Editing Slayer (section)

===''Divine Intervention'', ''Undisputed Attitude'' and ''Diabolus in Musica'' (1994–2000)===
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On September 27, 1994, Slayer released ''[[Divine Intervention (Slayer album)|Divine Intervention]]'', the band's first album with Bostaph on the drums. The album featured songs about [[Reinhard Heydrich]], an architect of the Holocaust, and [[Jeffrey Dahmer]], an American serial killer and sex offender. Other themes included murder, the evils of church, and the lengths to which governments went to wield power. Araya's interest in serial killers inspired much of the content of the lyrics.<ref name="Live Chat with Tom Araya of Slayer"/><ref name="Divine Intervention - Slayer">{{cite web|title=Divine Intervention – Slayer|author=Henderson, Alex|website=AllMusic|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r203780|pure_url=yes}}
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Slayer geared up for a world tour in 1995, with openers [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]] and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]]. A video of concert footage, ''[[Live Intrusion]],'' was released, featuring a joint [[cover song|cover]] of [[Venom (band)|Venom's]] "Witching Hour" with Machine Head. Following the tour, Slayer was billed third at the 1995 [[Monsters of Rock]] festival, headlined by [[Metallica]]. In 1996, ''[[Undisputed Attitude]]'', an album of [[Punk rock|punk]] [[cover version|covers]], was released. The band covered songs by [[Minor Threat]], [[T.S.O.L.]], [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles]], [[D.I. (band)|D.I.]], [[Verbal Abuse]], [[Dr. Know (band)|Dr. Know]], and [[The Stooges]]. The album featured three original tracks, "Gemini", "Can't Stand You", "DDAMM"; the latter two were written by Hanneman in 1984–1985 for a side project entitled Pap Smear. Bostaph left Slayer shortly after the album's recording to work on his own project, Truth About Seafood. With Bostaph's departure, Slayer recruited [[Testament (band)|Testament]] drummer [[Jon Dette]] and headlined the 1996 Ozzfest alongside [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]], [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]], [[Sepultura]], and [[Fear Factory]]. Dette was fired after a year due to a fallout with band members. After that, Bostaph returned to continue the tour.<ref name="Jon Dette has left Slayer and is being replaced by Paul Bostaph!">{{cite web|title=Jon Dette has left Slayer and is being replaced by Paul Bostaph!|author=Hellqvist, Janek|publisher=Slaytanic.com|date=January 27, 1997|url=http://www.slaytanic.com/news.html|access-date=December 10, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026042926/http://www.slaytanic.com/news.html|archive-date=October 26, 2006}}</ref>

''[[Diabolus in Musica]]'' (Latin for "The Devil in Music") was released in 1998, and debuted at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 46,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="Slayer: 'Christ Illusion' Lands At No.&nbsp;5 On BILLBOARD Chart!">{{cite news|title=Slayer: 'Christ Illusion' lands at No.&nbsp;5 on Billboard chart! |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 16, 2006 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=56559 |access-date=January 10, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181103/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=56559 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref> It was complete by September 1997, and scheduled to be released the following month, but got delayed by nine months after their label was taken over by [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metalinvader.net/interview-with-slayer-july-1998-issue-0021/|title=Interview with Slayer – July 1998 – Issue 0021 &#124; Metal Invader|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=September 6, 2015 }}</ref> The album received a mixed critical reception, and was criticized for adopting characteristics of [[nu metal]] music such as tuned down guitars, murky chord structures, and churning beats. [[Blabbermouth.net]] reviewer Borivoj Krgin described the album as "a feeble attempt at incorporating updated elements into the group's sound, the presence of which elevated the band's efforts somewhat and offered hope that Slayer could refrain from endlessly rehashing their previous material for their future output",<ref name="Blabbermouth Review">{{cite news|title=Slayer God Hates Us All (American) |author=Krgin, Borivoj |work=Blabbermouth.net |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=50 |access-date=May 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222618/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=50 |archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> while Ben Ratliff of ''[[The New York Times]]'' had similar sentiments, writing on June 22, 1998, that: "Eight of the 11 songs on ''Diabolus in Musica'', a few of which were played at the show, are in the same gray key, and the band's rhythmic ideas have a wearying sameness too."<ref name="NYTReview">{{cite news|last=Ratliff|first=Ben|title=It's a Major Metal Band, and Even the Furniture Isn't Safe|work=The New York Times|date=June 22, 1998|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/22/arts/pop-review-it-s-a-major-metal-band-and-even-the-furniture-isn-t-safe.html}}</ref>

The album was the band's first to primarily feature dropped tuning, making use of the [[tritone]] interval referred to in the Middle Ages as the Devil's interval.<ref name="The Devil's Music">{{cite news|title=The Devil's Music|author=Rohrer, Finlo|work=BBC News|date=May 28, 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4952646.stm|access-date=January 22, 2006}}</ref> Slayer teamed up with [[digital hardcore]] group [[Atari Teenage Riot]] to record a song for the ''[[Spawn (1997 film)|Spawn]]'' soundtrack titled "No Remorse (I Wanna Die)". The band paid tribute to [[Black Sabbath]] by recording a cover of "Hand of Doom" for the second of two tribute albums, titled ''[[Nativity in Black II]]''. A world tour followed to support the new album, with Slayer making an appearance at the United Kingdom [[Ozzfest#1996–1998: Early years|Ozzfest 1998]].