![]() ![]() If Jeff wrote something I had a problem with, I would never even raise a fucking finger. So you have to say, 'Well, it's just a part of being in this band.' Now Jeff and I, we don't give a fuck. Whether he agrees with it or not, he didn't write it - I wrote it. You're the antichrist - you said it yourself on the first album!' You can't draw the line like that. King's viewpoint was "It's like, 'C'mon, man, you're in Slayer. Īraya held concern about the lyrics that King penned to "In the Name of God", voicing his opinion to guitarist Hanneman. According to one mythology, the interval was considered sexual and would bring out the devil Slayer vocalist and bassist Tom Araya jokingly said that people were executed for writing and using the interval. Medieval musical rules did not allow this particular dissonance. Problems playing this file? See media help.ĭiabolus in Musica is a Latin term for "The Devil in Music" or tritone. ![]() As a result, Diabolus in Musica was described as nu metal, and has also been described as groove metal and alternative metal. Drummer Paul Bostaph claims the album is his favorite as he thought the album was "as experimental as Slayer got". He believed these characteristics were adopted in response to the then-burgeoning nu metal scene. Nothing sounded really aggressive or heavy enough to inspire me to beat it, so I just had to come up with my own shit." Īdrien Begrand of PopMatters felt Slayer introduced characteristics to its music including tuned down guitars, murky chord structures, and churning beats. Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman described the writing process as, "When we were writing this album I was looking for something to beat I wanted something to beat, but nothing impresses me right now. It was scheduled to be released the following month, but got delayed until the middle of 1998, after American Recordings was taken over by Columbia Records. Diabolus in Musica was recorded at Ocean Way Recording, and complete by September 1997. Paul Bostaph returned to Slayer in early 1997 after his short-lived side project The Truth About Seafood, and the band entered the recording studio a few months later. By 2009, it had sold over 306,000 copies in the United States. Lyrical themes explored on the album include religion, sex, cultural deviance, death, insanity, war, and homicide.ĭespite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Diabolus in Musica peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200, selling over 46,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was the band's first album to be played mostly in C ♯ tuning, and named after a musical interval known for its dissonance. Guitarist Jeff Hanneman wrote most of the album's content, which has been described as Slayer's most experimental. Diabolus in Musica ( Latin for "The Devil in Music") is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on June 9, 1998, by American Recordings. ![]()
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