VENOM: In Memorium [The Best of] CD Signed, Autographed.

Description

Venom
Type: Compilation
Release date: March 1st, 1993
Label: Music Club
1. Angel Dust (demo, 1980) 03:14
2. Raise the Dead (demo, 1980) 03:09
3. Red Light Fever (demo, 1980) 02:22
4. Buried Alive 04:13
5. Witching Hour 03:35
6. At War with Satan 05:29
7. Warhead 03:26
8. Manitou 02:59
9. Under a Spell 03:23
10. Nothing Sacred * 04:32
11. Dead Love * 03:18
12. Welcome to Hell 03:11
13. Black Metal 03:42
14. Countess Bathory (live) 04:48
15. 1000 Days in Sodom 04:32
16. Prime Evil 04:29
17. If You Wanna War * 04:34
18. Surgery * 03:45
01:08:41

Dangerous
If you are unaware of Venom’s influence on Thrash, Death and Black Metal by now, you’re either too young, or also aren’t aware of a few other things, like decimal currency and man landing on the moon.

“Angel Dust”, “Raise The Dead”, and “Red Light Fever” were off the bands first demo and production quality aside, they really should not have won the band a recording contract. “Red Light Fever” is a tribute to prostitution cheesy enough to make Iron Maidens “Charlotte The Harlot” sound sophisticated.

The band hit their stride with “Buried Alive”, a spooky, laid back look at well, being buried alive. Cronos’ famed proto death grunt vocals finally seemed to have developed. It is followed by “Witchin’ Hour”, which on first listen borrows extensively from Motorheads “Bomber”, but is faster, dirtier, and more evil. It is songs like this that led to the development of thrash. “Under A Spell” is also an excellent early Speed Metal track. The band also manages a melody, of sorts. The triple hit of undoubted classics “Black Metal”, “Countess Bathory” and “1000 Days In Sodom” are the highlight of the whole album. If they do not have you in an air guitar, headbanging frenzy, well, then you are not a thrash fan, as simple as that. All hail Venom for what they helped create.