Welcome to Hell

Untitled

Welcome to Hell is the 1981 debut album by the British heavy metal band Venom. While the genre "black metal" may have not been named until Venom's second album, it can be noted that while "Welcome to Hell" contains common speed metal elements, it has a decidedly darker and doomed feel, a characteristic of black metal.

Track listing

1. "Sons of Satan" - 3:38
2. "Welcome to Hell" - 3:15
3. "Schizoid" - 3:34
4. "Mayhem With Mercy" - 0:58
5. "Poison" - 4:33
6. "Live Like an Angel (Die Like a Devil)" - 3:59
7. "Witching Hour" - 3:40
8. "One Thousand Days in Sodom" - 4:36
9. "Angel Dust" - 2:43
10. "In League With Satan" - 3:35
11. "Red Light Fever" - 5:14

All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant

Bonus tracks in 2002 re-release by Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group

1. "Angel Dust (Lead Weight version)" - 3:03
2. "In League With Satan (7" version)" - 3:31
3. "Live Like an Angel (7" version)" - 3:54
4. "Bloodlust (7" version)" - 2:59
5. "In Nomine Satanas (7" version)" - 3:29
6. "Angel Dust (Demo)" - 3:10
7. "Raise the Dead (Demo)" - 3:29
8. "Red Light Fever (Demo)" - 4:51
9. "Welcome to Hell (Demo)" - 4:57
10. "Bitch Witch (Outtake)" - 3:08
11. "Snots Shit (Outtake)" - 2:06

All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant

Credits

• Venom - Producer, Performer
  • Conrad "Cronos" Lant – bass guitar, vocals
  • Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn – guitar
  • Tony "Abaddon" Bray – drums
• Keith Nichol - Producer

Miscellanea

• The black metal band Mayhem borrowed their name from the song "Mayhem with Mercy" and covered the song "Witching Hour" on their EP album Deathcrush.
• Legenday stoner metal group High On Fire covered the song "Witching Hour" on their limited edition live album Live At The Relapse Contamination Festival as the closing track.