"The other thing that had occurred during this time of course was the elevation of grunge music to the top of the charts, and the influence that that had had on other heavy metal and thrash metal bands throughout the world. Bands had changed their sound to incorporate the new wave, or to completely embrace it, with mixed results. Other bands had literally disappeared into the ether as a result of this change in the music world. Slayer, with Bostaph appearing on his first Slayer album, and with such a long time between releases, came out and provided their response to everything that had occurred in that time frame… by producing an album that sounded exactly like you would expect a Slayer album to sound. Aggressive. Topical. Heavy"

On this episode we are going to talk about “Divine Intervention” by Slayer, the band’s 6th studio album released 30 years ago this week, on today’s episode where ‘straight flesh lace adorns your neck, spilling your blood all over my flesh’ on Music from a Lifetime.