'Slaughter in the Vatican' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Exhorder. It was released on October 23, 1990 through Roadrunner Records. The album received favourable reviews, and saw the band being compared to heavy metal legends Pantera. AllMusic noted Exhorder's 'death metal-style double kick drums, chugging guitar riffs played at both slow and blistering tempos, and, to top it all off, the gruff but very expressive lead vocals of frontman Kyle Thomas'. The album was inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame in 2018.

Trackliste

A1 Death In Vain
A2 Homicide
A3 Desecrator
A4 Exhorder
B1 The Tragic Period
B2 Legions Of Death
B3 Anal Lust
B4 Slaughter In The Vatican