Formed in 1981, Slayer assaulted the world with a new hybrid of metal and punk — heavier, faster and darker than the rest — and set a new standard, defining not only a genre, but an attitude. Throughout Slayer’s history, the band never faltered in unleashing their extreme and focused aural assault, and repudiating temptations, Slayer always chose to remain crushing and brutal, steadfastly refusing to cater to the mainstream.
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, Show No Mercy is the debut studio album by the American thrash metal masters. The LP was initially released on December 3rd, 1983, by Metal Blade Records, who, in honor of Show No Mercy‘s 40th anniversary, will be releasing two unique pieces of vinyl for fans: a limited-edition “blood”-filled liquid vinyl — limited to 250 worldwide — and the Show No Mercy (40th Anniversary Edition) vinyl set that includes a gold black dust LP mastered for vinyl from the original master tapes by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony, a slipmat, poster, show flyers, signing card, and an LP booklet featuring the story of Show No Mercy, written by J. Bennett. Preorder is available here.
Show No Mercy (40th Anniversary Edition):
* Slipcase with gold hot-foil embossing
* Gold Black Dust LP mastered for vinyl from the original master tapes by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony in May 2023
* 12″ LP booklet
* Slipmat
* Poster
* Show flyers
* Signing card
“Show No Mercy” “blood”-filled liquid vinyl:
* Blood-filled liquid vinyl mastered for vinyl from the original master tapes by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony in May 2023
* Limited to 250 copies worldwide.
Side A:
1. Evil Has No Boundaries
2. The Antichrist
3. Die By The Sword
4. Fight Till Death
5. Metal Storm / Face The Slayer
Side B:
6. Black Magic
7. Tormentor
8. The Final Command
9. Crionics
10. Show No Mercy
Album lineup:
Tom Araya: vocals, bass
Kerry King: guitars
Jeff Hanneman: guitars
Dave Lomabardo: drums’
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Haha @ Mr. r’n’r! I had a similar experience with a teacher once. He was lecturing how evil bands like Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath were. I just sat there and after a while had to speak up about how he didn’t know shit. I then brought up Slayer, Bathory, Venom and even recited some lyrics from a couple songs. His jaw dropped and he kinda just started changing the subject.
Good for you, many aren’t brave enough to challenge authority.
I don’t even see the blood filled vinyl as an option to order. Usually it would still be on the page but simply say sold out. Does it go on pre-order at a later date?