Studio Album · No. 12
Repentless Songwriting Credits by Slayer
Produced by Terry Date · Engineered by Terry Date
Nuclear Blast
Thrash Metal
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Slayer carries a lyricist or composer credit.
12 trackswritten by Slayer
0 tracksoutside writers
Slayer's roles on this album
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist92%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
12
Tracks
3
Lyricists
1
Producers
2015
Released
Data Insight
King writes eleven of the twelve, with Araya on the lyrics for nine. The one Hanneman track, "Piano Wire", is left over from earlier sessions and is the last thing of his the band released.
Repentless came out on Nuclear Blast in September 2015, the first album after Jeff Hanneman's death.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 8 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Repentless
Who wrote Repentless?
Kerry King on eleven of the twelve tracks, with Tom Araya on the lyrics for nine of them. Jeff Hanneman wrote "Piano Wire".
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the chart.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications rather than a sales figure for it.
Who engineered it?
Terry Date, who also produced and mixed.
Who produced it?
Terry Date.
Who played guitar on it?
Gary Holt of Exodus, who joined in 2013 after Hanneman's death, alongside Kerry King.
How long is the album?
41:55 across twelve tracks.