Hell Awaits

Tracklist

A1	Hell Awaits	6:12
A2	Kill Again	4:52
A3	At Dawn They Sleep	6:16
B1	Praise Of Death	5:17
B2	Necrophiliac	3:43
B3	Crypts Of Eternity	6:37
B4	Hardening Of The Arteries	3:57

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Combat
• Marketed By – Combat
• Recorded At – Eldorado Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Track Record
• Mixed At – Track Record
• Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Distributed By – Important Record Distributors, Inc.
• Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.

Credits

• Artwork – Albert Cuellar
• Bass, Vocals – Tom Araya
• Drums – Dave Lombardo
• Lead Guitar – Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King
• Lyrics By – Hanneman* (tracks: A3 to B4), King* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3), Araya* (tracks: A3, B3)
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Music By – Hanneman* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to B4), King* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
• Photography By – Lowell Katz
• Producer – Brian Slagel, Slayer
• Recorded By [Assistant At Eldorado] – Carolyn Collins
• Recorded By [Eldorado], Mixed By – Ron Fair
• Recorded By [Track Record], Mixed By – Bill Metoyer

Notes

Chain labels.
Later versions had a different handle on the axe.
Semi-translucent black(or charcoal brown) vinyl.
Copies originally came with merchandise order forms.

Cat. # MX8020 appears on the spine.
Cat. # MBR1040 appears on the label.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side One [Etched]): MX 8020 A" A-
• Matrix / Runout (Side Two [Etched]): MXT 8020 B" Emw

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MX 8020, MBR 1040	Slayer	Hell Awaits ‎(LP, Album)	Combat, Metal Blade Records	MX 8020, MBR 1040	US	1985
7 72297-2	Slayer	Hell Awaits ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Metal Blade Records, Restless Records	7 72297-2	US	1988
WMB 200.325	Slayer	Hell Awaits ‎(Cass, Album, RE, RM)	Wizard	WMB 200.325	Bulgaria	1998
3984-14031-2	Slayer	Hell Awaits ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Metal Blade Records	3984-14031-2	US	1995
075	Slayer	Hell Awaits ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	arx	075	Poland	Unknown

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