Following their success at the Heavy Sound Festival, Slayer officially kicked off their first European Tour in support of Hell Awaits.
1. Map with hand-drawn route of Slayer's stops throughout the 1985 European Tour. From the Collection of Doug Goodman
2. Tour itinerary for Slayer's European dates in May and June 1985. From the Collection of Tom Araya
3-4. Jeff Hanneman's personal "Fuck You" European Tour t-shirt, 1985. From the Collection of Kathryn and Jeff Hanneman
5. Flyer promoting Slayer performances at Scum, Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands, May 31, 1985, and Elkerlyc, Luttenberg, Netherlands, June 2, 1985. From the Collection of Doug Goodman
6. Slayer performs at Dynamo in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on May 28, 1985. From the Collection of Tom Araya
7-9. Photographs from the European leg of the Hell Awaits Tour, 1985. From the Collection of Doug Goodman
10. Ticket from the June 13, 1985 show at Berlin's Quartier Latin with guest Destruction. From the Collection of Tom Araya
11-12. Kick-Ass magazine from November 1985 containing a review of Slayer and Desctruction at Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Germany on June 16, 1985. From the Collection of Kerry King
13. Ticket for Slayer and Destruction at Hugenottenhalle, Neu Isenburg, Germany on June 19, 1985. From the Collection of Tom Araya
14. Hell Awaits Tour '85 pin. From the Collection of Kathryn and Jeff Hanneman
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