Diabolus in Musica
Album by Slayer
Released	June 9th, 1998
Recorded	1997 - 1998
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	40:30
Label	American Recordings
Producer(s)	Slayer, Rick Rubin
Professional reviews
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Slayer chronology
Undisputed Attitude (1996)	Diabolus in Musica (1998)	God Hates Us All (2001)

Diabolus in Musica is the eighth album by the thrash metal band Slayer. It was released June 9, 1998 through American Recordings. This is the third album Slayer released with Paul Bostaph as the drummer. While criticized by some as containing nu-metal elements, the album is largely thrash-based, and contains ample double-bass drum, thrash riffs, and traditional riffs, separating it from true nu-metal. Image File history File links Diabolus In Musica This image is the cover of an album or single. ... 33⅓ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... Frederick Jay Rubin (born 1963), is an American record producer best known for his work in rap and heavy metal. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a large, comprehensive and high quality metadata database about music. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... Undisputed Attitude is an album of punk covers and three original songs by the thrash metal band Slayer. ... God Hates Us All (2001) is the 10th full-length album by Slayer. ... 33⅓ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... 33⅓ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... Paul Bostaph (born March 4, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a rock musician, who has played drums for bands such as Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, and Testament. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... The term thrash may refer to: Thrash (computer science), a term used in computer science. ...

Track listing

1. "Bitter Peace" (music & lyrics: Hanneman) - 4:32
2. "Death's Head" (music & lyrics: Hanneman) - 3:34
3. "Stain of Mind" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: King) - 3:24
4. "Overt Enemy" (music & lyrics: Hanneman) - 4:41
5. "Perversions of Pain" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: King) - 3:33
6. "Love to Hate" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: Hanneman/King) - 3:07
7. "Desire" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: Araya) - 4:20
8. "In the Name Of God" (music & lyrics: King) - 3:40
9. "Scrum" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: King) - 2:16
10. "Screaming from the Sky" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: Araya/Hanneman/King) - 3:12
11. "Wicked" (music: Hanneman/King; lyrics: Araya/Bostaph) - 3:12
12. "Point" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: King) - 4:11

The European and Japanese versions of this album have the song "Wicked" between "Screaming from the Sky" and "Point". The Japanese version also includes the song "Unguarded Instinct" World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

Personnel

• Slayer - Producer
• Tom Araya - Bass, Vocals
• Jeff Hanneman - Guitar
• Kerry King - Guitar
• Paul Bostaph - Drums
• Rick Rubin - Producer
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Greg Gordon - Engineer
• Brian Davis - Assistant Engineer
• John Tyree - Assistant Engineer
• Sebastian Haimerl - Assistant Engineer
• Allen Sanderson - Assistant Engineer
• Exum - Photography
• Frank - Art Direction
• Wade Goeke - Assistant Engineer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band, founded in Huntington Park, California (not Huntington Beach, as has often been reported), in 1982[1] by Tom Araya (bass guitar and vocals), Kerry King (guitars), Jeff Hanneman (guitars) and Dave Lombardo (drums). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tom Araya (born as Tomás Araya June 6, 1961 in Valparaíso, Chile) is best known as the vocalist and bassist of the thrash metal band Slayer. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass or simply bass) is an electrically amplified plucked string instrument. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Jeff Hanneman (born January 31, 1964, Los Angeles, CA USA) is best known as a guitarist in the thrash metal band Slayer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kerry King Kerry King (born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is best known for his work as a guitarist in the band Slayer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Paul Bostaph (born March 4, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a rock musician, who has played drums for bands such as Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, and Testament. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Frederick Jay Rubin (born 1963), is an American record producer best known for his work in rap and heavy metal. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Charts

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See also

• Tritone - "The Devil's interval"