Release Date: 20 March 2026
Label: Homespun
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 3805571211834
Genres: Hard Rock & Metal Thrash
Description
Feel the birth of American thrash with this ferocious live performance from Slayer at Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley, 1984. Homespun brings you the radio broadcast from KFAT-FM, captured at a time when speed and aggression were being rewritten, this performance shows the band raw, hungry, and absolutely unstoppable. Fresh off Show No Mercy, Slayer tear through razor-sharp riffs, savage rhythms, and breakneck tempos with street-level intensity. Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King's guitars slash, Dave Lombardo's double-kick detonates, and Tom Araya's venomous vocals lead the charge. No polish, no restraint -- just pure underground power. This is Slayer before the world caught up: faster, darker, and deadlier than the rest. An essential snapshot of thrash metal in its most violent, historic form.
Tracklisting
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks
Joni Mitchell
Gentle Giant
Roxy Music
Mike Oldfield
Caravan
Elvis Presley
Fairport Convention
Slayer
CORONER
SACRILEGE B.C.
High Command
CORONER
Slyther
REDSHARK
Grave Digger
