Venom Hell [PA]

Britain's Venom rages on with its 12th offering of blistering, irreverent metal. Cronos and his band of drunken misfits have created a raw, bitter, and aggressive album of no-frills metal. More akin to early, primal works like AT WAR WITH SATAN and POSSESSED than to the modern neo-thrash releases RESURRECTION and METAL BLACK, HELL is an album full of fist-banging anthems. The gritty, straightforward production here enhances the visceral nature of the classic Venom sound. With songs entitled "Straight to Hell" and "Stab U in the Back," the godfathers of extreme metal prove once again that they are not only relevant, but still an inspiration to the entire metal genre. The digipack edition of HELL features two bonus live tracks, "In League With Satan" and "Burn in Hell."

• Format: CD
• Genre: Heavy Metal