Saturday, April 2, 2011

MERCILESS - THE AWAKENING (1990)



Bridging the gap between the decline of Teutonic speed metal (Kreator, Destruction, Sodom) and the rise of Swedish deathrash (At The Gates, Nominon, Liers In Wait), teenage bangers Merciless blazed a trail of intense, sloppy metal through the heart of their Scandinavian homeland throughout the late 80's and early 90's, falling off the map after the release of their third full-length Unbound in 1994 but returning with a self-titled "comeback" album in 2003. The roots of the band go all the way back to '86, easily establishing them as fore-runners of the Swedeath scene, but it is the fact that this, their debut full-length, was the first release on Euronymous' Deathlike Silence label that most often finds it included as a footnote in the rich historical scrolls of extreme metal history.
Check this shit out:



I rest my case.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good shit! Have all three of their first albums! Haven't listened to them in days - doing so now. Thanks!

bloodler said...

kick ass, ''the treasures within'' is also a great album