Mercyless

During death metal's '90s heyday, Frenchmen Mercyless were one of only a handful of the country's bands to gain recognition outside their own borders. Though their brutal debut long-player Abject Offerings appeared as a cassette-only release from Century Media in 1992, Mercyless had been issuing demos since 1988. After establishing their reputation for no-nonsense volume and mayhem concerts on the European metal scene, they released Coloured Funeral in 1993. The set was chock-full of jagged time signatures, angular distorted riffs, thunderous double kick drums, and spiky, ofte...