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- Design
- Cope Typesetting, Done Cline, Lawrence R. Reed, Lisa Wickshire, Steven K. Craig
Tracklist
13 tracks · 49 min
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Show No Mercy is the debut album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released in December 1983 through Metal Blade Records. Brian Slagel signed the band to Metal Blade after watching the band perform the song "Phantom of the Opera" by Iron Maiden. The band was forced to self-finance their debut album, combining the savings of vocalist Tom Araya, who was employed as a respiratory therapist, and money borrowed from guitarist Kerry King's father. Touring extensively promoting the album, the band brought close friends and family members along the trip, who helped backstage with lighting and sound. Although criticized for poor production quality, it became Metal Blade Records' highest selling release, also producing the songs "Die by the Sword", "The Antichrist" and "Black Magic", which are played at Slayer's live shows regularly.
In brief
- Is Show No Mercy good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Show No Mercy 3.6/5 from 11 ratings.
- When was Show No Mercy released?
- Show No Mercy was released in 1983 on Metal Blade Records.
- How many tracks are on Show No Mercy?
- Show No Mercy has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 49 minutes.
- What genre is Show No Mercy?
- Show No Mercy is catalogued under Thrash Metal, Metal.
- What BPM is Show No Mercy?
- Show No Mercy runs at a median tempo of 119 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Show No Mercy?
- Listeners of Show No Mercy also rate Rust in Peace by Megadeth, Master of Puppets by Metallica, Among the Living by Anthrax.
- Who produced Show No Mercy?
- Show No Mercy was produced by Brian Slagel and Slayer. Brian Slagel produced 10 of them.
Credits
- Produced by
- Engineered by
- Bill Metoyer
- Played by
- Dave LombardoJeff HannemanKerry KingTom Araya
- Vocals by
- Tom Araya
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