Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band, Slayer. Divine Intervention was released on September 27, 1994 through American Recordings.[1] Many of the song were inspired by television shows. The songs were also inspired by other things, like Rush Limbaugh, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, and vocalist Tom Araya's wife. Araya said that the album "came out of the past four years of hating life."[2]
| Divine Intervention | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 27, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 at Oceanway, in Los Angeles, California, and Sound City in Van Nuys, California | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 36:33 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | American | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin (exec.) Toby Wright Slayer | |||
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The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200.[3] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[4]
It is the first album to feature drummer Paul Bostaph, who replaced Slayer's original drummer Dave Lombardo.
Songs
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Killing Fields" | Tom Araya | Kerry King | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Sex. Murder. Art." | Araya | King | 1:50 |
| 3. | "Fictional Reality" | King | King | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Dittohead" | King | King | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Divine Intervention" | Araya, Hanneman, King, Paul Bostaph | Jeff Hanneman, King | 5:33 |
| 6. | "Circle of Beliefs" | King | King | 4:30 |
| 7. | "SS-3" | Hanneman | Hanneman, King | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Serenity in Murder" | Araya | Hanneman, King | 2:36 |
| 9. | "213" | Araya | Hanneman | 4:52 |
| 10. | "Mind Control" | Araya, King | Hanneman, King | 3:04 |
Serenity in Murder EP
| Studio track | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Serenity in Murder" | 2:37 | |||||||
| Live tracks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 2. | "Angel of Death" | 4:52 | |||||||
| 3. | "Mandatory Suicide" | 4:05 | |||||||
| 4. | "War Ensemble" | 4:52 | |||||||
Total length: |
16:26 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Divine Intervention - Slayer - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
- ↑ "Vocalist Sings the Praises for'Divine Intervention'". Deseret News. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
- ↑ "Slayer Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum: Slayer". RIAA. Retrieved 2015-03-07.[dead link]
