Slayer Albums – The Sound Of Hardcore Metal

This dark and amazing hardcore metal band was formed in 1981 in Huntington, California. To date, they have released a total of 11 Slayer albums. This has made the band put among the best in hard metal music, not only in the United States, but around the world.

The band is as of this writing being made up of Tom Araya at vocals, Jeff Hanneman at guitar, Kerry King also at guitar, and Dave Lombardo on drums. Back in their early days, they would play while wearing various band merch of their favorite rock bands at that time.

Their debut album was titled ‘Show No Mercy’ and it was released on December 1983. It was recorded and released under Metal Blade Records. Because of their very limited budget, the production quality of the album was very poor. However, it performed well and sold around 20,000 copies which was the highest number that Metal Blade Records had ever made at that time. The band decided to go on a tour but they did not earn much from it because of their lack of a capable manager.

‘Hell Awaits’ was released in 1985 through the same record label. Unlike the first one, this album was financed by Metal Blade Records. ‘Show No Mercy’ was financed by Tom Araya and from money borrowed from Kerry King’s father. The second album had a more darker and angrier tone, with references to hell and Satan.

‘Reign in Blood’ is the third of the Slayer albums and their first ever collaboration with a major record label producer in the person of Rick Rubin of Def Jam Recordings. It was released on October 7, 1986 and their first album to enter the Billboard 200. It was then that demand for their Slayer merch got started.

Their next album was titled ‘South of Heaven’ and was launched on the 5th of July, 1988. It was quite different in that it featured songs with slower tempo. This was a change noted by their fans and also by the critics which did not give the album a favorable review.

‘Seasons in the Abyss’ was released through American Recordings on October 9, 1990. The album was generally well received by the critics and once again was a Billboard 200 entry for the band.

The sixth album was the ‘Divine Intervention’ which was released on the 27th of September, 1994. It was memorable because it was the first time that Paul Bostaph played on their recordings after Dave Lombardo decided to quite the band.

They released their next album, ‘Undisputed Attitude’, on the 28th of May, 1996 which was a collection of punk cover songs featuring the artists that they claimed to had influenced their style. These include Minor Threat, D.R.I. and Iggy Pop.

‘Diabolus in Musica’ which means ‘The Devil in Music’, it is considered to be the group’s most experimental work. It was released on June 9, 1998 and featured songs written mostly by Jeff Hanneman.

And coinciding with the terrorist attacks on the 11th of September, 2001 the band released their album titled ‘God Hates Us All’. IT entered the Billboard 200 and also the last album where Paul Bostaph played for them. Lombard once again became their drummer.

‘Christ Illusion’ entered the highest rank they ever did on Billboard 200 which was at 5. The album generally received positive reviews when it was released on August 8, 2006.

Their most recent album release was ‘World Painted Blood’. It is among the Slayer albums that got great reviews from the critics and once again got the band listed in the Billboard 200. It was released on November 3, 2009.

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