Hell Awaits (40th Anniversary Edition)

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Hell Awaits (40th anniversary edition) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Metal Blade Records (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1985) and Metal Blade Records, Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2026) recording of: Hell Awaits lyricist: Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) composer: Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) publisher: Bloody Skull Music and Bug Music (music publishing)		6:18
2	Kill Again (40th anniversary edition) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Metal Blade Records (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1985) and Metal Blade Records, Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2026) recording of: Kill Again lyricist: Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) composer: Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) publisher: Bloody Skull Music		4:57
3	At Dawn They Sleep (40th anniversary edition) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Metal Blade Records (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1985) and Metal Blade Records, Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2026) recording of: At Dawn They Sleep lyricist: Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) composer: Jeff Hanneman publisher: Bloody Skull Music		6:21
4	Praise of Death (40th anniversary edition) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Metal Blade Records (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1985) and Metal Blade Records, Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2026) recording of: Praise of Death lyricist: Jeff Hanneman composer: Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) publisher: Bloody Skull Music		5:21
5	Necrophiliac (40th anniversary edition) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Metal Blade Records (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1985) and Metal Blade Records, Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2026) recording of: Necrophiliac lyricist: Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) composer: Jeff Hanneman publisher: Bloody Skull Music		3:46
6	Crypts of Eternity (40th anniversary edition) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Metal Blade Records (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1985) and Metal Blade Records, Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2026) recording of: Crypts of Eternity lyricist: Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) composer: Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King (co‐founder of Slayer) publisher: Bloody Skull Music		6:41
7	Hardening of the Arteries (40th anniversary edition) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Metal Blade Records (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 1985) and Metal Blade Records, Inc. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2026) recording of: Hardening of the Arteries lyricist and composer: Jeff Hanneman publisher: Bloody Skull Music		4:04

2▶CD: Live From Bochum 1985

3▶CD: Live From Bochum 1985

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/7795 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Slayer/Hell-awaits [info]
reviews:	https://laut.de/Slayer/Alben/Hell-Awaits-40th-Anniversary-126987 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/slayer/hell-awaits/ [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/slayer/hell-awaits [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/2459/ [info] https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-39572 [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Hell_Awaits/1131 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000097943 [info]
Wikidata:	Q841066 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 3×CD
Length:: 1:58:03

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Metal Blade Records

Release events

[Worldwide]
2026-05-15

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