Too heavy, too fast, too mean. Those six words describe Maryland's Show No Mercy well. When a new trend pops up literally every other week due to the spread of information online, it's hard to find something original. Show No Mercy plays a heavy as hell, spiteful brand of crossover hardcore. A modern take on the great hardcore/thrash crossover of the late 80s / early 90s.The lyrical and art content of the band is as integral as the unique sound they posess. A hodge-podge of anti-pop culture, cult leaders, mass-murderers, cartoon mascots, drug addicts and wisemen. Maniacs and martyrs. The songs range from topics like burning Washington D.C to the ground, and washing it's suburbs in blood to songs that espouse philosophies of self-empowerment and fufillmment that would make Anton LaVey proud.