Black Metal (album)

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Black Metal
Studio album by Venom
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Speed metal Black metal
Length	47:49
Label	Neat Records
Producer(s)	Keith Nichol & Venom
Professional reviews
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Venom chronology
Welcome to Hell (1981)	Black Metal (1982)	At War with Satan (1983)

Black Metal is the second album by Venom, and the origin of the term "black metal". It was released in 1982 and is considered one of the most important albums to the extreme metal movement, most notably the emerging thrash metal, death metal and black metal scenes of the 1980s and 1990s.^{[citation needed]} However, it should be noted that the album's musical content is different from what is now considered "black metal".

The song "Black Metal" was featured on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

In 2005 it was voted the 68th best British album of all time by Kerrang! readers.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 2002 re-release by Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group 3 Credits 4 References

[edit] Track listing

Note: On the original vinyl LP release of 'Black Metal, side A of the album (containing tracks 1-5) was called "Side BLACK", and side B (containing tracks 6-10) called "Side METAL".

1. "Black Metal" – 3:40
2. "To Hell and Back" – 3:00
3. "Buried Alive" – 4:16
4. "Raise the Dead" – 2:45
5. "Teachers' Pet" – 4:41
6. "Leave Me in Hell" –3:33
7. "Sacrifice" – 4:27
8. "Heavens' on Fire" – 3:40
9. "Countess Bathory" – 3:44
10. "Don't Burn the Witch" – 3:20
11. "At War with Satan" (Introduction) – 2:14

All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant

[edit] 2002 re-release by Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group

1. "Black Metal" – 3:40
2. "To Hell and Back" – 3:00
3. "Buried Alive" – 4:16
4. "Raise the Dead" – 2:45
5. "Teachers' Pet" – 4:41
6. "Leave Me in Hell" –3:33
7. "Sacrifice" – 4:27
8. "Heavens' on Fire" – 3:40
9. "Countess Bathory" – 3:44
10. "Don't Burn the Witch" – 3:20
11. "At War With Satan" (Introduction) – 2:14
12. "Bursting Out (60 Min+ version)" - 2:58
13. "Black Metal (Radio 1 session)" - 3:08
14. "Nightmare (Radio 1 session)" - 3:27
15. "Too Loud for the Crowd (Radio 1 session)" - 2:09
16. "Bloodlust (Radio 1 session)" - 2:44
17. "Die Hard (12" version)" - 3:06
18. "Acid Queen (12" version)" - 2:31
19. "Bursting Out (12" version)" - 2:59
20. "Hound of Hell (Outtake)" - 3:20

All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant

[edit] Credits

• Cronos – bass guitar, vocals
• Mantas – guitar
• Abaddon – drums

[edit] References

Rockdetector.com: Venom: Rockdetector Biography