Divine Intervention (album)
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| Studio album by Slayer | |||||
| Released | September 27, 1994 | ||||
| Recorded | 1994 Oceanway, Los Angeles, California Sound City, Van Nuys, California, USA |
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| Genre | Thrash metal | ||||
| Length | 36:29 | ||||
| Label | American Recordings | ||||
| Producer | Slayer, Rick Rubin, Toby Wright | ||||
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Divine Intervention is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on September 27, 1994 through American Recordings, it was the first album Slayer recorded with drummer Paul Bostaph. Debuting at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart, Divine Intervention became the band's highest chart position in America, until the release of the album Christ Illusion which peaked at #5.
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[edit] Recording
Almost all the music on the album was written by guitarist Kerry King. Drummer Paul Bostaph disliked the album, noting the guitars were not loud enough, and the band moved to several recording studios. Halfway through recording drums, the band moved to a studio with a new producer—known for his work with Tom Petty—who had no experience with heavy metal. Half way through the producer changed to Toby Wright, Bostaph stated; "it never had any consistency to it although a lot of fans still like it", deeming it his least favorite Slayer album he recorded drums on.[1]
[edit] Lyrical themes
Some of the albums lyrical themes were not without controversy. "213", for example, was famed serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment number and is the inspiration for the lyrics in the song of the same name. The title of "SS-3" was taken from the license plate number of the car Reinhard Heydrich was traveling in when he was assassinated. The band courted controversy by featuring a picture of a fan's arms, into which he had carved the Slayer logo. The outer album sleeve originally sold with the CD has a cut-out of the Slayer logo and has been said to be used to carve the Slayer logo into your arm like the album picture. The CD inlay features a collage which includes newspaper clippings of cases where music had been blamed for violence or murder.
The album sleeve features for the first time the backronym Satan Laughs As You Eternally Rot.
[edit] Reception
Divine Intervention was released on September 27, 1994 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 album chart,[2] selling over 93,000 copies in its first week.[3]
[edit] Track listing
- "Killing Fields" (music: Kerry King) (lyrics: Tom Araya) – 3:57
- "Sex. Murder. Art." (music: King) (lyrics: Araya) – 1:50
- "Fictional Reality" (King) – 3:38
- "Dittohead" (King) – 2:31
- "Divine Intervention" (music: Jeff Hanneman, King) (lyrics: Hanneman, King, Araya, Paul Bostaph) – 5:33
- "Circle of Beliefs" (King) – 4:30
- "SS-3" (music: Hanneman, King) (lyrics: Hanneman) – 4:07
- "Serenity in Murder" (music: Hanneman, King) (lyrics: Araya) – 2:36
- "213" (music: Hanneman) (lyrics: Araya) – 4:52
- "Mind Control" (music: Hanneman, King) (lyrics: Araya, King) – 3:04
[edit] Personnel
- Tom Araya - bass, vocals
- Jeff Hanneman - guitar
- Kerry King - guitar
- Paul Bostaph - drums
[edit] Production
- Dave Brock - assistant engineer
- Jim Champagne - engineer
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- Rick Rubin - executive producer
- Jim Scott - engineer
- Jeff Sheehan - assistant engineer
- Toby Wright - producer, engineer, mixing
- Dirk Walter - art direction, design
- Neil Zlozower - photography
- Stephen Stickler - photography
- Brian Pollack - assistant engineer
- Annalisa - artwork
- Wes Benscoter - artwork, cover illustration
- Rick Sales - management
[edit] References
- ^ PAUL BOSTAPH of Exodus, ex-Slayer. Metal-rules.com (2007-02-05). Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Slayer's album chart history. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ Slayer: 'Christ Illusion' lands at No. 5 on Billboard chart!. Blabbermouth.net (2006-08-16). Retrieved on 2006-01-10.
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