- thrash metal, metal
- 41 min
- 11 tracks
- American Recordings
Diabolus in Musica is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on June 9, 1998, by American Recordings. Guitarist Jeff Hanneman wrote most of the album's content, which has been described as Slayer's most experimental.
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Character
Grave, bleak, relentless and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- Entertainment WeeklyC+
- Metal Forces4/10
- Kerrang!4/5 ★
- Metal Hammer9/10
- Q3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 ★
- Rock Hard8.5/10
- Spin4/10
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Tracks
- 1Bitter Peace4:33
- 2Death’s Head3:33
- 3Stain of Mind3:26
- 4Overt Enemy4:44
- 5Perversions of Pain3:33
- 6Love to Hate3:09
- 7Desire4:20
- 8In the Name of God3:39
- 9Scrum2:20
- 10Screaming From the Sky3:14
- 11Point4:13
11 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Slayer
- Label
- American Recordings
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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