| Fear No Evil | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Slaughter |
| Cover: | Fear No Evil (Slaughter album).jpg |
| Released: | May 2, 1995 |
| Recorded: | 1993–1994 |
| Genre: | Heavy metal |
| Length: | 52:19 |
| Label: | CMC International |
| Prev Title: | Mass Slaughter: The Best of Slaughter |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Revolution |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
Fear No Evil is the third album by the American band Slaughter.[1] [2] The record was completed while the band was still signed to Chrysalis Records.[3] It was released May 2, 1995 through CMC International.[4]
The album peaked at No. 182 on the Billboard 200.[5] A video was made for '"Searchin'". The band supported the album with a North American tour.[6] [7]
Fear No Evil has sold around 500,000 copies.[8]
Prior to the recording sessions, singer Mark Slaughter was recovering from a 1992 nodule surgery on his vocal cords, guitarist Tim Kelly had been charged with drug trafficking, and bassist Dana Strum was rehabilitating from a motorcycle accident that injured his playing hand.[9] [10] The album title was picked by the band's fans, as part of a contest. The songs were written in 1992 and 1993.[11]
The Sun-Sentinel wrote that "it's pretty much what fans expect, with a few tentative melodies and instrumental breaks thrown in for good measure."[12] The Calgary Herald called the album "textbook '80s thud-rock," and gave it an "E" (in homage to Robert Christgau), for "a record often cited as proof that God does not exist."
The New Straits Times concluded that "the slam-bangers are ordinary and cliche-ridden but the slower songs, despite having borrowed touches, are rather enjoyable." The Columbus Dispatch dismissed Fear No Evil as "the Chipmunks' tribute to Soundgarden."[13]
AllMusic wrote that Slaughter "never were among the best pop-metal groups, lacking the hooks and charisma to make it to the top, but Fear No Evil shows that they could rock harder than anyone would have expected."