Slayer 66 2/3: The Jeff & Dave Years. A Metal Band Biography. (64 page)

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Authors: D.X. Ferris

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Heidi Ellen Robinson-Fitzgerald, the consummate public relations professional. Slayer. Rick Sales. Rick Rubin. Andy Wallace. Julie Arkenstone. Jim Carroccio. Kevin Estrada. Eleanor Logan. Martin Dio, Jesse Grace, and Hal Jordan. Bill Peters (
Metal on Metal
, 30 years and counting). Jeff Lamm (Greasebat & Half Life). Maria Ferrero. Mike Palone (Skell & Whiskey High). Jerry Graham. George Vallee. Betsey Cichoracki. Carl Schultz. Loana dP. Valencia. Tresa Sanders. Tom Wojcik. David Giffels. Dave Brenner. Mark Price. Dan Muro. Bill Adler. Danny Marianinho. Kevin Berve & Reel Efx. Anthony “T.J.” Scaglione. Stacy Gueraseva. Whoever put together the Slayer Ultra Bootleg Pack. Brandon Marshall (MarshalPhotography.com). Blood Metal Donor. Bonnie Angotti. Paul Hooper (WhiteApe, Dropgun). Gerard Dominick. Killick. Kurt Brecht. Patty Falk at Bowling Green State University Music Library & Sound Recordings Archives. Calvin College’s Hekman Library. The Akron Public Library (Fairlawn and Downtown). Kris Scheponik & John Washlack: metal soldiers then, Metal Militia officers now. Apeneck Sweeney. Nate Cuvelier. Joe M & Sue Modray. Donnie Iris. Dean B. Trew, Ed Rohrer, and the rest of the 1980s WVCS DJs. Randy McFeely & Jennifer Gallentine. Paul Lancaster. Bob “Trebor” Moore. Craig Lewis and his sister Dina, who drove us to the
South of Heaven
tour. And everyone who ever took me to a show, taped an album, or held my jacket while I was in the pit — or rendered those valuable assists for anybody else.

This book was coaxed into existence with indirect assistance from Om, Nathan Barr and Trent Reznor, who created the best music to listen to while you write (
Advaitic Songs
, the
True Blood
Season One
score, and
Ghosts
, respectively, and in that order). Joe Minadeo &
Patternbased
, the
Kickdrums
, the
Drive
soundtrack, and Tom Tykwer’s
Cloud Atlas
score are pretty great, too.

THE GREATEST ENTERTAINERS IN THE WORLD:

Dan Harmon. David Simon &
The Wire
crew. Kevin Smith (especially
Fat Man on Batman
). Kurt Sutter. David Milch. Steven S. DeKnight.

Extra appreciation to everybody I forgot.

In memory of
Nora Ferris, Lorna Ferris, Dave Moran, Vera Lehane, Mary Bryan, and Vincent Roskovensky.

R.I.P.:

Damian Guevara. Ronnie James Dio. Toni Järvinen.
Adrian Bromley. Garry Sharpe-Young. Steve Ett. Diamond Dave Herth. Michael Camille. J. Budd Grebb. Lori Martin. Max Roach. Amy Winehouse. MCA. John Hughes. Maurice Sendak. Minet.

Eternal thanks to Dr. David Barker, for commissioning my previous Slayer book.

Humble offerings to almighty Zeus for preventing me from finishing this project when I wanted to.

Most of all:
Sydney, Ryley, and Rachel. You are the best. Thank you for making it possible. Love is like a rock.

If you catch any typos, email me at [email protected], and I’ll send you a corrected electronic version. Sorry.

And you. Thank you for reading.

About the Author

D.X. Ferris
is an Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Reporter of the Year. He wrote the first English-language book about Slayer, which is part of Bloomsbury Academic’s prestigious 33 1/3 series.

Ferris writes for the A.V. Club. He contributes to Metal Sucks when he has something to say. His work has appeared in RollingStone.com,
Alternative Press
, the
Village Voice
,
Decibel
, and other outlets. His Heavy Metal
Game of Thrones
Reviews most recently ran on Noisecreep. Popdose hosts his ongoing webcomic,
Suburban Metal Dad
. His Pentagrammarian.com collects thoughts on grammar, usage, ethics, writing, and the business thereof.

He teaches.

His spec script is a Wu-Tang skit.

Hit Parader
ran one his letters in fall 1985. He was thrown out of the
South of Heaven
tour when a misdirected crowd surf landed him onstage. He is a wrathchild.

Follow his bullshit online…

He’s always on Twitter:

@SlayerBook
for metal

@Pentagrammarian
for notes on grammar, usage, writing good, and the business thereof.

@dxferris
for a barrage of random information about TV, movies, Batman, martial arts, comic books, and candy

He’s not much of a Facebook person, though you can find him at

Facebook.com/SlayerBook

…but don’t take it personal if he takes a month to confirm your friend request.

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