Show No Mercy
1983 studio album by Slayer
Show No Mercy is the first studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on December 3, 1983, Show No Mercy was recorded in November of 1983.
Show No Mercy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 3, 1983 | |||
Recorded | November 1983 | |||
Studio | Track Record Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 35:02 | |||
Label | Metal Blade | |||
Producer | Slayer, Brian Slagel | |||
Slayer chronology | ||||
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Songs
changeSide one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
1. | "Evil Has No Boundaries" | Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King | King | 3:09 | |||||
2. | "The Antichrist" | Hanneman | Hanneman, King | 2:49 | |||||
3. | "Die by the Sword" | Hanneman | Hanneman | 3:36 | |||||
4. | "Fight Till Death" | Hanneman | Hanneman | 3:37 | |||||
5. | "Metalstorm/Face the Slayer" | King | Hanneman, King | 4:53 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
6. | "Black Magic" | King | Hanneman, King | 4:03 | |||||
7. | "Tormentor" | Hanneman | Hanneman | 3:45 | |||||
8. | "The Final Command" | King | Hanneman, King | 2:32 | |||||
9. | "Crionics" | Hanneman, King | Hanneman, King | 3:29 | |||||
10. | "Show No Mercy" | King | King | 3:06 |
The 1987 re-issue also features songs from the Haunting the Chapel EP.
Bonus tracks (1987 re-issue) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
11. | "Chemical Warfare" | Hanneman, King | 6:01 | ||||||
12. | "Captor of Sin" | Hanneman, King | 3:27 | ||||||
13. | "Haunting the Chapel" | Hanneman, King | 3:57 |
Bonus tracks (1994 re-release) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
11. | "Aggressive Perfector" | Hanneman, King | 3:31 | ||||||
12. | "Chemical Warfare" | Hanneman, King | 6:01 |
Bonus track (vinyl & 1983 cassette only) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
6. | "Aggressive Perfector" | Hanneman, King | Hanneman, King | 3:31 |