Live Kult: Classic 1985 Slayer Videos
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Home videos of underground metal bands weren’t exactly commonplace in 1985, but that didn’t stop Combat Records from issuing The Ultimate Revenge on VHS that year. The now legendary and out of print home video (click the cover to the right for a larger view) featured concert clips of Slayer, Venom and Exodus, who were touring the U.S. together on the Combat Tour Live.
“Die By the Sword”
“The Antichrist”
“Hell Awaits”
“Chemical Warfare”
The Slayer and Exodus performances on the video were filmed at the former disco haven Studio 54 in New York City on April 3, 1985, while the Venom clips came from other sources since guitarist Mantas was unable to appear at the April 3 concert, forcing Venom to use two fill-in guitarists in his absence and not wanting the live footage from that night to appear on the home video. Slayer and Venom (Cronos and Abaddon) were also featured on The Ultimate Revenge in backstage interview clips.
Below, check out the four Slayer songs that appeared on The Ultimate Revenge, as well as their chaotic backstage interview segment and an amusing Combat Records commercial that appeared at the end of the home video.
man, this stuff is awesome, but it’s not like it’s so rare that anyone should get excited about it. Hell, it’s available damn near everywhere and always has been.
[…] Slayer have had some live footage taken from a 1985 performance, playing the songs, “Die By The Sword”, “The Antichrist”, “Hell Awaits”, and “Chemical Warfare” posted at MetalKult.com. […]
Blast from the past! i remember watching this when i was 16/17 on a UK metal show called the power hour! always remember the hell awaits video! use to watch it again again! maybe they should re-issue it!
U GUYS ALWAYS ROCKED I HAD THE VIDEO WHEN IT CAME OUT….KILLER STUFF ANYBODY DENYING WHO THE METAL GODS ARE…..WELL THEY MUST BE METALLICA FANS….LONG LIVE SLAYER…
chemical warfare is so badass. tks for these
Slayer is, and will be always Slayer no matter what - you like it or not !
DEJAN
that was fucking awsome!!! i got chills when kerry king said that they werent gonna change their style cuz unlike most people that say that, he actually meant it. FUCK YEA SLAYER!!!!
Few words can describe the haunting sounds of Hell Awaits and Chemical Warfare. In my opinion the two songs sound better than the studio version. Why can’t metal be this bad ass anymore? If anyone knows where I can get a copy of this (preferably on dvd) please let me know. Turn it up and piss off your neighbors. Long live the SLAYTANIC WEHRMACHT!
This is Classic Slayer!! And I have never seen it on DVD.. But I do own 2 copies on vhs! My only grip are the Venom Tracks…There taken from the 7 Dates of Hell tour from the Hammersimth Oden. I really wanted to them at this show in NYC!! I had seen them Later with the Cromags in 86…But it wasn’t this tour!!
Still Love’em Both to Death and they still Kill Live!!
Hails!
It’s great to see that Slayer have continued to grow and evolve as a band and as musicians but without forsaking their brutal thrash roots, not like another band who’s name we all know that shared the thrash limelight with them back in the early days and have steadily served up steaming heaps of dogshit ever since their bassist (and most talented member) died. I like how Dave said they’ll never change their style of music. Still as true today as it was back then.
Hey, thanks for posting this, I was a fool and sold the video tape years ago, and never found a dvd release! Fucking classic performances!
These Slayer songs are from the Combat Ultimate Revenge Tour video which also featured a few songs by Venom and Exodus. Kick Ass video to say the lease. The follow up video Combat released after this one had Raven, Forbidden, Death, Faith or Fear, and Dark Angel.
my very first metal record, “Show no mercy” still the top dogs. Nod to the old school!
FUCKING SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Iweas at that show and it killed!