
| Vocals/Bass | Guitar | Guitar | Drums |
| Tom Araya | Jeff Hanneman | Kerry King | Dave Lombardo |
| Released | Copies Sold | Record Company | Highest Chart Entry |
| August 1985 | US: 500.000 | Metal Blade | US: N/A - UK: N/A |
| Song Name | Time | Written by | Lyrics |
| Hell Awaits | 6:12 | Jeff/Kerry | Lyrics Section |
| Kill Again | 4:52 | Jeff/Kerry | Lyrics Section |
| At dawn they Sleep | 6:16 | Tom/Jeff/Kerry | Lyrics Section |
| Praise of Death | 6:17 | Jeff/Kerry | Lyrics Section |
| Necrophiliac | 3:43 | Jeff/Kerry | Lyrics Section |
| Crypts of Eternity | 6:37 | Tom/Jeff/Kerry | Lyrics Section |
| Hardening of the Arteries | 3:57 | Jeff | Lyrics Section |
| Recorded at | Location | Mastered at | Location |
| Eldorado Studios | Hollywood, CA | Grundman Studios | Hollywood, CA |
| Producer | Engineer | Management | Working Title |
| Brian Slagel | Bill Metoyer | Stage Dive | Uranium 235 |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Click here for a picture of a limited picture disc version! | |||
| Click here for a picture of a CD version in a elastic plastic case! | |||
| Special Info | |||
| Hell Awaits was re-released in 1994, but the two bonus tracks were missing. | |||
| The old Hell Awaits with two bonus tracks got out of print. | |||
| The bonus tracks were: "Haunting the Chapel" and "Captor of Sin". | |||
| Some older European CD Versions were released by "Music for Nations"! | |||