Sold Date: December 16, 2024
Start Date: December 9, 2024
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Venom are an English extreme metal band formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom's first two albums—Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982)—are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. Venom's second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of the extreme metal subgenre of black metal. The band classic line-up trio of Cronos, Mantas and Abaddon recorded two further studio albums At War With Satan (1984) and Possessed (1985) and live album Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1986). Often cited by bands such as Metallica, Behemoth, Celtic Frost and Mayhem as major influences, they are one of the most revered bands of their generation. Venom are still fronted by original singer/bassist Cronos and headline festivals all over the globe and continue to release new music.

The band celebrate 40 years with a new super deluxe vinyl box set. In Nomine Satanas features remastered audio, unreleased demos, coloured/splatter vinyl and a book, posters and merchandise.

This hefty set features the band’s first four studio albums, released between 1981 and 1985 along with 1986 live album ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’. A bonus 2LP set – ‘Son of Satan: Rare and Unreleased’ offers early 1979 Church Hall rehearsals, Impulse Studios ‘£50 demos’ from 1980. The final vinyl record (there are nine in total) is a seven-inch shaped picture disc of 1982 single ‘Bloodlust’.

All the vinyl is pressed on some form of coloured vinyl and all of the albums are remastered from the original tapes with embossed covers, posters and inserts like their original first editions.

In Nomine Satanas also includes a large 40-page hardcover book detailing the history of the band featuring new interviews with all three members, written by Dom Lawson. Additionally, it includes a massive (90 x 60cm) two-sided poster of the ‘Seven Dates Of Hell’ tour poster, a reproduced tour programme and Venom’s legions back patch.

Shrinkwrap has been removed but contents has never been removed from boxset. It’s just sat on my vinyl shelving since purchase in 2019. There are a few slight marks on the side of the outer box that’s been against the shelf - otherwise it’s as good as new.

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