Slagel met with the band backstage and asked if they would like to be featured on the label's upcoming Metal Massacre III compilation the band agreed.
While performing an Iron Maiden cover, the band was spotted by Brian Slagel, a former music journalist who had recently founded Metal Blade Records. Slayer was the opening act for Bitch at the Woodstock Club in Los Angeles, performing eight songs-six being covers. Touring extensively promoting the album, the band brought close friends and family members along the trip, who helped backstage with lighting and sound.Īlthough 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 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. Brian Slagel signed the band to the label after watching them perform the song " Phantom of the Opera" by Iron Maiden.
Show No Mercy is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on December 3, 1983, by Metal Blade Records. Track Record Studios, Los Angeles, California
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