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===''Undisputed Attitude'' (1996–1997)===

In 1996, ''[[Undisputed Attitude]]'', an album of [[Punk rock|punk]] [[cover version|covers]], was released. The band covered songs by [[Minor Threat]], [[TSOL|T.S.O.L.]], [[D.R.I.]], [[D.I.]], [[Dr. Know]], [[Verbal Abuse]] and [[Iggy and theThe Stooges]]. The album featured three original tracks, "Gemini", "Can't Stand You", "Ddamm" written by Hanneman in 1984–1985 for a side project entitled "Pap Smear". Bostaph left Slayer shortly after the album's release to work on his own project, The Truth about Seafood. With Bostaph's departure, Slayer recruited [[Testament (band)|Testament]] drummer [[Jon Dette]], and headlined the 1996 Ozzfest alongside [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Danzig]], [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]], [[Sepultura]], and [[Fear Factory]]. Dette was fired after a year, due to a fallout with band members; 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=[[1997-01-27]]|url = http://www.slaytanic.com/news.html|accessdate=2006-12-10}}</ref>

A lawsuit was brought against the band in 1996, by the parents of [[Elyse Pahler]], who accused the band of encouraging their daughter's murderers through their lyrics.<ref name="The Elyse Marie Pahler Foundation, In Memory of Our Loving Daughter"/> Elyse was drugged, strangled, stabbed, trampled on, and raped as a [[sacrifice]] to the devil by three fans of the band.<ref name="The Elyse Marie Pahler Foundation, In Memory of Our Loving Daughter"/> The case was unsealed by the court on [[May 19]], [[2000]], stating Slayer and related business markets distribute harmful products to teens, encouraging violent acts through their lyrics,<ref name="The Elyse Marie Pahler Foundation, In Memory of Our Loving Daughter">{{cite web|title = The Elyse Marie Pahler Foundation, In Memory of Our Loving Daughter|publisher=elysemarie.org|url=http://www.elysemarie.org/|accessdate=2006-12-10}}</ref> and "none of the vicious crimes committed against Elyse Marie Pahler would have occurred without the intentional marketing strategy of the death-metal band Slayer".<ref name="Slayer named in lawsuit">{{cite web|title=Slayer named in lawsuit|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date =[[2001-01-24]]|url=http://www.fradical.com/slayer_named_in_lawsuit.htm|accessdate=2006-12-29}}</ref> The lawsuit was dismissed in 2001, for multiple reasons including "principles of free speech, lack of a duty and lack of foreseeability".<ref name="Slayer: Out Of The Dock"/> A second lawsuit was filed by the parents, an amended complaint for damages against Slayer, their label, and other industry and label entities. The lawsuit was dismissed; Judge E. Jeffrey Burke stated "I do not consider Slayer's music obscene, indecent or harmful to minors."<ref name="Slayer: Out Of The Dock">{{cite web|title=Slayer: Out Of The Dock|publisher=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=[[2001-10-31]]|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=39564|accessdate=2006-10-15}}</ref>