{"id":26379,"date":"2015-09-11T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=26379"},"modified":"2018-01-22T19:44:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T19:44:18","slug":"news-slayer-release-12th-studio-album-repentless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-slayer-release-12th-studio-album-repentless\/","title":{"rendered":"SLAYER Release 12th Studio Album \u2018Repentless\u2019 (September 11th, 2015) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SLAYER Release 12th Studio Album \u2018Repentless\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 11th, 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Huntington, California-based thrash metal group Slayer issued 12th full-length studio album Repentless<\/em><\/a> on September 11th, 2015 through Nuclear Blast Records via Slayer\u2019s own label imprint. This marked the end of a 28-year association with producer Rick Rubin and American Recordings.<\/p>\n

The outing was recorded over a four-month period at Hollywood, California\u2019s Henson Studios with producer Terry Date. In addition to the album\u2019s material, six extra tracks were laid down. Cover artwork duties fell to Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco in collaboration with vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Kerry King.<\/p>\n

The track \u2018Piano Wire\u2019 was written by late Slayer guitarist and co-founder Jeff Hanneman prior to his May 2013 death from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver. <\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Delusions Of Saviour\u2019
\n02. \u2018Repentless\u2019
\n03. \u2018Take Control\u2019
\n04. \u2018Vices\u2019
\n05. \u2018Cast The First Stone\u2019
\n06. \u2018When The Stillness Comes\u2019
\n07. \u2018Chasing Death\u2019
\n08. \u2018Implode\u2019
\n09. \u2018Piano Wire\u2019
\n10. \u2018Atrocity Vendor\u2019
\n11. \u2018You Against You\u2019
\n12. \u2018Pride In Prejudice\u2019<\/p>\n

Repentless<\/em> was made available in a \u201cMetal Eagle\u201d edition. Made of aluminium alloy, measuring 15″ x 17″ x 3″ and weighing seven pounds, the Metal Eagle Edition housed the following; a deluxe digipak version of Repentless<\/em> which folded out into an inverted cross, a bonus Blu-Ray and DVD including \u2018Slayer Live At Wacken 2014\u2019 and \u2018Making Of Repentless<\/em> Documentary\u2019, bonus live CD Slayer Live At Wacken 2014<\/em>, a fold-out poster, an album sticker, and a numbered certificate. Limited to 3,000 numbered copies worldwide, this respective edition was made exclusively available through Nuclear Blast mail-order websites. <\/p>\n

A \u201cvisualizer\u201d video was created for the title track, which underwent digital issue on June 19th. Slayer also filmed a music video for the title track on August 26th. Portraying inmates in the \u2018Repentless\u2019 video were the following actors; Derek Mears (Predators<\/em>, Friday The 13th<\/em>), Tyler Mane (Halloween<\/em> remake), Jason Trost (Hatchet III<\/em>), Danny Trejo (Machete<\/em>, From Dusk Till Dawn<\/em>), Tony Moran (Halloween<\/em>, American Poltergeist<\/em>), Sean Whalen (Men In Black<\/em>, Halloween II<\/em>), and Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2<\/em>, Commando<\/em>, Weird Science<\/em>). A second music video starring Jason Trost was filmed for the track \u2018You Against You\u2019, while \u2018Pride In Prejudice\u2019, the third instalment of the video trilogy, featured Danny Trejo. All three clips were directed by BJ McDonnell, who directed 2013 horror film Hatchet III<\/em>, and can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Tom Araya and Kerry King discussed the Repentless<\/em> video trilogy in an official video interview, which can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Eleventh studio record World Painted Blood<\/em><\/a> was released in November 2009.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Tim Tronckoe.<\/em><\/p>\n