Venom - Welcome To Hell - guest review
Venom - Welcome To Hell - guest review
Tracklist
01. Sons Of Satan02. Welcome To Hell
03. Schizo
04. Mayhem With Mercy
05. Poison
06. Live Like An Angel (Die Like A Devil)
07. Witching Hour
08. One Thousand Days In Sodom
09. Angel Dust
10. In League With Satan
11. Red Light Fever
2002 remastered re-release bonus tracks:
12. Angel Dust [From Lead Weight]
13. In League With Satan [7 version]
14. Live Like An Angel [7 version]
15. Bloodlust [7" Single]
16. In Nomine Satanas [7" Single]
17. Angel Dust [Demo]
18. Raise The Dead [Demo]
19. Red Light Fever [Demo]
20. Welcome To Hell [Demo]
21. Bitch Witch [Outtake]
22. Snots Shit [Outtake]
Guest review by
-tom- December 20, 2004
Although it sounds like it was recorded in a shed, this is an excellent album. Perhaps the awful quality of this recording is the reason that it has become compulsory for 'true' black metal bands to follow in the footsteps of their heroes. The raw sound of this album definitely made it feel a lot rougher and more extreme (can you imagine it properly produced?). This is where extreme metal of all forms started. Almost all early thrash, death and black metal bands claim that these guys are the reason that they play that style of music.
However, despite its legendary status and its influence on hundreds of black metal bands, it is recorded and produced extremely badly and the songs are pretty simple and often repetitive. The bad production can be blamed on the fact that this was recorded in 3 days as a demo but then released as a full-length album and the fact that 23 years ago recording technology was a lot less advanced. The simplicity and repetitiveness can be blamed on the fact that the band had only been together for a short time when this was recorded and they released much better albums later on.
The influence of Venom is still present in the black metal scene even after 20 years of evolving and mutating the sound and even if welcome to hell does sound aged now, it is still an excellent piece of metal history that deserves a place in any metal-heads collection.
Written by -tom- | December 20, 2004
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Posts: 23 Written by Roman Doez on 11.11.2021 at 22:34 saw other people saying they felt old after reading this, but I instead just felt young 
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Posts: 1277 Written by 𖤐br0kenskullz𖤐 on 20.06.2024 at 07:26 Ain't no way I make people feel old bruh I'm not even 20 😭😭😭
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Posts: 6663 Written by Roman Doez on 20.06.2024 at 18:31 I thought I was young not being around when this was released, but on the other hand I can't believe this site was established before you were even born 
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Posts: 23 Written by Roman Doez on 20.06.2024 at 18:31 same im currently nowhere near 20 
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Wow those comments ... Thanks I feel like a grandpa now.
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