At War with Satan

At War with Satan is the third album by heavy metal band Venom. With this album, they went back to the more raw, unpolished sound of Welcome to Hell after the more refined albeit darker and heavier sound of Black Metal. This is especially emphasized with the raspy vocals. Shortly after it's release, the HMV and WH Smith record chains withdrew the album from their shelves due to it's "controversial content", an odd reaction considering that At War With Satan is generally not considered more controversial than any of the earlier Venom albums. Arguably, it was a reaction to the increased publicity the group had got.

The inspiration for writing a track comprising an entire side of the album came from Rush's 2112, one of bassist Conrad Lant's favourite albums of all time.

The epic title track was actually never played live until bassist Conrad Lant rearranged it, shortening it by more than half, for his solo project Cronos. It has since then been played live several times by the reformed Venom.

1 Track listing
2 2002 Reissue track listing
3 Credits
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Track listing

"At War with Satan" – 19:57
"Rip Ride" – 3:08
"Genocide" – 3:58
"Cry Wolf" – 4:18
"Stand Up (And Be Counted)" – 3:31
"Women, Leather and Hell" – 3:21
"Aaaaargghh" – 2:24

[edit] 2002 Reissue track listing

"At War with Satan" – 19:57
"Rip Ride" – 3:08
"Genocide" – 3:58
"Cry Wolf" – 4:18
"Stand Up (And Be Counted)" – 3:31
"Women, Leather and Hell" – 3:21
"Aaaaargghh" – 2:24
"At War With Satan (Bonus) (TV Adverts)" - 1:04
"Warhead (Bonus)" - 3:40
"Lady Lust (Bonus)" - 2.48
"The Seven Gates Of Hell (Bonus)" - 5:28
"Manitou (Bonus)" - 4:42
"Woman (Bonus)" - 2:56
"Dead Of Night (Bonus)" - 4:09
"Manitou (Bonus) (Abbey Road uncut mix)" - 4:49

[edit] Credits

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

All Lyrics and music written by Conrad Lant, Jeff Dunn and Tony Bray.

v • d • e Venom

Conrad Lant · Rage · Antony "Antton" Lant Jeff "Mantas" Dunn · Anthony "Abaddon" Bray · James Clare · Steve "War Maniac" White · Alastair "Big Al" Barnes · Clive "Jesus Christ" Archer · Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan · Mike "Mykvs" Hickey

Studio albums & EP	Welcome To Hell (1981) · Black Metal (1982) · At War With Satan (1983) · Possessed (1985) · Calm Before The Storm (1987) · Prime Evil (1989) · Temples of Ice (1991) · The Waste Lands (1992) · Venom ' 96 (1996) · Cast In Stone (1997) · Resurrection (2000) · Metal Black (2006)

Compilations & live	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1986) · The Singles 1980-1986 (1986) · The Book of Armageddon (1992) · Skeletons In The Closet (1993)