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

D.X. Ferris
  • 4.4 (14)
  • Music History
  • 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. 5d ago

    Season 4, Episode 33: Seasons in the Abyss, Part 1 (#163)

    Today’s topic is Seasons in the Abyss... part 1. This is episode #163 of 55. "Not back at it... STILL at it."   DEEZ NOTEZ: Slayer's classic "Seasons in the Abyss" video: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECp8LKurKs⁠ Evil sounding live version of "Seasons in the Abyss," live1992, Swedish radio broadcast: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECp8LKurKs⁠ THE WHOLE DAMNED SHOW. I'LL TAKE THIS BOOT OVER DECADE OF AGGRESSION ANYDAY. ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR_pFJG1a24&list=OLAK5uy_kkteW8fJCx32Blk8QhZFIBUSaDpJsHR5I⁠ Video: most of "Seasons" live at Donnington, 1992: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSobKEwbqsQ⁠ Alternate version of "Seasons" with extra background music: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pscD2xHPKo⁠ "Seasons," just bass & drum tracks, from Rock Band --remember THAT? ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejVdPbDqMEQ⁠ "War Ensemble" official video, from Wembley: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqnC54vbUbU⁠ “War Ensemble" live in the 90s: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA4xOYor93w⁠ "War Ensemble" live, from the 2010 Bulgaria Big Four show: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NakAypNTNlw⁠ "Spirit in Black" cued to Jeff's first solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7sEr9BFtVE&t=95s 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.

  2. Oct 24 ·  Bonus

    Linkisode: Full Video of Slayer's Most Destructive, Out-of-Control Concert Ever... #162.6

    Hey, all. This is another Linkisode... which is to say it's not a real episode. The true content is in the following link, which is a full video of Slayer's most destructive, insane, infamous, legendary concert ever. Mass psychosis? Total bedlam. It's from the South of Heaven tour, in New York City, summer 1988: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00bYK3fzY3o&t=64s Last week, Patreon supporters got a full episode about this show, featuring testimony from eye witnesses, plus other facts and myths about the landmark concert. It was the band's last appearance in NYC for some time. And no wonder, considering the big bill for the damages. It's one of the more popular chapters. To hear it and more, you can sign up ap for under $1 an episode at ⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠. Your next real episode will arrive eeearly Monday morning. It's Seasons in the Abyss, part 1. When Slayer reunited, they played more of this record than any other. The Patreon Slaytreon Team have it already,. Until then, FEAST YR EYES. See you then. Gratitude!

  3. Oct 12

    ON & ON, SOUTH OF HEAVEN... Season 4, Episode 31 (#161, chapter 21)

    This is episode #161 of 55. We are deep in overtime. STILL. This is your pal Ferris.   Today’s topic is SOUTH OF HEAVEN, the album and the time, plus a blood live show. Next week, Patreon supporters get to hear about Slayer's definitive, most violent, criminally insane, legendary concert. Sign up for under $1 an episode at Patreon.com/SlayerBook.   DEEZ NOTEZ: A SEED OF HORROR! The "South of Heaven" demo: JeffHanneman's instrumental 1985 demo that he sliced and diced into "South of Heaven" later. Available on the Soundtrack to the Apocalypse box set as “South Of Heaven (Early Version / Jeff Hanneman's Home Recording).” Also as heard on the Seeds of Horror demo compilation bootleg.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ozSxpqMYvc Three of the best minutes of Slayer history caught on tape, even though there's no Slayer in it. A TV report that captures the chaos outside Slayer's 1988 LA show -- which, because of these events, would be their last hometown gig for 25 years. (Brownlee, Michael/Real TV. “ Fans Go Wild.” August 1988. Archived online as Posted 30 July 2011 by user gummybearcavity.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUjg3u-ljGc Book The Decibel Hall of Fame Anthology, Volume II, featuring Chris Dick's "Chaos Rampant: The Making of South of Heaven" (from March 2013's issue #101). https://store.decibelmagazine.com/products/the-decibel-hall-of-fame-anthology-volume-ii I posted some of this before, elsewhere, I think. Enjoy a littletaste of the live chaos to come as the tour continues. 1989 BBC feature "BBC - Heavy Metal Heaven - Thrashed To Death • 1989" with four pro-shot clips: South of Heaven, Raining Blood, Silent Scream, and Mandatory Suicide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts5uy7HORUA Judas Priest, "Dissident Aggressor," original:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntvF-VZ-ppQ Halestorm covering "Dissident Aggressor" live in Belguim,2013. Interviewed Lzzy and RJ when they were just kids, in the demo phase. Good band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abr2mh56k1A Halestorm studio cover from Renimate: The Covers EP 2.0:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZOb45FNxvo Giuffria, "Call to the Heart"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqATBMH6IM 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 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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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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