{"product_id":"039841619829","title":"SLAYER – HELL AWAITS (3CD W\/BOOK) - CD •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 039841619829 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: METAL BLADE \u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: May 15, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 COMPACT DISC SET\u003cbr\u003eSlayer \/\/ Hell Awaits (40th Anniversary Edition)\u003cbr\u003e* 3-CD Earbook: Hell Awaits (1-CD, restored original master), Live from Bochum 1985 (2-CD, unreleased live show from 1985)\u003cbr\u003e* 60-page earbook (numerous photos and liner notes)\u003cbr\u003e* Hell Awaits (1-CD), mastered and restored from original 1985 production tapes by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in February 2025\u003cbr\u003e* Live from Bochum 1985 (2-CDs) 18 unreleased live tracks from 1985!\u003cbr\u003e* Poster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It’s the record where Slayer became Slayer.” That’s what Kerry King says about Hell Awaits. And he knows of what he speaks. As the band’s guitarist, co-songwriter and co-lyricist, he was in the trenches with vocalist\/bassist Tom Araya, guitarist Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P.) and drummer Dave Lombardo, creating what has become one of heavy metal’s greatest albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA significant departure from Slayer’s 1983 debut, Show No Mercy—and every Slayer album that came after it—Hell Awaits is both an outlier and a solidification of form. Show No Mercy was the mission statement, but Hell Awaits is a more developed and intricate execution of Slayer’s speed, chops, and aggression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow celebrating its 40th anniversary, Hell Awaits is the second studio album by American thrash metal masters, Slayer. The crucial album was initially released on April 8th 1985, by Metal Blade Records, who, in honor of Hell Awaits’s 40th anniversary, will be unleashing unique physical releases, along with a digital release for fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"disc-no\"\u003eDisc 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHell Awaits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKill Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt Dawn They Sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise of Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNecrophiliac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrypts of Eternity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardening of the Arteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"disc-no\"\u003eDisc 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHell Awaits (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAggressive Perfector (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptor of Sin (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Final Command (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKill Again (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrypts of Eternity (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFight Till Death (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNecrophiliac (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaunting the Chapel (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardening of the Arteries (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"disc-no\"\u003eDisc 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Magic (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie by the Sword (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Antichrist (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt Dawn They Sleep (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShow No Mercy (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvil Has No Boundaries (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChemical Warfare (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise of Death (Live from Bochum 1985)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"METAL BLADE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44177119281251,"sku":"039841619829","price":91.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_ebdd09da-d6fd-41d7-bb4d-213621b91b1b.png?v=1778808900","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/039841619829","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}