Season 4, no. 16: Hell Worldwide... the Hell Awaits Tour (#146)

<p>Today&#39;s topic is Hell Worldwide, the international campaign that was the Hell Awaits tour. This episode features my favorite moment from the book... and Slayer&#39;s career. All looks lost. And then...</p><p><br></p><p>Last week was good episode. But... after episode 9, only Patreon supporters get every weekly episode and bonus shows &amp; content. Free listeners will only get an episode every OTHER week, and they&#39;ll miss half the story.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more at <a href="https://Patreon.com/SlayerBook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SlayerBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>DEEZ NOTES: </strong>Things referenced in this episode...</p><p><br></p><p><em><strong>Decibel</strong></em><strong> declared Slayer &amp; Venom &amp; Exodus&#39; The UltimateRevenge roadshow the most metal tour of all time. </strong>Read about it here. From <em>Decibel</em>Spring 2017 special issue <em>The Top 100 Metal Tours of All Time</em>. By Greg Pratt, “Decibel Presents: That Tour Was Awesome: Ultimate Revenge Tour,Venom/Slayer/Exodus (1985).” Decibel online. 22 February 2017. </p><p>This oral history segment features recollections from Lombardo, Holt, and Venom drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray.<a href="https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/02/22/that-tour-was-awesome-ultimate-revenge-tour-venom-slayer-and-exodus/" target="_blank">https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/02/22/that-tour-was-awesome-ultimate-revenge-tour-venom-slayer-and-exodus/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge Video:</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g_6tos-vPo" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g_6tos-vPo</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The full video of Slayer&#39;s first European show:</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmKcKURNzAA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmKcKURNzAA</a></p><p><br></p><p>Your man Ferris unboxing the new Hell Awaits reissue, which, long story short, is GREAT:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KCOF-0W7-g" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KCOF-0W7-g</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>TALKIN&#39; SLAYER &amp; Ferris on the Instagram: </strong><a href="https://Instagram.com/Slayerbooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/Slayerbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Ferris&#39; TWO books abou