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No Remorse is the eighth track from Metallica's debut album, Kill 'Em All. It was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. The song is at a moderate tempo for much of the song but changes tempo towards the end.
About[]
The song is about how soldiers in a war are not meant to show any remorse while killing.
An early version of the song appears on Ron McGovney's 1982 demo, and was often played live when Dave Mustaine was still in the band - in this version, however, the ending part has no vocals, and the lyrics for the chorus are slightly different.
In 1993 a sample of the song's chorus was used in the famous game Doom, on the first level.
Live[]
- "No Remorse" has been performed live 246 times as of January, 2025.
- The song was first played live on August 4th, 1982, in West Hollywood, California, United States.
- It was last performed on November 6th, 2022, in Hollywood, Florida, at the Hard Rock Live Concert.
Trivia[]
Lyrics[]
No mercy for what we're doing No thought to even what we've done We don't need to feel the sorrow No remorse for the helpless one War without end No remorse, no repent We don't care what it meant Another day, another death Another sorrow, another breath No remorse, no repent We don't care what it meant Another day, another death Another sorrow, another breath Blood feeds the war machine As it eats its way across the land We don't need to feel the sorrow No remorse is the one command War without end No remorse, no repent We don't care what it meant Another day, another death Another sorrow, another breath No remorse, no repent We don't care what it meant Another day, another death Another sorrow, another breath Only the strong survive No will to save the weaker race We are ready to kill all comers Like a loaded gun right at your face War without end No remorse, no repent We don't care what it meant Another day, another death Another sorrow, another breath No remorse, no repent We don't care what it meant Another day, another death Another sorrow, another breath Attack Bullets are flying People are dying With madness surrounding All hell's breaking loose Soldiers are hounding Bodies are mounting Cannons are shouting to take their abuse With war machines going Blood starts to flowing No mercy given to anyone here The furious fighting Swords are like lightning It all becomes frightening You know death is near No remorse
References[]
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Kill 'Em All |
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Songs | Hit the Lights • The Four Horsemen • Motorbreath • Jump in the Fire • (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth • Whiplash • Phantom Lord • No Remorse • Seek & Destroy • Metal Militia |
Bonus Tracks | Am I Evil? • Blitzkrieg |
Members | James Hetfield • Lars Ulrich • Kirk Hammett • Cliff Burton |