- thrash metal, metal, speed metal, heavy metal
- 35 min
- 10 tracks
- Metal Blade Records
Show No Mercy is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released in December 1983 by Metal Blade Records. Brian Slagel signed the band to the label after watching them perform an Iron Maiden cover.
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Character
Grave, classical in form, earnest and relentless.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
- Kerrang!unfavorable
- Metal Forces9/10
- Rock Hard9/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4/5
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Tracks
- A1Evil Has No Boundaries3:10
- A2The Antichrist2:50
- A3Die by the Sword3:37
- A4Fight Till Death3:38
- A5Metal Storm / Face the Slayer4:54
- B1Black Magic4:04
- B2Tormentor3:46
- B3The Final Command2:33
- B4Crionics3:30
- B5Show No Mercy3:06
10 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Slayer
- Label
- Metal Blade Records
- Released
- December 3, 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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