''Live Intrusion'' is a
home video
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by
Slayer which was released in 1995 through
American Recordings and filmed at the
Mesa Amphitheatre
Mesa Amphitheatre is an outdoor concert venue with lawn seating located in Mesa, Arizona. It opened in 1979 in
Mesa, Arizona, on March 12, 1995. The video features a cover of the
Venom
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song "Witching Hour" performed by Slayer with assistance from
Chris Kontos
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and
Robb Flynn
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of
Machine Head
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.
[ "Live Intrusion (Video)" Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-07.] It was reissued on DVD on August 17, 2010. ''Live Intrusion'' received positive reception from the few critics that reviewed the video.
Conception
''Live Intrusion'' was filmed at the
Mesa Amphitheatre
Mesa Amphitheatre is an outdoor concert venue with lawn seating located in Mesa, Arizona. It opened in 1979 in
Mesa, Arizona, on March 12, 1995, while promoting ''
Divine Intervention
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'' on tour. The
Machine Head
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members
Chris Kontos
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and
Robb Flynn
Robert Conrad Flynn (born Lawrence Matthew Cardine; July 19, 1967) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for heavy metal band Machine Head. Flynn formed the band along with Adam Duce, Logan Mader and Tony Cos ...
gave assistance to the band while performing "Witching Hour", originally recorded by
Venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a st ...
in 1981. The video was released as a
VHS (Video High Standard) through
American Recordings on October 31, 1995. The video features live footage of Slayer and exclusive unseen footage of Slayer on and off the road.
The beginning of the video features a portrait of some of Slayer fans, including a picture from the mid-1990s, about a fan, who had "Slayer" carved onto their forearm.
It was
directed
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* ''D ...
and
produced by Phil Tuckett, with the audio recorded by
Sylvia Massy.
On August 17, 2010, ''Live Intrusion'' was remastered and released as a
DVD
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(Digital Video Disc). It was created using the original VHS master and edited the footage with newer technology.
The DVD was sold at retail and online for (
USD
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) $13.98. The DVD was also released in the ''Slayer Live DVD 3-Pak'', also released on August 17, 2010. It was sold for (USD) $29.98.
Critical reception
Chris Beaumont of
Blogcritics recommended the DVD to consumers, giving it three and a half out of five stars. He noted that the audio quality was "pretty strong," and allows listeners to clearly hear every chord, note, and word that the band outputs, while the crowd noise proves that it is a live video, but is not so loud that it distracts viewers.
Beamount also said that the video's quality "lacks a lot of the polish that more recent recordings have," but he later said that he would rather see it in low quality rather than high quality.
[Beaumont, Chris (2010-09-31)]
"DVD Review: Slayer – Live Intrusion"
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. Blogcritics. Archived fro
the original
on 2010-09-31. Chad Bowar of
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also gave the DVD three and a half out of five stars. He noted that the video is in decent quality, but, due to poor lighting and shaky camera work, he considered the DVD to be "
marginal
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."
Track listing
#"
Raining Blood
"Raining Blood" is a song by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Written by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King for the 1986 studio album ''Reign in Blood'', the song's religious concept is about overthrowing Heaven.
The song is four minutes and fo ...
" (Hanneman, King) — 4:23
#"Killing Fields" (Araya, King) — 3:56
#"War Ensemble" (Araya, Hanneman) — 4:51
#"At Dawn They Sleep" (Araya, Hanneman, King) — 5:03
#"Divine Intervention" (Araya, Bostaph, Hanneman, King) — 5:33
#"Dittohead" (King) — 2:50
#"Captor of Sin" (Hanneman, King) — 3:21
#"213" (Araya, Hanneman) — 4:51
#"South of Heaven" (Araya, Hanneman) — 4:58
#"Sex. Murder. Art." (Araya, King) — 1:50
#"Mandatory Suicide" (Araya, Hanneman, King) — 4:03
#"
Angel of Death" (Hanneman) — 4:50
#"Hell Awaits" (Hanneman, King) — 4:53
#"Witching Hour" (
Venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a st ...
cover) — 2:54
#"Chemical Warfare" (Hanneman, King) — 5:17
*Source: Setlist.fm
Personnel
;Slayer
*
Tom Araya
Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz (; born June 6, 1961) is a Chilean American musician, best known as the vocalist and bassist of American thrash metal band Slayer. Araya is ranked 58th by ''Hit Parader'' on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocali ...
– bass, vocals, producer
*
Jeff Hanneman
Jeffrey John Hanneman (January 31, 1964 – May 2, 2013) was an American musician, best known as a founding member and guitarist of the thrash metal band Slayer. Hanneman composed both music and lyrics for every Slayer album until his death in 20 ...
– guitar
*
Kerry King
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– guitar, producer
*
Paul Bostaph
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– drums
;Additional musicians
*
Chris Kontos
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– drums on the
Venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a st ...
cover "Witching Hour"
*
Robb Flynn
Robert Conrad Flynn (born Lawrence Matthew Cardine; July 19, 1967) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for heavy metal band Machine Head. Flynn formed the band along with Adam Duce, Logan Mader and Tony Cos ...
– rhythm guitar and vocals on the
Venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a st ...
cover "Witching Hour"
;Production
*Phil Tuckett – director
*
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay Rubin (; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is the co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records.
Rubin helped popula ...
– executive producer
*Dexter Gresch – editor
*Thom Panunzio – mixer
*
Wes Benscoter
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– front cover illustration
*Neil Zlozower – photography
*Kevin Estrada – photography
*Dirk Walter – design
Source: both Allmusic and the video's notes.
References
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Live video albums
1995 live albums
1995 video albums
Slayer live albums
Slayer video albums
American Recordings (record label) live albums
American Recordings (record label) video albums
Albums with cover art by Wes Benscoter