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On this special bonus episode we’re running down Slayer’s set at the "Sick New World - Texas" festival from this past weekend, and we may have a bone to pick with the promoters! 

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On this episode we’re gettin’ evil again as we take on the classic “Black Magic” from 1983’s Show No Mercy.  Is it possible that Slayer wrote and recorded their all-time best song before most of them were even the legal drinking age in the U.S.?  As we’ll explore, it’s more possible than you may think!

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We’re back and we’re taking on the musical wasteland that was the late 90s with “Bitter Peace”, the lead off track for 1998’s highly divisive Diabolus In Musica.  Were Slayer able to ride into town on the back of this track from their first original record in four years and save metal from itself?  Well, it’s debatable but we’re going deep to figure it all out!

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On this episode we're finally stepping into the sounds of 1988’s South of Heaven as we spin Hanneman’s war morality tale “Behind the Crooked Cross”.  Will this often overlooked track fly in the face of its own creator to land in the upper reaches of the band’s catalogue?  Lace up your boots, strap on your helmet, and let’s march on through the rivers of red to find out!

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On this episode we’re simultaneously jumping back into 2009’s World Painted Blood AND the late 16th century with “Beauty Through Order".  Is this one a solid track on Jeff Hanneman’s final record, or merely a lackluster Hungarian history lesson?  Hop aboard and let’s investigate further.

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It’s the 10th Episode Spectacular!!  Actually, it’s business as usual as we take our first listen to 2015’s Repentless with the track “Atrocity Vendor”.  Is this a late-era hidden gem for the now Hanneman-less Slayer, or a minor footnote in the band’s twilight years?   Let’s give it a spin and decide!

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On this episode we're talking vampires; specifically “At Dawn They Sleep” from the 1985 album Hell Awaits.  Was this Slayer’s first misstep by writing a mostly mid-tempo moody epic, or was it one of the band’s early underrated classics?  We’re giving it a good listen to help decide its place in the catalogue!

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On this episode we're stepping back in time to 1983 with “The Antichrist”.  Is this early track worthy of being a consistent live staple for the majority of Slayer’s career? Listen in and let’s discuss!  Also, I ramble about Kerry King’s singing ability, the “Legend of Lombardo’s Right Foot”, as well as mental health.

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On this episode we're having a listen to a little number you may be familiar with…“Angel of Death”, from 1986’s legendary Reign In Blood.  Is it as good as basically everyone has made it out to be?  Well, yes, but let’s talk about it anyway!

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On this episode we're listening to “Americon”, from Jeff Hanneman’s 2009 swansong World Painted Blood.  How does this modern-era Kerry King penned song stack up within Slayer’s overall catalogue?  Listen up and let’s discuss!

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