Slayer discography

Slayer discography

Slayer at the Fields of Rock, June 16, 2007. From left to right: Jeff Hanneman, Tom Araya, Kerry King, and Dave Lombardo.
Releases
↙Studio albums 11
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 1
↙Extended plays 2
↙Singles 23
↙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, debuted 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 nine Gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America.[8][9]

Contents

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[2]		 AUS
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 BEL
[12]		 FIN
[13]		 FRA
[14]		 GER
[15]		 NLD
[16]		 NZ
[17]		 SWE
[18]		 SWI
[19]		 UK
[20]		 POL
[21]
1983 Show No Mercy
  • Released: December 3, 1983
  • Label: Metal Blade (MB #71034-4)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 Hell Awaits
  • Released: September 16, 1985
  • Label: Metal Blade (MB #1040)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 — — — — — — — — — — — — — U.S. Gold
1986 Reign in Blood
  • Released: October 7, 1986
  • Label: Def Jam (DJ #924131 2)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 94 — — — — — — — — — — 47 — US: Gold[8]
1988 South of Heaven
  • Released: July 5, 1988
  • Label: Def Jam (DJ #828 080-1)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 57 — — — — — — — — 50 — 25 — US: Gold[8]
CAN: Gold[22]
UK: Silver[23]
1990 Seasons in the Abyss
  • Released: October 25, 1990
  • Label: American (AR #846 871-2)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 40 — 29 — — — — — — 47 — 18 — US: Gold[8]
CAN: Gold[22]
1994 Divine Intervention
  • Released: September 27, 1994
  • Label: American (AR #491802 2)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 8 27 22 — — — 18 31 20 10 15 15 — US: Gold[8]
CAN: Gold[22]
1996 Undisputed Attitude
  • Released: May 28, 1996
  • Label: American
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 34 16 43 38 27 43 45 33 22 20 — — —
1998 Diabolus in Musica
  • Released: June 9, 1998
  • Label: American (AR #491302 2)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 31 35 40 23 18 23 32 52 15 29 — 27 —
2001 God Hates Us All
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: American (AR #586 331-2)
  • Format: CD, LP
 28 15 31 16 12 25 9 30 35 18 44 31 3
2006 Christ Illusion
  • Released: August 6, 2006
  • Label: American (AR #9362-44300-2)
  • Format: CD, LP
 5 9 6 19 2 52 2 8 10 4 11 23 9
2009 World Painted Blood
  • Released: November 3, 2009
  • Label: American
  • Format: CD, LP
 12 9 13 38 12 28 7 15 16 21 14 41 16 POL: Gold[24]
CAN: Gold
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
[2]		 GER
[15]		 UK
[20]
1984 Live Undead
  • Released: November 16, 1984
  • Label: Metal Blade (MB #3984-14033-2)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 — — —
1991 Decade of Aggression
  • Released: October 22, 1991
  • Label: American (AR #491801 2)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
 55 77 29
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year Album details Peak chart positions
DEN
[25]		 FIN
[13]		 SWE
[18]		 SWI
[19]
1984 Haunting the Chapel
  • Released: August 4, 1984
  • Label: Metal Blade (MB #71083-1)
  • Format: CD, CS
 — — — —
2006 Eternal Pyre
  • Released: June 6, 2006
  • Label: American (AR #5439156852)
  • Format: CD
 3 2 48 88
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilations

Year Album details
2003 Soundtrack to the Apocalypse
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: American (AR #0001637)
  • Format: CD, DVD

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Sales
[26]		 DEN
[25]		 UK
[27]
1983 "Black Magic" — — — Show No Mercy
1985 "Hell Awaits" — — — Hell Awaits
1986 "Raining Blood" — — 64 Reign in Blood
"Angel of Death" — — —
"Necrophobic" — — —
1987 "Criminally Insane" — — —
1988 "South of Heaven" — — — South of Heaven
"Mandatory Suicide" — — —
1990 "War Ensemble" — — — Seasons in the Abyss
"Dead Skin Mask" — — —
1991 "Seasons in the Abyss" — — 51
1994 "Dittohead" — — — Divine Intervention
1995 "Serenity in Murder" — — 50
1996 "I Hate You" — — — Undisputed Attitude
1998 "Stain of Mind" — — — Diabolus in Musica
2001 "Bloodline" — — — God Hates Us All
"God Send Death" — — —
2006 "Cult" — — — Christ Illusion
"Eyes of the Insane" — 15 97
"Jihad" — — —
2009 "Psychopathy Red" — — — World Painted Blood
"Hate Worldwide" 2 — —
"World Painted Blood" — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Soundtracks

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.
1990 "Angel of Death" Gremlins 2: The New Batch soundtrack Originally appears on Reign in Blood
1993 "Disorder" Judgement Night soundtrack Featuring 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" Spawn soundtrack Featuring 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 as Bonus Track.

Music videos

Year Title Director
1987 "Criminally Insane" Nick Philips
1988 "South of Heaven" Di Puglia Gerard
1990 "Seasons in the Abyss"
"War Ensemble"  ?
1994 "Dittohead" Jon Reiss
"Serenity in Murder"  ?
1996 "I Hate You"  ?
2001 "Bloodline" Evan Bernard
2006 "Eyes of the Insane" Tony Petrossian
2010 "Beauty Through Order"  ?
2010 "World Painted Blood" Mark Brooks

Videos

Year Video details US peak GER peak US certifications[8]
1995 Live Intrusion
  • Released: October 31, 1995
  • Label: American (AR #slay 001v)
  • Format: VHS, DVD
 — —
2003 War at the Warfield
  • Released: July 29, 2003
  • Label: American (AR #440 063 690-9)
  • Format: DVD
 3[28] 58 Gold
2004 Still Reigning
  • Released: October 26, 2004
  • Label: American (AR #B0003529-09)
  • Format: DVD
 7[29] — Gold

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Brian. "Knac.com interview with Jeff Hanneman". Knac. http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3153. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Slayer–Artist chart history". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5692&model.vnuAlbumId=789249. Retrieved 2008-03-05. 
  3. ↑ Bennett, J. "Legendary rapper and longtime metal advocate moves on with the Body Count". Decibel Magazine. http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features_detail.aspx?id=4908. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  4. ↑ Krgin, Borivoj. "Slayer God Hates Us All (American)". Blabbermouth. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=50. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  5. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (1998-06-22). "New CDs". New York Times. 
  6. ↑ "The return of Dave Lombardo". Recoil Magazine. http://www.recoilmag.com/interviews/slayer_0202.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  7. ↑ "Slayer wins Grammy in 'Best Metal Performance' Category". Blabbermouth. 2007-02-11. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=66845. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2008-03-05. 
  9. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Allmusic Biography of Slayer". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:97yvad5kv8w3~T1. Retrieved 2006-12-10. 
  10. ↑ "Discography Slayer". Australian charts. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Slayer. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  11. ↑ "Discography Slayer" (in German). Austrian charts. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  12. ↑ "Discography Slayer" (in Dutch). Ultra top. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Discography Slayer" (in Finnish). Finnish charts. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  14. ↑ "Discography Slayer" (in French). Les charts. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Diskographie von Slayer" (in German). German charts. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/SLAYER/longplay. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
  16. ↑ "Discography Slayer" (in Dutch). Dutch charts. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  17. ↑ "Discography Slayer". Charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Discography Slayer" (in Swedish). Swedish charts. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Discography Slayer" (in German). Hit parade. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Every hit. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
  21. ↑ "Discography Slayer". OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart. http://olis.onyx.pl/. Retrieved 2010-06-25. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2008-03-05. 
  23. ↑ "The BPI - Search the Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/. Retrieved 2008-03-05. 
  24. ↑ "ZPAV: Gold Records" (in Polish). Związek Producentów Audio-Video. http://www.zpav.pl/plyty.asp?page=zlote&lang=pl. Retrieved 2010-03-07. 
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Danish Chart". danishcharts.com. http://danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Slayer. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  26. ↑ "Billboard chart search: Slayer "Hate Worldwide"" (XML). Billboard. http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=Slayer&song=Hate_Worldwide&sdate=2000-01-01&edate=2010-12-31&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz. Retrieved July 22, 2010. 
  27. ↑ "British Chart". Chart Log UK. http://www.webcitation.org/5r9QIp78G. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  28. ↑ "Slayer's War At The Warfield Debuts At No. 3 On Music DVD Chart!". Blabbermouth. 2003-08-12. http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=14354. Retrieved 2007-03-03. 
  29. ↑ "Slayer's Still Reigning DVD Sells A Bloody Load of Copies In Its First Week". Metal Underground. 2004-11-15. http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=10614. Retrieved 2007-03-09. 

External links

Slayer
Tom Araya • Jeff Hanneman • Kerry King • Dave Lombardo
Paul Bostaph
Studio albums
Show No Mercy • Hell Awaits • Reign in Blood • South of Heaven • Seasons in the Abyss • Divine Intervention • Undisputed Attitude  • Diabolus in Musica • God Hates Us All • Christ Illusion • World Painted Blood
Live albums
Live Undead • Decade of Aggression
Box sets
Soundtrack to the Apocalypse • The Vinyl Conflict
Extended plays
Haunting the Chapel • Eternal Pyre
Songs
"Raining Blood" • "Angel of Death" • "Eyes of the Insane" • "Jihad"
Video albums
Live Intrusion • War at the Warfield • Still Reigning • The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax)
Related articles
Discography • The Unholy Alliance Tour