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Guest review by
Clint W.
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"Blasting our way through the boundaries of hell, no one can stop us tonight..."
Slayer, the now legendary Thrash act that needs no introduction, has been putting out fairly consistent music for over 25 years. However, the old farts we know as kings of thrash these days, started somewhere in time, and that's where this album comes into play.
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| published 29.03.2008 | Comments (12)
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Guest review by
Stuart
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San Francisco and Los Angeles must have been an exciting places to live in the early 80's. Thrash Metal was in its formative years and the scene was absolutely massive in the Bay Area and LA. Great bands were coming out of every dark corner and none more so than LA based ex-Deep Purple cover band Slayer.
The main difference between Slayer and the other bands in the scene was that from the very beginning they were covered in satanic imagery and mysticism which made them stand out from the crowd but also alienated them from ever achieving superstar status. Controversial from the start, Slayer released their debut "Show No Mercy" in 1983 on new label, Metal Blade Records, who had already helped get Metallica noticed on a compilation released the previous year.
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| published 03.04.2008 | Comments (0)
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Guest review by
Haddonfield
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9.3
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Slayer have become one of the most respected bands in the metal scene by the fans and their peers. They've just released their eleventh studio album, World Painted Blood, and show no sign of stopping. This relentless career started back in 1983 with an album titled Show No Mercy, and it did exactly what it said on the cover.
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| published 16.11.2009 | Comments (14)
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The best Slayer album, no doubt about it.
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Cynics may say that this album has more in common with judas priest et al than it does with the early thrash movements of metallica and anthrax, but on here slayer still had that velocity and ferocity that made them stand out from the crowd. And let's face it, that drum intro on the title track is fucking insane.
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megadeath13 - 09.11.2012 at 22:48
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Show no Mercy is one my favourite debuts of all time. Evil has no Boundaries or the Antichrist are timeless Slayer classics.
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Better than Reign in Blood but not as great as Hell Awaits.
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I love this album, but I generally think of it as a speed metal album rather than a thrash album (proto-thrash at best). But yeah, this is one of Slayer's finest, apart from Hell Awaits; say what you want but reign in blood comes in after these in my opinion.
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Written by squidrick420 on 14.04.2013 at 05:52
But yeah, this is one of Slayer's finest, apart from Hell Awaits; say what you want but reign in blood comes in after these in my opinion.
I totally agree that both those albums (and "South Of Heaven") are better than "Reign In Blood". There is some standard heavy metal on "Show No Mercy", and it is certainly more melodic overall than any of their other albums, but I would still class it as a thrash album...
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Written by squidrick420 on 14.04.2013 at 05:52
I love this album, but I generally think of it as a speed metal album rather than a thrash album (proto-thrash at best). But yeah, this is one of Slayer's finest, apart from Hell Awaits; say what you want but reign in blood comes in after these in my opinion.
The main difference, I think, is "Show No Mercy" is less fast than Slayer's other old material.
I also prefer "Show No Mercy" and "Hell Awaits" to "Reign In Blood" (even if I like "Reign In Blood" very much).
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Written by Angelic Storm on 14.04.2013 at 21:57
I totally agree that both those albums (and "South Of Heaven") are better than "Reign In Blood". There is some standard heavy metal on "Show No Mercy", and it is certainly more melodic overall than any of their other albums, but I would still class it as a thrash album...
The reason I say speed metal and not thrash is because in a way the terms are interchangeable, but not 100%. Show No Mercy is borderline speed metal/thrash; it's like crossing the border to Mexico where there isn't one real line but rather a big ass desert in which you have no clue where your at. For the most part this album is structured off of a traditional metal style that is being played quite fast (this is why I call it speed metal), however, it shows some signs of early thrash riffs and structure. Overall the speed metal outweighs the thrash, but like I said the terms are interchangeable and is essentially left to personal discretion.
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