A deep cut from Slayer’s 1983 debut album Show No Mercy (Metal Blade Records) was heard in the third episode of the Disney Plus series Daredevil: Born Again this week. “Crionics” can be heard in a scene featuring a stashed witness and a safe house. The track is the ninth song on Show No Mercy and is co-written by guitarists Jeff Hanneman (RIP) and Kerry King. Check it out! Continue reading
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PODCAST: Glacially Musical 165 – Slayer – Origins and “Show No Mercy” Review
Welcome to a new series – our deep dive on Slayer! Nik and his co-host Keefy of GhostCultMag discuss the second major release from a Big 4 of Thrash band – “Show No Mercy!” Also early Metal Blade Records history and the Metal Massacre series where Slayer got their start! Continue reading
CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Slayer Released Their Debut Album “Show No Mercy” 40 Years Ago
Melding their NWOBHM influences with their sinister intentions and hella fast speed Metal, Slayer hit the scene as a band in 1981. After their recorded debut on Metal Blade’s Metal Massacre II, and then later that year – Show No Mercy would arrive on December 3rd, 1983, also via Metal Blade. This was less than a month after being hastily recorded. Few understood how important a debut or band would become.