A thrash metal band from California, Merciless Death formed in early 2003 with the coming together of high-school friends Dan Holder and Andy Torres, soon rounded out in numbers by the addition of Cesar Torres on drums and Mike Griego on bass. The band quickly recorded a demo in 2004, entitled Annihilate the Masses. Seeing the need for a more expanded calling card, Merciless Death recorded, produced, and released -- on their own -- their debut full-length, Evil in the Night, in 2006. The album caught the attention of Heavy Artillery Records, which signed them to a deal and re-...