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
- "Hell Awaits"
- "Kill Again'
- "At Dawn They Sleep"
- "Praise of Death"
- "Necrophiliac"
- "Crypts of Eternity"
- "Hardening of the Arteries"
Personnel details