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title: "Hell Awaits by Slayer"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/f3000d1b-935c-3872-a1c5-4c5aae663b33"
artist: "Slayer"
year: 1985
label: "Metal Blade Records"
---

# Hell Awaits

**Hell Awaits** is an album by Slayer, released in 1985 on Metal Blade Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Hell Awaits |
| Artist | Slayer |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1985 |
| Label | Metal Blade Records |
| Catalog number | MBR 1040 |
| Tracks | 7 |
| Place in discography | 3 of 16 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Hell Awaits | 6:16 |
| 2 | Kill Again | 4:56 |
| 3 | At Dawn They Sleep | 6:17 |
| 4 | Praise of Death | 5:21 |
| 5 | Necrophiliac | 3:46 |
| 6 | Crypts of Eternity | 6:40 |
| 7 | Hardening of the Arteries | 3:55 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Release tags

Thrash Metal · Metal · Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Haunting the Chapel (1984)](https://themetalnet.com/album/bcd5be5d-defa-341b-9546-8c16c4e14cf0)
- Next release: [Reign in Blood (1986)](https://themetalnet.com/album/dbf1b3c0-1efb-4e5f-9fe1-4c42b144aa24)

## Artist

- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/f3000d1b-935c-3872-a1c5-4c5aae663b33](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3000d1b-935c-3872-a1c5-4c5aae663b33). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt