Raining Blood is the closing track on Slayer's 1986 album Reign in Blood, written by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Produced by Rick Rubin, the album helped define thrash metal, and this song became one of the band's signature pieces, played live for decades. Its intro has since been sampled, covered and clipped across gaming, wrestling and extreme sports culture online. The riff's lasting fame comes from how recognisable those first seconds are, even detached from the full four-minute song.
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The heavy guitar intro to Slayer's Raining Blood, the thrash metal classic used for intense entrances, edits and dramatic metal moments online.
This 12-second clip captures the opening riff of Raining Blood, built from fast descending guitar lines, pounding drums and a dark, storm-like tension that builds before the main assault. It sounds aggressive, chaotic and instantly recognisable to metal fans, with that churning guitar tone creating a sense of impending doom. Listeners feel the rush even before any vocals arrive, which is why the intro works on its own as a dramatic sting. It turns an ordinary reveal or entrance into something threatening, powerful and deliberately over the top.
