rhythmic ideas have a wearying sameness too." Reviewing Slayer's 2001 album God Hates Us All, Blabbermouth.net reviewer Borivoj Krgin described Diabolus in Musica 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." Sarah Vowell of Spin gave the album a four out of ten rating, stating that "Fifteen years into Slayer's career, they're still deploying the same fast beats and sluggish riffs and batty banter." concluding that "This is loudness without fun, blasphemy without subversion, darkness with no shades of gray. The drums are miked really well, though." Songs from the album were rarely played live following the return of drummer Dave Lombardo in 2002, with "Stain of Mind" being the only constant. Band members' views Kerry King has expressed regret for the musical direction of Diabolus in Musica. In the "Nu Metal" episode of the 2011 VH1 documentary series Metal Evolution'', he said the following in retrospect about the album: Track listing Personnel Slayer Tom Araya – bass, vocals Kerry King – guitars Jeff Hanneman – guitars Paul Bostaph – drums Technical personnel Rick Rubin – producer Howie Weinberg – mastering Greg Gordon – engineer Brian Davis – assistant engineer John Tyree – assistant engineer Sebastian Haimerl – assistant engineer Allen Sanderson – assistant engineer Exum – photography Frank – art direction Wade Goeke – assistant engineer Charts References Slayer albums 1998 albums Albums produced by Rick Rubin American Recordings (record label) albums Nu metal albums by American artists Groove metal albums Alternative metal albums by American artists