CALM BEFORE THE STORM
by VENOM
Compact Disc
MMGZ102CD
Label: METAL MANIA
"Calm Before the Storm" is the fifth album by black metal pioneers Venom. Originally released in 1987, the album is characterised by a "cleaner", more synthetic sound when compared to Venom's earlier albums. Perhaps mostly due to the addition of another guitarist and the producer Nick Tauber, who had previously worked with hard rock acts such as UFO and Thin Lizzy. The band drifted away from the old school Venom sound, in favour of a more upbeat traditional and simplistic thrash metal approach. Gone are the pentagrams, inverted crosses and satanic lyrics. This is one of the most atmospheric albums that Venom ever made.
Black Xmas
The Chanting Of The Priests
Metal Punk
Under A Spell
Calm Before The Storm
Fire
Krakin Up
Beauty And The Beast
Deadline
Gypsy
Muscle
