Calm Before the Storm (Venom album): Difference between revisions
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Calm Before the Storm is the fifth album by Venom. The original title of the album would have been Deadline, but the title was changed when guitarist Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn left the band and was replaced by Jimi Clare and Mike Hickey. Both were to follow bassist Conrad "Cronos" Lant in his later solo career and the latter would also return on the 2006 album Metal Black.
The album is characterised by a "cleaner", more synthetic sound when compared to Venom's other albums. Especially the drums, which sound almost like a drum machine, are contributing to this fact. Also, the guitar has a brighter sound and is easily distinguishable from the bass. The change in sound is perhaps mostly due to the addition of another guitarist and the producer Nick Tauber, who had previously worked with hard rock acts such as UFO and Thin Lizzy.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Xmas" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "The Chanting of the Priests" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Metal Punk" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Under a Spell" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Calm Before the Storm" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Fire" | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Krackin' Up" | 2:15 |
| 8. | "Beauty and the Beast" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Deadline" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Gypsy" | 2:25 |
| 11. | "Muscle" | 2:43 |
Credits
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Calm Before the Storm - Venom". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Nick Tauber credits". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013.