Slayer discography

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Slayer discography

Slayer at the Fields of Rock in 2007
Releases
↙Studio albums 10
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 2
↙EPs 2
↙Singles 13
↙Video albums 4
↙Music videos 10

Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, who recruited vocalist and bassist Tom Araya, and drummer Dave Lombardo.[1] Slayer's first two albums, Show No Mercy (1983) and Hell Awaits (1985), which were released on Metal Blade Records, did not chart in the United States.[2] The band were then signed to Def Jam Recordings by Rick Rubin, who produced Reign in Blood (1986). The album helped Slayer break into the Billboard 200 for the first time, peaking at number 94.[2] After South of Heaven (1988), Slayer signed to Rubin's new label, Def American, and released Seasons in the Abyss (1990). After the album was released, Lombardo departed Slayer and was replaced by Paul Bostaph.[3]

1994's Divine Intervention, the first album to feature Bostaph, peaked at number eight in the US, the band's best chart performance at the time.[2] Diabolus in Musica (1998) was criticized for its nu metal traits,[4][5] while God Hates Us All (2001) created controversy for its graphic artwork.[6] Bostaph left the band due to an injury and was replaced by former member Lombardo. Christ Illusion (2006) was Slayer's most successful effort, debuting at number five in the US and winning two Grammy Awards.[2][7] Slayer is considered one of the "big four" of thrash metal along with Anthrax, Metallica and Megadeth and have earned six Gold certifications and one Multi-Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.[8][9]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]		 AUS
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 DEN
[12]		 FIN
[13]		 FRA
[14]		 GER
[15]		 NLD
[16]		 NZ
[17]		 SWE
[18]		 UK
[19]
1983 Show No Mercy — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 Hell Awaits
  • Released: April 2, 1985[20][21]
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 Reign in Blood
  • Released: October 7, 1986
  • Label: Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 94 — — — — — — — — — 47
1988 South of Heaven
  • Released: July 5, 1988
  • Label: Def Jam, American
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 57 58 — — — — — 31 — 50 25
1990 Seasons in the Abyss
  • Released: October 9, 1990
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 40 58 29 — — — — 69 — 47 18
1994 Divine Intervention
  • Released: September 27, 1994
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 8 27 22 — — — 18 31 20 10 15
1998 Diabolus in Musica
  • Released: June 9, 1998
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 31 35 40 20 18 23 32 52 15 29 27
2001 God Hates Us All
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
 28 15 31 32 12 25 9 30 35 18 31
2006 Christ Illusion
  • Released: August 8, 2006
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
 5 9 6 14 2 52 2 8 10 4 23
2009 World Painted Blood
  • Released: November 3, 2009
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
 12 9 13 12 21 28 7 15 16 21 41
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Cover albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]		 AUS
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 DEN
[25]		 FIN
[13]		 FRA
[14]		 GER
[15]		 NLD
[16]		 NZ
[17]		 SWE
[18]		 UK
[19]
1996 Undisputed Attitude
  • Released: May 28, 1996
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 34 16 43 27 43 45 33 22 20 31
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[2]		 GER
[15]		 NLD
[16]		 UK
[19]
1984 Live Undead
  • Released: November 16, 1984
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 — — — —
1991 Decade of Aggression
  • Released: October 22, 1991
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
 55 77 79 29
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Video albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
Video		 GER
[15]
1995 Live Intrusion
  • Released: October 31, 1995
  • Label: American
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
 — —
2003 War at the Warfield
  • Released: July 29, 2003
  • Label: American
  • Formats: DVD
 3
[26]		 58
2004 Still Reigning
  • Released: October 26, 2004
  • Label: American
  • Formats: DVD
 7
[27]		 —
2010 The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Released: October 15, 2010
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: DVD, BD
 1 4
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

EPs

Year EP details Peak chart positions
DK
[31]		 FIN
[13]		 SWE
[18]		 SWI
[32]
1984 Haunting the Chapel
  • Released: June 1984[33]
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Formats: CD, CS, DI
 — — — —
2006 Eternal Pyre
  • Released: June 6, 2006
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD
 3 2 48 88
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Box sets

Year Album details
2003 Soundtrack to the Apocalypse
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: American
  • Formats: CD, DVD
2010 The Vinyl Conflict
  • Released: October 12, 2010
  • Label: American, Sony
  • Formats: LP

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Sales
[34]		 DK
[31]		 UK
[19]
1986 "Raining Blood" — — 64 Reign in Blood
"Angel of Death" — — —
"Postmortem" — — —
1987 "Criminally Insane (Remix)" — — —
1990 "Seasons in the Abyss" — — 51 Seasons in the Abyss
1995 "Serenity in Murder" — — 50 Divine Intervention
1996 "I Hate You" — — — Undisputed Attitude
1998 "Stain of Mind" — — — Diabolus in Musica
2006 "Cult" — — — Christ Illusion
"Eyes of the Insane" — 15 97
2009 "Psychopathy Red" — — — World Painted Blood
"Hate Worldwide" 2 — —
2010 "World Painted Blood" 14 — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other appearances

Year Song Album Comments
1986 "Captor of Sin" River's Edge soundtrack Originally appears on Haunting the Chapel.
"Tormentor" Originally appears on Show No Mercy.
"Evil Has No Boundaries" Originally appears on Show No Mercy.
"Die by the Sword" Originally appears on Show No Mercy.
1987 "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Less Than Zero soundtrack Iron Butterfly cover. Later appears on Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.
1990 "Angel of Death" Gremlins 2: The New Batch soundtrack Originally appears on Reign in Blood.
1993 "Disorder" Judgement Night soundtrack Collaboration with Ice-T. Medley of songs by The Exploited. Later appears on Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.
1996 "Epidemic" The Perfect Woman soundtrack Originally appears on Reign in Blood.
1997 "No Remorse (I Wanna Die)" Spawn: The Album Collaboration with Atari Teenage Riot. Later appears on Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.
1998 "Human Disease" Bride of Chucky soundtrack Later appears on Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.
1999 "Here Comes the Pain" WCW Mayhem: The Music Appears on God Hates Us All.
2000 "Hand of Doom" Nativity in Black II. Black Sabbath cover.
"Spirit in Black" Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Originally Appears on Seasons in the Abyss.
"Bloodline" Dracula 2000 soundtrack Later appears on God Hates Us All.
"Angel of Death" Mrs. Death 2: Hells Fury soundtrack Originally appears on Reign in Blood
2002 "Born to Be Wild" NASCAR: Crank It Up Steppenwolf cover.
"Angel of Death" Jackass: The Movie soundtrack Originally appears on Reign in Blood.
2003 "Divine Intervention" Haggard: The Movie soundtrack Originally appears on Divine Intervention.
2004 "Warzone" UFC: Ultimate Beat Downs, Vol. 1 Originally appears on God Hates Us All.
2006 "Spill the Blood" Jackass Number Two soundtrack Originally appears on South of Heaven.
"Eyes of the Insane" Saw III soundtrack Originally appears on Christ Illusion.
2007 "Raining Blood" Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock Originally appears on Reign in Blood.
2008 "Final Six" Punisher: War Zone soundtrack Originally appears on Christ Illusion.
2009 "War Ensemble" Guitar Hero: Metallica Originally appears on Seasons in the Abyss.
2010 "Chemical Warfare" Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Originally appears on Haunting the Chapel.

Music videos

Year Song Director
1990 "Seasons in the Abyss" Di Puglia Gerard
"War Ensemble"
1991 "Raining Blood/Black Magic"
1994 "Serenity in Murder" Jon Reiss
1996 "I Hate You"
1998 "Stain of Mind"
2001 "Bloodline" Evan Bernard
2006 "Eyes of the Insane" Tony Petrossian
2009 "World Painted Blood" Mark Brooks

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Slayer - Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 
  3. ↑ Patrizio, Andy (14 August 2006). "Meet the new Slayer, same as the old Slayer". IGN. Retrieved 1 December 2006. 
  4. ↑ Krgin, Borivoj. "Slayer God Hates Us All (American)". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  5. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (1998-06-22). "New CDs". New York Times. 
  6. ↑ "The return of Dave Lombardo". Recoil Magazine. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  7. ↑ "Slayer wins Grammy in 'Best Metal Performance' Category". Blabbermouth. 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-03-05. 
  9. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Slayer - Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2006-12-10. 
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  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Discographie Slayer" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Chartverfolgung / Slayer / Longplay" (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Discografie Slayer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
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  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
  20. ↑ "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 2013-05-19. 
  21. ↑ "In-store flyer, Monday April 1st, 1985". Slipped Disc Records. Retrieved 2013-05-03. 
  22. ↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Gold Platinum Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 May 2013. 
  24. ↑ "ZPAV: Gold Records" (in Polish). Związek Producentów Audio-Video. Retrieved 2010-03-07. 
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  26. ↑ "Slayer's War At The Warfield Debuts At No. 3 On Music DVD Chart!". Blabbermouth. 2003-08-12. Retrieved 2007-03-03. 
  27. ↑ "Slayer's Still Reigning DVD Sells A Bloody Load of Copies In Its First Week". Metal Underground. 2004-11-15. Retrieved 2007-03-09. 
  28. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('The Big Four: Live from Sofia')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 
  29. ↑ url=http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Metallica
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  32. ↑ "Discographie Slayer" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  33. ↑ "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 2013-05-19. 
  34. ↑ "Billboard chart search: Slayer "Hate Worldwide"" (XML). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 22, 2010. 

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