I august 1984 udgav Slayer ep'en ''[[Haunting The Chapel]]''. Ep'en havde en mørkere, [[Thrash metal|thrashorienteret]] stil end forgængeren og lagde grundstenen for bandets videre musikalske stil.<ref name="Slayer : Haunting the Chapel">{{cite web
  | title = Slayer : Haunting the Chapel
  | author = Rivadavia, Ed
  | publisher = All Music Guide
  | date = 
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  | access-date = 2006-12-01
  | archive-date =  4. marts 2016
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