VENOM "Possessed" /LP/

Embroidered bordered woven patch.

110x60mm 

For the first time officially released the very first live album by the legendary British Heavy/Black/Speed Metal band.
One of the most legendary shows in the history of Metal now available on deluxe vinyl format!
Blistering live performance by Black Metal pioneers, recorded in 1984 at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, shows us the mighty Venom in all of their glory and at their best, with the huge stage and more of pyro than had veer previously been seen at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon venue!!
Back On Black, 2020 (BOBV791LP). Made in UK. Pressed in Czech. First official press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Leave Me in Hell 03:37
2. Countess Bathory 03:44
3. Die Hard 03:02
4. 7 Gates of Hell 05:43
5. Buried Alive 04:19

Side B
6. Don't Burn the Witch 03:20
7. Welcome to Hell 03:15
8. Warhead 03:35
9. Stand Up and Be Counted 03:31

Total playing time: 34:06 min.

The debut full-length studio album by British Thrash Metal band.
Mpire Of Evil is a band composed of former Venom members, the most notable of which is Jeff “Mantas” Dunn, Venom’s founding guitarist, who has been off the Metal radar since leaving that band over a decade ago. Filling out the trio are Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan — who did an admirable (if thankless) job fronting Venom during original bassist/vocalist Cronos’ absence in the late eighties and early nineties, and drummer Antton (Cronos’s brother), who manned the kit for Venom from 2000 to 2009.
Regarding the band’s unusual name, the band was originally called Prime Evil, after the title of Dolan’s first album with Venom. However, the name was already in use by another band, so the trio scrambled some letters and re-christened itself Mpire of Evil.
The band play tunes somewhere between Motörhead, Venom, harder-edged Euro-Traditional/Power Metal and Thrash Metal, of course. The album boasts 10 brand-new tracks displaying the band’s infectious and groovy Heavy Metal assault, conveying Mantas’ thunderous riffs, a huge rhythm section and Dolan’s abrasive vocals into a monstrous musical holocaust, which will appeal to both, old school and modern Metal fans.
"Hell To The Holy" is a great start for this veteran crew. The band is tight, the production is punchy and Mantas turns in some particularly fine work. Mantas is a legend, and it is good to hear that he can still crank out some Metal. They showed that no matter the age, they can still kick ass and obliterate most of the acts of core lying around today.
Produced by Mantas himself and featuring stunning cover artwork by Gyula Havancsák (Annihilator, Destruction, Grave Digger), "Hell To The Holy" is without any doubts a “must have” album for 2012!
Scarlet Records, 2012 (SC 217-0). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Hellspawn 3:58
2. Metal Messiah 5:15
3. Waking Up Dead 4:21
4. Hell To The Holy 8:01
5. Snake Pit 4:12
6. All Hail 4:12
7. Devil 6:16
8. Shockwave 4:54
9. The 8th Gate 8:14
10. M-Pire (Prelude) 3:27
Total playing time: 52:50 min.

Neat Records (D.W.E. Ltd.)/Roadrunner Productions B.V., 1984 (RR 125506). Made in Holland. First press. Used (cover/disc): VG/VG+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Manitou  4:28    
  
Side 2
2. Woman  2:48
3. Dead Of The Night  3:42

Total playing time: 10:58 min.

The sixth full-length studio album by legendary British Speed/Black/Heavy Metal band.
"Calm Before The Storm" effectively ended the first of Cronos' eras with Venom. Alternately experimental yet lacking in overall consistency, "Calm Before The Storm" was a direction that Cronos knew could not be advanced any further within the confines of Venom. Cronos decided to take his leave from the group and start his own solo career. "Prive Evil" is the first of the three albums with Atomkraft bassist and vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, replacing Conrad "Cronos" Lant, as a band member and composer.
Abaddon was determined to carry on the name. He managed to secure the "band" a contract with a new label using, ironically, "Deadline"-era demo recordings (which featured Cronos and Mantas) despite the fact that he was the only member of the band at the time. Needing to scramble a band together to get back into the studio and record what would become "Prime Evil", Abaddon convinced Mantas (whose own solo career was a worthy but commercially underwhelming experiment) to return to the band. Mantas agreed on two conditions: rhythm guitarist Al Barnes (War Machine), who also played on Mantas' "Winds Of Change" LP, and his friend and former Atomkraft bassist/vocalist Tony Dolan (Demolition Man) had to be allowed to join up. Abaddon agreed.
"Prime Evil", the resulting album, is the great Venom release that no one many knows about. This is a much more lively and rejuvenated Venom, one that had not been heard since the "At War With Satan" days. Everyone fires on all cylinders. The production is probably the best the band ever had, although "Resurrection" comes close. The songs are all over the place and also among the band's best. It's so hard to pick a standout track on this album. Every single one of these tunes is a masterpiece of the highest order. There's a bit of everything here – a little Thrash, some Speed, a bit of Doom, and an f*ck load of confidence and attitude.
The album is a thrilling and ridiculously catchy slab of British Black/Thrash Metal that never loses its ferocity or momentum. Often overlooked, this Heavy Metal gem is a must-have in the collection of every Metal head!
Under One Flag/Maze America Inc./Kraze, 1988/1989 (MCD 1064-2). Made in the USA. Pressed in Canada. Re-press.


Tracklist:
1. Prime Evil 4:41
2. Parasite 3:09
3. Blackened Are The Priests 4:19
4. Carnivorous 2:11
5. Skeletal Dance 3:09
6. Megalomania (Black Sabbath Cover) 5:25
7. Insane 2:57
8. Harder Than Ever 3:11
9. Into The Fire 3:22
10. Skool Daze 4:22
11. Live Like An Angel - Die Like A Devil 3:03
Total playing time: 39:49 min.

The second compilation album by legendary British Heavy/Black/Speed Metal band.
Castle Communications PLC/Raw Power, 1986 (RAWLP 024). Made in England. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/NM.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. In League with Satan 03:28
2. Live like an Angel (Die like a Devil) 03:48
3. Bloodlust 02:57
4. In Nomine Satanas 03:28
5. Die Hard 03:02
6. Acid Queen 02:28

Side 2
1. Bursting Out 02:55
2. Warhead 03:32
3. Lady Lust 02:46
4. Seven Gates of Hell 05:28
5. Manitou 02:59
6. Dead of the Night 03:48

Total playing time: 40:39 min.