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

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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.

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June 20, 2026

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

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? Was it influential for Megadeth? Was it influential for Slayer? The answers are no, no, no, and “Yes, but…” This week is the final episode that is free for all. 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 they'll miss half the story. Learn more at <a href="https://patreon.com/SlayerBook%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? BONUS SLAYAGE TALK: NoFriender & The Thrash Metal Show are back — for now — and talkin’ the Hell Awaits reissue. Click here to hear it. DEEZ NOTES: Things referenced in this episode... Killer video of a near-complete Megadeth set featuring Kerry King — thevideo says it's the first Megadeth show, though it is not: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIS0CZOhdmo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2XTzxgX3c0</a> From the killer documentary Get Thrashed, ex-Megadeth bassist DaveEllefson bassist's take on Kerry's time in the band: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rLw_Ro1IUo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rLw_Ro1IUo</a> Trailer for Murder in the Front Row, the thrash documentary you NEED: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiEQF2aXoY4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiEQF2aXoY4</a> Trailer for Born in the Basement, Rat Skates' Overkill early days /thrash documentary: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLdbDKnqGY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLdbDKnqGY</a>Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage, of UK metal band <a href="https://chupacabrametal.bandcamp.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chupacabra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/Slayerbooks%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="http://slayerbooks.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at<a href="https://slayerbook.bandcamp.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... <a href="http://slayerbooks.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and / or <a href="https://www.theajnaoffensive.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/Slayerbooks%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="http://slayerbooks.com/">⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> MASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.

June 13, 2026

Season 4, Episode 8: Metal Blade... Sign on the Axe and Show No Mercy [no. 138]

Today's topic is Slayer's first record deal and album: Show No Mercy, released on the hall of fame metal foundry that is Metal Blade. VIDEO: Slayer, live, 1983. Next week is the final episode that is free for all. After episode 9, only Patreon supporters get every weekly episode. Free listeners will only get an episode every OTHER week, and they'll miss the story. Learn more at <a href="https://patreon.com/SlayerBook%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠</a>. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right? Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage, of UK metal band <a href="https://chupacabrametal.bandcamp.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠Chupacabra⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. For the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition Talkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP at<a href="https://slayerbook.bandcamp.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... <a href="http://slayerbooks.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and / or <a href="https://www.theajnaoffensive.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/Slayerbooks%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠</a> Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: <a href="applewebdata://28C07425-BF74-4F91-8544-34C6348DFF54/SlayerBooks.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="http://slayerbooks.com/">⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠</a> MASSIVE GRATITIDE for listening.

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June 6, 2026

Season 4, Episode 6... International Day of Slayer: In our first interview, hesher holiday founder Jeff Tandy Takes You Behind the Scenes, Talking Myths, Facts, and Misdirections

Today's topic is the International Day of Slayer... which is today if you're listening in a timely manner. For the first time, Slayer Day founder Jeff Tandy reveals the myths, facts, and misdirections behind the scenes of your favorite hesher holiday. You pal Ferris interviews Tandy in this co-production between the International Day of Slayer and your favorite metal show, Talkin' Slayer. Ferris covers it in the book... and now he's covering it MORE. Our new bud Jeff is also the host of underground metal podcast <a href="https://metalenema.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Metalenema</a>. And after a lifetime of shredderation & destructionality, he now plays in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoCMGhBxos" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Imprecation</a>, a Satanic death metal band from Texas. Then the Slaytanic history resumes next week. If you like the interview & you want more, let us know by responding to the episode's poll. Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage of UK metal band <a href="https://chupacabrametal.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠Chupacabra⁠⁠⁠</a>. This is an unusual episode. Normally, for the next year or so, every week, subscribers will get a chapter or two of D.X. Ferris' Slaytanic history book... "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th Edition ...Season 4 is — mostly — the complete, annotated audio version, broadcast for the first time. You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook, which is available CHEAP at<a href="https://slayerbook.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBook.Bandcamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. Talkin' Slayer Season IV: Return of the New & Improved presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book. The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece. Mostly, in season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from. The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at... <a href="http://SlayerBooks.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and / or <a href="https://www.theajnaoffensive.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ajna Offensive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Thank you for listening. Talkin' Slayer & Ferris on the Instagram: <a href="https://⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠</a> Talkin' Slayer on Patreon, where the key to all the episodes is CHEAP: <a href="https://⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠</a> The annotated, affordable audiobook version of Ferris' band history, "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography, or, How Fkin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss (4th Edtion: REBORN)": <a href="Slayerbook.Bandcamp.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Slayerbook.Bandcamp.com⁠</a> Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: <a href="SlayerBooks.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠</a><a href="http://SlayerBooks.com⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SlayerBooks.com⁠</a>

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What is Talkin' Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook?: 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.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates weekly.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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