{"podcast":{"title":"Talkin' Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook","slug":"talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518","podcast_index_feed_id":6422518,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/de2bebf0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://slayerbooks.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37174204/37174204-1682790046077-c92ae5fb529d2.jpg","author":"D.X. Ferris","episode_count":77,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:18:51.956881+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 81: Talkin’ the Big Four Bands... Advanced Thrash Metrics and Career Comparisons & the First Concerts","slug":"episode-81-talkin-the-big-four-bands-advanced-thrash-metrics-and-career-comparisons-the-first-concerts","published_at":"2025-06-23T06:59:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slayerbook/episodes/Episode-81-Talkin-the-Big-Four-Bands----Advanced-Thrash-Metrics-and-Career-Comparisons--the-First-Concerts-e34g6ap","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/de2bebf0/podcast/play/104388377/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-24%2Faa52b299-5758-04dc-aad3-09ace13c85e9.mp3","summary":"LAST WEEK, Patreon supporters got a super long chapter about the era around World Painted Blood, the final album with musical mastermind Jeff Hanneman. THIS WEEK'S TOPIC is the Big Four American Thrash Metal Bands. You’re getting two chapters about the boys... ALL the boys. The rivals. The allies. The frenemies. All of the above. United and strong. Mostly. Press play and hear the new & improved versions of chapters 43 and 44 from the MONSTORIOUSLY EMBIGGENED unofficial band biography, \"Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked F*kin' @ss,\" by your pal and host, D.X. Ferris. Can you truly compare the careers of Metalica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax? Yes, you can. And we do. Get ready for metrics, advanced SLAYERMETRICS — it's a thing — superlatives, statistics, facts, hallmarks, career highs, questionable lows, and other dubious distinctions. It all ends with the Big Four Bands on the same stage, at the same time, playing the same song… sorta. And, yes, we get into whether the term \"Big Four\" is appropriate. DEEZ NOTEZ: ...are from the endnotes in the book. The ebook features these sources as live links. It's better than TV... if anything can be better than TV, that is. VIDEO: “Paul Bostaph Slayer with Phil Demmel.” Video of band performing “Hell Awaits” with very temporary fill-in guitarist Phil Demmel, in late 2018. The video is one steady shot from behind Holt’s drum kit. No vocals are audible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B34krQvPv_Q VIDEO: “Metallica 11/09/86 Anaheim CA @ Jezebels Full Concert.” Video of Metallica’s first show with Jason Newsted. Video quality is bad; the performance is breathtaking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKd13jVxPrY&t=3278s VIDEO: Soundwave TV. “Slayer Interview: Soundwave TV 2011.” http://www.you…","meta_description":"LAST WEEK, Patreon supporters got a super long chapter about the era around World Painted Blood, the final album with musical mastermind Jeff Hanneman. 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