Slayer discography

Slayer discography
Slayer at the Fields of Rock in 2007
Studio albums	12
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	2
Video albums	4
Music videos	10
EPs	2
Singles	13

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, peaked 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 and one Multi-Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.^[8][9]

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Sales	Certifications
		US [2]	AUS [10]	AUT [11]	DEN [12]	FIN [13]	FRA [14]	GER [15]	NLD [16]	NZ [17]	SWE [18]	UK [19]
1983	Show No Mercy Released: December 3, 1983 Label: Metal Blade	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	Hell Awaits Released: April 2, 1985 Label: Metal Blade	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	Reign in Blood Released: October 7, 1986 Label: American	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	US: 500,000+[20]	US: Gold[8]
1988	South of Heaven Released: July 5, 1988 Label: American	57	58	—	—	—	—	23	31	—	50	25	US: 500,000+[20] UK: 60,000+[21] CAN: 50,000+[22]	US: Gold[8] UK: Silver[23] CAN: Gold[24]
1990	Seasons in the Abyss Released: October 9, 1990 Label: American	40	58	29	—	—	—	19	69	—	47	18	US: 500,000+[20] CAN: 50,000+[22]	US: Gold[8] CAN: Gold[24]
1994	Divine Intervention Released: September 27, 1994 Label: American	8	27	22	—	—	—	18	31	20	10	15	US: 500,000+[20] CAN: 50,000+[22]	US: Gold[8] CAN:Gold[24]
1996	Undisputed Attitude Released: May 28, 1996 Label: American	34	16	43	—	27	43	45	33	22	20	31	US: 250,000+[25]
1998	Diabolus in Musica Released: June 9, 1998 Label: American	31	35	40	—	18	23	32	52	15	29	27	US: 306,000+[25]
2001	God Hates Us All Released: September 11, 2001 Label: American	28	15	31	32	12	25	9	30	35	18	31	US: 319,000+[25]
2006	Christ Illusion Released: August 8, 2006 Label: American	5	9	6	14	2	52	2	8	10	4	23
2009	World Painted Blood Released: November 3, 2009 Label: American	12	9	13	21	12	28	7	15	16	21	41	US: 160,000[26]	POL: Gold[27]
2015	Repentless Released: September 11, 2015 Label: Nuclear Blast	4	3	6	9	3	7	1	2	8	5	11
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	GER [15]	NLD [16]	UK [19]	FIN [13]
1984	Live Undead Released: November 16, 1984 Label: Metal Blade	—	—	—	—	—
1991	Decade of Aggression Released: October 22, 1991 Label: American	55	35	79	29	—
2010	The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria (with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax) Released: October 15, 2010 Label: Universal	—	59	75	—	31
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

EPs

Year	EP details	Peak chart positions
		DK [28]	FIN [13]	SWE [18]	SWI [29]
1984	Haunting the Chapel Released: June 1984 Label: Metal Blade	—	—	—	—
2006	Eternal Pyre Released: June 6, 2006 Label: American	3	2	48	88
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Box sets

Year	Album details
2003	Soundtrack to the Apocalypse Released: November 25, 2003 Label: American
2010	The Vinyl Conflict Released: October 12, 2010 Label: American, Sony

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Sales [30]	DK [28]	UK [19]
1986	"Raining Blood"	—	—	64	Reign in Blood
	"Angel of Death"	—	—	—
	"Postmortem"	—	—	—
1987	"Criminally Insane (Remix)"	—	—	—
1990	"Seasons in the Abyss"	—	—	51	Seasons in the Abyss
1995	"Serenity in Murder"	—	—	50	Divine Intervention
1996	"I Hate You"	—	—	—	Undisputed Attitude
1998	"Stain of Mind"	—	—	—	Diabolus in Musica
2001	"Bloodline"	—	—	—	God Hates Us All
2006	"Cult"	—	—	—	Christ Illusion
	"Eyes of the Insane"	—	15	97
2009	"Psychopathy Red"	—	—	—	World Painted Blood
	"Hate Worldwide"	2	—	—
2010	"World Painted Blood"	14	—	—
2014	"Implode"	—	—	—	Repentless
2015	"When the Stillness Comes"	—	—	—
	"Repentless"	2	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other appearances

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. Later appears on Soundtrack to the Apocalypse.
1990	"Angel of Death"	Gremlins 2: The New Batch soundtrack	Originally appears on Reign in Blood.
1993	"Disorder"	Judgement Night soundtrack	Collaboration with 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 (I Wanna Die)"	Spawn: The Album	Collaboration with 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.
2007	"Raining Blood"	Skate	Originally appears on Reign in Blood.
2008	"Final Six"	Punisher: War Zone soundtrack	Originally appears on Christ Illusion.
2009	"War Ensemble"	Guitar Hero: Metallica	Originally appears on Seasons in the Abyss.
2010	"Chemical Warfare"	Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock	Originally appears on Haunting the Chapel.
2013	"War Ensemble"	Rocksmith 2014	Originally appears on Seasons in the Abyss.

Videos

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
1990	"War Ensemble"	—
1991	"Raining Blood/Black Magic"	—
	"Seasons in the Abyss"	Di Puglia Gerard[31]
1994	"Serenity in Murder"	Jon Reiss[32][33]
	"Dittohead"
1996	"I Hate You"	—
1998	"Stain of Mind"	—
2001	"Bloodline"	Evan Bernard[34]
2006	"Eyes of the Insane"	Tony Petrossian[35]
2010	"Beauty Through Order"	Ben Hibon[36]
	"World Painted Blood"	Mark Brooks[37]
2015	"Repentless (Visualizer Version)"	—
	"Repentless"	BJ Mcdonnell[38]
2016	"You Against You"

Video albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions							Sales	Certifications
		US Video	GER [15]	FIN [39]	JPN [40]	SWI [41]	AUT [42]	UK [43]
1995	Live Intrusion Released: October 31, 1995 Label: American	—	—	3	—	—	—	—
2003	War at the Warfield Released: July 29, 2003 Label: American	3 [44]	58	2	91	—	—	—	US: 50,000+[20]	US: Gold[8]
2004	Still Reigning Released: October 26, 2004 Label: American	7 [45]	—	7	192	—	—	—	US: 50,000+[20]	US: Gold[8]
2007	The Unholy Alliance Live (with Lamb of God, Mastodon, Children of Bodom, and Thine Eyes Bleed) Released: October 30, 2007 Label: American	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria (with Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax) Released: October 15, 2010 Label: Universal	1	4	1	6	3	1	1	US: 200,000+[20] BRA: 50,000+[46] AUS: 30,000+[47] POL: 30,000+[48] GER: 25,000+[49]	US: 2× Platinum[8] GER: Gold[50] NZ: Gold[51] BRA: Platinum[52] AUS: 2× Platinum[53] POL: 3× Platinum[54]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

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External links

• Official website
• Slayer at Discogs