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Reign in Blood
Release by
Slayer
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12" Vinyl
Title
Rating
Length
A1
Angel of Death
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC
company and copyrightholder for American Recordings
(in 1986)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time
(number: 15)
recording of:
Angel of Death
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Hanneman
4.3
4:52
A2
Piece by Piece
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC
company and copyrightholder for American Recordings
(in 1986)
recording of:
Piece by Piece
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
lyricist and composer:
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
3.2
2:03
A3
Necrophobic
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC
company and copyrightholder for American Recordings
(in 1986)
recording of:
Necrophobic
Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
writer:
Jeff Hanneman
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
3.2
1:41
A4
Altar of Sacrifice
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC
company and copyrightholder for American Recordings
(in 1986)
recording of:
Altar of Sacrifice
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
lyricist:
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
composer:
Jeff Hanneman
3.5
2:51
A5
Jesus Saves
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC
company and copyrightholder for American Recordings
(in 1986)
recording of:
Jesus Saves
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
lyricist:
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
composer:
Jeff Hanneman
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
3.45
2:54
B1
Criminally Insane
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC
company and copyrightholder for American Recordings
(in 1986)
recording of:
Criminally Insane
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
writer:
Jeff Hanneman
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
4.15
2:23
B2
Reborn
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC
company and copyrightholder for American Recordings
(in 1986)
recording of:
Reborn
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
lyricist:
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
composer:
Jeff Hanneman
3.1
2:12
B3
Epidemic
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
electric guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
American Recordings, LLC
company and copyrightholder for American Recordings
(in 1986)
recording of:
Epidemic
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
lyricist:
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
composer:
Jeff Hanneman
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
3.15
2:23
B4
Postmortem
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
recording of:
Postmortem
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Hanneman
3.35
2:45
B5
Raining Blood
engineer:
Andy Wallace
engineer
producer:
Rick Rubin
US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records
and
Slayer
US thrash metal band
bass guitar
and lead vocals:
Tom Araya
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
drums (drum set)
Dave Lombardo
drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
guitar
Jeff Hanneman
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time
(number: 8)
recording of:
Raining Blood
(from 1986-06 until 1986-07)
lyricist:
Jeff Hanneman
and
Kerry King
co‐founder of Slayer
composer:
Jeff Hanneman
publisher:
Death’s Head Music
4.2
4:58
Credits
Release
photography:
Charly Rinne
graphic design:
Stephen Byram
mastering:
Howie Weinberg
mastering engineer
illustration:
Larry W. Carroll
Discogs:
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Release group
associated singles/EPs:
Criminally Insane (remix)
Raining Blood
covers:
Covered in Blood
by
Various Artists
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live performances:
Still Reigning
included in:
The Vinyl Conflict
part of:
Rye Coalition’s 10 Albums
(number: 1)
(order: 1)
Q Magazine: 20 Loudest Albums of All Time
(number: 2)
(order: 2)
Consequence of Sound: 75 Best Metal Albums of All Time (2025)
(number: 3)
(order: 3)
Loudwire: Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s
(number: 5)
(order: 5)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time
(number: 6)
(order: 6)
SPIN: The 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time
SPIN magazine, 2002-09
(number: 13)
(order: 13)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s
(number: 31)
(order: 31)
33⅓
(number: 57)
(order: 58)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
2005 edition
(number: 574)
(order: 575)
Discogs:
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lyrics page:
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reviews:
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other databases:
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Allmusic:
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Wikidata:
Q474960
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Release information
Barcode:
075992413114
Format:
12" Vinyl
Length:
29:01
Additional details
Type:
Album
Packaging:
Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:
Official
Language:
Script:
Latin
Data quality:
Normal
Labels
Def Jam Recordings
GHS 24131
Release events
United States
1986-10-07
Release group rating
4.4
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thrash metal
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Wikidata: Q474960
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