Thrashcast Episode 83: Slayer's "Divine Intervention" album from 1994
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Show Notes:
Episode Eighty Three: We decided to cover what many consider the last of the classic Slayer albums. Released in 1994, Divine Intervention was a Slayer record fraught with problems due to label interference. The band were receiving pressure to record a radio friendly song, but wanted to maintain their demonic and often frightening image. Worse yet, guitarist Kerry King was upset over the production, causing severe delays releasing the record.
Divine Intervention was released on September 27th, 1994 and featured drummer Paul Bostaph, who replaced the departing Dave Lombardo. Much of the music dealt with murder and featured a song about Jeffrey Dahmer. Other songs explored real violence and societal depression; including a song about Holocaust architect Reinhard Heydrich. The album's lyrics were considered shocking and this actually lead to a ban in Germany. Despite the controversies, the album peaked at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and number fifteen on the UK charts.
Fun Facts: The album's artwork posted challenges due to it's explicit content. The cover artwork featured a reworked Slayergram graphic by artist Wes Benscoter.
Kenneth Gallant, HMS
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