Prime Evil (album)

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Prime Evil
Studio album by
Released9 October 1989
Recorded1989
StudioLynx Studio, Newcastle
Genre
Length39:55
LabelUnder One Flag
ProducerNick Tauber, Kevin Ridley
Venom chronology
Calm Before the Storm
(1987)
Prime Evil
(1989)
Temples of Ice
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]

Prime Evil is the sixth studio album by British heavy metal band Venom. It was released in 1989 and is the first in a series of three albums with Atomkraft bassist and vocalist Tony Dolan, replacing Conrad "Cronos" Lant, as a band member and composer.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Venom, except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prime Evil" 4:38
2."Parasite" 3:08
3."Blackened Are the Priests"Tony Dolan4:19
4."Carnivorous"Dolan2:11
5."Skeletal Dance" 3:07
6."Megalomania" (Black Sabbath cover)Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward5:25
7."Insane" 2:54
8."Harder Than Ever" 3:09
9."Into the Fire" 3:23
10."Skool Daze" 4:23
11."Live Like an Angel – Die Like a Devil" (re-recording available on the CD edition of the album)Conrad Lant, Anthony Bray, Jeffrey Dunn3:05

Personnel[edit]

Venom
  • Demolition Man – bass, vocals
  • Mantas – lead guitar
  • Al Barnes – rhythm guitar
  • Abaddon – drums
Production
  • Nick Tauber, Kevin Ridley – producers
  • Barry Clempson – engineer
  • Steve Brew – assistant engineer

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Venom - Prime Evil". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 397. ISBN 978-1894959315.