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Raining Blood is a song written and recorded by Slayer for their third album Reign in Blood (1986).

Walkthrough

Raining Blood is viewed by many to be the hardest song of the 8th tier. There are two main reasons why.

One reason this song is difficult is because of a long section containing rapid descending scales that are about 30% of the way into the song (known as Mosh 1 in practice mode). Only 2 Star Power phrases are before it, with a Star Power phrase at the beginning of Mosh 1, making this section challenging to many.

The second reason why it is difficult is because of the final section in the song: Flood. It is basically a thirty-second long barrage of grinding metal, making for a chaotic guitar solo. The section begins with a fast tremolo section (about 14.5 NPS) then goes into several complex sets of hammer-ons and pull-offs, including several extremely fast trills.

The rest of the song is not considered difficult, though many people have had trouble 5 starring it; one of the reasons being that the song is incredibly unforgiving when it comes to star power: there are only 7 phrases, one of which is buried in Mosh 1 and another of which is the entire green tremolo-picking section at the start of Flood!

Most people struggle with Mosh 1. There are several ways to master it, but the first and foremost way to pass this section is practice. Try practicing it on slow and full speed and gauge how fast your fingers must move to keep up with the hammer ons. You can also try to alt strum about every two notes. When you have nothing else to do, try doing the hammer ons back and forth on your guitar. Star power is a must if you're struggling with this section. Its best used after you make it to the second set of chords in between the descending scales of hammer-ons. It should carry you to the chorus where you can complete the rest of the song with relative ease.

Appears In

Guitar Hero III (Tier 8)

A Master Track is the original recording of a song by an artist. All songs on CD, record, cassette, or any other form of media are based on this recording.

This is necessary for the Guitar Hero series because on a master track all instruments are separate tracks, which is required so the guitar sounds can be separate from the rest of the music.

In Guitar Hero II, a master track is shown by Performed by such as Stop as Performed by Jane's Addiction. In Guitar Hero III, a master track is indicated as "by".

Song Stats

4-Star Cutoffs:

Easy: 66,520

Medium: 88,703

Hard: 126,020

Expert: 162,296

5-Star Cutoffs:

Easy: 92,377

Medium: 124,851

Hard: 176,428

Expert: 227,215

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