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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-13-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.venomslegion.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Venom Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Fallen Angels Label : Spinefarm ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Let me start this review by saying that I am a ║ │
│║ hardcore Venom fan. Fucking HARDCORE. Venom has ║ │
│║ long been my second-favorite band, second only ║ │
│║ to Black Sabbath, and IÆve followed the band ║ │
│║ over the years through all the ups and downs, ║ │
│║ alt-rock trends (Fuck the nineties. Kurt Cobain ║ │
│║ blows goats in Hell.), lineup changes and ║ │
│║ reunions, and noticed the general indifference ║ │
│║ of the mainstream and many who claim to be metal ║ │
│║ fans. I was there before the classic lineup ║ │
│║ originally fractured, and I know this bandÆs ║ │
│║ music back to forward. The positive influence ║ │
│║ VenomÆs music has had on my life and my own ║ │
│║ music cannot be understated. In truth, Venom has ║ │
│║ damned my soul, and I love it! There seems to be ║ │
│║ a perception among some so-called fans that ║ │
│║ Venom released a couple of classic albums and ║ │
│║ then did naught worth shit after that, or that ║ │
│║ ôwithout so-and-so in the band, it ainÆt Venom.ö ║ │
│║ These people are welcomed to their narrow-minded ║ │
│║ opinions, just as they are welcomed to go screw ║ │
│║ themselves. Venom has in all its many ║ │
│║ incarnations never released an album which ║ │
│║ sucked (I respect Tony Dolan and enjoy his work ║ │
│║ with the band), although the critically-panned ║ │
│║ Calm before the Storm might be an easy target ║ │
│║ due to its somewhat more traditional metal ║ │
│║ direction. Fallen Angels will stand for many ║ │
│║ devout followers as the strongest album of the ║ │
│║ recent trinity of albums, being Metal Black, ║ │
│║ Hell and now, Fallen Angels. The album starts ║ │
│║ off in aggressive fashion with ôHammerhead,ö a ║ │
│║ track which could be a tribute to all loyal fans ║ │
│║ which have followed the band for thirty years. ║ │
│║ ôNemesisö is pure thrash mayhem, and on ôPedal ║ │
│║ to the Metalö the band puts it to the floor. Let ║ │
│║ it be known that there are no weak tracks on ║ │
│║ this album. After several grinding, mid-paced ║ │
│║ tracks including ôLap of the Gods,ö ôDamnation ║ │
│║ of Soulsö and Beggarman, ôThe band then pull out ║ │
│║ all the stops for ôHail Satanas,ö likely my ║ │
│║ favorite song on the album, featuring a killer ║ │
│║ guitar riff and pounding drums. Guitarist Rage, ║ │
│║ no longer the new boy, makes the role his own, ║ │
│║ playing rhythms and scorching lead solos which ║ │
│║ perfectly fit the style of Venom yet never ║ │
│║ appear as a rip-off of a certain former Venom ║ │
│║ guitarist, and over the course of the album new ║ │
│║ drummer Dante shows that he means business, ║ │
│║ nestling comfortably into the percussive Venom ║ │
│║ drumming style as if heÆs been there from the ║ │
│║ beginning. Finally, a real drummer, rather than ║ │
│║ a guitarist playing drums, as seems was CronosÆ ║ │
│║ brother, Antton, who a while back left the band ║ │
│║ to focus on other projects. The second half of ║ │
│║ the album relaxes for not one second. ôPunkÆs ║ │
│║ Not Deadö may be an odd song title for a metal ║ │
│║ band, but from a historical perspective Venom ║ │
│║ swallowed the punk ethic of speed, aggression ║ │
│║ and attitude and then puked it back up, forming ║ │
│║ the monster that is Black Metal. CronosÆ ║ │
│║ trademark bass tone and sliding notes are ║ │
│║ noticeably present, and on the title track the ║ │
│║ mainman takes the lead, ripping out a Geezer ║ │
│║ Butler-esque intro on the 4-string. Other strong ║ │
│║ tracks include ôValley of the Kingsö ║ │
│║ (reminiscent of the Dolan-era track ôCursedÆ), ║ │
│║ the thought-provoking bonus track ôAnnunaki ║ │
│║ Legacy,ö which focuses on the Sumerian myth of ║ │
│║ extraterrestrials who created humans as a slave ║ │
│║ race, and ôDeath be Thy Name.ö Seeming to ║ │
│║ revisit the topic of death incarnate as heard on ║ │
│║ ôOld Man Deathö from the Metal Black album, if ║ │
│║ youÆve never been afraid to die, then this track ║ │
│║ is sure to change your mind. ThereÆs even a bit ║ │
│║ of acoustic guitar on ôLest We Forget,ö a nice ║ │
│║ but somber guitar instrumental, which will ║ │
│║ remind longtime fans of melodic tracks such as ║ │
│║ ôMayhem with Mercyö from the classic Welcome to ║ │
│║ Hell album. If you truly understand that heavy ║ │
│║ metal is, was and will always be the devilÆs ║ │
│║ music, then you canÆt go wrong with Fallen ║ │
│║ Angels. The album is heavy as fuck and blows the ║ │
│║ living shit out of most of what tries to pass ║ │
│║ for metal these days. If youÆre disgusted by ║ │
│║ former death metal legends turned metalcore ║ │
│║ sellouts, if the latest Morbid Angel album of ║ │
│║ retarded noisy toilet-bowl experimentation makes ║ │
│║ you want to squirt diarrhea shits into the ║ │
│║ baptismal pool at the Vatican, then Venom is ║ │
│║ your best bet for raw and evil music dedicated ║ │
│║ to the Lord of Darkness. His Satanic Majesty ║ │
│║ sits proud, and thirty years into the game Venom ║ │
│║ still play metal fucking loud. IÆm giving Fallen ║ │
│║ Angels a 100, because I fucking can. If you get ║ │
│║ what this band is about, if the philosophy ║ │
│║ behind the madness that is Venom resonates ║ │
│║ within your soul, I salute you. If you donÆt ║ │
│║ like Venom, go suck a dick. You are truly ║ │
│║ worthless. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Hammerhead [05:00] │
│ 02 - Nemesis [03:08] │
│ 03 - Pedal To The Metal [03:43] │
│ 04 - Lap Of The Gods [05:09] │
│ 05 - Damnation Of Souls [04:30] │
│ 06 - Beggarman [04:30] │
│ 07 - Hail Satanas [04:35] │
│ 08 - Sin [05:33] │
│ 09 - Punk's Not Dead [04:11] │
│ 10 - Death Be Thy Name [03:10] │
│ 11 - Lest We Forget [02:15] │
│ 12 - Valley Of The Kings [04:52] │
│ 13 - Fallen Angels [07:06] │
│ 14 - Annunaki Legacy [04:25] │
│ 15 - Blackened Blues [04:52] │
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│ Total Length : [66:59 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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