Show No Mercy Bass Tabs on Just The Riffs

Show No Mercy is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, 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.

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Genre(s): Classic Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, Stoner Metal, Thrash Metal

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Tracklist

This album was their debut. Hot on the heels of the NWOBHM that was sweeping the US, this album is recorded in E Standard rather than their more common (minus the later albums) E♭ Standard tuning. Some of these songs have the building blocks of what would becomes Slayer but there's a real sense that they were feeling around in the dark for their sound...