Slayer discography
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 Slayer at the Fields of Rock, June 16, 2007. From left to right: Jeff Hanneman, Tom Araya, Kerry King, and Dave Lombardo. |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 10 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 1 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 2 | |
| ↙Singles | 21 | |
| ↙Video albums | 4 | |
| ↙Music videos | 9 | |
| ↙Tribute and cover albums | 1 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
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 six Gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America.[8][9]
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[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [2] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL [12] |
FIN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
NLD [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] |
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| 1983 | Show No Mercy
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| 1985 | Hell Awaits
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | Reign in Blood
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94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Gold[8] | ||
| 1988 | South of Heaven
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57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 25 | US: Gold[8] CAN: Gold[21] UK: Silver[22] |
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| 1990 | Seasons in the Abyss
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40 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 18 | US: Gold[8] CAN: Gold[21] |
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| 1994 | Divine Intervention
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8 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 18 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 15 | US: Gold[8] CAN: Gold[21] |
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| 1998 | Diabolus in Musica
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31 | — | 40 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 52 | 15 | 29 | — | 27 | |||
| 2001 | God Hates Us All
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28 | 15 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 44 | 31 | |||
| 2006 | Christ Illusion
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5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 23 | |||
| 2009 | World Painted Blood
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||
[edit] Tributes
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
UK [20] |
AUT [11] |
FRA [14] |
NLD [16] |
BEL [12] |
SWE [18] |
FIN [13] |
NZ [17] |
UK [23] |
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| 1996 | Undisputed Attitude
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34 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 33 | 38 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 31 |
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
UK [20] |
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| 1985 | Live Undead
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— | — |
| 1991 | Decade of Aggression
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55 | 29 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||
[edit] EPs
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [24] |
FIN [13] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
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| 1984 | Haunting the Chapel
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— | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Eternal Pyre
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3 | 2 | 48 | 88 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Album details |
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| 2003 | Soundtrack to the Apocalypse
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |
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| DEN [24] |
UK [23] |
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| 1983 | "Black Magic" | — | — | Show No Mercy |
| 1985 | "Hell Awaits" | — | — | Hell Awaits |
| 1986 | "Raining Blood" | — | — | Reign in Blood |
| "Angel of Death" | — | — | ||
| "Necrophobic" | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Criminally Insane" | — | 64 | |
| 1988 | "South of Heaven" | — | — | South of Heaven |
| "Mandatory Suicide" | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "War Ensemble" | — | — | Seasons in the Abyss |
| "Dead Skin Mask" | — | — | ||
| "Spirit in Black" | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Seasons in the Abyss" | — | — | |
| 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 |
| "Disciple" | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Cult" | — | — | Christ Illusion |
| "Eyes of the Insane" | 15 | 97 | ||
| "Jihad" | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Psychopathy Red"[25] | — | — | World Painted Blood |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||
[edit] Miscellaneous / 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 | Also on the God Hates Us All cd. |
| 2000 | "Hand of Doom" | Nativity in Black II | Black Sabbath cover. |
| "Spirit in Black" | Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 soundtrack | Exclusive to this soundtrack. | |
| "Bloodline" | Dracula 2000 soundtrack | ||
| "Angel Of Death" | Mrs. Death 2: Hells Fury soundtrack | ||
| 2002 | "Born to Be Wild" | NASCAR: Crank It Up | Steppenwolf cover. |
| "Angel of Death" | Jackass: The Movie soundtrack | ||
| 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. | |
| 2008 | "Final Six" | Punisher: War Zone soundtrack | Originally appears on Christ Illusion as Bonus Track. |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Criminally Insane" | Dean Karr |
| 1988 | "South of Heaven" | Di Puglia Gerard |
| 1990 | "Seasons in the Abyss" | |
| 1994 | "Dittohead" | Jon Reiss |
| "Killing Fields" | Di Puglia Gerard | |
| 1995 | "Serenity in Murder" | |
| 1996 | "I Hate You" | |
| 2001 | "Bloodline" | Evan Bernard |
| 2006 | "Eyes of the Insane" | Tony Petrossian |
[edit] Videos
| Year | Video details | US peak | US certifications[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Live Intrusion | — | |
| 2003 | War at the Warfield
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3[26] | Gold |
| 2004 | Still Reigning
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7[27] | Gold |
| 2007 | The Unholy Alliance
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Davis, Brian. "Knac.com interview with Jeff Hanneman". Knac. http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=3153. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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 on 2008-03-05.
- ^ 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 on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Krgin, Borivoj. "Slayer God Hates Us All (American)". Blabbermouth. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=50. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (1998-06-22). "New CDs". New York Times.
- ^ "The return of Dave Lombardo". Recoil Magazine. http://www.recoilmag.com/interviews/slayer_0202.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ "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 on 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Allmusic Biography of Slayer". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:97yvad5kv8w3~T1. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
- ^ "Discography Slayer". Australian charts. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Slayer. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b "Discography Slayer" (in German). Austrian charts. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b "Discography Slayer" (in Dutch). Ultra top. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b c "Discography Slayer" (in Finnish). Finnish charts. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b "Discography Slayer" (in French). Les charts. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Diskographie von Slayer" (in German). German charts. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/SLAYER/longplay. Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
- ^ a b "Discography Slayer" (in Dutch). Dutch charts. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b "Discography Slayer". Charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b c "Discography Slayer" (in Swedish). Swedish charts. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b "Discography Slayer" (in German). Hit parade. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Slayer&cat=a. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b c "UK Top 40 Hit Database". Every hit. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ a b c "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ "The BPI - Search the Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ a b "British Chart". Chart Log UK. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Danish Chart". danishcharts.com. http://danishcharts.com/. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Slayer To Release 'Psychopathy Red' 7" Single As Part Of Third Annual Record Store Day" Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on April 5, 2009.
- ^ "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 on 2007-03-03.
- ^ "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 on 2007-03-09.
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