Year : 1985 (40th Anniversary Special Edition 2026)
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 272 mb
Bio:
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981, by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer has never publicly revealed its worldwide sales, however between 1991 and 2004, the band sold more than 3.5 million albums in the U.S.Slayer's musical style involves fast tremolo picking, double bass drumming, riffs in irregular scales and shouted vocals. In the original line-up, King, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Jeff Hanneman contributed to the band's lyrics, and most of the band's music was created and arranged by King and Hanneman, with additional help from drummer Dave Lombardo and sometimes Araya.The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, insanity, Satanism, religion, anti-religion and warfare, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and criticism from religious groups and the public. Their music has been highly influential, often being cited by many bands as an influence musically, visually and lyrically.Since their debut album in 1983, the band has released two live albums, one box set, six videos, two extended plays, a covers album and ten studio albums, four of which have received gold certification in the United States. The band has received five Grammy nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane", and one in 2008 for the song "Final Six" (both from 2006's Christ Illusion). Slayer has played music festivals worldwide, including Unholy Alliance, Download and Ozzfest.
Album:
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the legendary thrash band's cult sophomore full-length album from 1985! Content: - 'Hell Awaits' CD: mastered and restored from original 1985 production tapes by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in February 2025 - 'Live from Bochum 1985': previously unreleased live show from 1985 on 2 CDs - 60p earbook with tons of photos and liner notes.Originally released March 1985.This time the album was financed by Brian Slagel (Show No Mercy was paid by band members) and recruited several experienced producers to help in the studio like: producer Ron Fair, who worked for Chrysalis Records, Bernie Grundman provided audio mastering, Eddy Schreyer worked on remastering, and Bill Metoyer, as sound engineer.The lyrical theme again include hell and Satan, the repeating demonic-sounding voice in the intro of the title track played backwards reveals the repeated phrase "join us", ending with "Welcome back""Hardening of the Arteries" on the album ends with a very similar section that makes up the beginning of the song "Hell Awaits" and is also one of the only Slayer songs to fade out on a continuous riff.Artwork contains elements from "Approaching Centauri" by Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) and "Crossroads of the Universe" by Enki Bilal, both featured in the July 1977 number 4 issue of the fantasy illustration magazine entitled "Heavy Metal".To promote Hell Awaits, Slayer embarked on the Combat Tour with Venom and Exodus.Rivadavia awarded the album four out of five stars, saying that it was "incredibly ahead of its time" and referred to it as "a mandatory item in the band's remarkable discography".It has sold over 1,000,000 records worldwide according to Brian Slagel.
Line-Up:
Tom Araya - Vocals, Bass, Lyrics (tracks 3, 6)
Kerry King - Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5, 6), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013) - Lyrics (tracks 3-7), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-7)
Dave Lombardo - Drums
Production:
Brian Slagel – production
Slayer – production
Carolyn Collins – assistant engineering
Ron Fair – engineering
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Albert Cuellar – artwork
Brian James – layout design
Bill Metoyer – engineering
Lowell Katz – photography
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Hell Awaits (40th Anniversary Edition)
02. Kill Again (40th Anniversary Edition)
03. At Dawn They Sleep (40th Anniversary Edition)
04. Praise of Death (40th Anniversary Edition)
05. Necrophiliac (40th Anniversary Edition)
06. Crypts of Eternity (40th Anniversary Edition)
07. Hardening of the Arteries (40th Anniversary Edition)
CD2:
01. Hell Awaits (Live from Bochum 1985)
02. Aggressive Perfector (Live from Bochum 1985)
03. Captor of Sin (Live from Bochum 1985)
04. The Final Command (Live from Bochum 1985)
05. Kill Again (Live from Bochum 1985)
06. Crypts of Eternity (Live from Bochum 1985)
07. Fight Till Death (Live from Bochum 1985)
08. Necrophiliac (Live from Bochum 1985)
09. Haunting the Chapel (Live from Bochum 1985)
10. Hardening of the Arteries (Live from Bochum 1985)
11. Black Magic (Live from Bochum 1985)
12. Die by the Sword (Live from Bochum 1985)
13. The Antichrist (Live from Bochum 1985)
14. At Dawn They Sleep (Live from Bochum 1985)
15. Show No Mercy (Live from Bochum 1985)
16. Evil Has No Boundaries (Live from Bochum 1985)
17. Chemical Warfare (Live from Bochum 1985)
18. Praise of Death (Live from Bochum 1985)
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