This Song was my first contact with SLAYER back in mid-1984. Directly blew me away. Immediately i was writing to a friend that i have just heard an unbelievable band which sounds like "Iron Maiden - but 10 times faster...". Those were the days. I grew up with the guys and was a strong follower 'til nowadays. Metal greetings from germany!
Fenriz, drummer for Darkthrone, cited Show No Mercy as the inspiration for the band's "current style of fusing NWOBHM with black metal". Terry Butler of Obituary and former member of Death, defined the album as "the blueprint for the beginning of death metal" and said: "When I heard Show No Mercy I wanted to play that way. [...] It was a whole new level of mayhem. I wanted to play that way".
This has possibly some of my favourite lyrics of any song, ever. Great vocal work from Araya on this song, and the riffs along with Lombardo's drumming are great as always.
ahhh music to my ears! Had to listen to some old skool metal, after listening to A7x city of evil album is just....idk its alright but old school metal is where its at.
They played this in Phoenix tonight for the first time since 2000 and I was so happy to experience it firsthand for my first ever Slayer concert. It was FANTASTIC!! One of my all-time favorite Slayer songs and the fact that they played it tonight of all nights made my week. SLAYERRRRRRRRRRRR
NOSTALGIAING SO HARD RIGHT NOW. One of the first metal songs I ever got into. Haven't listened to this in EONS. BLASTING OUR WAY THROUGH THE BOUNDARIES OF HELL!!!!
Why is is that Show No Mercy is so much more enjoyable than every other Slayer album? I can't put my finger on it. There's just something about this album. More melody maybe?
We recently covered this song, hopefully offering a refreshing version of the absolute classic. Find the tribute on our channel and let us know how it compares! \m/
Now this is a kick as inro song for an album, simple, direct and shoking; you said" if this is the begining imaging the rest, and Show no Mercy won't dissapoint you, be sure of that
Slayer was pretty much the first of many kids Venom had during the 80s. Slayer fans may be oblivious to this fact, but Venom was actually that band that fucked shit up so bad that metal never was the same again. Every evil sound of metal from the 80s and beyond can trace it's roots back to Venom; Slayer just happened to be Venom's very popular high priest, preaching the word of extreme metal.
+hioeo Slayer were equally influenced by hardcore punk bands like Discharge and Dr. Know as well as metal bands like Venom. In the early days people actually passed slayer off as punks and the music industry actually called this album "heavy metal punk" when it first came out.
I mean this as NO disrespect but when Tom gets into "Midnight is coming, the leather's strapped on..." I laugh uncontrollably, sounds like a 12 yr old whose voice is cracking. Tom really does sound that young at parts on this album. Love ya Tom!
Gene holgan, (drums for death, dethklok'etc) has a story about being in the studio for this song, he is in the group shouting EVIl. He says that he is shouting DEVO and that Jeff said he was shouting WEEVIL. I think I can hear it If I listen hard enough
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Luckily I bought a copy of this over 2 decades ago. The record slays. The first two Slayer records set the stage for Reign In Blood, and you can hear them developing their sound here. I would even suggest that these early records also contained elements on their later material like Diabolus En Musica and God Hates Us All. But the early Slayer records reek of the "Satanic Panic" feel that lingered across the world back in the late 60s to late 90s. Only with Slayer you know the Satanic Panic is real, and that Satan is indeed real. Some people wrote comments saying the production isn't good. I say on the contrary. The production is excellent and sounds much better than most bands nowadays which use drum software programmed to s grid and guitars also edited. I'd rather hear real bands play that I can tell are real than not.
1983 was the year music was change forever slayer and Metallica are 2 of the greatest Debuts albums ever made this album also paved the way for black metal bands grounded breaking album
Yep! , this is how it all started. I was still shaken from Kill 'em all and suddenly a friend showed up at my house with this...Fuck me ! The wave of speed metal was taking over
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Such friendly music.
This music is so friendly, it makes Mr. Rogers's Neighborhood look like Detroit.
Before you go taking a walk in my world
You better take a look at the real world
Cause this ain't no Mister Roger's Neighborhood
You wouldn't know what crazy was if Charles Manson was eating fruit loops on your front porch.
What the hell's going on around here?
one of the best threads ive seen in my life. hahahahhaa
This Song was my first contact with SLAYER back in mid-1984. Directly blew me away. Immediately i was writing to a friend that i have just heard an unbelievable band which sounds like "Iron Maiden - but 10 times faster...". Those were the days. I grew up with the guys and was a strong follower 'til nowadays. Metal greetings from germany!
Same here my friend!
Rock on
Greetings from Canada
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I use to own this cassette and the haunting the chapel cassette as well mosh away my friend
Sadly this album didn't receive much praise.
Lol no one cares grandpa
Araya's evil laugh at the second chorus is so damn awesome
By the time of this albums release, Jeff Hannemann had only been playing guitar 7 months. Legend
Source?
@@Top10Dylan Heinz Ketchup usually.
It's TRUE. Jeff is a legend but by the time I heard this track I just ordered a guitar and I can play better than everyone.
Jeff played the guitar since he was a child.
he has been playing guitar since he was 12, fuck you talking about lol
R.I.P Jeff. We'll miss you.
oh yes
That's the only time when a famous person died in my lifetime that I actually became slightly emotional.
Myself and the legendary Gene Hoglan did background vocals on this song
Joel Pasilas Right on! \m/
:Ο
Be proud bro! And do brag about this to your grandkids (if/when you do end up having them)! 😁🤘
MOLEHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EVOLLL!
Slayer has no boundaries!
This is one of the best Thrash albums of all time.
and this one oh the best songs
Evil!My words defy
Evil!Has no disguise
Evil!Will take your souul
Evil!MY WRATH UNFOLDS
Slayer has no boundaries of awesomeness.
We miss you Jeff Hanemman :(
Rip Jeff. Lord have mercy of your soul
That we do.
All work and no Slayer makes Jack a dull boy!
Fenriz, drummer for Darkthrone, cited Show No Mercy as the inspiration for the band's "current style of fusing NWOBHM with black metal".
Terry Butler of Obituary and former member of Death, defined the album as "the blueprint for the beginning of death metal" and said: "When I heard Show No Mercy I wanted to play that way. [...] It was a whole new level of mayhem. I wanted to play that way".
This has possibly some of my favourite lyrics of any song, ever. Great vocal work from Araya on this song, and the riffs along with Lombardo's drumming are great as always.
Lost my mind when they played this live a couple weeks ago!! Was not expecting that. This album is so under appreciated!!
Love me some old school Slayer!
ahhh music to my ears! Had to listen to some old skool metal, after listening to A7x city of evil album is just....idk its alright but old school metal is where its at.
jeff villanueva sorry but new metal really sucks.
Joe Whitaker Meh. The underground metal scene is doing good.
Pqp Show no Mercy ainda destrói mesmo depois de 30 anos!!!
They played this in Phoenix tonight for the first time since 2000 and I was so happy to experience it firsthand for my first ever Slayer concert. It was FANTASTIC!! One of my all-time favorite Slayer songs and the fact that they played it tonight of all nights made my week. SLAYERRRRRRRRRRRR
Slayer's Evil Has No Boundaries, and Venom's Black Metal go hand in hand with each other.
They are both our Darkest of Darkest Anthems.
What a time to be alive
I love this album because instead of going the thrash direction they went to the venom black metal vibe
Bacon has no boundaries.
except to vegetarians. :)
@@seppuku6669
Don't forget Jews and Muslims
2:00 man, it blew my mind...so good...
ThanQ
NOSTALGIAING SO HARD RIGHT NOW.
One of the first metal songs I ever got into.
Haven't listened to this in EONS.
BLASTING OUR WAY THROUGH THE BOUNDARIES OF HELL!!!!
One of the best Slayer-tracks in my opinion
1983年頃にリアルタイムで最初に聴いたスレイヤーの曲です。レンタルで借りて録音したのが最初でした。もちろん当時のレンタルはCDではなくLP盤です。
Slayer ‘slays’ the competition 🤘🏼👿🤘🏼
Rip Jeff
Why is is that Show No Mercy is so much more enjoyable than every other Slayer album? I can't put my finger on it. There's just something about this album. More melody maybe?
It feels more unhinged, as if they’re just letting loose and playing as fast and evil as they can. It has a very virile energy to it.
@@Moongazing777 I agree. It's just raw, fast thrash, just the way I (and last first, I assume) love it.
Gene hoglan is actually doin backing vocals on EVIL
Really? that's amazing, thanks for that fact.
We recently covered this song, hopefully offering a refreshing version of the absolute classic. Find the tribute on our channel and let us know how it compares! \m/
i love it! great cover!
Amazing cover
@@oscarlindqvist7976 Thanks!!
Now this is a kick as inro song for an album, simple, direct and shoking; you said" if this is the begining imaging the rest, and Show no Mercy won't dissapoint you, be sure of that
So calming.
Anyone else think it sounds like a love letter to venom? This band just reminds me of them so much for aome reason.
early slayer and well early 80's metal was basicly 80% out of Venom so yea
Slayer was pretty much the first of many kids Venom had during the 80s. Slayer fans may be oblivious to this fact, but Venom was actually that band that fucked shit up so bad that metal never was the same again. Every evil sound of metal from the 80s and beyond can trace it's roots back to Venom; Slayer just happened to be Venom's very popular high priest, preaching the word of extreme metal.
Leo Uwazuruonye thats because venom kicks ass. metal could not be the same without them.
hioeo Slayer took influence from lots of Venom, Metallica influenced a lot by Diamondhead fo sho
+hioeo Slayer were equally influenced by hardcore punk bands like Discharge and Dr. Know as well as metal bands like Venom. In the early days people actually passed slayer off as punks and the music industry actually called this album "heavy metal punk" when it first came out.
i wore this album out then the cassetes .....game changer
silver black I ruined 3 dude :)
The title alone is a masterpiece. This song and this record will last through time, for many aeons to come.
I love Lombardo's snare in this song
Anyone Listening
This Hell Masterpiece
Or
2019
😎
Thrash Metal Forever
Happy Birthday Jeff Hanneman 🎂 And Continue To Rest In Peace.
*evil
evil voice, oh god this is insane!!!
the intro is the best part. no joke!
Thanks for all those riffs Jeff, thanks so much... RIP.
EVIL!
My words defy!
¡EVIL!
HAS NO DISGUISE!
EVIL!!
WILL TAKE YOUR SOUL!
i got this album on vinyl this is one of my favorite songs on it
I mean this as NO disrespect but when Tom gets into "Midnight is coming, the leather's strapped on..." I laugh uncontrollably, sounds like a 12 yr old whose voice is cracking. Tom really does sound that young at parts on this album. Love ya Tom!
Honestly I love those high shouting vocals.
James in kill em all sounds way worse
Its very dificult to Sing those high notes. Thats wy is the best part of the song
Now I can't unhear it -_-
Well, it 𝘸𝘢𝘴 their debut album, after all.
Just imagine hearing this in 83. Absolute fucking insanity
Most epic laugh in music history. Chill inducing
R.I.P Jeff You were awesome...You were my reason I began playing guitar...
Gene holgan, (drums for death, dethklok'etc) has a story about being in the studio for this song, he is in the group shouting EVIl. He says that he is shouting DEVO and that Jeff said he was shouting WEEVIL. I think I can hear it If I listen hard enough
I cant get over the drumming on this album. Every song it sucks u in. Its what drive this music. A demonic fast beat. Wow!
This is the song that introduced me to the best band of all time.
O mal não tem fronteiras /,,/
The begining of a fantastic band... SLAYER !!!!!
So calming
Now, this is REAL music!
Ahhh a nice bit of relaxing Slayer
Miło wspominam tą płytę! Jeden z wielu moich metalowych eksperymentów muzycznych! BARDZO UDANY!!!
really like how you list the lyrics, thank you
I fucking LOVE that crazy guitar sound.
When in doubt slay it out SLAYER
cant get enuff of this song love it
Best Slayer song ever. Mayhem the reason we fight
Hails, Jeff!!! You will be missed!!!
Like Slayer? Then check out the Slaytanic Wehrcast Podcast.
Talking Slayer, track by track.
New episodes drop every Sunday at 6:66 UK time
Find us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice.
Here’s the website:
shows.acast.com/slaytanic-wehrcast
music like this will never die as long as i and the thousands of other fans draw breath.
thrash till' death!
I want this classic played at my funeral
Thanks "Q"
Our axes are growing with power and fury. Soon there'll be nothingness left. Lol kickass.
I have a feeling that they were inspired by venom's black metal for this song
Lichdor venom is a real big inspiration for the whole band bro
Daniel Stokker I know it is but im talking about this song particulary
Well, Slayer used to cover Venom songs before making albums
listening to slayer is like listening to mozart or trikowski
Maria madsen ...TCHAIKOVSKI
Exactly man!!
Luckily I bought a copy of this over 2 decades ago. The record slays. The first two Slayer records set the stage for Reign In Blood, and you can hear them developing their sound here. I would even suggest that these early records also contained elements on their later material like Diabolus En Musica and God Hates Us All. But the early Slayer records reek of the "Satanic Panic" feel that lingered across the world back in the late 60s to late 90s. Only with Slayer you know the Satanic Panic is real, and that Satan is indeed real. Some people wrote comments saying the production isn't good. I say on the contrary. The production is excellent and sounds much better than most bands nowadays which use drum software programmed to s grid and guitars also edited. I'd rather hear real bands play that I can tell are real than not.
I just love this,Slayer for life 3
This sounds like Black/Punk/Thrash Metal all in fucking one!!! Hail Jeff
I got seriously hooked on this album *-*
Pure gold.
Such good memories
one of slayers best
Love Slayer!
Slayer shows no mercy with this
Going to blast this song on Halloween in my dorm \m/
their BEST album
Show no mercy my favorite Disc I love Slayer lml Haiill 666
heberth lopez. hail slayer brother
Hail lml
That chorus is legendary
the solo fucking shreds my soul with power
Rest In Peace Jeff Hanneman. You and your music will live forever!!!
Eazy listening music..i find it real eazy to listen to Slayer.
Yes he did.
Perfect song
Absolutely Savage
1983 was the year music was change forever slayer and Metallica are 2 of the greatest Debuts albums ever made this album also paved the way for black metal bands grounded breaking album
R.I.P Jeff Hanneman !! Raise Hell wherever you are rocking now sir . You are immortalized in the minds of metal heads !
Same, It kicks ass! \m/
Punk in the 70's , Hardcore in the 80's ,1984 moved to Metal . 90's 11b1p and No Music rivals this.
The best Song of slayer of the best album of metal ..... show no mercy >>>>>>>>>>>> raing in blood!!
Wend I read berserk all ways listen to slayer
Yep! , this is how it all started. I was still shaken from Kill 'em all and suddenly a friend showed up at my house with this...Fuck me ! The wave of speed metal was taking over
YAAAAAAA SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!