Slayer "Show No Mercy" White Vinyl

Formed in 1981, SLAYER assaulted the world with a new hybrid of metal and punk – heavier, faster, and darker than the rest – and set a new standard, defining not only a genre, but an attitude. Throughout SLAYER's history, the band never faltered in unleashing their extreme and focused aural assault, and repudiating temptations, SLAYER always chose to remain crushing and brutal, steadfastly refusing to cater to the mainstream.

Released on Metal Blade, SLAYER's debut album acted as a powerful omen of what extreme metal would become. SLAYER wrote many of the songs for 'Show No Mercy' before they were signed. Once the Metal Blade deal was inked, the band finished writing and headed into the studio with a budget of $1500 and one intense week of production. The result was an uncompromising mix of punk and metal - heavier, faster, and darker than other bands had yet dared to try. Jeff Hanneman recalled, "I was just getting out of the metal thing with Priest and Iron Maiden, and I was listening to a lot of hardcore when we started. I was into the punk, but still loved the metal, and Kerry was into metal, and when we started writing together those influences all came together".