HEY YINZ! Here's some news, plus a quick recap of Slayer's second and final 2024 reunion show at California's Aftershock fest. Some links follow. This is another different kind of episode. And it's short. Here's the important stuff, moreso than the episode itself: DEEZ NOTES -- UPDDATED (Two Ds for a Double Dose of Slayage): News story about the Slayer fan who sustained fatal injuries at the Chicago...

Talkin' Slayer, Episode 61: Report From First Reunion Show @ Chicago Riot Fest. Plus Details on Canceled Second Show. Ferris saw the first Slayer reunion show. Which, as it turned out, was the only reunion show in September. He tells you all about it, blow by blow. Sights, sounds, sensations and smells from the pit. DEEZ NOTES Spotify playlist of the songs from the Chicago Riot Fest set.  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/25pzlaEgB0TiVLvsVhfyXl?si=3d7929dd6ce8470a YouTube playlist...

Today’s topic is Slayer and branding. Ferris talks about what Slayer means, and what it’s worth — to the band, to brands, and to us fans. This is some Thrash 101 talk, but you get advanced metrics & rock theory, too. Do you wear the mark? Who sells more T-shirts... Slayer, the [Rolling] Stones, the Foo Fighters, or Metallica? Do the Foo Fighters rock or suck? How is Reign in Blood selling these days? Has the thrashiest Big Four Thrash B[r]and sold out? We look at some numbers and render...

This week's topic: Acid Reign frontman/Talking Bollocks host/Motörcast host/all around standup guy Howard "H" Smith interviews Talkin' Slayer host D.X. Ferris about this show, Slayer, Kerry King, organizational harmony, and what it's all about. This is mostly a behind-the-scenes look at the show, where it came from, and how it happens. And, of course, they talk about Slayer, Kerry King, and more. Click HERE to support the show via Patreon or a one-time donation. DEEZ NOTEZ… as...

WE ARE BACK! I saw Kerry's band and Mastodon live in Cleveland Friday. And here's what I thought about it. More new episodes are coming soon. Plus plenty of reruns after that. DEEZ NOTES: Click here to see some photos and video from the show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pic-n-nat-from-9-109914077 As mentioned in the episode... This is my 2011 interview with Brann Dailor, for Alternative Press. https://www.altpress.com/mastodon_brann_dailor_interview/ Here's Ferris talking Talkin'...

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SLAYER. This episode features the origin story for this heavy metal holiday. And it also covers Christ Illusion... how the classic lineup got back to the business of making new music. This is a rerun, but if you're not a Patreon supporter, you haven't heard it before. FARGIN' SLAYERRR! Free listeners miss every other episode. If you want full access to every chapter/episode, you can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/slayerbook/membership Or if you would...

Today's topic is my long review & analysis of the Kerry King album From Hell I Rise. More important, what do YOU think about it? Tell me in the comments. I really want to hear what yiz think. Show notes follow, after these updates. Free listeners miss every other episode. If you want full access to every chapter/episode, you can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/slayerbook/membership Or if you would rather pay a one-time fee or donate to the virtual tip jar... Following are links...

May 2, 2013... a day that will live in infamy. Talkin' Slayer is back, to commemorate the 11th anniversary of Jeff Hanneman's untimely, shocking demise. One of the listeners asked if Jeff actively retreated from his dominant creative role in the band, following the disappointing reception of 1998's Diabolus in Musica. That's a good question. So we get into it, using some old facts and new statistics. The part of the podcast where author D.X. Ferris reads his Slayer band biography is over. For...

Take TWO Slayer surveys if you have a couple minutes, please. They're simple, it's fast... all you have to do is click answers for nine questions in each survey. 1) The Slaytanic Survey (Round 2): Please tell us about your favorite songs and albums. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7YRH76S 2) The OTHER Slayantic Survey (Round 1): Who is Slayer's MVP? What was their best tour? Do you see the reunion coming? What's your LEAST favorite record? And...? Tell us here:...

Another long one. It's a full hour. Three topics this week: 1) A book report about Tom's sister's history of her family -- mostly her dad and brother. 2) An annotated list of some other Slayer-related material. And 3) a deep meditation on the pagan significance of the Slayer Leprechaun. Seriously. Two weeks ago: We looked at the beginning of Slayer's life after Jeff. Last week: Patreon listeners received 2.5 hours of content. First a report about the Relentless "Final World Tour." And then...

Talkin' Slayer, Episode 45... Repentless & the Retirement Announcement Today’s topics are 1. Slayer’s final (?) album. And 2. whether or not the band actually SAID they were totally retiring and would never play again when they announced a "final world tour," way back in 2018. The weekly podcast Talkin' Slayer has four more episodes left, folks. And free listeners only hear half of those. To get every episode, including the ones you missed, sign up at ⁠⁠Patreon.com/Slayerbook⁠⁠....

BREAKING NEWS: SLAYER WILL REUNITE FOR LIVE SHOWS Listen for the deets AND the 'tails.

This week: Four chapters, one topic... We’re talkin’ Jeff. We’re talkin’ postmortem. We’re talking about tributes to the late, great Jeff Hanneman – the soul of Slayer and the true artist behind the band. One them was, according to Metal Injection's Johnny Orlando Jr., "the loudest memorial service I’ve ever attended, and the first one to break out into a massive mosh pit.” The weekly podcast Talkin' Slayer has six more episodes left, folks. And free listeners only hear half of those. To get...

BIG episode this week. IT'S GOIN' DOWN!! Two topics: 1) Things come to a head between Dave and the band. Dave thinks he has them right where he wants them.. BUT... And then a little palate cleanser, something different: 2) Friend of the show Gino Bambino shares his experience traveling from the backwoods to the big city to see Slayer play a little roller rink on the South of Heaven tour. Only eight more episodes of Talkin' Slayer remain. And then the story and the show are DONE. Free...

Today would have been Jeff Hanneman's 60th birthday. So today's topic is Jeff. Twice. As a tribute, we took the two episodes that are all about the late great guitarist, the difference he made in Slayer, and who he was... and we nailed 'em together for you. Enjoy, mates. Jeff RIP. Kathryn Hanneman's official Jeff Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/officialjeffhanneman/  

Episode 39. This week, three topics: Slayer without Jeff Hanneman, which was unthinkable… until it happened. Then The Big Four Concerts, Part II, which covers the American Big Four Thrash Band shows, including Jeff’s final appearance with the group. But first, we recap what happened last week, because it was nearly fatal. And if you're not a Patreon supporter, you missed it. DEEZ NOTEZ: Slayer’s first show without Jeff, and with Gary. 26 February 2011, Brisbane, Australia:...

Episode 37: Triple Shot... The Big Four, The Big Year, and American Carnage, featuring Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth. Yiz get three topics / three chapters this week: A lengthy compare-contrast of the Big Four thrash metal bands. We talk about the Big Four and what the word "big" means. Then we see them all in action together, in the first Big Four concerts. (Spoiler: More will follow.) Then Slayer and Megadeth and Anthrax and Testament reunite for some North American Carnage. Two weeks...

Episode 35 arrives a little early this week, in case you’re traveling for the holidays. Today’s topics are the 2007 tour with Marilyn Manson and Slayer’s second Grammy win. Two weeks ago, free listeners heard about the Raining Blood tours, which commemorated original drummer Dave Lombardo's formal return to the band. Last week, Patreon supporters heard about the diabolique commemorations of 6/6/06, plus the Christ Illusion album. This week, Slayer take it on the road with Marilyn Manson, a...

Today's topic is Still Reigning. The year is 2003. Original drummer Dave Lombardo has returned to the band. Slayer play Reign in Blood, live, in its entirety. They make a tour out it. Then then they add blood. Then they film it. Then they do it more. Next week: Patreon supporters get the Slaytanic skinnee about 6/6/06 and Christ Illusion. In two weeks, all y'all hear about the tour with [giant turd] Marilyn Manson and Slayer's first Grammy win. DEEZ NOTEZ: WAIT FOR IT... From the Still...

This week’s topic is the God Hates Us All cycle. Two weeks ago, all listeners learned about drummer Paul Bostaph's return to the band. Jon Dette got the boot. Spoiler: We haven’t seen the last of him. And y'all learned about "No Remorse," their collaboration with German digital hardcore group Atari Teenage Riot. Last week, Patreon supporters heard all about the album Dee-ah-BOL-us in Musica, Slayer's polarizing foray into nü metal, which still rips pretty hard. This week: God Hates Us All,...

Today's topic — today's five topics — are 1. Paul Bostaph's quick return to the band, and 2. Slayer's collaboration with German digital hardcore/techno band Atari Teenage Riot. Then because those are short, you get a little taste of two episodes that are exclusives for Patreon supporters: 3. Learn about some early album artwork. 4. And learn what Slayer and Minor Threat dudes had to say about each other. 5. THEN a long, sludgy, sexxy, siren-call co-ed cover of "War Ensemble" by all-star...

Happy Halloween! Today's topic is — today's TWO topics — are Hanneman's rapidly escalating, painful physical ailement, plus a lawsuit from heavyweight legal outfit. Last week, Patreon supporters heard a long episode about Slayer's collaboration with Ice-T, the album Divine Intervention (which was their first with new drummer Paul Bostaph), and the phenomenon that is CARVING SLAYER INTO YOUR WILLING FLESH. Next week: Patreon supporters hear about Slayer's polarizing album of punk covers,...

Today's topic is — SPOILERS — drum god Dave Lombardo's second of three exits from Slayer. This time, it's personal. Last week, Patreon supporters got an episode about the Seasons in the Abyss & Clash of the Titans tours. Next week, Patreon supporters hear about Divine Intervention, the band's first album without Lombardo. Is it Reign in Blood Part II, or Diabolus in Meh-sica? Find out soon... SHOW NOTES: Dave cuts a promo on Kerry King in 2001: "The guy… his brain is the size of a...

Today's topic is the Seasons in the Abyss album, and what Tom has to say about every song on it; this, after all, the album with the most lyrical contributions from Tom. Last week, Patreon supporters heard an episode about the South of Heaven tour. This week, Slayer enters the 90s. All hell is about to break loose. Then all hell is about to hit the fan. Show Notes: Slayer's classic "Seasons in the Abyss" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECp8LKurKs Evil sounding live version of...