Year : 1996
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 122 mb
Bio:
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981, by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer has never publicly revealed its worldwide sales, however between 1991 and 2004, the band sold more than 3.5 million albums in the U.S.Slayer's musical style involves fast tremolo picking, double bass drumming, riffs in irregular scales and shouted vocals. In the original line-up, King, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Jeff Hanneman contributed to the band's lyrics, and most of the band's music was created and arranged by King and Hanneman, with additional help from drummer Dave Lombardo and sometimes Araya.The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, insanity, Satanism, religion, anti-religion and warfare, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and criticism from religious groups and the public. Their music has been highly influential, often being cited by many bands as an influence musically, visually and lyrically.Since their debut album in 1983, the band has released two live albums, one box set, six videos, two extended plays, a covers album and ten studio albums, four of which have received gold certification in the United States. The band has received five Grammy nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane", and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six" (both from 2006's Christ Illusion). Slayer has played music festivals worldwide, including Unholy Alliance, Download and Ozzfest.
Album:
Originally released 9 June 1998.Album title is a Latin term for "The Devil in Music" or tritone, a musical interval known for its dissonance. Medieval musical rules did not allow this particular dissonance. According to mythology, the interval was considered sexual and would bring out the devil.Tom Araya jokingly said that people were executed for writing and using the interval."Violent by Design" was the working title for this album.Jeff Hanneman wrote most of the album's content, which has been described as Slayer's most experimental. It was the band's first album to be played mostly in C♯ tuning. Lyrical themes explored on the album include religion, sex, cultural deviance, death, insanity, war, and homicide.Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Diabolus in Musica peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200, selling over 46,000 copies in its first week of sales. By 2009, it had sold over 306,000 copies in the United States.It took me a while to warm up to Slayer. I was not a metal fan until I was in high school, and even then, my tastes were limited to Pantera, Black Sabbath, Megadeth, and Metallica. It was a good friend who brought Diabolus in Musica over to my house and made me listen to it. Ever since, this has been my archetypal Slayer album. It’s heavy, it’s driving, and it’s lyrical content bangs your head into the harshness of wartime reality which is that “mutually assured destruction will occur.” Pantera wrote the song “Fucking Hostile,” but this album is just that. It is a heavily infused thrash fest of destruction. Where Divine Intervention began to feel like a typical Slayer sound (my own opinion), Dialobus in Musica takes the band in a heavier and heavily refreshing direction. It holds its own in the pantheon of albums like Reign in Blood, and Seasons in the Abyss while offering a depth of heaviness not heard on either album. It may not be better than Reign in Blood, but it rips open one’s skull in a very satisfying way.One particular song of note from this album is “Scrum,” a song that begins with fast drums and heavy guitars and tears into your brain with Araya’s harshly oppressive vocals. This is a song that begins heavy and gets fast, bringing their signature thrash speed to their (then) current heavier sound. Meanwhile, “Stain of Mind” is a song that MUST be played at high/full volume. This song is driving, heavy, and beautifully structured with brief refrains at the beginning of each thrashing chorus. This is the song that I would use to induct any new listener into the realm of Slayer. Even their slower riffs, such as found in “In the Name of God,” carry a depth that only adds to the intensity of the album. The juxtaposition of slow riffs and quick-paced soloing delivers only the harshest of effects as can be expected from Slayer. When combined as a whole, the end product of this album is a wholly satisfying experience.Compared with the bands earlier achievements, this album fits very well in their catalogue. It’s a mature addition that serves to develop the bands familiar style and lead into their following albums, God Hates Us All, Christ Illusion, and World Painted Blood. However, this is not a bridge album. It stands on its own strength, not just the fact that it opens the door for the band’s following albums/styles like many bridge albums are known to do (Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven comes to mind). When heard among earlier works such as Show No Mercy and Hell Awaits, Dialobus in Musica stands strong. The familiar speed of the first two albums remains while a newer level of deep riffing and vocalizations serve to expand the band’s sound. In short, this is a mature thrash album. And therein lies its strength. It is an evolution from the bands previous mid nineties albums and a maturation from their earlier eighties albums.This is an album everybody can enjoy. It bears the heaviness many fans enjoy while maintaining that fast paced thrash element fans of classic Slayer look for. It progresses beyond the stale sound developed from Divine Intervention and Undisputed Attitude. Finally, it honestly and wholeheartedly kicks ass. The louder the better, as I have mentioned. Do not play this album on your laptop speakers (which I am guilty of doing as I write this review right now); play it at maximum volume on stack speakers or towers. Play it in surround sound. Play it over and over again.
Line-Up:
Tom Araya - Vocals, Bass (1982-2019, 2024-present) - See also: ex-Tradewinds
Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013) - Guitars (1981-2013) - See also: ex-Pap Smear
Kerry King - Guitars (1981-2019, 2024-present) - See also: Kerry King, ex-Megadeth (live)
Paul Bostaph - Drums
Production:
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Mixed At – Groove Masters
Mixed At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Record Company – Sony Records
Art Direction – Frank Harkins
Co-producer – Slayer
Engineer – Greg Gordon
Engineer [Assistant] – Allen Sanderson, Brian Davis (3), John Tyree, Sebastian Haimerl, Wade Goeke
Liner Notes – 伊藤政則*, 大野俊也*
Liner Notes [Lyrics Translated By] – Azumi Takahata
Lyrics By – Jeff Hanneman (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 11), Kerry King (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Tom Araya (tracks: 7, 11)
Management – Rick Sales, The Rick Sales Entertainment Group
Management [Assistant] – Nick John
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Music By – Jeff Hanneman (tracks: 1 to 7; 10, 11, 13), Kerry King (tracks: 9)
Photography By – Exum
Producer – Rick Rubin
Tracklist:
01. Bitter Peace 04:32
02. Death's Head 03:29
03. Stain of Mind 03:24
04. Overt Enemy 04:41
05. Perversions of Pain 03:30
06. Love to Hate 03:05
07. Desire 04:18
08. Unguarded Instinct 03:44 (Japan Bonus Track)
09. In the Name of God 03:38
10. Scrum 02:18
11. Screaming from the Sky 03:12
12. Wicked 06:03 (Bonus Track)
13. Point 04:12
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