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

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Official site: https://slayerbooks.com
Author: D.X. Ferris
Episodes: 77

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [Season 4, no. 16: Hell Worldwide... the Hell Awaits Tour (#146)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-no-16-hell-worldwide-the-hell-awaits-tour-146) — 2026-08-01T06:59:00+00:00
- [Season 4, Episode 14 (no. 144): Live Undead... the Shows, the Album, and the Art](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-episode-14-no-144-live-undead-the-shows-the-album-and-the-art) — 2026-07-20T06:46:00+00:00
- [Season 4, Episode 12: Slammin' to Slayer... Metal Enters the Pit (#142)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-episode-12-slammin-to-slayer-metal-enters-the-pit-142) — 2026-07-06T06:58:00+00:00
- [Bonus min-sode: Linkisode #1... Video, Slayer live, 1998](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/bonus-min-sode-linkisode-1-video-slayer-live-1998) — 2026-07-04T06:59:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Slayer, Season 4, Episode 9: Metal Moonlighting... Kerry King Joins Megadeth?!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/talkin-slayer-season-4-episode-9-metal-moonlighting-kerry-king-joins-megadeth) — 2026-06-20T11:54:44+00:00
- [Season 4, Episode 8: Metal Blade... Sign on the Axe and Show No Mercy [no. 138]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-episode-8-metal-blade-sign-on-the-axe-and-show-no-mercy-no-138) — 2026-06-13T06:59:00+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/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) — 2026-06-06T04:06:00+00:00
- [Season 4, (Mini) Episode 7: About That Killer New Old Slayer Footage That's Bustin' Out Everywhere Online, Plus a Link to It...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-mini-episode-7-about-that-killer-new-old-slayer-footage-that-s-bustin-out-everywhere-online-plus-a-link-to-it) — 2026-06-01T22:35:42+00:00
- [Season 4, Episode 5... Spirit in Black (Jeff), Thrash Incubator, and the Hard-Partying Scene That Spawned Slayer and Metallica and Hirax and...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-no-5-spirit-in-black-jeff-thrash-incubator-and-the-hard-partying-scene-that-spawned-slayer-and-metallica-and-hirax-and) — 2026-05-30T06:54:00+00:00
- [Season 4, Episode 4: The Pulsing Heart (Dave Lombardo) and the Captain (Kerry King, Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-episode-4-the-pulsing-heart-dave-lombardo-and-the-captain-kerry-king-part-2) — 2026-05-23T06:59:00+00:00
- [Season 4, Episode 3: Aggressive Perfectionist (Kerry King) + Slayer, the Face (Tom Araya)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-episode-3-aggressive-perfectionist-kerry-king-slayer-the-face-tom-araya) — 2026-05-16T06:59:00+00:00
- [Season 4, Episode 2: Intro + Maximum Jeffage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/season-4-episode-2-intro-maximum-jeffage) — 2026-05-09T06:59:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Slayer, Episode 116.66: A New Tribute to Jeff Hanneman on the Anniversary of His Untimely Demise. Season 4 begins now.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/talkin-slayer-episode-116-66-a-new-tribute-to-jeff-hanneman-on-the-anniversary-of-his-untimely-demise-season-4-begins-now) — 2026-05-02T04:01:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Slayer: Trailer for Season 4, which kicks off Saturday May 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/talkin-slayer-trailer-for-season-4-which-kicks-off-saturday-may-2) — 2026-04-26T22:35:44+00:00
- [Updates + Seasonal Rerun: The St. Patrick's Day Massacre, featuring the Slayer Leprechaun (?!)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/updates-seasonal-rerun-the-st-patrick-s-day-massacre-featuring-the-slayer-leprechaun) — 2026-03-14T06:58:00+00:00
- [Jeff Hanneman's Birthday: Commemorative Rerun](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/jeff-hanneman-s-birthday-commemorative-rerun) — 2026-01-31T15:14:21+00:00
- [Episode 88: The Slayer Audiobook Is Here, Plus We're Talkin' Jeff, We're Talkin' Kerry, and We're Talkin' More Kerry (mp3 @ 320)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-88-the-slayer-audiobook-is-here-plus-we-re-talkin-jeff-we-re-talkin-kerry-and-we-re-talkin-more-kerry-mp3-320) — 2025-12-14T21:26:59+00:00
- [The Hershey Show Was Fire… Episode 87: A Long Report From the Slayer Mini-Fest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/the-hershey-show-was-fire-episode-87-a-long-report-from-the-slayer-mini-fest) — 2025-09-29T05:59:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Slayer, Episode 85: The Great Hanneman Gear Grab, b/w This Is the End... Mostly. Plus What Comes Next.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/talkin-slayer-episode-85-the-great-hanneman-gear-grab-b-w-this-is-the-end-mostly-plus-what-comes-next) — 2025-08-04T06:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 83: Show Reports... Live From Quebec, but Mostly London](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-83-show-reports-live-from-quebec-but-mostly-london) — 2025-07-21T06:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 66608 / 81.5: Mini-sode Recap of Slayer's First Live Show of 2025, Plus...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-66608-81-5-mini-sode-recap-of-slayer-s-first-live-show-of-2025-plus) — 2025-07-04T18:53:16+00:00
- [Episode 81: Talkin’ the Big Four Bands... Advanced Thrash Metrics and Career Comparisons & the First Concerts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-81-talkin-the-big-four-bands-advanced-thrash-metrics-and-career-comparisons-the-first-concerts) — 2025-06-23T06:59:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Slayer, Episode 79: Christ Illusion and Its Wake... Half of Chapters 40 and 41](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/talkin-slayer-episode-79-christ-illusion-and-its-wake-half-of-chapters-40-and-41) — 2025-06-09T06:59:00+00:00
- [Bonus Episode: The International Day of Slayer Origin Story, Plus the Most Infamous Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/bonus-episode-the-international-day-of-slayer-origin-story-plus-the-most-infamous-show) — 2025-06-06T06:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 77, The New Chapter 66: Talkin' the Kerry King Band, Again, More... Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-77-the-new-chapter-66-talkin-the-kerry-king-band-again-more-part-1) — 2025-05-26T06:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 75: Talkin' Divine Intervention a Little, Talkin' Undisputed More, Talkin' Diabolus, Talkin' Hell Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-75-talkin-divine-intervention-a-little-talkin-undisputed-more-talkin-diabolus-talkin-hell-again) — 2025-05-12T06:59:00+00:00
- [Mega Tribute to Jeff Hanneman 2025... 12 Years Gone, May 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/mega-tribute-to-jeff-hanneman-2025-12-years-gone-may-2) — 2025-04-28T06:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 71: The Rulers Are Back... A Fresh Look at Rick Rubin and Reign in Blood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-71-the-rulers-are-back-a-fresh-look-at-rick-rubin-and-reign-in-blood) — 2025-04-14T06:59:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Slayer, Episode 69: The Slaytanic Survey (So Far). Your last chance to answer!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/talkin-slayer-episode-69-the-slaytanic-survey-so-far-your-last-chance-to-answer) — 2025-03-29T06:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 67: The St. Patrick's Day Massacre II... Invading New York, Part 2 + The Slaytanic Leprechaun (?!)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-67-the-st-patrick-s-day-massacre-ii-invading-new-york-part-2-the-slaytanic-leprechaun) — 2025-03-17T06:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 66(6): Metalstorm... Meet Slayer [ New & Improved ]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-66-6-metalstorm-meet-slayer-new-improved) — 2025-03-10T06:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 65: Season 2 Begins... The New York Invasion, Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-65-season-2-begins-the-new-york-invasion-part-1) — 2025-03-03T07:59:00+00:00
- [Talkin' Slayer, Episode 64: The Kerry King Band Live, Round 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/talkin-slayer-episode-64-the-kerry-king-band-live-round-2) — 2025-02-03T07:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 63: Updates on Podcast & GIANT New Revised Edition of the Book. Then...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-63-updates-on-podcast-giant-new-revised-edition-of-the-book-then) — 2025-01-27T07:59:00+00:00
- [Episode 62: News + Quick Recap of Aftershock, the Second & Final 2024 Reunion Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episode-62-news-quick-recap-of-aftershock-the-second-final-2024-reunion-show) — 2024-10-11T12:48:32+00:00

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