Haunting the Chapel
Haunting the Chapel is an extended play (EP) made by Slayer. Slayer is an American thrash metal band. Metal Blade Records, a record label, released it in June 1984. Slayer's first album, Show No Mercy, was Metal Blade's best selling album. Because of this, the owner of Metal Blade wanted the band to make an EP. The band recorded the EP in Hollywood. Dave Lombardo met Gene Hoglan while the band was making the album. Lombardo changed how he played the drums after meeting Hoglan.[2] While recording the EP, Lombardo started using two bass drums in his drum kit. Hoglan helped Lombardo play the bass drums better.[3]
| Haunting the Chapel | |
|---|---|
| EP by | |
| Released | June 1984[1] |
| Recorded | 1984 |
| Studio | Track Record Studios, North Hollywood, California |
| Genre | Thrash metal |
| Length | 13:27 |
| Label | Metal Blade |
| Producer | Brian Slagel |
The EP has three songs on it. These are "Chemical Warfare", "Captor of Sin" and "Haunting the Chapel". The band played "Chemical Warfare" at many of their concerts. Haunting the Chapel did not go on any music charts. Other music makers have said they were inspired by the EP. Chuck Schuldiner of Death said that Haunting the Chapel was "life changing".[4] Bolt Thrower and At the Gates have also been inspired by it.[5][6]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, all music composed by Slayer.
| Side one | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Chemical Warfare" | 6:02 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Captor of Sin" | 3:29 | |||||||
| 2. | "Haunting the Chapel" | 3:56 | |||||||
Total length: |
13:27 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "An exclusive oral history of Slayer". Decibel Magazine. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.
- ↑ Maddocks, Claire. "An Interview with Gene Hoglan Down Under". Metalunderground.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ↑ Gulbey, Dennis (1997). "An exclusive interview with Chuck Schuldiner". emptywords.org. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
- ↑ Page, Kevin (February 11, 2007). "Karl Willetts of Bolt Thrower". Metalreview.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
- ↑ "Slaughter of the Soul [2002 Expanded]". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2007.[dead link]