Divine Intervention
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Divine Intervention
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. 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. -Wikipedia
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The Metal Archives
All in all, It think this album could have been so much better and a beacon of light in the dark decade of the 90s but ended up being another lazy, confused album by a legendary band similar to Dio's Angry Machines.
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Indy Metal Vault
It is rather dated, but this results in an endearingly flawed presentation that could only happen in the mid-90s. The musicianship was slipping, but Paul Bostaph does a pretty good job of working with the style at hand and keeping the dynamic together.
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Head of Metal
If you’re the type of Slayer fan who simply cannot or will not embrace one or the other category, Divine Intervention is the next best one that should be on your list.
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Sputnik Music
I think that this is a quite underrated album that needs a bit more attention and credit. This album would go home to Slayer fans in first hand, this would also suit thrashers pretty good because of the fast paces in the songs.
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The Vinyl District
The result is a non-stop ear flogging that you will relish the way those blind orphans enjoy being poked with pointed sticks. Slayer should have called this baby Demonic Ear Hole Defenestration instead of blandly entitling it Divine Intervention, which when push comes to shove is my only problem with the album.
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Metal Reviews
No, it’s not up to the classic Slayer pantheon, but for a Thrash album released as late as 1994 Divine Intervention rips, and all Slayer fans should own it. Altogether now
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Metal Forces Magazine
Divine Intervention doesn’t quite live up to its godly title, but it was very much symbolic of a band squirming, almost reluctantly, into the mid 90s.
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All Music
Characteristically grim and morbid, Slayer focus on the violently repressive nature of governments and the lengths to which they will go to wield power. And true to form, Slayer's music is as disturbing as their lyrics.
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Amino
A typical Slayer album, but extremely typical, even generic. The band didn't experiement at all, following their classic formula. However, they would make up for this in their next three albums. Still, "Divine Intervention" is a must-have for a thrash maniac.
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Kerrang!
I don’t know man, the album has moments, but the sound and approach just never got to me. Dittohead and Sex, Murder, Art are great songs, but as a whole? It’s not my Slayer.
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Prindle Record Reviews
It's basically a good album, but you as a music fan know how disappointing it can be when a great band only manages a good album.
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