Slayer - Show No Mercy (1983) [Remastered] (2000)

 

 Originally released: 3rd December 1983 in the US by Metal blade Records.

Slayer was the opening act for Bitch at the Woodstock Club, L.A., performing eight songs (six of them covers). While performing an Iron Maiden cover "Phantom of the Opera", the band was spotted by Brian Slagel who had recently founded Metal Blade Records. He met with the band backstage and asked them to participate on the upcoming Metal Massacre Volume III and the band agreed. This appearance created underground buzz, which led to Slagel signing contract the band with Metal Blade Records.

The album was self-financed by the savings of Tom Araya, who was employed as a respiratory therapist, and money borrowed from Kerry King's father. On recording the drums, Slagel wanted drummer Dave Lombardo to play without using cymbals due to the amount of noise they made, as he was unsure if he could siphon the noise out, which he eventually did.

Touring extensively promoting the album, the band brought close friends and family members along the trip, who helped backstage with lighting and sound.

"Evil Has No Boundaries" Gene Hoglan, later known as the drummer for bands like Dark Angel and Death, provided backing vocals on the song.

Kevin Reed, a friend of the band, set up the drums and lighting when touring with the band. Reed's father, Lawrence R. Reed, drew the Minotaur (Cretan mythical creature) with a sword on the album's cover.

Although the album was criticized for its poor production quality, it became Metal Blade's highest-selling release and one of the best-selling independent records of all time. 5.000 copies was the label's average.. Show No Mercy went on to sell between 15,500 and 20,000 copies in the United States, it also went on to sell more than 15,000 overseas, as Metal Blade had worldwide rights

Show No Mercy was met with polarized opinions when it was issued, but in some recent reviews it came to be considered a classic album.

Some reissues include extra track(s): "Aggressive Perfector" (originally recorded for the compilation Metal Massacre Volume III in 1983), "Chemical Warfare" or the EP Haunting The Chapel. 

 

 

 FO14CD

 

 

 -Tracklist:

 1. Evil Has No Boundaries     03:12
2. The Antichrist     02:50
3. Die by the Sword     03:37
4. Fight till Death     03:40
5. Metal Storm / Face the Slayer     04:55
6. Black Magic     04:07
7. Tormentor     03:46
8. The Final Command     02:33
9. Crionics     03:30
10. Show No Mercy     03:08

35:18

 

-Lineup:

⛧Tom Araya : Vocals, Bass
⛧Kerry King : Lyrics (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8-10), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-10)
⛧Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013) : Songwriting (tracks 2-9), Lyrics (tracks 1-4, 7, 9), Guitars
⛧Dave Lombardo : Drums.

 

 

 

 

Label: Fono Ltd.

Recorded & mixed in eight hours (11pm - 7am) November 1983 at Track Record Studios.

Mastered at MCA Whitney Recording Studios & The Town House Studios.

Produced by Slayer.

 Remastered at Future Disc, November 1993

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986) [Remastered] (2006)

 

 Originally released in 7 October 1986.

CBS, who distributed Def Jam albums, had refused to handle Reign In Blood despite the fact that it was already paid for. Their issues were down to two things: the cover and the song "Angel Of Death" (they demanded that Slayer remove the song).
Columbia refused to release it because of "Angel of Death" and Geffen released it but without their logo present.

It is considered one of the most influential thrash metal albums of all time, and was certified gold (500,000+ sales) by the RIAA on November 20, 1992 (six years after its release).
It reached #94 on the Billboard 200 and produced four singles: "Raining Blood", "Angel Of Death", "Necrophobic" and "Criminally Insane".

“There was constant competition between all of those bands,” says Brian Slagel, countering Kerry’s assertion. “Who was the fastest band? They took that very seriously, and that’s one thing that led to the speed of Reign In Blood.”

“Kerry and Jeff said that they didn’t want to do a slow record - they wanted to do something fast. We were young. We were hungry. And we wanted to be faster than everybody else.”

Araya about "Angel Of Death": "That scream took two takes..."

The producer (Rick) told them that they didn’t need any reverb on the guitars or vocals. The result was a sound that was as dry as a bone and heavy as granite; it instantly set Slayer apart from the other kids on the thrash metal block. “It’s very close to being a live album, very well recorded in a studio. Slayer didn’t sound like anyone else, that’s why the album sounds different than other metal albums. They really were creating their own genre.” 

 

 

 

 

-Tracklist:

1.     Angel of Death     04:51
2.     Piece by Piece     02:02
3.     Necrophobic     01:40
4.     Altar of Sacrifice     02:50
5.     Jesus Saves     02:54
6.     Criminally Insane     02:23
7.     Reborn     02:11
8.     Epidemic     02:23
9.     Postmortem     03:27
10.     Raining Blood     04:17
11.     Aggressive Perfector     02:30
12.     Criminally Insane (remix)     03:17

34:45

 

-Lineup:

⛧Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013) : Guitars (lead), Lyrics (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 10), Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-10)
⛧Tom Araya : Vocals, Bass
⛧Kerry King : Guitars (lead), Lyrics (tracks 2-8, 10), Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8)
⛧Dave Lombardo : Drums.

 

 

 

 Label: American Recordings.

 Recorded in L.A.
Mixed at New Fresh, N.Y.C.
Co-produced by Slayer.

Tracks 11 and 12 are bonus tracks:
- Aggressive Perfector is published by Bug Music / Bloody Skull Music / Amgine Music, administered by Bug Music (BMI)
- Criminally Insane (Remix) is published by Death's Head Music (ASCAP).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slayer - Hell Awaits (1985) [Reissue] (1989)

 

 Hell Awaits is the second studio album by California Thrash Metal band Slayer. It started as a band in itself that created a religious conflict thanks to its anti-Christian, morbid and bloody looks and lyrics. It should be noted this theme of the band that would support it in this album even in the name and cover of it. Slayer always suffered this type of controversy against him and different attempts at censorship

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ZORRO 8 DM

 

 -Tracklist:

 Disc 1 

Side A:
1. Hell Awaits     06:16
2. Kill Again     04:56

Side B:
3. At Dawn They Sleep     06:19
4. Haunting The Chapel     03:57

21:28

Dis 2 

Side A:
1. Praise of Death     05:20
2. Necrophiliac     03:45
3. Captor Of Sin     03:27

Side B:
4. Crypts of Eternity     06:38
5. Hardening of the Arteries     03:58

23:08

 

-Line up:

⸸ Dave Lombardo : Drums
⸸ Kerry King : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6), Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5, 6)
⸸ Tom Araya : Vocals, Bass, Lyrics (tracks 3, 6)
⸸ Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013) : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-7), Lyrics (tracks 3-7).

 

 

Label: Metal Blade Records

Direct metal mastered vinyl, released in gatefold sleeve with a poster of the band.

"Captor Of Sin" and "Haunting The Chapel" (℗ & © 1984 Metal Blade Records) are bonus tracks.

Recorded at: Eldorado, Hollywood; Track Record, Los Angeles.
Mixed at: Track Record.
Mastered at: Burnie Grundman Studios, Hollywood. 

Artwork: Albert Cuellar.
Photography: Lowell Katz.

Made in England.
℗ & © 1985 Metal Blade Records.

 

 

Slayer - South of Heaven (1988)

Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo, and bassist and vocalist Tom Araya.
They started out playing covers of songs by bands such as Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Venom at parties and clubs in Southern California. The band's early image relied heavily on Satanic themes that featured pentagrams, make-up, spikes, and inverted crosses.

In 1983, Slayer was invited to open for the band Bitch at the Woodstock Club in Anaheim, California to perform eight songs, six of which were covers. The band was spotted by Brian Slagel, a former music journalist who had recently founded Metal Blade Records. Impressed with Slayer, he met with the band backstage and asked them to record an original song for his upcoming Metal Massacre III compilation album. The band agreed and their song "Aggressive Perfector" created an underground buzz upon its release in mid 1983, which led offering the band a recording contract with Metal Blade. 

The band had to self-finance its debut album. Combining the savings of Araya, who was employed as a respiratory therapist, and money borrowed from King's father, the band entered the studio in November 1983. The album was rushed into release, stocking shelves three weeks after tracks were completed. Show No Mercy, released in December 1983 by Metal Blade Records, generated underground popularity for the band. The group began a club tour of California to promote the album. The tour gave the band additional popularity and sales of Show No Mercy eventually reached more than 20,000 in the US and another 20,000 worldwide.

 South of Heaven was released in July 1988,  received mixed responses from both fans and critics, although it was Slayer's most commercially successful release at the time, debuting at number 57 on the Billboard 200, and their second album to receive gold certification in the United States. Press response to the album was mixed, with AllMusic citing the album as "disturbing and powerful", and Kim Nelly of Rolling Stone calling it "genuinely offensive satanic drivel". King said "that album was my most lackluster performance", although Araya called it a "late bloomer" which eventually grew on people. Slayer toured from August 1988 to January 1989 to promote South of Heaven, supporting Judas Priest in the US on their Ram It Down tour, and touring Europe with Nuclear Assault and the US with Motörhead and Overkill.

 

 

 

 -Tracklist:

 Side A
01. South of Heaven      04:58
02. Silent Scream       03:06
03. Live Undead       03:50
04. Behind the Crooked Cross     03:14
05. Mandatory Suicide     04:05

Side B
06. Ghosts of War       03:53
07. Read Between the Lies      03:20
08. Cleanse the Soul      03:02
09. Dissident Aggressor (Judas Priest cover)     02:35
10. Spill the Blood       04:51

36:54

 

-Line up:

 • Tom Araya : Vocals, Bass, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 8)
 • Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013) : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-8, 10), Lyrics (tracks 4, 10)
 • Kerry King : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 5, 6), Lyrics (tracks 3, 6-8)
 • Dave Lombardo : Drums.

 

 

 Label: Geffen Records / Def Jam Recordings

 Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.
Mastering at Barry Diament Audio, NYC.
Mixed at Newfresh in New York City.
Co-produced by Slayer.

Track 09 originally performed by Judas Priest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slayer - Hell Awaits (1985) Reissue [1990]

Slayer was formed in 1981 by Los Angeles schoolmates and guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Tom Araya soon joined on bass and vocals, and drummer Dave Lombardo joined last in 1982. They played in a style reminiscent of early Exodus, influenced heavily by Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, before their attendance at a mid-1982 Metallica concert convinced them to play faster and heavier.

''Black Magic'' was written in February 1983 and marked Slayer's definite venture into thrash metal. They secured a spot on the compilation appearance Metal Massacre III in 1983, contributing the speed metal song "Aggressive Perfector". They also recorded two demos in 1983 and became a popular live act in the Los Angeles area (in 1983, Bob Gourley filled in for Dave for one gig and later appeared in Dark Angel). Their debut LP, Show no Mercy, was recorded in November, 1983.

Show No Mercy was released after Slayer appeared on Brian Slagel's Metal Massacre III compilation. Then came the two EPs Haunting the Chapel and Live Undead, the latter of which was actually recorded in the studio in front of 50 of their closest friends.

After 1985's Hell Awaits, Slayer were signed to Rick Rubin's Def Jam record label, better known for acts like Run DMC. This led to three studio albums, including the brutal Reign in Blood, as well as a 1991 live double CD, Decade of Aggression.

Dave Lombardo left the band in 1987 for several weeks and was replaced for a few live gigs by Tony Scaglione (Whiplash), and then again left in 1992. Finally, in 1994, Paul Bostaph from Forbidden was brought in and three more albums were recorded. Drummer Jon Dette was an official member of Slayer briefly in 1996.

 CD ZORRO 8

 

-Tracklist:

1. Hell Awaits     6:12
2. Kill Again     4:52
3. At Dawn They Sleep     6:16
4. Haunting The Chapel     3:57
5. Praise Of Death     5:17
6. Necrophiliac     3:43
7. Captor Of Sin     3:27
8. Crypts Of Eternity     6:37
9. Hardening Of The Arteries     3:57

 

-Line up:

  • Kerry King: Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-2, 4, 6) Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5, 6)
• Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013): Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-7) Lyrics (tracks 3-7)
• Tom Araya: Vocals, Bass, Lyrics (tracks 3, 6)
• Dave Lombardo: Drums.

 

 

Label: Metal Blade Records.

 

 All tracks ℗&© 1985 except tracks #4-6 ℗&© 1984
 

Original release date May 1985.

Recorded by Ron Fair at Eldorado, Hollywood, and by Bill Metoyer at Track Record, Los Angeles.
Mixed by Bill Metoyer at Track Record, Los Angeles.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Studios, Hollywood.

 Sections of the artwork were taken without permission from Jean Giraud, otherwise known as Moebius.

 

 

Slayer ‎- God Hates Us All (2001)

 

It was recorded in three months at The Warehouse Studio in Canada, and includes the Grammy Award-nominated "Disciple". The album is the band's last to feature drummer Paul Bostaph until Repentless (2015). Guitarist Kerry King wrote the majority of the lyrics, taking a different approach from earlier recordings by exploring topics such as religion, murder, revenge and self-control. Limiting the lyrics to subject matter most could relate to, King wanted to tackle realistic themes. The band experimented; recording most of the album in C# tuning, with three songs in drop B, while two others were played with seven-string guitars in B♭.
God Hates Us All was originally intended to be named Soundtrack to the Apocalypse. However, Araya suggested that the title would be better used for a box set, which the band released in 2003.

-Tracklist:

1. Darkness of Christ     01:30

2. Disciple                      03:37

3. God Send Death         03:46

4. New Faith                   03:05

5. Cast Down                 03:28

6. Threshold                   02:29

7. Exile                           03:57

8. Seven Faces               03:42

9. Bloodline                    03:36

10. Deviance                   03:09

11. War Zone                  02:46

12. Here Comes the Pain    04:31    

13. Payback                    03:05

 

 

-Line up:

  ⛧Paul Bostaph: Drums

  ⛧Tom Araya: Vocals, Bass, Lyrics (tracks 3, 9-10)

  ⛧Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013): Guitars, Lyrics (tracks 3, 9-10)

  ⛧Kerry King: Guitars, Lyrics (tracks 1-2, 4-8, 11-13)

 

 

 

 

Recorded at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada.

Mixed at Larrabee East, Los Angeles, California.

Mastered at Oasis Mastering, Studio City, California.

 

 ℗© 2001 American Recordings, LLC.