Prime Evil (album)
Appearance
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Released | 9 October 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Studio | Lynx Studio, Newcastle | |||
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Length | 39:55 | |||
Label | Under One Flag | |||
Producer | Nick Tauber, Kevin Ridley | |||
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Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
Prime Evil is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Venom. It was released in 1989, and the first in a series of three albums with former Atomkraft bassist and vocalist Tony Dolan, replacing Conrad "Cronos" Lant, as a band member and composer.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Venom, except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Prime Evil" | 4:38 | |
2. | "Parasite" | 3:08 | |
3. | "Blackened Are the Priests" | Tony Dolan | 4:19 |
4. | "Carnivorous" | Dolan | 2:11 |
5. | "Skeletal Dance" | 3:07 | |
6. | "Megalomania" (Black Sabbath cover) | Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | 5:25 |
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 Dunn | 3:05 |
Personnel
- Venom
- Demolition Man – vocals, bass
- Mantas – lead guitar
- Al Barnes – rhythm guitar
- Abaddon – drums
- Production
- Nick Tauber, Kevin Ridley - producers
- Barry Clempson - engineer
- Steve Brew - assistant engineer
References
- ^ "Venom - Prime Evil". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 397. ISBN 978-1894959315.