"The most eye-catching of the physical editions is the blood-filled pressing. Limited to 666 copies, this 2-LP edition features audio mastered and restored from original 1985 production tapes by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in February 2025. While it's sure to be a future collectible for its limited run, a copy will set you back a whopping $189."
"The box set is actually cheaper at $124.99 and includes a single-LP Fire Splatter colored pressing of Hell Awaits using Engel's restored master, along with the 2-LP previously unreleased "Live from Bochum 1985" recording - an 18-song live set. The box also houses a 60-page LP-size book and myriad ephemera: a replica ticket from the Bochum show; replica "Hell Awaits Tour" laminate; "Hell Awaits Tour" poster (German dates); slipmat; posters; replica merch flyer; replica Satanic Wehrmacht newsletter; and two flyers."
Slayer will release 40th-anniversary reissues of Hell Awaits on May 15 via Metal Blade Records in multiple formats: a limited 666-copy blood-filled 2-LP, a box set, a CD Earbook, and digital. The blood-filled 2-LP uses audio mastered and restored from original 1985 production tapes by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in February 2025 and is priced at $189. The box set ($124.99) includes a Fire Splatter single-LP, the previously unreleased two-LP Live from Bochum 1985 set, a 60-page LP-size book, and replica ephemera. The CD Earbook ($84.99) contains the same audio plus an 11-inch 60-page book. Hell Awaits, Slayer's 1985 sophomore full-length, contains longer, winding songs and influenced black metal and occult/extreme metal scenes.
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