Diabolus in Musica
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| Studio album by Slayer | ||
| Released | June 9, 1998 | |
| Recorded | 1997 - 1998 Oceanway Studios Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Genre | Thrash metal | |
| Length | 40:30 | |
| Label | American Recordings | |
| Producer(s) | Slayer Rick Rubin |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Slayer chronology | ||
| Undisputed Attitude (1996) |
Diabolus in Musica (1998) |
God Hates Us All (2001) |
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Diabolus in Musica is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. It was released June 9, 1998 through American Recordings and is the third album Slayer released with drummer Paul Bostaph.
This album presents a slower, darker, and more disturbing musical style, almost groove metal in approach, mixed with Slayer's traditional thrash roots.
Kerry King had stated that, during the creation process of the album, he was starting to hate the music scene, which is the main reason almost all the music on the album was written by Jeff Hanneman (a counter-action to the previous album Divine Intervention, in which King wrote the majority of the music)
It is the only original Slayer album in which the title of the album is not either the title of one of the songs or is mentioned in one of the songs.
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[edit] Reception
Diabolus in Musica was released on June 9, 1998 by American Recordings. In its first week of release, the album sold 46,000 copies in the United States[1] and debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200 Chart.[2]
[edit] Track listing
- "Bitter Peace" (music & lyrics: Hanneman) – 4:32
- "Death's Head" (music & lyrics: Hanneman) – 3:34
- "Stain of Mind" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: King) – 3:24
- "Overt Enemy" (music & lyrics: Hanneman) – 4:41
- "Perversions of Pain" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: King) – 3:33
- "Love to Hate" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: Hanneman/King) – 3:07
- "Desire" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: Araya) – 4:20
- "Unguarded Instinct" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: Araya) – 3:43
- "In the Name Of God" (music & lyrics: King) – 3:40
- "Scrum" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: King) – 2:16
- "Screaming from the Sky" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: Araya/Hanneman/King) – 3:12
- "Wicked" (music: Hanneman/King; lyrics: Araya/Bostaph) – 6:00
- "Point" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: King) – 4:11
Only the European and Japanese versions of this album include the song Unguarded Instinct" (track 8) and "Wicked" (track 11).
[edit] Credits
- "Bitter Peace" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
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- Slayer - Producer
- Tom Araya - Bass, Vocals
- Jeff Hanneman - Guitar
- Kerry King - Guitar
- Paul Bostaph - Drums
- Rick Rubin - Producer
- Howie Weinberg - Mastering
- Greg Gordon - Engineer
- Brian Davis - Assistant Engineer
- John Tyree - Assistant Engineer
- Sebastian Haimerl - Assistant Engineer
- Allen Sanderson - Assistant Engineer
- Exum - Photography
- Frank - Art Direction
- Wade Goeke - Assistant Engineer
- Recorded at Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Additional recording and mixing at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Additional mixing at Groove Masters, Santa Monica, California, USA
- Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, USA
[edit] References
- ^ SLAYER: 'Christ Illusion' Lands At No. 5 On BILLBOARD Chart!. Blabbermouth.net (2006-08-16). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ Slayer's album chart history. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
| Slayer |
| Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Kerry King | Dave Lombardo |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Show No Mercy | Haunting the Chapel | Hell Awaits | Reign in Blood | South of Heaven | Seasons in the Abyss | Divine Intervention | Undisputed Attitude | Diabolus in Musica | God Hates Us All | Eternal Pyre | Christ Illusion |
| Live albums: Live Undead | Decade of Aggression |
| Compilations: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse |
| Videos and DVDs |
| Live Intrusion | War at the Warfield | Still Reigning |
| Songs |
| "Angel of Death" | "Raining Blood" | "Eyes of the Insane" | "Jihad" |
