{"id":6355,"date":"1991-11-01T00:00:43","date_gmt":"1991-11-01T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=6355"},"modified":"2013-04-27T21:00:34","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T21:00:34","slug":"feature-slayer-mf66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/feature-slayer-mf66\/","title":{"rendered":"SLAYER – Total Devotion (MF66, 1991) | Features \/ Interviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SLAYER – Total Devotion<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
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Slayer<\/a> are in London for a two-day promotional tour for the forthcoming live double album Decade Of Aggression<\/em> and things are rather hectic. The day\u2019s batch of interviews are already running behind schedule after Tom Araya (vocals \/ bass) and Kerry King (guitar) decided to take a trip to the London Dungeon. Meanwhile, Metal Forces<\/em> photographer Nick Matthews is looking a little pissed off having struggled down to the plush Langham Hotel in the West End with his studio equipment, only to be informed by the snotty nosed doorman \u201cYou will not be allowed to bring that in here sir, not unless you have a reservation.\u201d Phonogram press person Sean Bye suggests he could hire a room for the photo session, but quickly withdraws the offer when he discovers it will cost \u00a3265 for the privilege, no doubt feeling that the funds available will be best served by keeping the bar tab open for the Slayer boys and the assembled journalists \u2013 quite right too!<\/p>\n

Nick eventually finds a suitable location outside the hotel to do the photo session, and becomes more concerned at the late running schedule of the interviews. He still has to shoot the session, get the slides developed, mounted and returned to the Metal Forces<\/em> office within two hours before he flys off to Sweden for a three-week holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you want photos of the other guy as well?\u201d asks Matthews. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat other guy?\u201d I question, turning around to see drummer Dave Lombardo standing at the bar. It appears that Dave has surprised everyone by turning up in London a day after Tom and Kerry had flown over from LA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wasn\u2019t told Dave was coming over too,\u201d comments Sean, obviously a little concerned at an additional \u00a3265-a-night room bill. Tom and Kerry too, were unaware of the drummer\u2019s intention to join his colleagues\u2019 promotional visit. It later transpires that Dave has had a somewhat stressful weekend (for a reason which will become clearer later in this article) and has decided to get out of California for a well earned break. <\/p>\n

Having not had any sleep since his arrival, Dave informs me that he\u2019s feeling tired and may go for a lie down after the photo session. However, considering his comments<\/a> in Metal Forces<\/em> #60<\/a>, I suggest it may be advisable for him to stick around for the interview to set the record straight about his relationship with the rest of the band. Fortunately he agrees. <\/p>\n

So, eventually at around 6:00pm (some 90 minutes later than scheduled), we sit down to begin the interview as Nick disappears into the distance to develop the photos, leaving behind a half drunken bottle of beer which Tom Araya unwittingly picks up to top up his own glass. <\/p>\n

I first enquire why guitarist Jeff Hanneman had not come over? \u201cWell, originally it was just gonna be Tom,\u201d explains Kerry. \u201cThen I suggested I\u2019d come over as well, and then today Dave kinda just drops by. Ha! Ha!\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe first I knew that Dave was coming over was when I saw his reflection in the mirror here in the hotel,\u201d reveals Tom. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it was Dave standing there.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Jeff? \u201cJeff\u2019s a family man,\u201d says the bassist. \u201cHe prefers to stay at home with his wife who he loves very much. Jeff doesn\u2019t like all this shit.\u201d <\/p>\n

Okay, let\u2019s begin by talking about the Clash Of The Titans tour Stateside; the package featuring Slayer, Megadeth<\/a>, Anthrax and openers Alice In Chains. How did Slayer view the tour? \u201cIt went really well,\u201d enthuses Tom. \u201cI know a lot has been made of the recession in the States affecting ticket sales, but out of all the packages that have been touring this summer ours was one of the most successful. The attendance, especially for this kind of music, was really, really good.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Did the success of the tour reflect in your record sales? \u201cYeah, I think so,\u201d believes Kerry. \u201cI mean, we came back into the Billboard album charts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom, before you came over to Europe for the Clash Of The Titans last year, you told me that you didn\u2019t feel that a package tour like this would work in the States. \u201cYeah, I really didn\u2019t think so,\u201d admits the bass player. \u201cBut, obviously as it went on it just got bigger and bigger and… well, I guess I was proved wrong. Ha! Ha!\u201d<\/p>\n

In the interview with yourself, Scott Ian (Anthrax) and Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), that ran in Metal Forces<\/em> #62, prior to the US Clash Of The Titans, it was suggested… \u201cYeah, that interview,\u201d interrupts Tom. \u201cI got there late and the interview had already started. Did you notice how nice they were after I arrived? Before, they…\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, the point is, Scott and particularly Dave, were questioning how Slayer, who were selling less records than Anthrax and Megadeth, could gain co-headlining status on the Clash Of The Titans bill. \u201cSure, they\u2019ve got gold records, but we can sell out arenas, they can\u2019t,\u201d offers Tom. \u201cThat\u2019s why it was a co-headliner of three.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really funny,\u201d adds Kerry. \u201cAs you know it was a rotating bill, and the first show that we headlined, both their managers came up and suggested we closed every show. But we said \u2018Fuck you! You wanted to rotate, you sit in it\u2019. We had no problem with rotating… but they did.\u201d<\/p>\n

The claims you are making there, was that reflected in the audience response? \u201cYeah, definitely,\u201d insists Tom. \u201cWe\u2019re not making this up. It didn\u2019t matter where we played on the bill, the audience always chanted for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

How about merchandise sales. Did that reflect your popularity? \u201cWe even did more than the event shirt,\u201d states the four-stringer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d already come through a tour of our own,\u201d adds Kerry. \u201cAnd we still outsold those other guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese attitudes about record sales really piss me off,\u201d continues Tom sounding very pissed-off! \u201cI just hope this tour has levelled a few heads. I mean, they think we\u2019re nobodies that don\u2019t sell records and we should be bottom of the list. But we\u2019ve proved we can sell tickets, more than they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did the US tour compare with the European Clash Of The Titans shows? \u201cPretty much the same,\u201d reckons Tom. \u201cI mean, you have areas where people are more into it than others, but we still got a better response than those other two idiots!\u201d<\/p>\n

Are you referring to the US? \u201cNo, both the US and Europe. The crowds are pretty much the same everywhere…\u201d<\/p>\n

No, I mean the idiots\u2019 statement? \u201cOh, I\u2019m talking about the US,\u201d confirms the bassist. \u201cIn Europe there was only one idiot. Ha! Ha! And we all know who that was! But in the US there were two idiots (bands) who thought they were bigger than we were. Actually, Anthrax are really nice guys and I don\u2019t wanna knock them in anyway. They\u2019re a very good live band and I like watching them, because they\u2019re funny and I think they\u2019re very entertaining. The other band (Megadeth) I thought were very boring, and they\u2019ve never done anything for me anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why is there this animosity between Slayer and Megadeth? Is it because you\u2019re both from LA? It hasn\u2019t always been like this has it. I mean, you Kerry even used to play live with Megadeth in the early days before they had a record deal. \u201cYeah, that\u2019s true,\u201d acknowledges the guitarist. \u201cI dunno, the only problems I have with them is… Dave Mustaine. He\u2019s a miserable son of a bitch, nobody wants to be around him, and whenever you are he makes it a point of making you feel miserable, regardless of who you are. I mean, I could be in David Lee Roth and he\u2019d make me feel miserable. I could be in a pop band and he\u2019d make me feel miserable. He\u2019s just a miserable fuck! And he goes out of his way to make everybody as miserable as he is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just has nothing nice to say to about anyone,\u201d adds Tom. \u201cAt one time I thought I could consider him as a friend, but after that last tour and all the things he had to say… I just have nothing to say to that fucking idiot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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So, from what you are saying, Slayer would never play with Megadeth on the same bill again? \u201cNever,\u201d confirms Tom. \u201cNot after what happened on the European tour. I mean, I thought the US tour would be different, but it didn\u2019t change. Okay, he admits that he\u2019s had a drug problem and he\u2019s getting over that, but his personality problem will always be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

You mentioned earlier Tom, that you have more success selling tickets than you do albums. Did that inspire you to release the forthcoming live album, Decade Of Aggression<\/em>, so that people can hear what a powerful live act you are? \u201cNo,\u201d he says bluntly. \u201cThat was something we had planned to do always. Nothing inspires us to do anything. We do it because we want to. Not because it\u2019s hip or because other people say we should.\u201d<\/p>\n

As well as the live album, I understand you\u2019re putting out two separate videos at some point. Can you supply any more details? \u201cYeah, there\u2019s gonna be a long form video, featuring our promo stuff and various outtakes, and there\u2019s gonna be a concert video,\u201d confirms Tom.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe filmed the Wembley Arena show in London, but we had second thoughts about putting it out after we played the Lakeland (Florida) show,\u201d admits Kerry. \u201cThe Lakeland show was just incredible. I mean, we videoed Wembley after just a few weeks of touring and we recorded Lakeland after eight months of touring. It\u2019s just a much better performance, and considering we had the Lakeland show coming out on record we felt that we should have a comparable live video, so we\u2019ve decided to use some clips from Wembley on the long form video and then we\u2019ll do another complete video recording on this next tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

So when is the long form video going to be released? \u201cWe don\u2019t know,\u201d says Tom looking puzzled. \u201cWe\u2019re still playing around with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When I spoke to you last year, you told me you were working on a video concept that was very unique? \u201cThat\u2019s right, and that hasn\u2019t changed,\u201d reveals the bassist. \u201cBut we\u2019re not sure whether we\u2019re gonna do that one now or later.\u201d<\/p>\n

So the full concert live video could actually be released first? \u201cYeah, it could,\u201d admits the bass player. \u201cOr if not then I guess it could be second. Ha! Ha!\u201d<\/p>\n

At the Wembley show, towards the end of the set, you announced to the audience that you were gonna perform \u2018War Ensemble\u2019 to a pre-recorded tape, while you were being videoed for a promo clip. You saw the reaction of the crowd, who disapproved, to say the least, on your decision to mime to the tape. How did you feel? \u201cWell, we were told we had to do it that way because that was how everyone made performance promo videos,\u201d defends Tom. \u201cWe didn\u2019t wanna do it that way, we knew what the reaction would be from the audience; we wanted to play it again live. But they said just give it a try, so I announced it and the crowd were booing and stuff. I just looked over my shoulder and said, \u2018Told you so! What are we gonna do now?\u2019 They said, \u2018Go ahead and do it live\u2019. I thought, why didn\u2019t we do that in the first place? Then I wouldn\u2019t have had to make a fool out of myself. I mean, we\u2019d already played the song live earlier in the set, but I guess they wanted to get some more camera angles to make it better. But there was nothing wrong with playing the song again live. To ask us to mime to the song was totally unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

How do you feel about making promo videos? Obviously, to a certain extent, they\u2019re a necessity, but does a band like Slayer really get the exposure to warrant the kind of money that is actually spent making a video? \u201cYeah, in this day and age, it is a necessity,\u201d acknowledges the bassist. \u201cBut at the same time I agree that they are a waste of money.\u201d<\/p>\n

The people who want to see them can when they appear on the long form video,\u201d declares Kerry. \u201cBut regarding exposure on MTV and stuff, then yeah, they\u2019re a waste of money. I mean, a couple of plays on the Headbangers Ball and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The second video you made for \u2018Seasons In The Abyss\u2019 was filmed in Cairo and must have cost an arm and a leg? \u201cOh yeah,\u201d confirms Kerry. \u201cBut, as I said, it will appear on the long form video, so I\u2019m sure the money we spent on it will eventually be made back on video sales.\u201d<\/p>\n

The only reason we initially made that video for \u2018Seasons In The Abyss\u2019 was for MTV,” adds Tom. “And at the end of the day, it\u2019s a case of why bother? Rick Rubin (Def American label boss) asked us to do it because MTV said that they\u2019d definitely show it in its entirety. Then they asked us to do an edit because it was too long, and having compromised with that they hardly show it at all. But never again; we\u2019ll never spend that kind of money on a promo video again. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I think \u2018Seasons In The Abyss\u2019 is a great video, and the idea of going to Cairo was great, but obviously MTV didn\u2019t think it was so great otherwise they would have played it more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Decade Of Aggression<\/em> is being released on October 21st to commemorate ten years of Slayer. Looking back to those early days, did you think you would gain the kind of success that you\u2019ve achieved to date? \u201cNo, I never thought it would amount to this,\u201d admits Tom. \u201cI mean, I was into the band, I thought what we were doing was great, and I still think we\u2019re great, but to get to five albums down the line, be on a major label, selling lots of records, making a living out of what I enjoy doing… that\u2019s incredible!<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in a band prior to this that didn\u2019t get anywhere and then I got kicked out. Then Kerry called me up and said, \u2018Look, I\u2019m putting this new band together, do you wanna join?\u2019 I did, and now look… I mean, I never thought I\u2019d be going to a K-Mart and having people recognise me. Ha! Ha! I never thought in my life that I\u2019d ever be known or well known. Y\u2019know, people coming up to me in the street and saying, \u2018Hey, aren\u2019t you Tom Araya!?\u2019 It\u2019s all unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

In those early days the mainstream press treated you as a joke. But now those same journalists hail you as the ultimate thrash band. How do you view that? \u201cIt\u2019s called following trends and pretending you like it too!\u201d offers Kerry. “I mean, Kerrang! were like that when we first came out, but then Hell Awaits<\/em> (1984) got released, thrash is suddenly getting bigger and all of a sudden they love us. But why? We\u2019re not really doing anything different. I guess it helps them sell magazines if they pretend to like Slayer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have obviously changed in a sense that we\u2019ve evolved, progressed as musicians from those early albums,\u201d adds Tom. \u201cBut this is the music we\u2019ve always done and we\u2019ll always do. We\u2019re not here to impress anybody. The only people that we care about are ourselves, and if we like a song we\u2019ll put it on the album, if not then we don\u2019t. We don\u2019t think or care about what other people expect Slayer to do. We do what we think is right.\u201d<\/p>\n

I mentioned earlier how Slayer were initially treated as a joke but still became acceptable, but another influential band from the early 80s, Venom, never got taken seriously. I know Venom feel very bitter about the fact that the likes of yourselves and Metallica went on to gain so much success, yet they (Venom) are still struggling for the true recognition that they feel they deserve. What are your views on that? \u201cWell, the big difference is between a band that can play and a band that can\u2019t play,\u201d snaps Kerry. \u201cAnd Venom are definitely a horrible band… but I liked them and I still like them. You see, we go out and relearn things that we\u2019ve forgotten. For example, most recently I took guitar lessons. We just keep bettering ourselves, and you have to because there\u2019s just so many people out there who just shred on their instruments. You can\u2019t sit and be stagnant, you\u2019ve just got to keep improving.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cVenom can feel bitter, but it\u2019s not our fault and it\u2019s not the public\u2019s fault,\u201d adds Tom. \u201cYou have to better yourself and you have to succeed, but you can only do that, nobody\u2019s gonna do it for you. See, when people said that we sucked, we didn\u2019t give up, we just kept on doing what we believed in and have proved to ourselves that it can work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obviously now you have gained the success, there are a lot of bands coming up who have taken their influence from Slayer and are achieving success in their own right. How do you feel about that? \u201cIt would be nice to have a little originality,\u201d quips Kerry. \u201cTo do something unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But were Slayer so unique in those early days. I mean, the story was that back in \u201981 \/ \u201982 you were playing on the same bill as Metallica and after you saw \/ heard them you went away and completely changed your style away from a mainstream metal band, by writing faster and heavier material? \u201cOkay, we played with Metallica on one bill,\u201d acknowledges the bass player. \u201cBut at the time we were writing a song called \u2018Aggressive Perfector\u2019 for a Metal Massacre compilation album (Metal Massacre III<\/em>, 1983) on Metal Blade Records. We were rehearsing that song over and over and over, because we wanted to go in the studio and record the song and not have to spend a week in there just doing one song. The fact is the more and more we rehearsed it, the more we thought, \u2018God, this is good, maybe we should do more stuff like this\u2019. So all the songs that we\u2019d originally written, which were more in the Scorpions and Iron Maiden vein, we dumped and wrote more faster stuff and continued from there. We took that one song and expanded our music, and I think that that is original. It had nothing to do with Metallica or Venom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you hear a Slayer song you immediately know it is Slayer,\u201d adds Kerry, keen to emphasise the band\u2019s uniqueness. \u201cYou don\u2019t even have to hear Tom sing, musically it\u2019s obviously Slayer. But when you hear a band that sounds like Slayer then it could be any one of twenty bands. They don\u2019t have that distinct signal, that distinct guitar sound… they\u2019re imitating and copying.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong,\u201d continues the guitarist. \u201cI don\u2019t have any problems with up and coming bands, it\u2019s just a word of advice to them that to be more successful is to be more unique, because otherwise there\u2019s always someone out there who will be doing it better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Okay, well changing the subject. As a unit, Slayer have always given the impression of not getting on with each other. Obviously the interview with Dave (Lombardo) in Metal Forces<\/em> issue #60 is a prime example, where it comes over as if he almost despises the other members of the band. \u201cI think that has more to do with the person (Borivoj Krgin) who wrote the fuckin\u2019 article,\u201d snaps Tom.<\/p>\n

Oh c\u2019mon, is Dave now gonna deny he said those things? \u201cNo, I accept he did say those things,\u201d concedes the bassist. \u201cBut it\u2019s the guy who\u2019s asking the questions. I mean, I read that article and I thought, \u2018Oh well, he\u2019s only answering questions\u2019, and it\u2019s up to the journalist to print whatever he thinks should be printed. I just don\u2019t think he should have let some of those comments be put in print.”<\/p>\n

But Dave actually states that he\u2019s unhappy that he doesn\u2019t get the writing credits on the album (Seasons In The Abyss<\/em>, 1990) that he deserves. Is that true? Dave, c\u2019mon, you\u2019ve been quiet up to now, you\u2019ve surely got to make some comment about this? \u201cOkay, I will,\u201d says the drummer seeming somewhat embarrassed by the situation. \u201cI did say those things, erm, I just haven\u2019t really discussed it with you guys (Tom and Kerry), but maybe we can talk about it later? The fact is, in the studio I come up with some stuff that can change the entire songs, just little things, and I feel I should get some credit for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same with me,\u201d considers Tom. \u201cThey (Jeff and Kerry) write the music, but I\u2019ll come up with the bass lines; they didn\u2019t show me how to play it. I don\u2019t get any credit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kerry? Do I sense a touch of controversy here?! \u201cWell, to add to these fun stories,\u201d replies the guitarist. \u201cI remember playing a lead on \u2018War Ensemble\u2019 and not getting a credit for it. I guess we could talk in circles all day about things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cYeah, you\u2019re right,” agrees Tom. \u201cThey write the music and I contribute to it, but why should I take credit for something that is in their framework?\u201d<\/p>\n

Obviously a touchy subject? \u201cWell, no. Jeff and Kerry write the music, that\u2019s it,\u201d states the bassist. \u201cI just don\u2019t think it was fair to print that stuff on Dave. I\u2019ve met this guy (Borivoj Krgin), I know what he\u2019s like and he was just out digging for dirt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI never thought it would come out as big a piece as it did,\u201d says Dave. \u201cY\u2019know, an 8″x10″ picture of my face with the words: \u2018Dave Lombardo speaks out!\u2019. I\u2019m not denying I said those things, but it just came out in a more controversial way than I was explaining. What you\u2019ve got to understand is that the past five years have been kind of funky for me. I felt a lot of those things, but they were blowing inside of me and it\u2019s been really difficult. But that\u2019s all gonna change now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Change in what way? \u201cDave had a lot of personal ordeals going on and it was affecting the band,\u201d reveals Kerry. \u201cThere was a lot of animosity flowing through everyone. I think it\u2019s true to say that Dave realizes that he made a few bad mistakes and choices, but now that\u2019s all behind him and I think he\u2019s looking forward to having a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really stressed out and it was affecting my playing,\u201d admits Dave. \u201cI was going through a lot of problems and I was taking it out on the rest of the band.\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t wanna get too personal, but… \u201cI got a divorce on Sunday,\u201d reveals the drummer. \u201cThat\u2019s it, plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

So what you\u2019re saying is that from last Sunday (9th September, 1991) Slayer are a stronger unit? \u201cYeah, definitely,\u201d confirms Dave.<\/p>\n

\u201cDave has a lot of catching up to do,\u201d laughs Kerry. \u201cThat\u2019s why he\u2019s here in Europe now. Ha! Ha!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore, we were functioning at 75%. As from now we\u2019re functioning totally 100%,\u201d concludes the drummer. \u201cAnd if people thought we were hot at 75%, imagine what we\u2019re gonna be like on 100%!\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, European fans can witness a fully charged Slayer in November when the band undertake an extensive tour in support of Decade Of Aggression<\/em>, including seven shows in the UK. I\u2019ll see you down the front!<\/p>\n

Interview taken from Metal Forces, Issue 66 (1991)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SLAYER – Total Devotion Bernard Doe Metal Forces, Issue 66 (1991) Slayer (l-r): Jeff Hanneman, Dave Lombardo (front), Kerry King and Tom Araya (front) Slayer are in London for a two-day promotional tour for the forthcoming live double album Decade Of Aggression and things are rather hectic. The day\u2019s batch of interviews are already running […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-slayer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6355"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11407,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6355\/revisions\/11407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}