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Slayer 08/27/1983

SHOWID 214664

Set I

Assassin
Crionics
Ice Titan
Night Rider
Simple Aggression
Tormentor (Long Version)
Evil Has No Boundaries
Sick Boy (G.B.H. Cover)

Set II

Evil Has No Boundaries
Ice Titan
Show No Mercy
Crionics
Black Magic
Die By The Sword
Aggressive Perfector

Set III

 

Comment

On August 27th 1983 the Band performed at The Woodstock Club, where they'd been watched by Brian Slagel the owner of Metal Blade Records. He liked Slayer's performance so much that he offered them a track on the upcoming Metal Massacre 3 record, a metal compilation in that time. Slayer agreed but only if Brian would help them to produce a whole album, and so Aggressive Perfector was the result for the Metal Massacre 3. In late 1983 Slayer entered the studio to record their first full length album Show No Mercy.

Set 2 is an alternate setlist for another show that circulates with this date. During the recording, Tom acknowledges the Woodstock, so the venue is definately accurate, but the band performed there several times, so the mystery deepens. I am reluctant to assume that this show matches up with one of the other listed Woodstock dates, since there are no setlists given for those. Judging by the unfamiliar titles in Set 1, that setlist seems to match up more accurately with the material Slayer was playing in 1982, which would make the original listing for this show inaccurate. If anyone with any further information can come forward and clear this up, that would be great.

Collectors With This Show

User (active/rating) Media / # Show Sound Details DB Source User Source
Metal Trader (5/5) DVD / 1 7.5 8 View   AUD [28:46]
Notes:
Metal Trader (5/5) CD / 1 7.5 View   AUD [28:51]
afterdinnermint (5/5) CDR / 1 B- View  
Notes: This date may be inaccurate. Waiting for clarification of that. The recording was clearly sourced from a VHS, because there are a few slurs on the dub that would indicate a tracking glitch. The sound starts out pretty rough for the first two songs (C range), but then there is an abrupt cut about a minute into Show No Mercy, and the show resumes at the beginning Crionics with better sound. Historically, this is a must have for Slayer fans, and the sound is really not bad when you consider the source, the age, and the size of the venue. Very cool.
richard (5/5) dvd / 1 View  
Notes: Same disc as: Woodstock, Anaheim, CA, 3.28.83, The Roxy, San Francisco, CA, 7.1.83, Roxy Theatre, LA, CA, 1.21.84
slayernl (5/0) dvd / 1 View  
TOTALMETALDVD (5/5) DVD / 1 B+ View   AUD SHOT - NO MENU
Notes: Grainy but still good and very watchable awesome old video.
Ed Sienkiewicz (5/5) CDR / 1 B View  
Notes: Sound is a bit slurred at times
. (1/4.8) DVD / 1 A++ B+ View   AUD
Notes: SA Menu. Random chapters. Shares disc with 07/01/83, 03/28/83, 08/27/83, and 01/21/84. This show is slightly compressed, so it looks kind of blocky. I don't suspect it for being VCD sourced, mainly because it's on a standard authored DVD compilation.
Loadstone (1/3.5) / 0 View  
SE7EN7 (0/0) Audio CDR / 1 View