{"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":"Talkin' Slayer, Season 4, Episode 9: Metal Moonlighting... Kerry King Joins Megadeth?!","slug":"talkin-slayer-season-4-episode-9-metal-moonlighting-kerry-king-joins-megadeth","published_at":"2026-06-20T11:54:44+00:00","page_url":"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","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/Talkin-Slayer--Season-4--Episode-9-Metal-Moonlighting----Kerry-King-Joins-Megadeth-e3kpr78","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/de2bebf0/podcast/play/121481896/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-15%2Fa0d1cb96-33f9-e365-3944-ec4ec734fee4.mp3","summary":"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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2XTzxgX3c0 From the killer documentary Get Thrashed, ex-Megadeth bassist DaveEllefson bassist's take on Kerry's time in the band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rLw_Ro1IUo Trailer for Murder in the Front Row, the thrash documentary you NEED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiEQF2aXoY4 Trailer for Born in the Basement, Rat Skates' Overkill early days /thrash documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLdbDKnqGY Unless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage, of UK metal band ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chupacabra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ferris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠SlayerBooks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For the next y…","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1123,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talkin-slayer-a-metal-podcast-and-half-ssed-audiobook-6422518/episodes/talkin-slayer-season-4-episode-9-metal-moonlighting-kerry-king-joins-megadeth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}