Slayer – Hell Awaits (40th Anniversary Edition)

Slayer - Hell Awaits (40th Anniversary Edition)

UPDATE: Add photo of LIMITED EDITION HELL AWAITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY “BLOOD” FILLED VINYL sticker, close-up.

It is a day early and Metal Blade Records delivered Slayer – Hell Awaits (40th Anniversary Edition – Vinyl Box) earlier.

In addition to the Vinyl Box Set, the CD version is also available in Earbook format.

Slayer Store is sold out of the LIMITED EDITION HELL AWAITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY “BLOOD” FILLED VINYL. According to Slayer, this format is limited to just 666 units worldwide.

Piece of Mind, Painkiller, and Divine Intervention

On December 7, 2025 Iron Maiden shared the news of Nicko McBrains’s retirement from touring.

While perusing Iron Maiden’s catalogue, I started listening to these records one after another for a reason.

  • Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden (1983)
  • Painkiller by Judas Priest (1990)
  • Divine Intervention by Slayer (1994)

These three records have two things in common and they are:

  • The records opened with drums
  • Each record is the debut of a new drummer in the band

Kerry King – “From Hell I Rise”

Late last night I received an email containing the link to download Kerry King’s debut solo record “From Hell I rise”.

Just earlier today, Amazon delivered its exclusive Silver/Red Marbled Vinyl of the record.

Kerry King – “From Hell I Rise” record, Amazon Exclusive Vinyl.

I’ve listened to most of the songs prior to last night and the whole record obviously sounds familiar. I like SLAYER and I like this record too.

I also ordered a copy of the record direct from Kerry King’s official website. According to USPS, it is still en route.

…paragraph deleted because it sounds pretentious and pedantic. 😬

Anyway, I am looking forward to the next record from this lineup.

Showing No Mercy!

I preordered Slayer’s “Show No Mercy” 40th Anniversary Edition, Liquid “blood” filled vinyl directly from Metal Blade Records shop. It was priced at $199.99 + sales tax; and friend thought that I was crazy. I’m a huge fan of Slayer and it’s worth the price.

Slayer – “Show No Mercy” 40th Anniversary Edition, Liquid “blood” filled vinyl.

Shortly after the preorder was sold out, numerous posting on eBay priced this limited edition vinyl at $999.99 and supposedly sold out too. I do despise eBay scalpers. They shouldn’t be allowed to resell preorders.

$999.99 eBay listing for Slayer – “Show No Mercy” 40th Anniversary Edition, Liquid “blood” filled vinyl.

Now that the actual product is delivered, the price has gone down to $800.00 and $699.00 on eBay.

$699.00 and $800.00 eBay listings for Slayer – “Show No Mercy” 40th Anniversary Edition, Liquid “blood” filled vinyl.

Scalpers are profiting from true fans.