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Slayer - Show No Mercy
1983 Metal Blade
Slayer - Show No Mercy

Website:  www.slayer.net

Track Listing:
1. Evil Has No Boundaries
2. The Antichrist
3. Die By The Sword
4. Fight Till Death
5. Metal Storm/Face The Slayer
6. Black Magic
7. Tormentor
8. The Final Command
9. Crionics
10. Show No Mercy
Line-Up:
Vocals:  Tom Araya
Guitars:  Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman
Bass:  Tom Araya
Drums:  Dave
Lombardo

Shev's Review:
Have you ever heard an album that no matter how many times you listen to it, you can't possibly get sick of it?  Well, this is that album for me.  I'm convinced that if I could listen to Show No Mercy 24 hours a day...every day...for the rest of my life, I would still absolutely love it.  Drawing heavy influence from Venom (not to mention the movie "Dragonslayer"), this is simply Slayer's rawest, most aggressive tribute to thrash in it's purest form.  While the production comes off as a little shady, it actually compliments the primitive nature of Slayer's debut.  Every song a classic, timeless in it's own right, one couldn't pick a better album as a cornerstone to Slayer's long legacy.  Sharp, imaginative, and downright pummeling.
Shev's Rating:  A+

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