General Article name: Show No Mercy
Genre: Metal Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Metal Blade Number of tracks: 10 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Slayer - Evil Has No Boundaries 2. Slayer - Antichrist [Live] 3. Slayer - Die By the Sword 4. Slayer - Fight Till Death 5. Slayer - Metal Storm/Face the Slayer 6. Slayer - Black Magic 7. Slayer - Tormentor 8. Slayer - Final Command 9. Slayer - Crionics 10. Slayer - Show No Mercy   Description Description

Released at the forefront of the early-'80s thrash movement, Show No Mercy proved to be only a small step toward Slayer's domination of the extreme metal scene, basically amounting to a cleaned-up version of black metal stalwarts Venom. Everything about this album, from the production to the musicianship, is amateurish compared to later releases, but in the same way Metallica was on their own debut, Kill 'Em All. Despite the band's shortcomings, a number of future classics are present on this album, including concert favorites "The Antichrist," "Die by the Sword," and "Black Magic." Show No Mercy remains a solid, if inessential, part of the Slayer legacy. [The 1987 reissue includes three tracks from the Haunting the Chapel EP, though those have since been omitted in favor of both records being independently re-released.] ~ Jeremy Ulrey

Jeremy Ulrey

Contributors Artist: Slayer Composer: Not Documented Record Label: Metal Blade