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Reign in Blood

by D. X. Ferris

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Inside Slayer’s defining extreme-metal album

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Inside Slayer’s defining extreme-metal album

D. X. Ferris traces the making and release of Slayer’s Reign in Blood, placing the 1986 album at the intersection of thrash metal and Def Jam’s rap-label culture. The book draws on interviews with Slayer, producer Rick Rubin, engineer Andy Wallace, cover artist Larry Carroll, and figures connected to Def Jam, building a record of the album’s path from production to release. It also examines the controversy surrounding the record and gathers perspectives on its continuing influence from musicians and fans. Compact in scope, it centers on one 29-minute, ten-song release and the network of people involved in shaping, issuing, and responding to it.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of Slayer and thrash metal history
  • Readers interested in album-making and music production
  • Heavy-metal listeners curious about Reign in Blood’s release and influence

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Thrash metalAlbum productionMusic-industry historyControversyMusical influence

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Book overview

Issued on America's premier rap label at the peak of the thrash metal movement, Slayer's controversial Reign in Blood remains the gold standard for extreme heavy metal, a seamless 29-minute procession of ten blindingly fast, apocalyptic songs. The first English book about Slayer explores the creation of the most universally respected metal album and its long road to the stores, through original interviews with the entire band, producer Rick Rubin, engineer Andy Wallace, cover artist Larry Carroll, and Def Jam insiders from Russell Simmons to M.C. Serch. From Tori Amos to Pantera's Phil Anselmo, dozens of fans and artists discuss the record's ongoing impact and Slayer's status in the small fraternity of rock's greatest groups.

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