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

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.

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.

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 Decibel Spring 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.

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.

Today's topic is primal crossover: Slammin' to Slayer... Metal Enters the Pit (Chapter 11). Metal and punk collide. Cuts, bruises, busted bones, and broken noses ensue. And, yeah, it's totally worth it. 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 Pap Smear demo, featuring Dave, Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Rocky George, and Jeff on guitar AND vox: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP_gESKuTzk⁠ Slayer Live 1984 at the Keystone in Berkeley, California Full Show: ⁠ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTrf3U01PY ⁠ Slayer - Live at The Country Club - Reseda, CA - 9/1/1984. ST's Mike Muir introduces the band: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQf3it_GNo⁠ ⁠ Spotify playlist of songs with Slayer guest appearances, plus influential tunes and jams referenced this week: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2i6SOz4xeI54L4XwMqXNEs?si=741da9b86c3c4698⁠ Interview with Sum 41's Cone McCaslin; he talks about collaboratingwith Kerry King, at about 13 minutes: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Absv70CB2vBhKRY4NW269?si=1f76fcc3689d4b58⁠ 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.

HEY PALS. Here's a little taste of something I'm doing now, exclusively for Patreon supporters... mostly. Long story short, it's a new type of mini-episode I'm experimenting with. I'm calling 'em Linkisodes. Until I think of something better. The true content here isn't what you can listen to. It's what you can click below. Here's the deal: 1) Linkisodes are normally for Patreon supporters & friends of the program only. 2) They're a way to deliver some of the cool stuff I post on the Patreon page — except this way, you don't even have to visit the Patreon page and see what I posted. You can just click the link in the shownotes. Like THIS: Click here for BRUTALITISTIC* LIVE SLAYTANIC ACTION IN COLOR VIDEO... SLAYER – Diabolus in the East! Japan, Tokyo, 1998 | Ultra‑Rare Pro-Shot Concert https://youtu.be/4LY6rNWalco?is=0ODGGtNOGTE5ScnZ Decent idea, right? Do you agree? ps. All the Patreon supporters have access to this week's episode right now. You don't get it until Monday. Anyhow... Let me know if you want more... videos, interviews, cover songs, other cool stuff. All comin' to you in your podcast feed. Instagram.com/Slayerbooks Patreon.com/Slayerbook Slayerbook@gmail.com ...and I talk about it at slightly more length in this mini-link-isode. I hope you dig it. MASSIVE GRATITUDE. * "Brutalitistic" is not a word. Don't be unliterate.

Today's topic is Metal Moonlighting: Slayer team captain Kerry King signs on to play in the very first lineup of Megadeth, briefly apprenticing under one of his heavy metal heroes, Dave Mustaine. Is Kerry on the way out of his own band? Was it influential for Megadeth? Was it influential for Slayer? The answers are no, no, no, and “Yes, but…” This week is the final episode that is free for all. 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? BONUS SLAYAGE TALK: NoFriender & The Thrash Metal Show are back — for now — and talkin’ the Hell Awaits reissue. Click here to hear it. DEEZ NOTES: Things referenced in this episode... Killer video of a near-complete Megadeth set featuring Kerry King — thevideo says it's the first Megadeth show, though it is not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2XTzxgX3c0 From the killer documentary Get Thrashed, ex-Megadeth bassist DaveEllefson bassist's take on Kerry's time in the band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rLw_Ro1IUo Trailer for Murder in the Front Row, the thrash documentary you NEED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiEQF2aXoY4 Trailer for Born in the Basement, Rat Skates' Overkill early days /thrash documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLdbDKnqGY Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage, of UK metal band ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chupacabra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 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 ⁠⁠⁠ 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 MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

Today's topic is Slayer's first record deal and album: Show No Mercy, released on the hall of fame metal foundry that is Metal Blade. VIDEO: Slayer, live, 1983 . Next week is the final episode that is free for all. After episode 9, only Patreon supporters get every weekly episode. Free listeners will only get an episode every OTHER week, and they'll miss more than half the story. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠ . Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage, of UK metal band ⁠⁠⁠⁠Chupacabra⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 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 ⁠⁠ 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 MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

Today's topic is the International Day of Slayer ... which is today if you're listening in a timely manner. For the first time, Slayer Day founder Jeff Tandy reveals the myths, facts, and misdirections behind the scenes of your favorite hesher holiday. You pal Ferris interviews Tandy in this co-production between the International Day of Slayer and your favorite metal show, Talkin' Slayer. Ferris covers it in the book... and now he's covering it MORE. Our new bud Jeff is also the host of underground metal podcast Metalenema . And after a lifetime of shredderation & destructionality, he now plays in Imprecation , a Satanic death metal band from Texas. Then the Slaytanic history resumes next week. If you like the interview & you want more, let us know by responding to the episode's poll. Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage of UK metal band ⁠⁠⁠Chupacabra⁠⁠⁠ . This is an unusual episode. Normally, for the next year or so, every week, subscribers will get a chapter or two of D.X. Ferris' Slaytanic history book... "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition ...Season 4 is — mostly — the complete, annotated audio version, broadcast for the first time. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook, which is available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. Talkin' Slayer Season IV: Return of the New & Improved 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. 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 Thank you for listening. Talkin' Slayer & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠ Talkin' Slayer on Patreon, where the key to all the episodes is CHEAP: ⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠ The annotated, affordable audiobook version of Ferris' band history, " Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography, or, How Fkin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss (4th Edtion: REBORN)" : ⁠Slayerbook.Bandcamp.com⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠ SlayerBooks.com⁠

This is not an episode. Not a proper episode. But... Today’s topic is some absolutely killer, very old Slayer footage that is bustin’ out all over the internet. This is probably the best Slayer video I have ever seen. And I’ve seen most of it. It's live footage. It's a long, long interview. It’s live from the Slaytanic inner sanctum. It’s ALL. It’s everything. And it’s from a truly historical junction for the band: in that zero-gravity moment between when Reign in Blood was finished and released. Click the link below to watch ⁠Markit Aneight⁠ 's breathtaking act of Indiana Jones-level Slaytanic archeology. The YouTube music content foundry unearthed an hourlong 1986 episode of the TV show Heavy Metal Mania . You want to see where Slayer and Reign in Blood came from? Block out an hour. And click right here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUjV0Uyn5lM And/or listen to this little mini-episode to hear me explain why it's such a big deal. Tune back in Saturday, 6/6/26, for a very special look at the most hesher holiday, The International Day of Slayer. This is a whole new kind of episode. Different how? Tune in and find out. Tell a friend. F'n Slayer, friends. — Ferris Talkin' Slayer & Ferris on the Instagram: Instagram.com/Slayerbooks Talkin' Slayer on Patreon, where the key to all the episodes is CHEAP: Patreon.com/SlayerBook The annotated, affordable audiobook version of Ferris' band history, " Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography, or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked F*kin' @ss (4th Edtion: REBORN)" : Slayerbook.Bandcamp.com Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: SlayerBooks.com

Today's topics are Jeff Hanneman (again), the State of California's billion-dollar thrash incubator, and the hard-partying major ragin' scene that spawned Slayer, Metallica, many a metal throwdown & countless hesher hangovers. Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage of UK metal band ⁠⁠Chupacabra⁠⁠ . For the next year or so, every week, subscribers get a chapter or two of D.X. Ferris' Slaytanic history book... "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition ...this is the complete, annotated audio version, broadcast for the first time. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook, which is available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. Talkin' Slayer Season IV: Return of the New & Improved 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. 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 F[ARG]IN' SLAYER. JEFF RIP. Thank you for listening.

AND WE ARE BACK, aces high. BEFORE WE GET STARTED... Click here for a video of Ferris unboxing the Hell Awaits 40 megabox set. You axed for it. Here it is . Anyhow... Today's topics are GOAT metal drummer Dave Lombardo and Slayer team captain Kerry F.N. King. And where they grew up. And where Slayer came from, the world that shaped the band. As mentioned on the show: video of Dave Lombardo KILLING IT with Metallica, so much so that Lars worried about the band kicking him out and keeping Dave . Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage of UK metal band ⁠Chupacabra⁠ . For the next year or so, every week, you get a chapter or two of D.X. Ferris' Slaytanic history book... "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition ...this is the complete, annotated audio version, broadcast for the first time. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook, which is available CHEAP at ⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠ . The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. Talkin' Slayer Season IV: Return of the New & Improved 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. 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 F[ARG]IN' SLAYER. JEFF RIP. Thank you for listening.

AND WE ARE BACK. The time: two minutes to midnight. Today's topics are Slayer founder — if not mastermind — Kerry King and frontman Tom Araya. Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage of UK metal band Chupacabra . For the next year or so, every week, you get a chapter or two of D.X. Ferris' Slaytanic history book... "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*Kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition ...this is the complete, annotated audio version, broadcast for the first time. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook, which is available CHEAP at ⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠ . The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. Talkin' Slayer Season IV: Return of the New & Improved 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. 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 F[ARG]IN' SLAYER. JEFF RIP. Thank you for listening.

AND WE ARE BACK, AND SERIOUSLY LISTENING TO MAIDEN AGAIN, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 80s. THE RITUAL HAS BEGUN. Today's topic is Jeff Hanneman. How did Jeff make the difference in Slayer's art & career? Listen up and find out. For the next year or so, every week, you get a chapter or two of D.X. Ferris' Slaytanic history book... "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*Kin' Slayer Kicked Fkkin' @Ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition ...the complete audio version, broadcast for the first time. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook, which is available CHEAP at ⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠ . The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. Starting this week, Season IV: Return of the New & Improved is ramping up into 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. 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 F[ARG]IN' SLAYER. JEFF RIP. Thank you for listening.

Talkin' Slayer, Season 4 begins now . This season kicks off with an all-new tribute to Jeff Hanneman. Today marks the 13th anniversary of his untimely demise. Your host Ferris and some listeners weigh in on why Jeff ruled — no, RULES. Click here for a previous Jeff episode . This week is not your typical show. Things return to normalcy (sic) — more or less — next week. Starting next week, Season IV: Return of the New & Improved will launch into the chronological history of Slayer, as... - you can read in Ferris' new, improved, revised, massively expanded post-reunion band biography . - or hear in the audiobook version, which is available right now . You may have heard some of this material before. But you've never heard it like this . (Unless you have the audiobook.) The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new version runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. Mostly, in season 4, what you will get every week or so, is a chapter from... The newish 4th edition of Ferris' Slayer band biography, "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... or, How Fkin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss." ...plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you 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 F[ARG]IN' SLAYER. JEFF RIP.

Hey, listeners. This is the new, uncut, long trailer for Season 4 of Talkin' Slayer, the world's longest one-year podcast. Season 4 will kick off Saturday, May 2. That date will mark the 13th anniversary of Jeff Hanneman's sad, untimely, depressing demise. The first episode of the season will be an all-new tribute to Jeff. But mostly, in season 4, what you will get every week or so, is a chapter from... The newish 4th edition of Ferris' Slayer band biography, "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... or, How Fkin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss." ...plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you 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 F[ARG]IN' SLAYER. JEFF RIP.

Hey, listeners. Here's a seasonal rerun about that most controversial of all the icons in Slayer's mythology of the profane... the Slayer Leprechaun. But first, there's an update on the show. Season 4 will kick off Saturday, May 2. That date will mark the 13th anniversary of Jeff Hanneman's sad, untimely, depressing demise. The first episode of the season will be an all-new tribute to Jeff. And we'd like YOU to be part of it. Listen to the first few minutes of the show to find out how to get your thoughts about Jeff to your pals at Talkin' Slayer. Long story short, send your thoughts on why Jeff rules to Slayerbook at gmail dott comm. What do you like about the guy? What's your favorite song he wrote? What made him Slayer's MVP? Tell us, and me & Producer Mitch'll make it part of the tribute. Go long. Go short. Tell us what we need to know. The newish 4th edition of Ferris' Slayer band biography, "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... or, How Fkin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss" 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 F[ARG]IN' SLAYER. JEFF RIP.

Dateline: January 31, 2026. Jeff Hanneman would have turned 62 today. So here's a rerun of a spotlight episode about Jeff. This one looks at his creative output on & after after the polarizing Diabolus in Musica album. Diabolus was the last Slayer record that Jeff creatively dominated. In my Slayer fan surveys, Diabolus is fans least favorite, by A LOT — like 36% of fans say it's their least favorite. After this LP, Jeff's counts in the credits take a big dip for a long time. Was it the end of him as a creative force? And if so, was it because the chilly reception hurt his feelings. I take a look at the metrics-numbers-stats, break 'em down, and draw some conclusions. Unlike most of the episodes, this one was original material I researched for the podcast. Now it's one 12 bonus chapters in the audiobook. The best place to get the audiobook is SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com . It's other places too. Here's another episode about Jeff too . It's about his memorial. A lot of people said moving things about the man. TALKIN' SLAYER will return for season 4, probably in May. In the meantime, Season(s) 3 is exclusively for Patreon supporters . The newish 4th edition of my Slayer band biography, "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked F*kin' @ss" 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 F[ARG]IN' SLAYER. JEFF RIP.

BACK. This is Talkin' Slayer, episode #88 of 55. (If you don't count Season 3, which goes to Patreon supporters only.) Happy holidays if you're holidaying. Today's topics are: The new SLAYER 66 2/3... audiobook is here . I tell you all about it. Then you get some enhanced reruns... We talk Kerry King. We talk Jeff Hanneman. Then we talk Kerry King more. The SLAYER 66 2/3... audiobook features 12 bonus chapters that are not in the book itself. (The book features 72 chapters, so that's a fair amount of bonus material.) You can get it cheap at... SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com ... Use the code cyberslayage for 25% off its already-low price. At 6623 Press / Möstly Thîngs Audiö, OUR PRICES ARE INSANE... CRIMINALLY! You want this EPIC METAL SAGA ready to go on your phone for your holiday commute. Don't get caught in a snowstorm at the airport without it. Anyhow... ⁠ ⁠Click here for the new & improved & updated & embiggened book Ferris reads from every episode, "Slayer 66 2 /3: A Metal Band Biography..., or, How Fkin' Slayer Kicked F*kin' @ss"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ — all four versions. TALKIN' SLAYER is deeply researched, written, rewritten, mostly rehearsed, lightly edited, and ad-free, with a little production value. Free listeners miss every other episode. Patreon supporters get an episode every week, plus more bonus Slaytanic content. Packages start at less than $1 an episode. Premiums include stickers, a shout-out on the show, and a free version of the audbiobook when it's finished. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ . If you want to drop some ducats in the virtual tip jar... or you'd rather make a one-time payment for a VIP all-access pass, you can do it at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ko-fi.com/slayerbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ . You can order autographed books here, or pre-order the audiobook. GRATITUDE.

Episode #87 of 55. Today's topic is a show report from Slayer's mini-festival in Hershey, PA 20 September 2025. It was their final show of the year, lucky #6. The full day of kick-@ss featured sets by Exodus, the Cavalera Conspiracy, Power Trip, Suicidal Tendencies, Knocked Loose, and F.N. Slayer. And I tell ya all about it. Get ready for the sights, the sounds, the scene, the smells, and all the hot sensations. This is a long episode, nearly 60 minutes. If you just want to hear the Slayer part, jump to the 29-minute mark. This week, Ferris is not reading from his newly, extensively overhauled and expanded Slayer book, "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked F*kin' @ss," which is available in three different lengths / sizes, plus a mostly-color ebook. In most of the other episodes, that's what he does. Mostly. This is the final episode of Talkin’ Slayer, Season 2. We’ll return with season Four in early 2026. And when we do, we might not be on Spotify, because of Spotify’s various and sundry f*kery and assorted acts of f@keration. So keep your antenna up. You can keep updated for free at Patreon: Patreon.com/SlayerBook Until season 4, Patreon supporters can hear season 3, weekly, for less than $1 an episode. Until now, free listeners got every other episode. For season 3, free listeners get none. DEEZ NOTES... things referenced in the show PHOTOS: Like 80 pictures I took at the show, randomly shuffled VIDEO: Slayer's full set VIDEO: Exodus' set... some VIDEO: Cavalera Conspiracy's full set VIDEO: Power Trip's full set VIDEO: Suicidal's full set VIDEO: Knocked Loose's full set AUDIO: Exodus' Let There Be Blood, a re-recording of Bonded, featuring Rob Dukes on vocals AUDIO: ⁠Let There Be Blood album on Spotify⁠ AUDIO: Knocked Koose’s “Mistakes Like Fractures” VIDEO: Slayer cover Exodus' "Strike of the Beast" in 2013 ⁠The new & improved & updated & embiggened book Ferris reads from every week, "Slayer 66 2 /3: A Metal Band Biography..., or, How Fkin' Slayer Kicked F*kin' @ss"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ — all four versions. Free listeners miss every other episode. Patreon supporters get an episode every week, plus more bonus Slaytanic content. Packages start at less than $1 an episode. Premiums include stickers, a shout-out on the show, and a free version of the audbiobook when it's finished. Learn more at ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ . If you want to drop some ducats in the virtual tip jar... or you'd rather make a one-time payment for a VIP all-access pass, you can do it at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ko-fi.com/slayerbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ . You can order autographed books here, or pre-order the audiobook. GRATITUDE.