Hell Awaits - Definition and Overview

Hell Awaits
Album by Slayer
Released	August 1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	37 min 54 sec
Record label	Metal Blade Records
Producer	Slayer, Brian Slagel
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	3/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:clx8b5f4tsqf)
Mark Prindle	9/10	link (http://www.markprindle.com/slayera.htm#hell)
Slayer Chronology
Live Undead (1984)	Hell Awaits (1985)	Reign in Blood (1986)

Hell Awaits (1985) was the second full-length album by Slayer, released through Metal Blade Records. This album, along with its successor, Reign in Blood, is cited as an influence by many death metal bands, and many fans of heavy metal music regard this album as a proto-death metal album.

Track listing

1. "Hell Awaits" (Hanneman/King) - 6:12
2. "Kill Again" (Hanneman/King) - 4:52
3. "At Dawn They Sleep" (Araya/Hanneman/King) - 6:16
4. "Praise Of Death" (Hanneman/King) - 6:17
5. "Necrophiliac" (Hanneman/King) - 3:43
6. "Crypts Of Eternity" (Araya/Hanneman/King) - 6:37
7. "Hardening Of The Arteries" (Hanneman) - 3:57

Personnel

• Tom Araya - Bass, vocals
• Carolyn Collins - Assistant Engineer
• Ron Fair - Engineer, Mixing Engineer
• Jeff Hanneman - Lead guitar
• Kerry King - Lead guitar
• Dave Lombardo - Drums
• Bill Metoyer - Mixing Engineer
• Brian Slagel - Producer
• Slayer - Producer