Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red)

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Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red)
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Studio album by
No Mercy
Released1987
Genre Thrash metal
Length41:44
Label Suicidal
Producer Mike Muir
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal.de 7/10 [1]

Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red) 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. [2]

Contents

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." [3] Metal.de also reviewed the re-issue and said the album is a lot of fun and the band sounds vibrant. [1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Maronde, Eckart (October 20, 2014). "No Mercy - Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red) Review". Metal.de . Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "NO MERCY – Suicidal Records To Re-Release Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red)". BraveWords . September 22, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "NO MERCY – Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red)". BraveWords . November 26, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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