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7.5 HOURS OF SLAYER – COMPLETE SLAYTANIC DISCOGRAPHY – WHY ASK WHY?

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Every Slayer song played back to back, starting from Show No Mercy all the way to Repentless. Try as you may, you can’t cancel the mighty SLAYER!!

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Listen below…

EVERY SLAYER STUDIO ALBUM PLAYED CHRONOLOGICALLY

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This compilation includes all studio albums and does not include live EPS albums.

  1. S̲h̲o̲w̲ N̲o̲ M̲e̲r̲c̲y̲
  2. H̲e̲l̲l̲ A̲w̲a̲i̲t̲s̲
  3. R̲e̲i̲g̲n̲ I̲n̲ B̲l̲o̲o̲d̲
  4. S̲o̲u̲t̲h̲ O̲f̲ H̲e̲a̲v̲e̲n̲
  5. S̲e̲a̲s̲o̲n̲s̲ I̲n̲ T̲h̲e̲ A̲b̲y̲s̲s̲
  6. D̲i̲v̲i̲n̲e̲ I̲n̲t̲e̲r̲v̲e̲n̲t̲i̲o̲n̲
  7. U̲n̲d̲i̲s̲p̲u̲t̲e̲d̲ A̲t̲t̲i̲t̲u̲d̲e̲
  8. D̲i̲a̲b̲o̲l̲u̲s̲ I̲n̲ M̲u̲s̲i̲c̲a̲
  9. G̲o̲d̲ H̲a̲t̲e̲s̲ U̲s̲ A̲l̲l̲
  10. C̲h̲r̲i̲s̲t̲ I̲l̲l̲u̲s̲i̲o̲n̲
  11. W̲o̲r̲l̲d̲ P̲a̲i̲n̲t̲e̲d̲ B̲l̲o̲o̲d̲
  12. R̲e̲p̲e̲n̲t̲l̲e̲s̲s̲
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Was Slayer “Live Undead” A Real Live Album?

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This may not shock or amaze even some of the most metal fans: “live albums” that were really recorded in the studio — most of note and KISS and Peter Frampton.

There was a simple reason record companies were putting out so many live albums back then: THEY SELL!

But how about Slayer? Would they pull such a stunt?

You might be surprised….you can even listen to some of Slayer’s live recordings and demos that have been bootlegged from that period if you can deal with the crappy sound quality.

Kind of.

SLAYER LIVE UNDEAD – LISTEN TO THE WHOLE LP

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SLAYER LIVE UNDEAD

Here are the tracks:

Side A

  1. Black Magic 03:56
  2. Die by the Sword 04:01
  3. Captor of Sin 03:32

Side B

  1. The Antichrist 02:57
  2. Evil Has No Boundaries 02:54
  3. Show No Mercy 03:04
  4. Aggressive Perfector 02:32

Total Running Time – 22:56 

HERE IS HOW LIVE UNDEAD WAS RECORDED….

Tracks B1-B2 taken from 1984 Haunting the Chapel EP.
Track B3 is taken from the 1983 Show No Mercy album.

Recording information:

  • Tracks A1-A3 recorded live with a small number of fans in the studio.
  • Side one mixed at Track Record Studios, N. Hollywood, CA.
  • Side two recorded and mixed at Track Studios, N. Hollywood, CA.
  • Mastered at Capital Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
  • Track B3 mastered at MCA Whitney Recording Studios & The Town House Studios.
  • Co-produced by Slayer.

That said, it’s still an awesome album. If that shocks you, I can assure you that Show No Mercy was not a fake live album. In fact, the studio was so small that drummer Dave Lombardo had to OVERDUB HIS CYMBALS because they would “bleed over” into other tracks. If you list you can tell.

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Everything You Wanted To Know Slayer’s Hell Awaits (1985) – But Were Afraid To Ask!

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Hell Awaits is the second album by Slayer. It was released in March 1985 on Metal Blade Records. It is metal heresy to say this, but Hell Awaits is my favorite Slayer album. Most fans consider “Riegn In Blood” to be the bands high watermark. I’ve bought a copy the day it came out. You can see pictures of the actual album in this post.

Some Interesting “Hell Awaits” Facts You Might Not Know

  • The album was mixed in one night.
  • Around that time, Kerry King’s hair was thinning. He came into practice one night wearing a hairpiece. He was ostracized by the band. This led to his trademark shaved head look.
  • The demonic growls in the intro of the album say, “Join Us” if you play it backward. The final phrase, which is not backward but is pitch shifted says “Welcome Back“
  • “Hell Awaits” was the first album a record company put up the budget to release. Show No Mercy was self-financed by the band, largely because Tom Araya had a good job at a hospital.
  • These days, the band considers the production of the album to be quite poor. When asked if they would ever record or re-master it, Tom says “No, that was a snapshot of where we were in our career at the time.”
  • “God Hates Us All” is the bans least favorite album. They consider the production on “Hell Awaits” to be superior.
  • “Hell Awaits” and “At Dawn They Sleep” are still staples in the band’s setlist live.
  • All of the music and the lyrics were written by Jeff Hannemann and Kerry King. Tom Araya did not contribute lyrically until the “South of Heaven” album.

Hell Awaits Cover, Artwork and Inner Sleeve

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HELL AWIATS FULL ALBUM

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Tracklisting

Side one
 No. Title Lyrics Music Length

  1. “Hell Awaits”
  2. “Kill Again”
  3. “At Dawn They Sleep”

Side two

  1. “Praise of Death”
  2. “Necrophiliac”
  3. “Crypts of Eternity”
  4. “Hardening of the Arteries”

Credits and Other Information

Bill Metoyer – engineer
Brian Slagel – producer
Slayer – producer
Bernie Grundman – mastering

SKU: MBR 1040

Label: Metal Blade Records
Year Of Release: 1985

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