A list of songs recorded by American thrash metal band Slayer.
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Song | Lyric writer(s) | Music writer(s) | Original release | Year | Ref. |
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"213" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] |
"Abolish Government / Superficial Love" ‡ (T.S.O.L. cover) | Jack Grisham Ron Emory Mike Roche Todd Barnes | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Addict" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | God Hates Us All (Japanese edition) | 2001 | [3] |
"Aggressive Perfector" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Metal Massacre Vol. 3 | 1983 | [4] | |
"Angel of Death" † | Jeff Hanneman | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [5] | |
"Altar of Sacrifice" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [5] |
"Americon" | Kerry King | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] | |
"The Antichrist" | Jeff Hanneman | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] |
"At Dawn They Sleep" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Hell Awaits | 1985 | [8] |
"Atrocity Vendor" | Tom Araya Kerry King | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] |
"Beauty Through Order" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] |
"Behind the Crooked Cross" | Jeff Hanneman | South of Heaven | 1988 | [10] | |
"Bitter Peace" | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] | |
"Black Magic" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] |
"Black Serenade" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] |
"Blood Red" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] |
"Bloodline" † | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] |
"Born of Fire" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] |
"Born to Be Wild" ‡ (Steppenwolf cover) | Mars Bonfire | NASCAR on FOX Crank It Up | 2002 | [15] | |
"Can't Stand You" ‡ (Pap Smear cover) | Jeff Hanneman | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Captor of Sin" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Haunting the Chapel | 1984 | [16] | |
"Cast Down" | Kerry King | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] | |
"Cast the First Stone" | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"Catalyst" | Kerry King | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] | |
"Catatonic" | Kerry King | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] | |
"Chasing Death" | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"Chemical Warfare" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Haunting the Chapel | 1984 | [16] | |
"Circle of Beliefs" | Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] | |
"Cleanse the Soul" | Tom Araya Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | South of Heaven | 1988 | [17] |
"Consfearacy" | Kerry King | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] | |
"Criminally Insane" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [18] | |
"Crionics" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] | |
"Crypts of Eternity" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Hell Awaits | 1985 | [8] |
"Cult" † | Kerry King | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] | |
"Darkness of Christ" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] |
"DDAMM (Drunk Drivers Against Mad Mothers)" ‡ (Pap Smear cover) | Jeff Hanneman | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Dead Skin Mask" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] |
"Death's Head" | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] | |
"Delusions of Saviour" | Instrumental | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] |
"Desire" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] |
"Deviance" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] |
"Die by the Sword" | Jeff Hanneman | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] | |
"Dittohead" | Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] | |
"Disciple" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] |
"Disintegration / Free Money" ‡ (Verbal Abuse cover) | Eric Mastrokalos Brett Dodwell Roy Hansen | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Dissident Aggressor" ‡ (Judas Priest cover) | Rob Halford | K. K. Downing Glenn Tipton | South of Heaven | 1988 | [19] |
"Divine Intervention" | Tom Araya Jeff Hanneman Kerry King Paul Bostaph | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] |
"Epidemic" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [18] |
"Evil Has No Boundaries" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Kerry King | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] |
"Exile" | Kerry King | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] | |
"Expendable Youth" | Tom Araya | Kerry King | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] |
"Eyes of the Insane" † | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] |
"Fictional Reality" | Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] | |
"Fight Till Death" | Jeff Hanneman | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] | |
"Filler / I Don't Want to Hear It" ‡ (Minor Threat cover) | Ian MacKaye Lyle Preslar Brian Baker Jeff Nelson | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"The Final Command" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] |
"Final Six" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Christ Illusion (Special edition) | 2006 | [20] |
"Flesh Storm" | Kerry King | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] | |
"Gemini" | Kerry King Tom Araya | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Ghosts of War" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | South of Heaven | 1988 | [10] |
"God Send Death" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] |
"Guilty of Being White" ‡ (Minor Threat cover) | Ian MacKaye | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Hallowed Point" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] |
"Hand of Doom"‡ (Black Sabbath cover) | Tony Iommi Geezer Butler Bill Ward Ozzy Osbourne | Nativity in Black II | 2000 | [ citation needed ] | |
"Hardening of the Arteries" | Jeff Hanneman | Hell Awaits | 1985 | [8] | |
"Hate Worldwide" † | Kerry King | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] | |
"Haunting the Chapel" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Haunting the Chapel | 1984 | [16] | |
"Hell Awaits" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Hell Awaits | 1985 | [8] |
"Here Comes the Pain" | Kerry King | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] | |
"Human Disease" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King Tom Araya | Bride of Chucky | 1998 | [ citation needed ] | |
"Human Strain" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] |
"I Hate You" †‡ (Verbal Abuse cover) | Eric Mastrokalos Brett Dodwell Roy Hansen | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Implode" † | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (Iron Butterfly cover) | Doug Ingle | Less than Zero (soundtrack) | 1987 | [21] | |
"In the Name of God" | Kerry King | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] | |
"I'm Gonna Be Your God" [lower-alpha 1] ‡ (The Stooges cover) | James Osterberg Ron Asheton Scott Asheton Dave Alexander | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Jesus Saves" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [5] |
"Jihad" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] |
"Kill Again" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Hell Awaits | 1985 | [8] |
"Killing Fields" | Tom Araya | Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] |
"Live Undead" | Tom Araya Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | South of Heaven | 1988 | [22] |
"Love to Hate" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] |
"Mandatory Suicide" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | South of Heaven | 1988 | [10] |
"Metalstorm / Face the Slayer" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] |
"Mind Control" | Tom Araya Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] |
"Mr. Freeze" ‡ (Dr. Know cover) | Kyle Toucher | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Necrophobic" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [5] | |
"Necrophiliac" | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Hell Awaits | 1985 | [8] |
"New Faith" | Kerry King | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] | |
"Not of This God" | Kerry King | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] | |
"Overt Enemy" | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] | |
"Payback" | Kerry King | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] | |
"Perversions of Pain" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] |
"Piano Wire" | Jeff Hanneman | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"Piece by Piece" | Kerry King | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [5] | |
"Playing with Dolls" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] |
"Point" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] |
"Postmortem" † | Jeff Hanneman | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [18] | |
"Praise of Death" | Jeff Hanneman | Kerry King | Hell Awaits | 1985 | [8] |
"Pride in Prejudice" | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"Psychopathy Red" † | Jeff Hanneman | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] | |
"Public Display of Dismemberment" | Kerry King | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] | |
"Raining Blood" † | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [18] |
"Read Between the Lines" | Tom Araya Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | South of Heaven | 1988 | [17] |
"Reborn" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Reign in Blood | 1986 | [18] |
"Repentless" † | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"Richard Hung Himself" ‡ (D.I. cover) | Casey Royer Frederic Taccone | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Scarstruck" | Kerry King | God Hates Us All (Japanese edition) | 2001 | [3] | |
"Screaming from the Sky" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] |
"Scrum" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] |
"Seasons in the Abyss" † | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] |
"Serenity in Murder" † | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] |
"Seven Faces" | Kerry King | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] | |
"Sex. Murder. Art." | Tom Araya | Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] |
"Show No Mercy" | Kerry King | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] | |
"Silent Scream" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | South of Heaven | 1988 | [22] |
"Skeleton Christ" | Kerry King | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] | |
"Skeletons of Society" | Kerry King | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] | |
"South of Heaven" | Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | South of Heaven | 1988 | [22] |
"Spill the Blood" | Jeff Hanneman | South of Heaven | 1988 | [17] | |
"Spirit in Black" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] |
"Spiritual Law" ‡ (D.I. cover) | Casey Royer | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Snuff" | Kerry King | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] | |
"SS-3" | Jeff Hanneman | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Divine Intervention | 1994 | [1] |
"Stain of Mind" † | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica | 1998 | [11] |
"Supremist" | Kerry King | Christ Illusion | 2006 | [12] | |
"Take Control" | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"Temptation" | Kerry King | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] | |
"Threshold" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] |
"Tormentor" | Jeff Hanneman | Show No Mercy | 1983 | [7] | |
"Unguarded Instinct" | Kerry King | Jeff Hanneman | Diabolus in Musica (Japanese edition) | 1998 | [11] |
"Unit 731" | Jeff Hanneman | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] | |
"Verbal Abuse / Leeches" ‡ (Verbal Abuse cover) | Eric Mastrokalos Brett Dodwell Roy Hansen | Undisputed Attitude | 1996 | [2] | |
"Vices" | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"Violent Pacification" ‡ (D.R.I. cover) | Colin Blyth Colin Abrahall Ross Lomas | Undisputed Attitude (Japanese edition) | 1996 | [23] | |
"War Ensemble" | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Seasons in the Abyss | 1990 | [13] |
"War Zone" | Kerry King | God Hates Us All | 2001 | [14] | |
"When the Stillness Comes" † | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] | |
"Wicked" | Tom Araya Paul Bostaph | Jeff Hanneman Kerry King | Diabolus in Musica (Japanese edition) | 1998 | [24] |
"World Painted Blood" † | Jeff Hanneman Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | World Painted Blood | 2009 | [6] |
"You Against You" | Kerry King | Repentless | 2015 | [9] |
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