Slayer - Hell Awaits (3 LP) (40th Anniversary Edition)

Originally released March 1985.

This time the album was financed by Brian Slagel (Show No Mercy was paid by band members) and recruited several experienced producers to help in the studio like: producer Ron Fair, who worked for Chrysalis Records, Bernie Grundman provided audio mastering, Eddy Schreyer worked on remastering, and Bill Metoyer, as sound engineer.

The lyrical theme again include hell and Satan, the repeating demonic-sounding voice in the intro of the title track played backwards reveals the repeated phrase "join us", ending with "Welcome back"

"Hardening of the Arteries" on the album ends with a very similar section that makes up the beginning of the song "Hell Awaits" and is also one of the only Slayer songs to fade out on a continuous riff.

Artwork contains elements from "Approaching Centauri" by [a=Jean Giraud] (aka Moebius) and "Crossroads of the Universe" by [a=Enki Bilal], both featured in the July 1977 number 4 issue of the fantasy illustration magazine