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True, it was ultimately eclipsed by its peerless successor, Reign in Blood (still largely considered the greatest thrash metal album ever recorded), as an irresistible force, but one could still make a confident point that Hell Awaits' uniquely daunting compositions arguably proved just as influential to future extreme metal acts.
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Slayer is probably my favorite of the big 4 of thrash metal, with Metallica and Megadeth fighting it out for my #2 spot. I grew up preferring Metallica much more, but by the time I was out of high school, Slayer took the top spot. That possibly had to do with my growing disappointed with the tedious new Metallica stuff, though Hardwired had songs I did enjoy. Anyway, that's irrelevant to this lol. While Show No Mercy is a great debut, it's still indebted to it's influences, Hell ... read more
I don’t know why a lot of people dislike this one. This album is just as brutal and in my opinion some slayers best screaming and harshest riffs. This album is absolutely deadly and disgusting with some extremely fast playing and just overall a sound that really does make this album awesome and such a fun and high energy listen.
Hell Awaits is a solid project by Metal Gods Slayer, defining the musical style of Thrash and Death metal for further releases.
The songs are longer, but isn't bloated or tedious, and they are mastered on more on mid range than high end comparing with the first one.
The downside are the riffs, much more uninteresting and repetitive.
I played this nonstop during pandemic playing Diablo 3 so I have good memories on this one.
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Track List
| 1 | Hell Awaits 6:16 | 87 |
| 2 | Kill Again 4:56 | 85 |
| 3 | At Dawn They Sleep 6:17 | 88 |
| 4 | Praise of Death 5:21 | 84 |
| 5 | Necrophiliac 3:46 | 85 |
| 6 | Crypts of Eternity 6:40 | 82 |
| 7 | Hardening of the Arteries 3:55 | 79 |
Total Length: 37 minutes
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