Reign in Blood ( October 7th, 1986 Catalog ID: GHS 24131 Label: Def Jam Recordings Format: 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
Side A 1. Angel of Death 04:51 Show lyrics 2. Piece by Piece 02:02 Show lyrics 3. Necrophobic 01:41 Show lyrics 4. Altar of Sacrifice 02:50 Show lyrics 5. Jesus Saves 02:55 Show lyrics Side B 6. Criminally Insane 02:22 Show lyrics 7. Reborn 02:12 Show lyrics 8. Epidemic 02:23 Show lyrics 9. Postmortem 03:27 Show lyrics 10. Raining Blood 04:16 Show lyrics
Band members Jeff Hanneman (R.I.P. 2013) Guitars (lead), Lyrics (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, 10) Tom Araya Vocals, Bass Dave Lombardo Drums Kerry King Guitars (lead), Lyrics (tracks 2-8, 10) Miscellaneous staff Charly Rinne Photography Andy Wallace Engineering Howie Weinberg Mastering Larry W. Carroll Cover art Rick Rubin Producer Stephen Byram Design
Expanded edition with bonus tracks ("Aggressive Perfector" and a remix of "Criminally Insane"). Songs were recorded for the Postmortem 12-inch single.
Def Jam/Geffen also released the album on red, purple and green vinyl, limited edition picture vinyl with a different cover (bloody logo) and regular picture vinyl.
Trivia: On all older versions of the CD and LP, "Postmortem" ends at 2:44 before the fast part. This error was corrected on the Expanded Edition reissue CD.
Three different versions of the outro to "Raining Blood" exist. On some LP versions, the sound of the storm is created by a looped groove which continues indefinitely until the stylus is lifted. On other LP versions, the storm just fades after about 15 seconds. On the CD and cassette version, the storm outro lasts for 50 seconds.
The lyrics here are taken from the booklet of the expanded edition.
Recording information:
Recorded in L.A., mixed at New Fresh, N.Y.C. Co-produced by Slayer.