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Supreme Being
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| They Have Returned!!!....The Mighty Venom, well sort of... the band now consists of Cronos/Bass and Vocals, Mykvs/guitar, and Antton/Drums (Cronos' Brother). Antton having previously played on the last Venom album, Resurrection. Mykvs played with Venom on Calm Before The Storm and was in Cronos' solo bad as well. There's the rundown..Now what about the music??? Metal Black kicks off with Cronos screaming "Antechrist!"..and doesn't let up, A fast uptempo track that is catchy and has that "old" Venom sound to it. The next track "Burn In Hell" has the memorable chorus "Infernooo" which will keep you humming it or banging your head/thrashing your living room...which ever you prefer... Out of the 14 tracks clocking in at a little under 60 minutes, there's only a few less memorable ones, most are standout, top notch songs. The production qualites of 'Metal Black' are very raw, very raw indeed. The drums are loud as hell. Cronos' bass pumps throughout the whole album. Mykvs guitar tone is a natural amp distortion, but when the leads kick in He takes it up another notch with a more modern lead sound...Mykvs leads are a great improvement over previous guitarist Mantas, and are a welcomed addition. With tracks like: Rege Satanas, Darkest Realm, Lucifier Rising and the fast thrashing closer "Metal Black"... It seems as though the Mighty Legions have returned...Cronos has delivered an album that sticks up it's middle finger to those "cookie cutter" metal albums you hear every day with the same overproduced sounds on them. Venom's Metal Black is a return to the future,so to speak. While the production isn't what you'd expect every instrument shines through, and this album is LOUD and In Your Face...They mean business this time...you can sense the urgency with each track on the album...Oh Yes, They Have Returned!!!! and Thank God for that. SteveSaks 2/10/06
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Supreme Being
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Cool review. thanks for posting it. I am not all that familiar with Venom so it's good to hear an opinion about the latest.
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I still can't wait for this to be released. Resurrection was an amazing album. I think I want this one even more than the Celtic Frost one.
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It's kinda like resurrection, but it's more raw, and thrashier, uptempo..not as mid-paced as the last one. Cronos sounds better than ever..It's a very Loud sounding cd. I must have played it 100 times already..I met Cronos in 89 at the Ritz in NYC..he was so cool, and taller than I thought..lol..
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Supreme Being
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When is it supposed to be released in the US?
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I believe it's March 20th in Europe..Not positive about US release date..It's on Sanctuary which operates In the US too, so I assume it should come out about same time..I posted a re-vamped , track by track detailed review Of Metal Black, in the review section...take a peek...
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Supreme Being
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| Thanx bro!...This was my first draft of the Venom -Metal Black- review..the newer, louder and from the very depts of Hell version 12inch remix is in the review section, and here's the link: http://www.livingformetal.com/reviews/review.aspx?reviewid=54 siteofthehydra.com rules!
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