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Venom -Prime Evil lp [grey]

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2020 release on grey vinyl.

The worst thing that can happen to a group is when a singer leaves, especially when the singer was an original founding member and really aided to the groups unique sound, such as with Cronos. Only in a few instances does a singer change result for the and most end up mediocre or a disaster. So was Venom with a new singer the train wreck as expected? I would have to say not. Whats a shame is that most old Venom fans will go into the album Prime Evil with pre-conceived notions that the album will suck, or won’t even listen to the album at all. This is a shame because frankly, Cronos wasn’t Venom. He was only 1/3 Venom. Two founding members Mantas and Abaddon remained so all cannot be bad. The new singer, Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan from Atomkraft, though he might not have as unique or attitude filled voice as Cronos, but he does a commendable job. Frankly, I cannot think of one other singer out there that could have done as good of job filling Cronos’s shoes. Mantas returns to the fold (only because Dolan and he were friends and Tony convinced him to come back) and brings with him the Venom name, which I understand was his idea to begin with. Abbadon is as sloppy as ever, and if you listen to this one as much as I have you can hear some clumsy punch-ins here and there. Most of you that heard the bands previous album Calm Before the Storm remember that the band was faltering with their identity and frankly, Prime Evil is a step back on track. The songs, for the most part, are darker and serious, with out totally abandoning the Venom sound of the past. The production is damn solid, you can hear everything and the timbre is just perfect. The best production Venom had up to that point and possibly since. For those fans that are stiff minded that Venom is Cronos and only Cronos, then this review will not convince them. There is no changing their minds. If your a fan that is open minded but still have doubt that Venom can exist without Cronos, then make sure to pick up Prime Evil as you will find out that you cannot deny the contributions Dolan made with the band. Prime Evil is a terrific album that deserves to be discovered.

Track list:
1. Prime Evil
2. Parasite
3. Blackened Are The Priests
4. Carnivorous
5. Skeletal Dance
6. Megalomania-Black Sabbath cover
7. Insane
8. Harder Than Ever
9. Into The Fire
10. School Daze
11. Live Like An Angel – Die Like A Devil

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Back On Black Records

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BOBV789LPLTD