Talkin' Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook

D.X. Ferris
  • 4.4 (14)
  • Music History
  • Updated Biweekly

Talkin' Slayer tells the story of Slayer, the thrashiest of the Big Four thrash metal bands. After some introduction episodes, this weekly show recaps the history of the Los Angeles heavy metal institution, in chronological order: how the band happened, when things fell apart, how they put them back together, and what it all meant—no, MEANS. After Episode 9, Patreon supporters receive every weekly episode. Talkin' Slayer is written, deeply researched, lightly edited, and mostly rehearsed, with some production value. Episodes start after :60-:90 of intro; no need to skip the first 20 minutes.

  1. Sep 28

    Season 4, Episode 27 (#157): The First of the Gang to Bail... Dave Lombardo Leaves!, b/w Meet the New Guy, T.J. Scaglione

    This is episode #157 of 55. We are deep in overtime. STILL. This is your pal Ferris.   Today’s topic is the ongoing affair of attrition that wasthe Reign in Blood tour. This week: Dave Lombardo is out, and T.J. Scaglione is in. Spoiler: It doesn’t last long.   Last week, in the shownotes, Patreon supporters got  a link to all four Slayer drummers over the years, playing the “Angel of Death” double bass drum break. And they got another chapter about Reign & blood & the road. This is week 7 or 8 covering Reign in Blood, depending on how you want to count my report from the concert this month, wherein the band played the entire album. There’s one more week to go. That’s for the Patreon/Slaytreon heads only, too. DEEZ [SHOW]NOTES: Slayer live in Cleveland, 1987. The video lists a differentdate, but the ad for the show says it was 3 February 1987. Unclear whether this unusual set list is the full set or just what was caught on video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9ZgykLXdw ABOUT THA SHOW: Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? Plus... TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and / or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

    Season 4, Episode 27 (#157): The First of the Gang to Bail... Dave Lombardo Leaves!, b/w Meet the New Guy, T.J. Scaglione

  2. Sep 27 ·  Bonus

    Linkisode... Reign in Blood: A Musical Analysis [Season 4, Episode 28 (#158)]

    Hey there, true believers & Slaytanic pals. This is not a proper episode. This is another linkisode. Tomorrow — Monday — you'll get another full-on episode about Reign in Blood. But for today... Today's topic -- AGAIN -- is more REIGN IN BLOOD. Today's content is not in the audio portion. It's in the link below. Stefan Ekström breaks down Reign in Blood... and plays it too: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_8YOysNB5I&t=1s⁠ I am not a musician. If anything is lacking in my extensive coverage of Reign in Blood, it's technical musical analysis. THIS guy -- Sweden's Stefan Ekström -- breaks it down in great detail in this YouTube video. He makes a couple incorrect suppositions about the band & their history & how they did a couple things in the studio. But, hey, nobody bats 1.000. He's still worth listening to. And he has my book now... so his extensive knowledge bank has been updated. This is episode #158 of 55 Talkin' Slayer. We're running over a little bit. Free listeners miss more than half the content. To learn more about getting every single episode, including the bonus stuff, visit here. Packages start under $1 per episode. Patreon.com/SlayerBook For today's programme, click the link above. Enjoy. Gratitude. — Your Pal Ferris This is the kind of thing Patreon supporters get more frequently. Learn more at ⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠ ...as always, free listeners get an episode every OTHER week. Patreon supporters get one EVERY week, and then some. ABOUT THE SHOW: Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? Plus... TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and / or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

  3. Sep 21 ·  Bonus

    Season 4, Episode 26 (#156): Linkisode... Live, Philly, the Troc, 1999

    Hey there, true believers & Slaytanic pals. This is not a proper episode. This is another linkisode. Today's content is not in the audio portion. It's in the link below. Because I thought it was rad and I wanted to share with you. This is the kind of thing Patreon supporters get more frequently. That said, this week, members of the Patreon / Slaytreon also got another episode about the Reign in Blood tours, which forever altered the group's trajectory & chemistry. The episode also features links to all four Slayer drummers playing the "Angel of Death" drum break... and other cool links. Learn more at Patreon.com/SlayerBook ...as always, free listeners get an episode every OTHER week. Patreon supporters get one EVERY week, and then some. For today's programme, click the link below. Enjoy. Gratitude. — Your Pal Ferris Slayer, live in Philly, at the Troc[adero], 1999. This is from the Diabolus tour, when Slayer was gloriously ripping up clubs again — as was the mighty Iron Maiden and many an other metal varsity band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXk6LbURU8M ABOUT THE SHOW: Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? Plus... TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and / or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

  4. Sep 14

    Season 4, Episode 23 (#153): Reign in Blood, Live in Full, in the Year 202666... Long Recap of the First Show of the Season

    This is episode #153 of 55. We are deep in overtime. SLAYER IS BACK. Your pal Ferris delivers a long recap of the band's first live concert of 2026... ...which included the classic thrash album Reign in Blood, in its entirety. The episode opens with some notes on the Minneapolis/Shakopee openers, plus the Rocklahoma show too. The blow-by-blow recap of Minneapolis starts around 23:00. Patreon supporters have access to a series of posts about the show, including a 70-image photo gallery and more links. Learn more here. DEEZ NOTES: If you're a full-on Patreon supporter, here's a photo gallery with like 70 images from the show. Photos: Gallery by Andy Wilcox, a Minneapolis photographer who shoots on 35mm film. Click for video: The entire Slayer set from Minneapolis, September 4 2026. This is the show we’re mostly talkin’ ‘bout. Video: The full Reign in Blood set segment, live in Minneapolis Video: More Minneapolis Slayer clips Video: Down clips from Shakopee/Minneapolis Video: ST at Minneapolis Video: 20 minutes of Hatebreed at the show Video: Reign in Blood live at Rocklahoma, part 1 of 2 Video: Reign in Blood live at Rocklahoma, part 2 of 2 Video: Slayer clips from Rocklahoma Audio: Ferris’ recap of the 2024 Riot Fest show, Slayer’s first concert since 2019 Audio: From 2025, the Talkin’ Slayer recap of Slayer’s mini fest in Hershey, PA ABOUT-A DA SHOW: Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? Plus... TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and / or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

  5. Aug 29

    Season 4, Episode 21 (#151): Reign in Blood, Week 3. Blood in America... The Tours Begin

    Today's topic is Reign in Blood. In week 3 of many, learn about Blood in America, where the Reign in Blood tours begin. This is the beginning of the end, right here in 1986. DEEZ NOTEZ: Material referenced in the week's episode... Slayer & Megadeth thrash spotlight on MTV, 1986. Kerry appears in his "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" outfit. ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDagVjE3V_c⁠ Video: Slayer live at the Ritz, NYC, 6 December 1986. Playing under threat of death! ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBF-j6OVcfc&t=3205s⁠ Audio: Slayer live in San Diego. This probably is the bestSlayer bootleg. 2-1-86, Adams Avenue Theater. ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4nIRmF0sI⁠ Theme music band Chupacabra on Bandcamp: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chupacabrametal.bandcamp.com/album/fortified-with-ashes⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? Plus... TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and / or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

  6. Aug 15

    Season 4, Episode 19 (no. 149): Reign in Blood, Part 1: Prelude, Enter Into the Realm of... Def Jam?!, and Rick Rubin Enters the Chat

    Today's topic is Reign in Blood, Part 1 of many: Prelude to the album, plus Enter Into the Realm of Def Jam... Recently inducted Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Rick Rubin enters the chat! Last week, Patreon supporters got two versions of reviews & analysis of the "Expanded" edition of From Hell I Rise, the debut release by the Kerry King band. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? DEEZ NOTES: Things referenced in this episode... Audio: Slayer live at "Lamorz," November 1985. This setchanged everything. ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aHdu-RU_B0⁠ Slayer, Reign in Blood demo tape, round 1. JeffHanneman's bedroom tapes. Made with a drum machine. Back in the day, Chris Bade mailed me a TAPE of this. Youtube had NOT been fully stocked yet. ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVCJ47DMo0⁠ Slayer, Reign in Blood demo tape, round 2. With the full band and Tom vox: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmncxIvHhRE&t=587s⁠ J. Bennett on Reign in Blood, short version: ⁠https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2004/11/02/slayer-reign-in-blood/⁠ Look for the magazine's Metal Hall of Fame book collections here: ⁠https://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/db-books⁠ Plus... TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and / or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

  7. Aug 1

    Season 4, no. 16: Hell Worldwide... the Hell Awaits Tour (#146)

    Today's topic is Hell Worldwide, the international campaign that was the Hell Awaits tour. This episode features my favorite moment from the book... and Slayer's career. All looks lost. And then... Last week was good episode. But... after episode 9, only Patreon supporters get every weekly episode and bonus shows & content. Free listeners will only get an episode every OTHER week, and they'll miss half the story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? DEEZ NOTES: Things referenced in this episode... Decibel declared Slayer & Venom & Exodus' The UltimateRevenge roadshow the most metal tour of all time. Read about it here. From DecibelSpring 2017 special issue The Top 100 Metal Tours of All Time. By Greg Pratt, “Decibel Presents: That Tour Was Awesome: Ultimate Revenge Tour,Venom/Slayer/Exodus (1985).” Decibel online. 22 February 2017. This oral history segment features recollections from Lombardo, Holt, and Venom drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray.https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/02/22/that-tour-was-awesome-ultimate-revenge-tour-venom-slayer-and-exodus/ The Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g_6tos-vPo The full video of Slayer's first European show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmKcKURNzAA Your man Ferris unboxing the new Hell Awaits reissue, which, long story short, is GREAT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KCOF-0W7-g TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and / or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

  8. Jul 20

    Season 4, Episode 14 (no. 144): Live Undead... the Shows, the Album, and the Art

    Today's topic is Live Undead... the shows around it, the album, and the cover art. After episode 9, only Patreon supporters get every weekly episode and bonus shows & content. Free listeners will only get an episode every OTHER week, and they'll miss half the story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? DEEZ NOTES: Things referenced in this episode... The official mini-documentary Fans Rule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5pn8m5csXA&t=7s   Slayer live at the Rio Theater, Halloween 1984: https://youtu.be/IclFZZach0c?si=GMbRFsSVPXrm_bUz Dennis Dread's “The Occult Roots Of Metal Iconography,” which shows some of the direct inspiration for the Live Undead cover art (4 May 2011). http://dennisdread.blogspot.com/2011/05/occult-roots-of-metal-iconography_896.html TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and / or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

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Talkin' Slayer tells the story of Slayer, the thrashiest of the Big Four thrash metal bands. After some introduction episodes, this weekly show recaps the history of the Los Angeles heavy metal institution, in chronological order: how the band happened, when things fell apart, how they put them back together, and what it all meant—no, MEANS. After Episode 9, Patreon supporters receive every weekly episode. Talkin' Slayer is written, deeply researched, lightly edited, and mostly rehearsed, with some production value. Episodes start after :60-:90 of intro; no need to skip the first 20 minutes.

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