

  11. c.... a....

    2:02 ... pure evil

    c.... a....

    fuckin love that part

  12. M.... F....

    1:52 THE CHILLS

  13. t.... f....

    Lombardos drumming on this song...fu king killer...just totally anger

  14. D.... G....

    54👎???? WTF!!!!

    D.... G....

    ( 64) bieber fans!!!!

  15. C.... C....

    Ghost of war is haunted by history of DAMATION war!

  16. K.... S....

    So good 🤔👽🙏😇🤓😎😍

  17. 5.... /....

    Hatebreed's cover has more views than the original.. wtf

    5.... /....

    WELL, THE HATEBREED FANS MUST REMEMBER, WITHOUT SLAYER/ BLACK SABBATH/ JUDAS FUCKING PRIEST/ THERE WOULD BE ( NO HATEBREED OR ANY OTHER SUCH BAND)**

  18. T.... W....

    FUCKING SLAYER!
    This song will never lose it's greatness!

  19. r.... ....

    And once again Lombardo steals the show !

    r.... ....

    rrbh don’t forget about my boy Tom 👍😳

    r.... ....

    AS FAR AS DRUMMING GOES// LOMBARDO STEALS EVERY SHOW// THIS WELL OILED UNIT CONTAINS( KERRY KING// JEFF HANNEMAN( RIP)//TOM ARAYA// AND DRUM GOD DAVE LOMBARDO)**

  20. J.... N....

    My fave slayer song...khant wait to see them tomorrow....fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking slaaaaaaaaaaaaaayer

  21. E.... T....

    Verses remind of Creeping Death

  22. K.... K....

    This twisted solos are relief for my sick mind.

  23. D.... ....

    One of the wickedest solo sections ever...sounds so sinister.

  24. T.... W....

    My favourite Lombardo track. Love his groove, attack, ideas, drum sound. Just gives me so much pleasure every time I hear it.

  25. P.... L....

    Best Slayer song ever

  26. J.... �....

    they are awesome!!!!!!!!!

  27. N.... K....

    Underrated breakdown

  28. D.... H....

    Imagine this playing as thousands of pissed off citizens drag their "leaders" into the public square and dismember them. "I deal in pain! All life I drain!!!"

    D.... H....

    That would be fucking amazing

  29. t.... ....

    USMC Cpl K.C Scramm and Army SGT Charles Sylvester. Your duty and service are not forgotten as long as I continue to lift on this planet

    t.... ....

    Do you even lift bro?

    t.... ....

    MY CONDOLENCES TO THE BRAVE VETERANS*

  30. L.... F....

    I always wondered why the intro riffs were played quiet, but turns out it's Chemical Warfare riffs. So I guess one of my favourite Slayer songs is a spiritual successor to my new favourite Slayer song!

    L.... F....

    YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH EITHER ONE OF THOSE BADASS SONGS**

  31. K.... J....

    rISE gHOSTS OF wAR…..THEN rIIIIIIIFFFFFFFFFF

    K.... J....

    I CAN ALWAYS RECOGNIZE JEFF'S( RIP)SOLOS// KERRY'S ARE BADASS BUT JEFF'S ARE JUST INSANE**

  32. J.... S....

    3:13 is orgasmic

  33. D.... a....

    42 ghosts disliked

  34. b.... ....

    Mono riff at the begining its the same riff for the ending of chemical warfare.

  35. 5.... ....

    CHEMICAL WARFAREEEEEEEEEE

  36. U.... W....

    I love ghosts of war.

  37. A.... H....

    I'm ready to rumble

  38. D.... P....

    The ghost of war allowed me to be hear a long time ago in south east asia thanks buddy

  39. S.... E....

    que buen tema lejos

  40. D.... W....

    A lot of people thought that this album sucked because they slowed the tempo. For me, this and Master of Puppets are the best metal albums ever made. Lombardo's drums on this are brutal.

    D.... W....

    I concur 🤘

    D.... W....

    DAVE LOMBARDOS DRUMMING IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN ALL**

  41. C.... S....

    I love how the intro is quieter, as if to trick people into turning up their speakers then it proper kicks in. I can imagine that bit blew people away back when this first came out

    C.... S....

    IT TRICKED ME HERE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN YEARS SINCE I TRAGICALLY LOST MY MUSIC COLLECTION// I THOUGHT THE UPLOADER WAS HAVING TROUBLElol!!!

  42. 4.... ....

    Rise ghosts of WAR

  43. D.... M....

    This kicks ass

  44. C.... R....

    Frapping yeah. Slayer Kick ass! That don't sound like me. Rise Ghoast of war time Has come I ate my full of Solint Green. I have sunken Iron Machine, In a Land with no taste I'll leave it all in Acid Waste.

  45. B.... R....

    an inquiry is it blasphemy

  46. D.... D....

    Isn’t that start from Chemical warfare?

    D.... D....

    Ghosts of war was meant to be part 2 of Chemical warfare...that’s why the beginning of the song is the end of Chemical warfare!

  47. M.... F....

    I seen this live...my almost broke off from head banging

  48. D.... P....

    Dave Lombardo fucking rules

    D.... P....

    NO DRUMMERCAN DEFEAT MR. LOMBARDO.// PERFECT RECORD 666 WINS AND 0 LOSSES!!!!

  49. M.... t....

    RISE! Ghosts of WAR!

  50. W.... ....

    I usually steered clear of Slayer because of the satanic and anti-christian themes in their lyrics. I know it’s just music, but I didn’t want my parents to change their view of me. They are by no means bad parents at all. I couldn’t ask for much more, but they just would’t understand the attraction to this sort of stuff. They know this is the kind of stuff that I enjoy and I must say I feel a lot better just listening to whatever. If I like it I like it.

    W.... ....

    If they're good parents and really love you they wouldn't care.

    W.... ....

    Dire Raven well you can tell them that Tom araya is catholic and the songs didn’t change his faith

    W.... ....

    @I'm Weird KERRY WROTE LIKE 95% OF LYRICS// THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL SONG BY SLAYER( ANGEL OF DEATH) WAS WRITTEN BY JEFF HANNEMAN( RIP) TOM HAS ONLY WRITTEN A FEW// NOT THAT IT MATTERS// TOM IS SO FAST WITH HIS STYLE OF SINGING// FASTER THAN MOST OF THESE rappers THAT TOM TOLD AN INTERVIEWER HE WILL NOT LET HIS KIDS LISTEN TO RAP( GOTTA LOVE TOM ARAYA)**

  51. d.... ....

    Quite possibly the most evil piece of music I have ever heard. Love it

  52. I.... H....

    This shits fucking evil man. Lmao chill out.

  53. B.... T....

    If you wanna get the boner of desolate destruction! You will have to listen to this piece of art! Holy fckn Jesus!

  54. S.... L....

    I deal in pain

  55. D.... ....

    so, cocaine dealing man.

  56. A.... B....

    I. Deal. In. Pain. All. Life. I. Drain. All. Life. I. Drain. I. Dominate. I. Seal. Your. Fate!

  57. j.... p....

    Saw slayer 91 or 92 clash of the titans pgh pa they were the best.anthrax was drunk an sloppy megadeth was ok alice in chains was new but great.rip jeff layne mike and nick

    j.... p....

    Megadeth ok?

  58. H.... 1....

    Eargasm moment starting at 2:39

  59. s.... s....

    Thumbs down ....I SEAL YOUR FATE!!!!

  60. P.... D....

    I fucking love how they work that riff from Chemical Warfare in during the intro, gives me chills

  61. C.... V....

    I like a lot when the triplets beging at 2:38

  62. R.... R....

    Sucks that the farewell tour is going to happen but had the privilege of seeing the metal gods with the original line up...SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    R.... R....

    I saw them with Gary Holts but Dave was on drums

  63. X.... Y....

    2.00 Jeff riff getting me high

  64. R.... O....

    This one sounds like it should have been in Hell Awaits...

  65. T.... P....

    ghosts of war what a track a classic!

  66. T.... P....

    ghosts of war what a track a classic!

  67. t.... s....

    I feel like this song belong to 'The Legion of The Damned"

  68. A.... T....

    I like how it starts

    A.... T....

    Alfredo Torres Chemical warfare

    A.... T....

    Alfredo Torres wtf you saying bro

  69. m.... ....

    SLLLLLAAAAAYYYYYYYEEEEERRRRRRRRR

  70. s.... b....

    I DOMINATE !!!

  71. T.... M....

    I really love this song and I like the cover by hatebreed.

  72. U.... B....

    KAKAT GREMMM

  73. D.... W....

    This is one of Slayers best!

  74. S.... ....

    I DEAL IN PAIN
    ALL LIFE I DRAIN
    I... DOMINATE
    I SEAL YOUR FATE

  75. J.... P....

    Holy shit Lombardo.

  76. J.... A....

    Ok, man, I appreciate that you shared Slayer for us all but why claiming "HD" when in fact you uploaded fucking 96 kb/s music?

  77. D.... C....

    One if my favorite war Slayer songs of all time!With heavy guitars and speed by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King!Dave Lombardo with his awesome spins on the drums and Tom Araya with his vocals on top of everything and awesome war lyrics about forgotten soldiers come back to life!

  78. G.... 6....

    My favorite Slayer song! I fucking love the wicked guitar lick in the middle of the song! 🤘

  79. C.... D....

    So, there has to be 14 cunts, who dislike this. What the Fuck were they doing here in the first place.

  80. m.... b....

    Rise Ghosts Of \WAR/ ...

  81. I.... K....

    I gotta say, South of Heaven has some of the most underrated Slayer songs.

    I.... K....

    @hoolivier Its easily the best song on Seasons

    I.... K....

    @Arka \m/ sorry but I Don t like it.... Not a big fan of this album, prefer South of heaven, the 3 first, diabolus in Musica and divine intervention

    I.... K....

    @hoolivier South of Heaven and 1st 3 are definitely better overall albums, divine intervention is just bland for the most part except ss-3, killing fields which are decent tracks, dittohead and 223 are ok. Diabolous is just shit through and through and a disgrace to their entire discog. Seasons has fillers as well but war ensemble(straight forward pummeling simplistic riffs and drums with great lyri s to shout and sing to, definitely a classic though not as competent as quality tracks on 1st 3 albums) and title track are great tracks, spirit in black is a decent track especially the 2nd half of the song, but there are some subpar tracks like hallowed point(bit better than other ones but still a sub par), temptation, expendable youth, skeletons of society.

  82. T.... ....

    Gotta W8 after this damn commercial ad n da bytch azz buffer loadin as a muthafucka

  83. Z.... M....

    Greatest band ever

  84. V.... G....

    FKN INKREDIBLE

  85. J.... ....

    That lo fi intro gets me so pumped for some reason \m/

  86. T.... O....

    my favorite band ever.

  87. J.... W....

    Dude, Slayer man

  88. A.... F....

    good Metal song \m/

  89. M.... ....

    Definitely one of Slayer's best songs...

    M.... ....

    almighty_luigi after reign in blood Slayer still producd some masterpiecesm... And even now they release epicbmateral

    M.... ....

    almighty_luigi most evil*

    M.... ....

    Some One fuck you

  90. K.... D....

    Is the recording quality so shit on the album itself?

  91. J.... T....

    this is almost Chemical Warfare pt.2, and it makes sense, ghosts of the chemical war......I fuckin love slayer

  92. e.... K....

    The last solo at 2:22 is so fucking awesome, it's got melody almost like a normal rock solo but with the insane Slayer touch in it. And at the end it sounds like "ah fuck it I won't play a melodic thing anymore" \m/ RIP JEFF \m/

    e.... K....

    Seriously it's probably the best lick i've ever heard... its so perfectly put together

  93. E.... W....

    you can almost feel the thump of soldiers crawling out of their graves when the break down happens

  94. s.... b....

    I DOMINATE!!!!

  95. M.... R....

    reminds me of 7th grade...every morning before school :)

    M.... R....

    Matt Roggenkamp we would’ve been good friends in middle school

  96. F.... D....

    Dave and Jeff the best duo!!!!!

    F.... D....

    Franz Dorregaray But this song is written by King.

    F.... D....

    Mdrummer's Hardware King wrote it with Jeff

    F.... D....

    Give Kerry credit. He gets way too much hate.