Eternal Pyre
| Eternal Pyre | ||||
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| Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | NRG Studios in North Hollywood, and Westlake Studios in Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Label | American Recordings (US) | |||
| Producer | Josh Abraham, Matthias Mirke, John Sherwood | |||
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Eternal Pyre is an extended play by the thrash metal band Slayer. Released June 6, 2006 (06/06/06) through American Recordings, the EP was limited to a pressing of 1,000 copies, later expanded to 5,000. The EP precedes the band's full-length album Christ Illusion, which, like the EP, features the song "Cult". The EP was released exclusively through Hot Topic chain stores in the United States and copies were also available in Germany, Finland and Sweden on June 23, 2006. There are three tracks featured on the album: an audio track of the brand-new "Cult", a live video recording of "War Ensemble", and a video of behind-the-scenes material involving the band. The EP was not well received by critics, with few critics actually reviewing the album. The album charted on four different charts, peaking number two in Finland and three in Denmark.