From “Slayer - Bloodline” by Slayer Slayer
Slayer's "Bloodline": a blood-soaked performance video
Blood-red frames and a dark stage, built for headbangers.
Key points
- The video is Slayer's performance of "Bloodline" with no spoken narration, and the lyrics are not quoted in the video. 0:00
- The early lyrics are about vampirism: a narrator who wants to feed on another person's blood to gain eternal life. 0:37
- A recurring refrain has the narrator threatening to end a victim's dreams and start a new life for himself through the victim's bloodline. 1:09
- The narrator casts himself as the first immortal, cursed by a single kiss, who plans to betray and destroy the victim's soul. 2:04
- The song's core image is predatory immortality: the singer's endless life is fed by another's death, and the closing lines urge the listener to drink flesh and life and say the singer will prepare to reign for a thousand years. 2:36
Things worth a closer look
- Marshall amplifier stacks — Black Marshall cabinets line the dark background behind the performer.
- Drum kit badge — A drum kit with a visible badge on the bass drum sits behind the singer.
- Chain through red liquid — A dark chain hangs from a hook into a splash of bright red liquid.