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by D.X. Ferris
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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- 6 days ago56 min
Season 4, Episode 23: 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 MinneapolisVideo: More Minneapolis Slayer clipsVideo: Down clips from Shakopee/MinneapolisVideo: ST at MinneapolisVideo: 20 minutes of Hatebreed at the showVideo: Reign in Blood live at Rocklahoma, part 1 of 2Video: Reign in Blood live at Rocklahoma, part 2 of 2Video: Slayer clips from RocklahomaAudio: Ferris’ recap of the 2024 Riot Fest show, Slayer’s first concert since 2019Audio: From 2025, the Talkin’ Slayer recap of Slayer’s mini fest in Hershey, PAABOUT-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/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood:SlayerBooks.comFor 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 EditionTalkin' 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.
- 3 weeks ago19 min
Season 4, Episode 21: 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_cVideo: Slayer live at the Ritz, NYC, 6 December 1986. Playing under threat of death! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBF-j6OVcfc&t=3205sAudio: Slayer live in San Diego. This probably is the bestSlayer bootleg. 2-1-86, Adams Avenue Theater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4nIRmF0sITheme music band Chupacabra on Bandcamp: https://chupacabrametal.bandcamp.com/album/fortified-with-ashesLearn 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/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood:SlayerBooks.comFor 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 EditionTalkin' 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.comand / orThe Ajna OffensiveMASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.
- Aug 15, 202638 min
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_B0Slayer, 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=TWVCJ47DMo0Slayer, Reign in Blood demo tape, round 2. With the full band and Tom vox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmncxIvHhRE&t=587sJ. 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-booksPlus...TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: Instagram.com/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood:SlayerBooks.comFor 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 EditionTalkin' 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 atSlayerBook.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.comand / orThe Ajna OffensiveMASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.
- Aug 1, 202652 min
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-vPoThe full video of Slayer's first European show:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmKcKURNzAAYour man Ferris unboxing the new Hell Awaits reissue, which, long story short, is GREAT:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KCOF-0W7-gTALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: Instagram.com/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood:SlayerBooks.comFor 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 EditionTalkin' 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 atSlayerBook.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.comand / orThe Ajna OffensiveMASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.
- Jul 20, 202647 min
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_bUzDennis 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.htmlTALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: Instagram.com/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: SlayerBooks.comFor 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 EditionTalkin' 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 atSlayerBook.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.comand / orThe Ajna OffensiveMASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.
- Jul 6, 202637 min
Season 4, Episode 12: Slammin' to Slayer... Metal Enters the Pit (#142)
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_gESKuTzkSlayer Live 1984 at the Keystone in Berkeley, California Full Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taTrf3U01PYSlayer - Live at The Country Club - Reseda, CA - 9/1/1984. ST's Mike Muir introduces the band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQf3it_GNoSpotify playlist of songs with Slayer guest appearances, plus influential tunes and jams referenced this week: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2i6SOz4xeI54L4XwMqXNEs?si=741da9b86c3c4698Interview with Sum 41's Cone McCaslin; he talks about collaboratingwith Kerry King, at about 13 minutes: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Absv70CB2vBhKRY4NW269?si=1f76fcc3689d4b58TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: Instagram.com/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: SlayerBooks.comFor 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 EditionTalkin' 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 atSlayerBook.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.comand / orThe Ajna OffensiveMASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.
- Jul 4, 20264 min
Bonus episode: Linkisode #1... Video, Slayer live, 1998
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 Concerthttps://youtu.be/4LY6rNWalco?is=0ODGGtNOGTE5ScnZDecent 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/SlayerbooksPatreon.com/SlayerbookSlayerbook@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.
- Jun 20, 202618 min
Talkin' Slayer, Season 4, Episode 9: Metal Moonlighting... Kerry King Joins Megadeth?!
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=Z2XTzxgX3c0From 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_Ro1IUoTrailer for Murder in the Front Row, the thrash documentary you NEED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiEQF2aXoY4Trailer for Born in the Basement, Rat Skates' Overkill early days /thrash documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLdbDKnqGYUnless 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/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: SlayerBooks.comFor 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 EditionTalkin' 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 atSlayerBook.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.comand / orThe Ajna OffensiveTALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: Instagram.com/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: SlayerBooks.comMASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.
About Talkin' Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook
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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