Divine Intervention (Slayer album)

Divine Intervention
Studio album by Slayer
Released	September 27, 1994 (1994-09-27)
Recorded	March–June 1994
Studio	Ocean Way (Los Angeles) Sound City (Van Nuys)
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	36:33
Label	American
Producer	Rick Rubin (exec.) Toby Wright Slayer
Slayer chronology
Seasons in the Abyss (1990) Divine Intervention (1994) Undisputed Attitude (1996)
Serenity in Murder EP
Cover of the Serenity in Murder EP, released on August 28, 1995

Divine Intervention is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on September 27, 1994, by American Recordings. The album's production posed a challenge to the label, as its marketing situation drew arguments over its explicitness; to give them time to decide over its style, the band released the live album Decade of Aggression.^[1] Since it was released nearly four years after its predecessor Seasons in the Abyss (1990), vocalist Tom Araya said there was more time spent on its production compared to the band's previous albums.

Divine Intervention was the band's first album to feature Paul Bostaph, replacing original drummer Dave Lombardo, who left the band in 1992. Its songs' origins came not only from television shows, but were also inspired by various other subjects including Rush Limbaugh, Holocaust architect Reinhard Heydrich, and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Its cover artwork was painted and designed by Wes Benscoter as a re-imaging of the band's early "Slayergram" graphic. Although so much time was spent on its production, Kerry King has expressed his disapproval over the album's final mix, saying it should have had more attention.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Divine Intervention peaked at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and number 15 on the UK Albums Chart, selling over 93,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was later certified gold in the United States and Canada, and was followed by the EP Serenity in Murder.