Show No Mercy 40 Years Old

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

For a band who would never hit the heights of their peers, Fistful of Metal isn't that bad as a debut. Remix of Killing Is My Business... def revealed a different beast, but sticking to the debuts as released, Kill 'Em All and Show No Mercy were well out in front imo.

[Ducky]

Yep, him and Poland. The pair of them went a long way to what makes those first two albums so unique.

Poland as well, knew that I didn't imagine this.

Blows my mind that MegaDave hired Vinnie Coliauta AKA one of the greatest jazz/fusion/session drummers to ever live and his brief was effectively "play like Nick Menza".

[The Great Cull]

Yep, him and Poland. The pair of them went a long way to what makes those first two albums so unique.

Poland as well, knew that I didn't imagine this.

Blows my mind that MegaDave hired Vinnie Coliauta AKA one of the greatest jazz/fusion/session drummers to ever live and his brief was effectively "play like Nick Menza".

Menza was no slouch either and for a guy who craves success, telling Vinnie to sound like an ingredient to the older successful formula makes some degree of sense.

[open face surgery]

Ya, he was hired as a session musician. He's not playing with Chick Corea.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Although, Return To Forever > Return To Hangar 

[open face surgery]

I don't even know what Return to Hangar is so it must be true.

[Carnage]

Live album, I think?

[leatherface]

For a band who would never hit the heights of their peers, Fistful of Metal isn't that bad as a debut. Remix of Killing Is My Business... def revealed a different beast, but sticking to the debuts as released, Kill 'Em All and Show No Mercy were well out in front imo.

Agreed, it's decent speed metal.  Anthrax get a lot of flak whatever they do anyway.

Back to Slayer, the earlier material showcases a better singing style from Tom Araya, not sure why he decided to embark on a screaming marathon for much of their later career.

[The Great Cull]

I never understood why Slayer never played Tormentor live more. It's a class song.

[Shitstirrer]

Arayas shouting I'm so angry vocals come across as very contrived on the later albums .They are a real turn off .

Show no mercy was the first LP I ever bought and remains one of my favourite metal albums of any genre along with reign in blood .

Anthrax are utter shite by the way

[astfgyl]

Took my first listen to this the other day. Didn't like it tbh. Don't really have anything else to say about it because it wasn't awful or anything but I guess I'm just not in the mood for that. Oh well

[Ducky]

Took my first listen to this the other day. Didn't like it tbh. Don't really have anything else to say about it because it wasn't awful or anything but I guess I'm just not in the mood for that. Oh well

Die By the Sword, Black Magic, and Fight Till Death are classics. Then again, I think Hell Awaits is hot poop, so what do I know

[Pentagrimes]

I like SNM but I prefer the versions of those tunes on Live Undead.

[Squigs]

Took my first listen to this the other day. Didn't like it tbh. Don't really have anything else to say about it because it wasn't awful or anything but I guess I'm just not in the mood for that. Oh well

First time ever? Mad the ones that just end up passing you by for whatever reason.

[astfgyl]

Aye, never heard a note of it until the other day. Will likely end up giving it another go because I'm on a right Slayer buzz at the minute but as it is it's a bit too nwobhm compared to the rest. Like I mentioned it's not even bad or shit tunes or anything it's just not the time