DOUBLE SHOT
OF
SLAYER
STALKING THE NIGHT
CAN'T YOU FEEL I'M NEAR ?
Show No Mercy
is the debut
studio album
by American
thrash metal band
released in
December 1983
by Metal Blade Records.
Brian Slagel
signed the band
to the label
after watching them
perform an
Iron Maiden cover.
The band self-financed
their full-length debut,
combining the savings
of vocalist
Tom Araya,
who was employed as a
respiratory therapist,
and money borrowed from
guitarist
Kerry King's father.
Touring extensively
promoting the album,
the band brought
close friends
and family members
along the trip,
who helped
backstage with
lighting and sound.
Although the album
was criticized for its
poor production quality,
it became
Metal Blade's
highest-selling release,
producing the songs
"The Antichrist",
"Die by the Sword"
and
"Black Magic",
which were played at
Slayer's live shows
regularly.
The band used
Satanic themes
in both lyrics
and live performances
to gain notice among
the metal community
and
"to fuck with people".
The back cover
featured
'side 666'
and inverted crosses,
with Hanneman
playing his guitar.
Due to the imagery
and lyrical content,
Slayer received mail
from the
Parents Music
Resource Center
telling the band
to stop releasing records.
Araya comments,
"Back then you had that PMRC,
who literally took
everything to heart.
When in actuality
you're trying to
create an image.
You're trying to
scare people
on purpose.
Live Undead
is the first
live album
by American
thrash metal band
It was released through
Metal Blade Records
and recorded in
New York City
in front of a
room of people.
It has been questioned
by both critics
and authors
that the audience sound
may or may not be faked.
However, in 1984,
WBAB Fingers Metal Shop,
a radio station,
held a contest to meet
and hang out with
Slayer
during a live recording.
The album was recorded at
Tiki Recording Studios
in Glen Cove, NY
in front of around
a dozen people.
The album was originally
intended to be recorded
in front of
a live audience,
but things went wrong.
Nevertheless,
when asked if
they were fake,
producer
Bill Metoyer said,
"I don't know if I should tell you."
The album begins with
an extended introduction of
"Black Magic",
followed by a
small speech.
The remaining tracks
include both those of
1983's
Show No Mercy
and 1984's
Haunting the Chapel.
TRACKLIST
Evil Has No Boundaries
The Antichrist
Die by the Sword
Fight Till Death
Metal Storm/Face the Slayer
Black Magic
Tormentor
The Final Command
Crionics
Show No Mercy
Black Magic
(Live)
Die By The Sword
(Live)
Captor Of Sin
(Live)
The AntiChrist
(Live)
Evil Has No Boundaries
(Live)
Show No Mercy
(Live)
Aggressive Perfector
(Live)
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