SLAYER – REIGN IN BLOOD

Original Cassette Tape • Def Jam Recordings

Paper Label Variant • Allegedly Haunted • First Pressing (1986)

Unearthed during a house clearance in Lancashire, this early pressing of Reign in Blood came from an attic locked for nearly three decades. The room contained old ritual books, charred newspaper clippings, and a broken cassette deck with this very tape inside — still rewound to Side A, Angel of Death.

This version bears the unmistakable paper label — indicative of early Def Jam pressings before later reissues with plastic labels. A highly sought-after collector’s copy, made all the more curious by its provenance.

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🔻 Haunted Provenance Note:

Since retrieving this tape, my own player has acted strangely. On two separate occasions, the tape played on its own after being paused — once during a thunderstorm. When rewound, brief whispers were heard beneath the track, resembling backwards speech or distorted growls. A local tech who tested the tape claimed he’d “never seen a cassette do that.”

Whether you believe in cursed media or not, this cassette holds an undeniably heavy energy. It has been cleaned, but will be sent as found — in its original condition, with minor signs of age and haunting.

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📼 DETAILS:

• Artist: Slayer

• Album: Reign in Blood

• Format: Cassette Tape

• Label: Def Jam Recordings

• Label Type: Paper Label (First Press)

• Year: 1986

• Condition: Used, tested, plays with minor analog imperfections.

• Comes with clear plastic case (no booklet).

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👁️ Paranormal Archive Note:

Item No. 029-GNGV

Recovered by Stefano – Archivist of the Unseen

Filed under: Residual Audio Anomalies – Music & Ritual

🕯️ Haunt Factor: 66/100

🧾 This item will include a printed Archivist’s Note, Haunt Factor card, and protective spirit-seal packaging.