Label: Metal Blade
Vinyl Release Date: 05/15/2026
Original Release Date: 04/08/1985
Variant: Vinyl Box Set

As great as Slayers Venom-injected Show No Mercy album is, Hell Awaits is where Slayer officially start sounding like Slayer guitarist Kerry King has said so, himself. Recorded with producer Rick Rubin, the bands 1985 sophomore LP levels up the depravity with speedier tempos, complex riffery and profoundly demonic incantations. What awaits you in this beastly 40th anniversary box set? It includes the original album remastered on Fire Splatter vinyl, a double live LP recorded in Bochum, Germany, replica tour posters and backstage laminates, and a hell of a lot more.

Vinyl Box Set:
3 LPs total: 7-track Hell Awaits + 18-track live bonus audio (Live from Bochum 1985):

• 60-page book (12″ size)
• Hell Awaits album (in gatefold sleeve, 1xLP) mastered and restored from original 1985 production tapes by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony in February 2025. Vinyl color = Fire Splatter
• Live from Bochum 1985 (in gatefold sleeve, 2xLP) – 18 live tracks never before released physically or digital
• Replica ticket from the Bochum show
• Replica Hell Awaits tour laminate
• Hell Awaits tour poster (German dates)
• Slipmat
• Band posters
• Replica merch flyer
• Replica Satanic Wehrmacht newsletter
• 2 flyers