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Talkin' Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook

by D.X. Ferris

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ON & ON, SOUTH OF HEAVEN... Season 4, Episode 31 (#161, chapter 21)

October 12, 2026 · 45 min

This is episode #161 of 55. We are deep in overtime. STILL. This is your pal Ferris. Today’s topic is SOUTH OF HEAVEN, the album and the time, plus a blood live show. Next week, Patreon supporters get to hear about Slayer's definitive…
Season 4, Episode 27 (#157): The First of the Gang to Bail... Dave Lombardo Leaves!, b/w Meet the New Guy, T.J. Scaglione

September 28, 2026 · 24 min

This is episode #157 of 55. We are deep in overtime. STILL. This is your pal Ferris. Today’s topic is the ongoing affair of attrition that wasthe Reign in Blood tour. This week: Dave Lombardo is out, and T.J. Scaglione is in. Spoiler…
Linkisode... Reign in Blood: A Musical Analysis [Season 4, Episode 28 (#158)]

September 27, 2026 · 2 min

Hey there, true believers & Slaytanic pals. This is not a proper episode. This is another linkisode. Tomorrow — Monday — you'll get another full-on episode about Reign in Blood. But for today... Today's topic -- AGAIN -- is more REIGN…
Season 4, Episode 26 (#156): Linkisode... Live, Philly, the Troc, 1999

September 21, 2026 · 2 min

Hey there, true believers & Slaytanic pals. This is not a proper episode. This is another linkisode. Today's content is not in the audio portion. It's in the link below. Because I thought it was rad and I wanted to share with you. This…
Season 4, Episode 23 (#153): Reign in Blood, Live in Full, in the Year 202666... Long Recap of the First Show of the Season

September 14, 2026 · 57 min

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…

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Season 4, Episode 21 (#151): Reign in Blood, Week 3. Blood in America... The Tours Begin

August 29, 2026 · 20 min

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…
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

August 15, 2026 · 39 min

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…
Season 4, no. 16: Hell Worldwide... the Hell Awaits Tour (#146)

August 1, 2026 · 53 min

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…
Season 4, Episode 14 (no. 144): Live Undead... the Shows, the Album, and the Art

July 20, 2026 · 47 min

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…
Season 4, Episode 12: Slammin' to Slayer... Metal Enters the Pit (#142)

July 6, 2026 · 37 min

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…
Bonus min-sode: Linkisode #1... Video, Slayer live, 1998

July 4, 2026 · 4 min

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…
Talkin' Slayer, Season 4, Episode 9: Metal Moonlighting... Kerry King Joins Megadeth?!

June 20, 2026 · 19 min

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?…

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About the show

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.