Divine Intervention
Studio album by Slayer
Released	October 3, 1994
Recorded	1994 Oceanway, Los Angeles, California Sound City, Van Nuys, California, USA
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	36:29
Label	American Recordings
Producer	Slayer Rick Rubin Toby Wright
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Slayer chronology
Decade of Aggression (1991) Divine Intervention (1994) Live Intrusion (1995)

Divine Intervention is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on October 3, 1994 through American Recordings, it was the first album Slayer recorded with drummer Paul Bostaph. Debuting at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart, Divine Intervention became the band's highest chart position in America, until the release of the album Christ Illusion which peaked at #5. Slayer - Divine Intervention cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Van Nuys is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... Frederick Jay (Rick) Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is an American record producer and is currently the co-head of Columbia Records. ... Toby Wright is a producer, who has co-produced Slayers 1994 album Divine Intervention with Rick Rubin, and fully produced Alice in Chains self-titled 3rd album in 1995. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... Decade of Aggression is a double live album by Slayer and was released in 1991 through Def American Records (later renamed to American Recordings). ... Live Intrusion is a home video by Slayer which was released in 1995 through American Recordings. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Paul Bostaph (born March 6, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a heavy metal drummer, who has played for the bands Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, Testament, and Systematic. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Christ Illusion is the tenth studio album by Slayer, which was released on August 8, 2006 on American Recordings. ...

Recording

Almost all the music on the album was written by guitarist Kerry King. Bostaph disliked the album, noting the guitars weren't loud enough, and he moved to different recording studios. Halfway through recording drums, the band moved to a studio where their producer worked with Tom Petty, and had no experience with heavy metal musicians. Half way through the producer changed to Toby Wright, Bostaph asserting "it never had any consistency to it although a lot of fans still like it" deeming it his least favorite Slayer album he recorded drums on.^[1] Kerry King (born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Slayer. ... Thomas Earl Tom Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a singer and guitarist. ... Toby Wright is a producer, who has co-produced Slayers 1994 album Divine Intervention with Rick Rubin, and fully produced Alice in Chains self-titled 3rd album in 1995. ...

Lyrical themes

Some of the albums lyrical themes were not without controversy. "213", for example, was famed serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment number and is the inspiration for the lyrics in the song of the same name. The title of "SS-3" was taken from the license plate number of the car Reinhard Heydrich was traveling in when he was assassinated. The band courted controversy by featuring a picture of a fan's wrists, into which he had carved the Slayer logo. The CD inlay features a collage which includes newspaper clippings of cases where music had been blamed for violence or murder. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer. ... Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was an SS-Obergruppenführer, chief of the Reich Security Main Office (including the Gestapo, SD and Kripo Nazi police agencies) and Reichsprotektor (Reich Protector) of Bohemia and Moravia. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

The album sleeve features for the first time the backronym Satan Laughs As You Eternally Rot. A backronym (or bacronym) is a phrase that is constructed after the fact from a previously existing abbreviation, the abbreviation being an initialism or an acronym. ...

Reception

Divine Intervention was released on October 3, 1994 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 album chart,^[2] selling over 93,000 copies in its first week.^[3] is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los Angeles, California. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Track listing

1. "Killing Fields" (music: King; lyrics: Araya) – 3:57
2. "Sex. Murder. Art." (music: King; lyrics: Araya) – 1:50
3. "Fictional Reality" (music & lyrics: King) – 3:38
4. "Dittohead" (music & lyrics: King) – 2:31
5. "Divine Intervention" (music: Hanneman/King; lyrics: Araya/Bostaph/Hanneman/King) – 5:33
6. "Circle of Beliefs" (music & lyrics: King) – 4:30
7. "SS-3" (music: Hanneman/King; lyrics: Hanneman) – 4:07
8. "Serenity in Murder" (music: Hanneman/King; lyrics: Araya) – 2:36
9. "213" (music: Hanneman; lyrics: Araya) – 4:52
10. "Mind Control" (music: Hanneman/King; lyrics: Araya/King) – 3:04

Credits

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Slayer

• Tom Araya - bass, vocals
• Jeff Hanneman - guitars
• Kerry King - guitars
• Paul Bostaph - drums

Tom Araya (born Tomás Enrique Araya June 6, 1961 in Valparaíso, Chile) is the bassist and lead vocalist of the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... Jeff Hanneman (born January 31, 1964, in Oakland, California) is the guitarist and a founding member of the American thrash metal band Slayer. ... Kerry King (born June 3, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Slayer. ... Paul Bostaph (born March 6, 1964 in San Francisco, California) is a heavy metal drummer, who has played for the bands Forbidden (originally known as Forbidden Evil), Slayer, Testament, and Systematic. ...

Production

• Dave Brock - assistant engineer
• Jim Champagne - engineer
• Stephen Marcussen - mastering
• Rick Rubin - executive producer
• Jim Scott - engineer
• Jeff Sheehan - assistant engineer
• Toby Wright - producer, engineer, mixing
• Dirk Walter - art direction, design
• Neil Zlozower - photography
• Stephen Stickler - photography
• Brian Pollack - assistant engineer
• Annalisa - artwork
• Wes Benscoter - artwork, cover illustration
• Rick Sales - management

Frederick Jay (Rick) Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is an American record producer and is currently the co-head of Columbia Records. ... Wes Benscoter is an American artists that is best known for his work album covers, especially heavy metal albums. ...

References