Slayer: “Hell Awaits” Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary with the “Hell On Tour Archive”

Slayer’s legendary second studio album Hell Awaits from 1985 celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. To honor the occasion, the band has expanded their official Slaytanic Verses Archive with a new chapter in their history: Hell On Tour. The collection offers a behind-the-scenes look at Slayer’s 1985 world tour through the handwritten notebook of their tour manager. The journey spans four intense weeks — from mid-March up to the release date of Hell Awaits on April 19th, 1985.

On their website, Slayer write about the new archive collection:

"Slayer’s original 1985 Hell Awaits Tour notebook documents the crucial moments when the band began its rise to international power, turning clubs into war zones and fans into a legion."

In the interactive archive, you can flip through the notebook yourself, explore tour photos, and dive into videos and background stories. Enjoy immersing yourself in Slayer’s history!