No Mercy (metal band)

No Mercy
Origin	Venice, California, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk Heavy metal Thrash metal Crossover thrash
Years active	1982–1987, 2000–present
Labels	Suicidal Records
Associated acts	Beowülf, Suicidal Tendencies, Los Cycos, Neighborhood Watch, Excel, Against
Members
Mike Muir Mike Clark
Past members
Ken Blakley Kevin Guercio Ric Clayton Sal Troy

For the pop band, see No Mercy (band).

No Mercy are a thrash metal band from Venice, California,^[1] the brainchild of guitar player Mike Clark, who later played in Suicidal Tendencies.

History

The band started in 1982 and featured lead vocalist Keven Guercio, guitarist Mike Clark, bassist Ken Blakley later replaced by Ric "Rancid" Clayton (the artist who designed the Suicidal Tendencies logo as well as the shirts on S.T.'s first album) and drummer Sal Troy. Guercio recorded a few demos and the tracks on the Welcome to Venice (1985) compilation before leaving and moving to Jackson Hole, WY and replaced by Suicidal Tendencies lead vocalist Mike Muir. Muir signed them to his independent label "Suicidal Records".

In 1987 No Mercy released their first and only album Widespread Bloodshed Love Runs Red, and were about to record their second album with many new songs already written but Clayton and Troy quit. Instead of recruiting new members, Muir decided to "merge" the two bands by having Clark join Suicidal Tendencies.

Clark took over much of the songwriting duties for Suicidal, shifting its style more to a melodic thrash metal sound similar to No Mercy's and what would have been No Mercy's second album became Suicidal Tendencies' third album, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today.

In 1989 Suicidal Tendencies released the Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu double-EP. Many of the songs on it, including "Waking The Dead" and "Controlled By Hatred", were re-recorded by Suicidal Tendencies from the Widespread Bloodshed album.

Muir and Clark relaunched the band in 2000 as "No Mercy Fool!" with all new members, mainly from Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves, and have contributed new recordings to the 2001 Suicidal Records compilation Suicidal Friends and Family - Vol. 2 and 2008's Year of the Cycos. They have since re-recorded more No Mercy songs as Suicidal Tendencies for their 2010 album No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family.

Keven Guercio has since recorded a track called "Roll the Dice" (available on iTunes), featured on the compilation album Welcome 2 Venice (2007), with original members of Suicidal Tendencies including ex-bassist Louiche Mayorga who produced the album.

Members

• Mike Clark - Guitar (1982–1987) (2000–Present)
• Ken Blakley - Bass (1982)
• Ric Clayton - Bass (1982–1987)
• Sal Troy - Drums (1982–1987)
• Mike Muir - Lead vocals (1985–1987) (2000–Present)
• Kevin Guercio - Lead vocals (1982–1985)

Discography

• Welcome to Venice (1985/Part Of Compilation)
• Empty Skulls vol. 1 they had three tracks on this compilation which was released on tape, some time in the 80s.
• "Thrasher" (Magazine) Skate Rock Vol. 5: Born To Skate with the track "Die or be Killed" (1987/Part Of Compilation)
• Widespread Bloodshed Love Runs Red (1987)
• OG No Mercy containing rehearsal-, demo- and live-recordings (2008)

Compilations/Others

• Infectious Grooves - Mas Borracho Suicidal Records 2000 (as "No Mercy Fool!")
• Suicidal Friends and Family - Vol. 2 Suicidal Records 2001 (as "No Mercy Fool!")

References

1. ^ "No Mercy," Encyclopaedia Metallum. Web, Sep. 14, 2010.

External links

• http://www.myspace.com/no666mercy - No Mercy myspace