┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Venom - Fallen Angels + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Dec-13-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........15 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.venomslegion.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Venom Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Fallen Angels Label : Spinefarm ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [66:59 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘