Venom - Santa Monica Civic, Center Santa Monica, CA 03-28-1986 (SBD)

Venom
Santa Monica Civic Center
Santa Monica CA
March 28, 1986
Soundboard Recording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 - Black Metal
02 - Nightmare
03 - 7 Gates Of Hell
04 - The Chanting Of The Priests
05 - Teacher's Pet / Poison / Teacher's Pet
06 - Buried Alive / Love Amongst The Dead
07 - Flytrap

Conrad "Cronos" Lant – bass, vocals
Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn – guitars
Anthony "Abaddon" Bray – drums

Actual Set List

Too Loud For The Crowd (X)
Die Hard (X)
Black Metal
Nightmare
Countess Bathory (X)
7 Gates Of Hell
The Chanting Of The Priests
Teacher's Pet - Poison - Teacher's Pet
Buried Alive / Love Amongst The Dead
Flytrap (+)
In Nomine Satanas (X)
Welcome To Hell (X)
Warhead (X)
Satanachist (X)

Bloodlust (X)
Witching Hour (X)

(X) Not included on this version
(+) Fades out

Heavy Metal Roots & Branches Post #6

Newcastle England's Venom crawled out of the underground during the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Formed to be the most extreme band that they could be, Cronos, Mantas, & Abaddon took the Satanic Metal banner and waved it high. Productions values were purposely low fi and speed was the motto. The band was a huge influence on the young underground metal scene. Venom is credited for giving the Black Metal genre it's name which was the name of their second LP. This recording comes fro the American Seven Dates Of Hell Tour for the Possessed LP. After this tour Mantas would leave the band and would be replaced by the twin guitar line-up of Mike "Mykus" Hickey and James Clare. The Calm Before The Storm LP was released by that line-up. After Calm Before The Storm Venom disbanded, only to reform with Mantas, Abaddon, Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (ex Atomcraft) on bass and vocals and second guitarist Al Barnes. More line up changes followed as well as a classic line-up reunion, until Venom settled on Cronos, Stuart "La Rage" Dixon on guitars, and Danny "Dante" Needham on drums. We also have a band called Venom Inc. that is comprised of Mantas, Abaddon, & Demolition Man touring as well

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