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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April 14, 2025
<p>Todays's topics include a detailed look at Rick Rubin, Slayer's enigmatic longtime producer, executive producer, label boss, and benefactor. Stay tuned, and you'll learn more about how the band made Reign in Blood... what fans think about it... what Jeff said about the, ahem, German content in "Angel of Death"... an update on what happened to the long-lost album cover artwork... and more.</p><p>The old version of the Reign In Blood chapter is the most popular episode after the Jeff Hanneman tributes. Now that chapter is bigger and better. And badder. And deffer. This week, you hear the additions to the chapter in the new version of the unofficial, exhaustively researched band biography <strong>"SLAYER 66 2/3: A METAL BAND BIOGRAPHY" (REBORN & RE-REMASTERED 4TH EDITION)</strong>.</p><p>Click below to listen to Talkin' Slayer, Episode 15, the pre-update rundown of Reign in Blood:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2P1VbsfuRWIB7Nlctg3VkI?si=a2a23032ba724003" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">SPOTIFY</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talkin-slayer-chapter-15-reign-in-blood-long-story-short/id1690383661?i=1000623656593" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">APPLE</a></p><p>The new 4th edition of the book is available in four formats. For a limited time, they're at a discount. OUR PRICES ARE CRIMINALLY INSANE!! Your options are...</p><p><strong>1) </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DS6B1WFD/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>The Uncut Standard Version</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Paperback, 6x9”, 639 pages, includes a full index, annotated endnote citations, and a works cited / bibliography section. </p><p><strong>2) </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997597992" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>The Oversize Version</strong></a><strong>:</strong> This monster paperback is 8.5x11”, 580 pages, with larger type. The format has size limits, so it omits the standalone works cited section and a few of the less awesome photos. It still includes the full annotated endnote citations and 50 b&w photos. The full real content is there. </p><p><strong>3) </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-POST-REUNION-RE-REMASTERED-ebook/dp/B0DRYXQ36T" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>The ebook</strong></a><strong> </strong>has no index, but it's cheap, and it features two additional appendices, with mostly color photos.</p><p><strong>4) </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DSW6R9BS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>The paperback 6x9” Long Story Short… and Cheaper Version</strong></a> runs 400 pages<strong>.</strong> It features full research citations, and most b&w photos, but no appendices, index or standalone works cited section. it's the story of Slayer, and nothing but. This Short & Cheap version cuts a lot of important historical context and commentary. And it concentrates on the Slayer story as it unfolds. It's missing a ton of good stuff. But, hey, it's your money and time. Do what you will. We get it.</p><p>If you want to buy an autographed copy directly, reach out: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">[email protected]</a> .</p><p>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 <a href="https://Patreon.com/SlayerBook" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Patreon.com/SlayerBook</a> .</p><p>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 <a href="https://ko-fi.com/slayerbook" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ko-fi.com/slayerbook</a> .</p><p>Skrelnick.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
March 29, 2025
<p>This episode is different kind of show. Today's topic is the Slaytanic Survey results as of October 28, 2024. It's a long chapter with a lot of numbers. What are your favorite tunes and records? How does you opinion compare to everybody else? Tune and find out.</p><p><strong>If this sounds boring, and you jonesin' for your weekly fix of Slaytanic history, worry not. Check THIS out:</strong></p><p>Original Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo drops <strong>all</strong> kind of great Slayer history of Brian Slagel's podcast, <strong>100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal</strong>. Slagel's co-host is world-champion metal author Martin Popoff. Listen <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WLjoJxb71bTGrhFJBJIJm?si=bbe8374c8498413d" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE FOR SPOTIFY</a>. Or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/100-songs-that-define-heavy-metal-slayer-raining-blood/id1778316009?i=1000700549952" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE FOR APPLE</a>.</p><p>Monday March 31 is your final chance to participate in round 2 of The Slaytanic Survey. These original surveys have been open for a year, and they are about to close. </p><p>The survey results — as of Fall 2024 — are featured in the book "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography." The final results will be added in the next major update. And you'll never have to hear about it again.</p><p>At <a href="http://PATREON.COM/SLAYERBOOK" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TALKIN' SLAYER</a>, free listeners miss every other episode — and then some. Patreon supporters get every episode and bonus material. Packages start at less than $1 per episode. For a little more, host Ferris will say your name on the podcast machines. Learn more at <a href="https://Patreon.com/SlayerBook" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon.com/SlayerBook</a>. Last week, the Slaytreon Team got a long look at whether Kerry King is a hero, a d*ck... or maybe both?</p><p><strong>SLAYTANIC SURVEYS</strong><br />Following are the survey links. No registration necessary. They're all multiple choice questions. It takes a minute... maybe two, if you can't decide whether you like "Angel of Death" or "Raining Blood" more. There will not be a quiz. Don't let other people with incorrect opinions dictate the historic record!</p><p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7YRH76S" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1) The Slaytanic Survey (Round 2): Tell us about your favorite songs and albums. </a><a href="https://SurveyMonkey.com/r/7YRH76S" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SurveyMonkey.com/r/7YRH76S</a><a href="https://surveymonkey.com/r/7YRH76S%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S9729MV" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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</a>: <a href="https://SurveyMonkey.com/r/S9729MV" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SurveyMonkey.com/r/S9729MV</a></p><p><strong>THE LONG STORY SHORT... AND CHEAPER VERSION</strong><br />As referenced on the show: If you just want the Slayer history with no commentary or analysis, the new 4th edition of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography..." is available in a LONG STORY SHORT... AND CHEAPER VERSION now. It's 400 pages. Get it here:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DSW6R9BS" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DSW6R9BS</a></p><p>SLAYER 66 2/3... is available in three other formats:</p><p><strong>At 640 pages, the Uncut Standard Version has all the everything:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DS6B1WFD/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DS6B1WFD/</a></p><p><strong>The Oversize Version is a</strong> monster paperback that stands 8.5x11” and features larger type. GET IT HERE:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997597992" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997597992</a></p><p><strong>The ebook </strong>features two additional appendices and mostly color photos. GET IT HERE:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-POST-REUNION-RE-REMASTERED-ebook/dp/B0DRYXQ36T" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-POST-REUNION-RE-REMASTERED-ebook/dp/B0DRYXQ36T</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
March 17, 2025
<p><a href="http://Patreon.com/SlayerBook" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon supporters</a> hear an episode every week. Free listeners get one every other week.</p><p><strong>(Chapter 12, Part 2 + bonus Slaytanic speculation)</strong></p><p><strong>DEEZ NOTES...</strong></p><p><strong>SLAYTANIC SURVEYS</strong><br />The Slaytanic Surveys close March 31. Take them while you can. Following are the survey links. No registration necessary. They're all multiple choice questions. It only takes a minute. </p><p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7YRH76S" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1) The Slaytanic Survey (Round 2): Tell us about your favorite songs and albums. </a><a href="https://SurveyMonkey.com/r/7YRH76S" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SurveyMonkey.com/r/7YRH76S</a><a href="https://surveymonkey.com/r/7YRH76S%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S9729MV" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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</a>: <a href="https://SurveyMonkey.com/r/S9729MV" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SurveyMonkey.com/r/S9729MV</a></p><p><strong>Link: Irish metal band Settler,</strong> featuring Brian O'Donoghue, our man in Limerick:<br /><a href="https://settlermetal.bandcamp.com/album/settler" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://settlermetal.bandcamp.com/album/settler</a></p><p><strong>Audio: Slayer Live at Joe’s House,</strong> 7 November 1984... everything but the vocals. Just one of the rusty gems from the archives of Tour Manager Doug:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4pilhK42V0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4pilhK42V0</a></p><p><strong>A Slayer show from January 1984…</strong> listen to it to contrast how far they came that year. This is January 21, 1984 at the Roxy, in Hollywood: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s9HNCicOhk&pp=ygUSc2xhYXllciwgbGl2ZSAxOTg0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s9HNCicOhk&pp=ygUSc2xhYXllciwgbGl2ZSAxOTg0</a></p><p><strong>Slayer’s final 1984 show,</strong> Live at Ruthie’s Inn, a shaky FM broadcast. Pretty good year, huh? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1q7fftckU" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH1q7fftckU</a></p><p><strong>Jonny Z reading an exerpt from his book,</strong> “Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. As Lived by Jon Zazula.”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCrpHucFpvo" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCrpHucFpvo</a></p><p><strong>The Metal Evolution segment on the Zazulas</strong>, Megaforce, and metal. Marsha Z RIP, too: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmaMB5ZzS8M" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmaMB5ZzS8M</a></p><p><strong>My 2019 interview with the late, great metal macher Jonny Z</strong>, the man who put thrash metal on wax... and on the map. May he rest in power: <a href="https://www.altpress.com/megaforce-records-jonny-z-book-heavy-tales/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.altpress.com/megaforce-records-jonny-z-book-heavy-tales/</a></p><p><strong>The MetalDevOps Interview with Metal Joe</strong> from the Old Bridge Militia: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KetlGt9nt0g" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KetlGt9nt0g</a></p><p><strong>About the Old Bridge Militia Foundation</strong>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZcdyJcUqI" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZcdyJcUqI</a></p><p><strong>The Old Bridge Metal Militia 2013 benefit concert:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y00LYE9GxAw&list=PLC5rgpeK9JGiEqb28baRMCKI3W7KWT6Q9" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y00LYE9GxAw&list=PLC5rgpeK9JGiEqb28baRMCKI3W7KWT6Q9</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Every week, award-winning journalist — and lifelong fan — D.X. Ferris reads Slaytanic history to you from his book <strong>Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... </strong></p><p>The new 4th edition of the book is available in four formats. Here's what they are, with links to them. They are at a reduced price, for a limited time.</p><p><strong>1) The Uncut Standard Version: It is...</strong></p><p>Paperback, 6x9”, 639 pages, includes a full index and works cited / bibliography section, plus annotated endnotes (with new Easter eggs), and 60 black & white photos & 11 illustrations. 500 pages of story, plus 100 pages of reference material. </p><p>This one is the peak, biggest, All-est version of the current edition, with the most pages and photos. It has all the material from the previous versions, and then A WHOLE LOT MORE.</p><p>GET IT HERE:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DS6B1WFD/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DS6B1WFD/</a></p><p><strong>2) The Oversize Version</strong>. This monster paperback is 8.5x11”, 580 pages, and larger type. </p><p>GET IT HERE:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997597992" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997597992</a></p><p><strong>3) The ebook has no index</strong>, but features two additional appendices and mostly color photos.</p><p>GET IT HERE:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-POST-REUNION-RE-REMASTERED-ebook/dp/B0DRYXQ36T" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-POST-REUNION-RE-REMASTERED-ebook/dp/B0DRYXQ36T</a></p><p><strong>ALSO...</strong></p><p><strong>4) The paperback 6x9” Long Story Short… and Cheaper Version runs 400 pages.</strong> It has full research citations, and most b&w photos, but no appendices, index or standalone works cited. </p><p>This Short & Cheap version cuts a lot of important historical context and commentary. And it concentrates on the Slayer story as it unfolds. It's missing a ton of good stuff. But, hey, it's your money and time. </p><p>GET IT HERE:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DSW6R9BS" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Slayer-66-Biography-Post-Reunion-RE-REMASTERED/dp/B0DSW6R9BS</a></p><p>If you want to buy an autographed copy directly, reach out, and we can do that.</p><p>Gratitude.</p>
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