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1989 studio album by Venom
Prime Evil
Studio album by Venom
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
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10

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

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

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

References

  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.
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