“In wild orgies he makes love with the witches, Satan killing with a sharp scythe, His bloody demons observe in a hot massacre, The demons they are evil’s mate” Tom Angelripper, Aggressor, Chris Witchhunter…
Bloodlust – blackened proto thrash.
In Nomine Satanas – doomy hypnotic Black Metal…
“In the name of Satan, We’ll achieve our goal, With the blessing of Hades, We’ll outlive our role…” Cronos, Mantas, Abaddon.
Sons Of Satan – blackened thrash first salvo…
Welcome To Hell – blackened doom metal, evil lyrics, dark vocals, pure spoken female vocals…
Schizo – black thrash proto Slayer.
Mayhem With Mercy – ambient Black Metal instrumental, cold…
Poison – blackened filth NWOBHM.
Live Like An Angel (Die Like A Devil) – evil intro, hypnotic drums, thundering bass, evil vocals, the blueprint for Black Metal…album version
Witching Hour – Black Metal staple intro first, anarchic, violent, hypnotic…
One Thousand Days In Sodom – blackened proto death metal.
Angel Dust – proto Metallica speed metal.
In League With Satan – hellish intro, chaotic Black Metal thrash…album version
Red Light Fever – punk metal thrash bastard child.
“We’re possessed by all that is evil, The death of you God we demand, We spit at the virgin you worship, And sit at Lord Satan’s left hand…” Cronos, Mantas, Abaddon.
A fine demo recording of the title track to the first album, with a great intro.
Welcome To Hell – Black Metal spews forth its black liquor…
Burning The Cross – crisp, oozing Black Metal…
Curse Of The Pharaohs – More NWOBHM style version, Judas Priest.
Return Of The Vampire – Nice version but less Black Metal more NWOBHM.
A Corpse Without Soul – Nice and evil and not much different to the final version…
On A Night Of Full Moon – Nice Black Metal intro, swerves from Black Metal to NWOBHM style, and back again…
Released for the Neat Records ‘Lead Weight H.M Rock Compilation’.
Angel Dust – A slightly more heavy metal version of a NWOBHM classic, until the end, nice subject matter for a general heavy rock compilation.
“Better to reign in Hell, than serve in heaven”
In League With Satan – evil intro, hypnotic drums, thundering bass, evil vocals, the blueprint for Black Metal…
Live Like An Angel (Die Like A Devil) – hellish intro, chaotic Black Metal thrash…
“Satan Raised in hell, Raised in hell, I’m gonna burn your soul, Crush your bones, I’m gonna make you bleed, You’re gonna bleed for me…” Cronos, Mantas, Abaddon.
Curse Of The Pharoahs – a lovely demo track with Mercyful Fate showing their NWOBHM Black Metal tinged sound…
Return Of The Vampire – slow doomy Black Metal…
A Corpse Without A Soul – pretty close to the first EP recording, superb…
Burning The Cross – great screams from King Diamond, Mayhem in the guitar riffs…
Shadow Night – lovely live track, heavy as hell.
“It’s a fucking ghost…”
Walking Back – all the Mercyful Black Metal traits are present and correct…
Running Free – Iron Maiden meets Judas Priest.
You Asked For It – heavily Black Metalised NWOBHM, King Diamond’s vocals particularly demonic…
Hard Rocker – pure rock ‘n’ roll.
Love Criminals – heavily coated in pre Mercyful Fate thick rock.
Mercyful Fates forays into the Black Metal, NWOBHM tinged landscape…continue
Hank Sherman, King Diamond, Carsten Van der Volsing, Jan Musen
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