In the year of the groundbreaking masterpiece Reign in Blood, Slayer solified their status as the unstoppable spearhead of Thrash Metal. The Basement Tracks 12" Vinyl preserves the raw violence of that era through authentic radio broadcast recordings. This is a sonic snapshot of Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King and Dave Lombardo at the absolute zenith of their velocity. These rare live radio recordings capture the direct, in-your-face sound of early concerts. This LP represents an indispensable collector's item archivists of extreme metal seeking to document the origins of the genre in the classic vinyl format.