Venom | Black Metal | CD
Venom | Black Metal | CD
Venom is a black, speed and heavy metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, formed as Guillotine in 1978 and renamed Venom in 1979. The band was part of the NWOBHM movement. Their second album 57707 is considered a major influence on extreme metal and gave its name to the Black Metal genre. Most of the band's original material was written by Conrad Lant (Cronos) and Jeffrey Dunn (Mantas).
This is a 2025 CD reissue of the album Black Metal by Venom, released on 28 March 2025 by BMG on one disc. Songwriting credits go to Anthony Bray, Conrad Lant, Jeffrey Dunn and Tony Dolan. Cronos is credited on bass and vocals, Mantas on guitar and Abaddon on drums, with Keith Nichol and Venom credited as producers. Liner notes are by Malcolm Dome.
Track List
- Black Metal
- To Hell and Back
- Buried Alive
- Raise the Dead
- Teacher's Pet
- Leave Me in Hell
- Sacrifice
- Heavens On Fire
- Countess Bathory
- Don't Burn the Witch
- At War With Satan (Preview)
- Bursting Out (60 Min+ Version)
- Black Metal (Radio 1 Session)
- Nightmare (Radio 1 Session)
- Too Loud for the Crowd (Radio 1 Session)
- Bloodlust (Radio 1 Session)
- Die Hard (12" Version)
- Acid Queen (12" Version)
- Bursting Out (12" Version)
- Hounds of Hell (Outtake)