Diabolus In Musica

Released: June 9th 1998
Record Label: American Recordings
US Chart Peak Position: #31
Recorded at: Oceanway Studios | Los Angeles, CA
Mastered at: Masterdisk | New York
Producer: Rick Rubin
Engineer: Greg Gordon

Tracks Time Song Credits Lyrics Tablature
01. Bitter Peace 4:32 Hanneman Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
02. Death's Head 3:34 Hanneman Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
03. Stain Of Mind 3:24 Hanneman / King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
04. Overt Enemy 4:41 Hanneman Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
05. Perversions Of Pain 3:33 Hanneman / King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
06. Love To Hate 3:07 Hanneman / King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
07. Desire 4:20 Araya / Hanneman Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
08. In The Name Of God 3:40 King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
09. Scrum 2:16 Hanneman / King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
10. Screaming From The Sky 3:12 Araya / Hanneman / King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
11. Wicked* 6:01 Araya / Bostaph / Hanneman / King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
12. Point 4:11 Hanneman / King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
13. Unguarded Instinct** 3:42 Hanneman / King Lyrics Guitar | Bass | Drums
* = Bonus track on European and Japanese versions
** = Bonus track only on Japanese versions

The Band
Tom Araya: Vocals & Bass
Kerry King: Guitar
Jeff Hanneman: Guitar
Paul Bostaph: Drums

Chart Peak Positions
AT: #40 | July 5th 1998 (6 weeks in charts)
DE: #32 | June 22nd 1998 (6 weeks in charts)
UK: #27 | June 20th 1998 (2 weeks in charts)
US: #31 | June 27th 1996 (6 weeks in charts)

Trivia
The working title for the Diabolus In Musica album was "Violent By Design".
"Diabolus in Musica" is latin and means "The Devil in Music".
US Version had only 11 Tracks without "Wicked" and "Unguarded Instinct".
There was a limited 2CD edition, the second CD contained some live tracks and video clips.

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Pictures
Click here for the promo CD version of Diabolus in Musica.
Click here for the front of the slidecase collectors edition.
Click here for the back of the slidecase collectors edition.
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