It also includes 'Piano Wire,' a song that the band had left unfinished while recording 2009's World Painted Blood.Īs previously reported, Repentless was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Terry Date (Pantera, Soundgarden, White Zombie) and finds longstanding members Tom Araya and Kerry King joined by '90s-era drummer Paul Bostaph and the late Jeff Hanneman's replacement, Gary Holt. Though the tracklisting info for Repentless has yet to be revealed, we know that the album includes the previously delivered 'When the Stillness Comes,' which Slayer had released on a 7-inch this past Record Store Day. The 'Metal Eagle Edition' of Repentless will include a deluxe digipak version of the album, as well as as-yet-unrevealed 'exclusive bonus content.' The 'Metal Eagle Edition' is also being described as the thrash band's 'heaviest release ever,' owing to the fact that the aluminum alloy packaging weighs in at seven pounds. In front of it is the band's well-worn inverted pentagram logo. As you can see above, the box is in the shape of a stately bird of flight clutching a blood-drenched a sword. Eagle-eyed fans will recognize the art, which has been used off-and-on for merchandise over the decades. Like the standard copies of the set, the 'Metal Eagle Edition' lands September 11 through Nuclear Blast.

One thing's for sure, though: you'll be able to find it inside a winged, logo-replicating 'Metal Eagle' box set edition. The Metal Eagle Edition contains a solid metal eagle (Slayer’s logo), which is 15 inches in width (395mm), 17 inches in height (452mm), 3 inches in depth (85mm) and which weighs 7.8 lbs (3.5 kg).Save for a few song details, we're still a little in the dark as to what all will be on Slayer's upcoming 11th LP, Repentless. Even before the actual release date, this exclusive edition was completely sold out through pre-order, therefore the ‘Metal Eagle Edition’ is no longer for sale at any regular sales point. A strictly limited and numbered edition of 3000 copies worldwide, known as the ’Metal Eagle Edition’. On September 11th, 2015 Slayer released its 12th album.

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