Venom - Black Metal (1982) [Deluxe Expanded Edition, CD+DVD 2009]

Date: March 11, 2010

Newcastle natives Venom had exploded across the U.K. in 1981, unleashing one of the most reviled, unapproachable, and, well, toxic debuts in rock history with their landmark Welcome to Hell opus. An unprecedented example of sonic excess applied to the lowest fidelity recording available (or even imaginable), the album wielded its satanic subject matter and uncontrolled speed like a weapon against all that was considered tasteful and refined in music – a true Frankenstein's Monster, even by heavy metal standards. Needless to say, it was ruthlessly derided and ultimately doomed commercially, but amazingly influential nevertheless, sowing the seeds of much that would be referred to as "extreme metal" in the coming decades. Released hot upon the heels of this first assault came Venom's nearly as crucial second album, 1982's Black Metal, whose title alone still lends itself to the most uncompromising strain of heavy metal in existence today. Like Welcome to Hell, Black Metal revealed a trio of visionary village idiots grappling with forces beyond their control (i.e., creative developments so groundbreaking they themselves had little control over its final destination, nor the technical ability to match their vision, more often than not). And yet, that epitomizes Venom's enduring mystique, carried forward here by another slew of proto-thrashing classics like the title track (introduced by a chainsaw, no less – how subtle), "Raise the Dead," and "Acid Queen." Further highlights include the surprisingly complex "Leave Me in Hell," the unusually goofy "Teacher's Pet," and the absolute classics "Bloodlust" and "Countess Bathory." Also on hand as the LP's final track is the introduction to the 20-minute epic "At War With Satan," which would take up their next album's entire first half in what proved to be a fatefully ill-conceived (and executed) overextension of the band's capabilities. And while no single track here would match the impact of first album nuggets like "Witching Hour" and "Angel Dust" in terms of future influence (the aforementioned "Countess Bathory" possibly being the sole exception), taken as a whole, Black Metal is right up there with its predecessor.

~ by Eduardo Rivadavi, allmusic.com

Deluxe edition with a plethora of mouth watering additions. Following the original album are 11 bonus tracks consisting of a Radio One Session, outtakes, 12 inch remixes & the 7 inch single, ‘Bloodlust’. The bonus NTSC DVD disc is a monumental live show, the 7th Date Of Hell filmed at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in 1984. This breathtaking period performance puts the viewer on the stage with the original line-up as they burn through a set of demoniRecord Collector (magazine) (p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 – "The foggy production was the point…the album was a deliberate two fingers to the metal scene of the day, a blasphemous, blue-collar rant…"

~ cduniverce.com

DISC ONE: BLACK METAL original album

1. Black Metal - 3:45
2. To Hell and Back - 3:04
3. Buried Alive - 4:12
4. Raise The Dead - 2:54
5. Teacher's Pet - 4:45
6. Leave Me In Hell- 3:36
7. Sacrifice - 4:30
8. Heaven's On Fire - 3:42
9. Countess Bathory - 3:48
10. Don't Burn The Witch - 3:18
11. At War With Satan (Preview) - 2:22

Bonus Tracks:
12. Bursting Out (60 Min+ Version) - 3:00
13. Black Metal (Radio One Session) - 3:07
14. Nightmare (Radio One Session) - 3:27
15. Too Loud For The Crowd (Radio One Session) - 2:16
16. Bloodlust (Radio One Session) - 2:40
17. Die Hard (12' Version) - 3:06
18. Acid Queen (12' Version) - 2:32
19. Bursting Out (12' Version) - 2:58
20. Hounds of Hell (Outtake) - 3:21
21. Bloodlust (7' Single A-Side, NEAT 13) - 2:59
22. In Nomine Satanas (7' Single B-Side, NEAT 13) - 3:26

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DISC TWO DVD: The 7th Date Of Hell
Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, Friday June, 1st 1984

1. Intro - 1:07
2. Leave Me In Hell - 3:28
3. Countess Bathory - 4:23
4. Die Hard - 4:06
5. 7 Gates of Hell - 5:01
6. Cronos Bass Solo 84 - 2:39
7. Buried Alive - 3:10
8. Don't Burn the Witch - 2:58
9. In Nomine Satanas - 3:53
10. Welcome to Hell - 5:29
11. Warhead - 5:24
12. Stand Up (& Be Counted) - 4:47
13. Mantas Guitar Solo 84 - 3:02
14. Bloodlust - 7:29

DVD Bonus Features:
15. Bloodlust (promo vide) - 3:15
16. Nightmare (promo vide) - 4:54
17. Witching Hour (promo vide) - 5:14

DVD info:

Original format: DVD5
VIDEO_TS folder
Total Length ~ 70 min (Videos)
Aspect Ratio - 4:3
Video - MPEG-2, NTSC 720x480, VBR 29.970 fps
Language - English
Audio - AC3 Stereo
Subtitles - No
Region code - free
Size - 3,9 GB

• Cronos - Rabid Captor Of Bestial Malevolance (bass, vocals)
• Abaddon - Barbaric Gardian To The 7 Gates Of Hell (drums)
• Mantas - Grand Master Of Hades & Mayhem (guitar)

Original 'Black Metal' album first release January 1982. NEAT Records, NEAT 1005
Recorded at Impulse Studios, Newcastle, England.
Remastered in 2002 by Castle Music/Sanctuary Records.

Original 'The 7th Date Of Hell' Video Released on NEAT Records & Music/Polygram video in 1984, 041 051 2
Producer - Michael Rodd. Director - Bob Harvey.

Deluxe Expanded Edition Co-ordinated by Steve Hammonds for Sanctuary Records.
Product manager by Jon Richards. CD re-mastered by Andy Pearce at Masterpiece.
DVD production and co-ordination Nick Barratt.

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Fully & properly repackaged, Huge thanks to the Original Releaser and MMT!