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 Haselnüsse." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EliwklTRrI0 Dave & Kerry interview, 1991, on their early inspirations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScqL9iODA5k Loudwire video: "10 Times Dave Lombardo Was the Best Dummer on Earth." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y33gdal8dXU New one! Banger Films HEO Sam Dunn interviews Lombardo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8lhasAJzKs Forbidden, the alma mater of new Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph: Live, from 1989’s Ultimate Revenge Tour 2 video: https://youtu.be/tFpdEWk9rhs?si=DMOfkIRnG4CTgEeW Forbidden Evil LP, 1988: https://youtu.be/xaO5xvHjlzA?si=xzxaEl3I9yLykcF9 Twisted Into Form LP, 1990: Full set from Detroit, 1991: https://youtu.be/nNI_M9UdEsE?si=E2Na-B9DeofLvS5U 1990 interview: https://youtu.be/CFdsHOnYysY?si=VxpxUCtim8fBSv1K ABOUT THE SHOW... After some introductory episodes, Talkin' Slayer tells the story 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 Nine, Patreon supporters receive every weekly episode. Free listeners get every other episode, every other week. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Every week, host D.X. Ferris presents another chapter — sometimes two or three — in the history of Slayer, from the groundbreaking group's pre-history in Chile to their hazy, fractured, mysterious end in 2019. Slayer was the first Big Four band to break up. Why? Well, it's a long story... The Talkin' Slayer podcast program show is written, deeply researched, lightly edited, and mostly rehearsed, with some production value. This is an all-killer-no-filler podcast: The episode proper begins after roughly 60 seconds of introduction, tops. No need to skip the first 15 minutes. The music changes every week. Ferris is an award-winning writer. He has worked for Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, The AV Club, and Decibel magazine. He is a fan. He has opinions. He is the author of something like nine books, depending how you count them. Two are about Slayer. The first one is an entire book about the classic thrash album Reign in Blood, which is part of the fairly prestigious 33 1/3 book series. His bigger Slayer book, though, is the 2023 update of the full-on band biography "Slayer 66 & 2/3: A Metal Band Biography, POSTMORTEM Edition." (This is the third edition; it was previously known as "Slayer 66 & 2/3: The Jeff and Dave Years...."). And that book is mostly what he'll be talking about when we're talkin' Slayer. Most episodes are audio adaptations of chapters from that book. Some have original and/or bonus material. Thank you for checking it out. Learn more at... Visit the Patreon page to get every weekly episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ See Ferris' Slayer books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBio.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Look at Ferris' other books at Amazon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.amazon.com/stores/D.-X.-Ferris/author/B001JS65YC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get fresh content on the Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/SlayerBooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check the shibby at the Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Take a look at the Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read the Slayer Book Blog... extra Slayer stuff, archived podcast appearances, random a