Slayer will have four of their classic albums re-released by Metal Blade Records , and vinyl.
The chosen albums were Show No Mercy (1983) and Hell Awaits (1985), in addition to the EP Haunting the Chapel (1984) and Live Undead (1984) . The new releases will celebrate the time when the band was part of Metal Blade's portfolio at the beginning of their career. This period was crucial for the creation of the group's sound and for the popularization of thrash metal.
After working with Metal Blade on those four releases, Slayer signed with Def American and worked with producer Rick Rubin for the iconic 1986 album Reign in Blood
See below some images of the vinyl re-releases, followed by the tracklist . The records are already available for pre-order on the Metal Blade website.
Show No Mercy
: 01. Evil Has No Boundaries
02. The Antichrist
03. Die by the Sword
04. Fight Till Death
05. Metal Storm / Face the Slayer
06. Black Magic
07. Tormentor
08. The Final Command
09. Crionics
10. Show No Mercy
Haunting the Chapel
: 01. Chemical Warfare
02. Captor of Sin
03. Haunting the Chapel
04. Aggressive Perfector
Live Undead
: 01. Black Magic
02. Die by the Sword
03. Captor of Sin
04. The Antichrist
05. Evil Has No Boundaries
06. Show No Mercy
07. Aggressive Perfector
Hell Awaits
: 01. Hell Awaits
02. Kill Again
03. At Dawn They Sleep
04. Praise of Death
05. Necrophiliac
06. Crypts of Eternity
07. Hardening of the Arteries
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