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Between 1981 and 1985 the classic line-up of Venom - Cronos, Mantas and Abaddon - released seven singles for Neat Records, one perhaps for each of the Seven Gates Of Hell. This was the golden age of the band, and with these releases and the albums Welcome To Hell and Black Metal in particular they cemented their position in metal’s hall of fame. Not only did they spawn an entire genre in its own right, but in doing so the band became the yardstick by which future extreme and black metal outfits would measure themselves. As such, the importance of these releases cannot be overstated, and this collection also illustrates how the band’s sound and direction developed over time. Opening with their April 1981 debut ‘In League With Satan’, The Seven Gates Of Hell serves up the seven singles in chronological order: ‘Blood Lust’, ‘Die Hard’, ‘Warhead’, ‘Manitou’, ‘Nightmare’ and the limited edition Hell At Hammersmith EP (with its stunning live version of ‘Witching Hour’) complete the running order, along with the relevant B-sides and bonus tracks on alternate formats. Originally released on CD by Sanctuary in 2003, this new vinyl release adds the track ‘Warhead’ which appeared on the flip of the 12” picture disc of ‘Nightmare’ as well as a 5,000 word essay featuring a new interview with Tony Bray, aka drummer Abaddon.

Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, both Welcome to Hell and Black Magic were major influences on the whole genres of thrash and extreme metal. Often considered the first black metal band, the band even gave a certain band named Metallica their first break in Europe nearly 30 years ago. Indeed, Lars Ulrich once said "[The first Venom album] Welcome To Hell was a classic! Black metal, speed metal, death metal, whatever you want to call it, Venom started it all with that one record!"This reissue of Venom's fourth studio album, Possessed, features the original 1985 album with 6 bonus tracks.
Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, both Welcome to Hell and Black Magic were major influences on the whole genres of thrash and extreme metal. Often considered the first black metal band, the band even gave a certain band named Metallica their first break in Europe nearly 30 years ago. Indeed, Lars Ulrich once said "[The first Venom album] Welcome To Hell was a classic! Black metal, speed metal, death metal, whatever you want to call it, Venom started it all with that one record!"This reissue of Venom's third studio album, At War with Satan, features the original 1984 album with 8 bonus tracks.
Official VENOM 72 piece jigsaw puzzle which is shaped like classic 7” Vinyl EPs and come in their own re-useable packaging.
40th anniversary 2-disc set with 43 remastered cult songs. Incl. 2 previously unreleased tracks!
40th anniversary 2-record set with 22 remastered cult songs! / splatter
40th anniversary 2-disc set with 43 remastered cult songs. Incl. 2 previously unreleased tracks!
Possessed is the fourth album by English heavy metal band Venom.
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