- Welcome to Hell
Infobox Album |
Name = Welcome to Hell
Type = studio
Artist = Venom
Released = January 12, 1981 (UK)
Recorded = 1980 at Impulse Studios in Newcastle,England
Genre =Speed metal ,thrash metal ,black metal
Length = 39:26
Label =Neat Records
Producer = Keith Nichol and Venom
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ylf1zf0heh2k link]
Last album =
This album = "Welcome to Hell"
(1981)
Next album = "Black Metal"
(1982)"Welcome to Hell" is the 1981 debut album by the British heavy metal band Venom. The sound of the album was very noisy and rough, perhaps in part because the band thought they were recording a demo when they recorded the album over a period of only three days. Geoff Barton stated in his 1981 five- star review of "Welcome to Hell" that the album had "the hi- fi dynamics of a 50- year old pizza" and that it "brought a new meaning to the word "cataclysmic"". It should be noted, however, that those comments compared "Welcome to Hell" to other heavy metal from the early eighties. As of 2008, even heavier music is hardly uncommon (a prime example is the
early Norwegian black metal scene ).While the term "black metal" may have not been created until Venom's second album, it can be noted that "Welcome to Hell" contains common
speed metal elements, and that it has a decidedly darker and doomed feel, a characteristic of black metal.The first vinyl pressing included a poster and a pink lyrics sheet.
Track listing
# "Sons of Satan" - 3:38
# "Welcome to Hell" - 3:15
# "Schitzo" - 3:34
# "Mayhem With Mercy" - 0:58
# "Poison" - 4:33
# "Live Like an Angel (Die Like a Devil)" - 3:59
# "Witching Hour" - 3:40
# "One Thousand Days in Sodom" - 4:36
# "Angel Dust" - 2:43
# "In League With Satan" - 3:35
# "Red Light Fever" - 5:14All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant
Bonus tracks in 1985 re- release by Combat
- "In Nomine Satanas" - 3:28
- "Bursting Out" - 2:56
All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant
Bonus tracks in 2002 re-release by Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group
- "Angel Dust (Lead Weight version)" - 3:03
- "In League With Satan (7" version)" - 3:31
- "Live Like an Angel (7" version)" - 3:54
- "Bloodlust (7" version)" - 2:59
- "In Nomine Satanas (7" version)" - 3:29
- "Angel Dust (Demo)" - 3:10
- "Raise the Dead (Demo)" - 3:29
- "Red Light Fever (Demo)" - 4:51
- "Welcome to Hell (Demo)" - 4:57
- "Bitch Witch (Outtake)" - 3:08
- "Snots Shit (Outtake)" - 2:06
All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant
Comes with a 12- page booklet. Some versions have slipcase cover.
Credits
*Venom - Producer, Performer
**Conrad "Cronos" Lant –bass guitar , vocals
**Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn –guitar
**Tony "Abaddon" Bray – drums
*Keith Nichol - ProducerLegacy
The
black metal band Mayhem borrowed their name from the song "Mayhem with Mercy"Fact|date=April 2008 and covered the song "Witching Hour" on theirEP albumDeathcrush . Legendary stoner metal groupHigh On Fire covered the song "Witching Hour" on their limited edition live album Live At The Relapse Contamination Festival as the closing track.External links
* [http://www.venomcollector.com/info2.cfm?info_id=78016 Welcome to Hell info on Venomcollector.com]
References
* Barton, Geoff (December, 1981). "Review of "Welcome to Hell"". "Sounds".
* Dome, Malcolm (2005). MMV Booklet
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