Reign in Blood

Reign in Blood
Studio album by Slayer
Released	October 7, 1986
Recorded	1986, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	28:56 34:44 (Remaster)
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Rick Rubin, Slayer
Slayer chronology
'Hell Awaits (1985) Reign in Blood 'South of Heaven (1988)

Reign in Blood is the third album and major label debut by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on October 7, 1986, Reign in Blood was very well received by both critics and fans, and was responsible for bringing Slayer to the attention of a mainstream metal audience. Kerrang! magazine said the record was "the heaviest album of all time," and a breakthrough in thrash metal and speed metal. Alongside Metallica's Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood is considered one of the most influential thrash metal albums of all time.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Angel of Death"	Jeff Hanneman	Hanneman	4:51
2.	"Piece by Piece"	Kerry King	King	2:03
3.	"Necrophobic"	Hanneman, King	Hanneman, King	1:40
4.	"Altar of Sacrifice"	King	Hanneman	2:50
5.	"Jesus Saves"	King	Hanneman, King	2:54
6.	"Criminally Insane"	Hanneman, King	Hanneman, King	2:23
7.	"Reborn"	King	Hanneman	2:12
8.	"Epidemic"	King	Hanneman, King	2:23
9.	"Postmortem"	Hanneman	Hanneman	3:27
10.	"Raining Blood"	Hanneman, King	Hanneman	4:17

1998 re-issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Aggressive Perfector"	Hanneman, King	Hanneman, King	2:30
12.	"Criminally Insane" (Remix)"	Hanneman, King	Hanneman, King	3:18

^ "Aggressive Perfector" was shorter and had clearer production than the previous version featured on the reissue of the EP Haunting the Chapel. The reissue also fixed a problem with some CD pressings which incorrectly set the beginning of "Raining Blood" into the blank pause in "Postmortem".