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Angel of Death (Slayer song)
"
Angel of Death
" is the opening track on the American
thrash metal
band
Slayer
's 1986 album
Reign in Blood
. The lyrics and music were written by Slayer guitarist,
Jeff Hanneman
and are based on
Nazi
physician
Josef Mengele
, who conducted
human experiments
at the
Auschwitz concentration camp
during
World War II
. "Angel of Death" led to the band facing accusations of Nazi sympathizing and
racism
throughout their career.
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