Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red)


Widespread Bloodshed is the only studio album by American thrash metal band No Mercy, released in 1987 by Suicidal Records. It was re-released in October 2014.
In 1989 "Master of No Mercy", "Controlled by Hatred", "My Own Way of Life", and "Waking the Dead" were re-recorded by Suicidal Tendencies for their Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu album, after Mike Clark had joined their band. "We're Evil", "Crazy But Proud", "I'm Your Nightmare", and "Widespread Bloodshed - Love Runs Red" were later re-recorded by Suicidal Tendencies for their No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family album.

Critical reception

BraveWords reviewed the re-issue and wrote: " it’s killer stuff, man, tons of energy and wild thrash/early crossover sounds, with Mike Muir doing his thing on vocals." Metal.de also reviewed the re-issue and said the album is a lot of fun and the band sounds vibrant.

Track listing

  1. "We're Evil"
  2. "Crazy But Proud"
  3. "Master of No Mercy"
  4. "Day of the Damned"
  5. "Controlled by Hatred"
  6. "I'm Your Nightmare"
  7. "Widespread Bloodshed - Love Runs Red"
  8. "My Own Way of Life"
  9. "Waking the Dead"

Personnel