LABEL: Metal Blade
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1984
VARIANT: Red/Black Split Vinyl LP

A mini-masterwork possessing plenty of bite, Haunting the Chapel officially set the groundwork for the classic Slayer sound. Following the classically-edged metal melodies of Show No Mercy, the L.A. quartet became decidedly more ruthless with their dark-and-derelict guitar lines, Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King running especially hot and frantic on the identity-crystalizing Chemical Warfare. Dave Lombardo redefined his percussive attack while gun-turreting through double-kicks for the first time; Tom Araya scrapped falsetto theatrics to hone his man-on-the-edge rasp. Its the EP that transformed them into the thrash worlds most dangerous band. Spin the 1984 classic now on devilish red-and-black split vinyl.