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SLAYER Release 12th Studio Album ‘Repentless’
September 11th, 2015

Huntington, California-based thrash metal group Slayer issued 12th full-length studio album Repentless on September 11th, 2015 through Nuclear Blast Records via Slayer’s own label imprint. This marked the end of a 28-year association with producer Rick Rubin and American Recordings.

The outing was recorded over a four-month period at Hollywood, California’s Henson Studios with producer Terry Date. In addition to the album’s material, six extra tracks were laid down. Cover artwork duties fell to Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco in collaboration with vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Kerry King.

The track ‘Piano Wire’ was written by late Slayer guitarist and co-founder Jeff Hanneman prior to his May 2013 death from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver.

The track listing is as follows;

01. ‘Delusions Of Saviour’
02. ‘Repentless’
03. ‘Take Control’
04. ‘Vices’
05. ‘Cast The First Stone’
06. ‘When The Stillness Comes’
07. ‘Chasing Death’
08. ‘Implode’
09. ‘Piano Wire’
10. ‘Atrocity Vendor’
11. ‘You Against You’
12. ‘Pride In Prejudice’

Repentless was made available in a “Metal Eagle” edition. Made of aluminium alloy, measuring 15″ x 17″ x 3″ and weighing seven pounds, the Metal Eagle Edition housed the following; a deluxe digipak version of Repentless which folded out into an inverted cross, a bonus Blu-Ray and DVD including ‘Slayer Live At Wacken 2014’ and ‘Making Of Repentless Documentary’, bonus live CD Slayer Live At Wacken 2014, a fold-out poster, an album sticker, and a numbered certificate. Limited to 3,000 numbered copies worldwide, this respective edition was made exclusively available through Nuclear Blast mail-order websites.

A “visualizer” video was created for the title track, which underwent digital issue on June 19th. Slayer also filmed a music video for the title track on August 26th. Portraying inmates in the ‘Repentless’ video were the following actors; Derek Mears (Predators, Friday The 13th), Tyler Mane (Halloween remake), Jason Trost (Hatchet III), Danny Trejo (Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn), Tony Moran (Halloween, American Poltergeist), Sean Whalen (Men In Black, Halloween II), and Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2, Commando, Weird Science). A second music video starring Jason Trost was filmed for the track ‘You Against You’, while ‘Pride In Prejudice’, the third instalment of the video trilogy, featured Danny Trejo. All three clips were directed by BJ McDonnell, who directed 2013 horror film Hatchet III, and can be viewed below.

Tom Araya and Kerry King discussed the Repentless video trilogy in an official video interview, which can also be viewed below.

Eleventh studio record World Painted Blood was released in November 2009.

Promotional photograph by Tim Tronckoe.

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