Welcome to Hell

by Venom

Welcome to Hell cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1981
  • Label: Neat
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:18:06
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Venom's unbelievably abrasive debut single-handedly forced heavy metal into significantly darker, faster, and more terrifying extremes. Marred by muddy, lo-fi production, 'Welcome to Hell' relies entirely on blistering speed, sloppy aggression, and unabashed, theatrical Satanism, making it the undeniable, highly influential genesis of extreme metal.

Genres

Descriptors: satanism, lo-fi, rhythmic, ferocious, relentless

Tracklist

  1. Sons of Satan (3:37)
  2. Welcome to Hell (3:13)
  3. Schizo (3:30)
  4. Mayhem with Mercy (0:59)
  5. Poison (4:30)
  6. Live Like an Angel (3:58)
  7. Witching Hour (3:40)
  8. One Thousand Days of Sodom (4:35)
  9. Angel Dust (2:39)
  10. In League with Satan (3:31)
  11. Red Light Fever (5:14)
  12. Angel Dust (Lead Weight Version) (3:02)
  13. In League with Satan (7" Version) (3:31)
  14. Live Like an Angel (7" Version) (3:53)
  15. Bloodlust (7" Version) (2:59)
  16. In Nomine Satanas (7" Version) (3:28)
  17. Angel Dust (Demo) (3:10)
  18. Raise the Dead (Demo) (3:29)
  19. Red Light Fever (Demo) (4:50)
  20. Welcome to Hell (Demo) (4:57)
  21. Bitch Witch (Outtake) (3:08)
  22. Snots Shit (Outtake) (2:06)

Credits

  • Venom - primary artist, producer
  • Magda - artwork
  • Cronos - bass [bulldozer bass], vocals, artwork [front cover artwork - uncredited]
  • Abaddon - drums [and nuclear warheads]
  • Mantas - guitar [chainsaw guitar dives]
  • Keith Nichol - producer
  • Mickey Sweeney - producer
  • Steve Thompson - producer
  • Anthony Bray - written-by [all titles]
  • Conrad Lant - written-by [all titles]
  • Jeffrey Dunn - written-by [all titles]

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