Venom, German Assault, 1987

• Nightmare
• Black Metal
• Too Loud (For The Crowd) – the real Venom…as said…the inventors of Black Metal…
• Radio Interview
• Witching Hour
• Powerdrive
• Buried Alive

Cronos, Abaddon, Mantas

Venom, Japanese Assault, 1987

• In League With Satan
• Live Like An Angel (Die Like A Devil)
• Bloodlust
• In Nomine Satanas
• Die Hard
• Witching Hour (Live) – a blistering live performance of a brilliant track…very fast…
• Bursting Out
• Warhead
• Manitou
• Dead Of The Night
• The Seven Gates Of Hell (Live) – a slow thundering live rendition…

Cronos, Abaddon, Mantas

Sarcófago, Christ’s Death, Demo, 1987

• Christ’s Death – blasphemous…evil…thunderous…super heavy…
• Desecration Of Mary – every second wave band must have been influenced by the tracks on this demo…
• Satanic Lust – Blackened Death Metal…

Wagner Antichrist, Butcher, Gerald Incubus, D.D.Crazy

KAT, 38 Minutes Of Life, 1986

• Intro – recorded during live shows at Spodek, Katowice, XII.1986-IV.1987
• Czarne Zastępy – a sound that would influence a lot of the emerging German speed metal bands…
• Diabelski Dom cz.II – cool groove Thrash…
• Mag-Sex – superfast, melodic Power Metal.
• Mordeca – sits astride the Blackened Thrash/Power Metal divide…
• Wyrocznia – Blackened Thrash…Mercyful Fate lyrics…
• Głos z Ciemności​ – more of the developing NWOBHM sound.
• Masz Mnie Wampirze – Mercyful Fate screaming through…
• Porwany Obłędem – Speed/Power Metal, super melodic.

“Spójrz na wielki czarci ołtarz, Przetrwał nędzne klątwy, Strzegły go “grzeszne” moce piekła, IN NOMINE DEI NOSTRI SATANAS LUCIFERI EXELSI! Daję Ci właściwy klucz, diabelskiego domu skarb, Kamień, z procy kamień, Kamień Antychrysta..!” Roman Kostrzewski, Piotr Luczyk, Tomasz Jaguś, Ireneusz Loth.

An album that sees KAT celebrating their Black Metal roots and developing into the Speed/Power Metal band of their next phase.

KAT, Time of Revenge / Czas Zemsty, 1986

• Time Of Revenge – From deep wounds, glare of hordes, Black King, comes, Abadon, Above him ring of heads, United devil’s wrath in red flame…
• Czas Zemsty – Z głębi ran, W blasku hord, Idzie czarny król, Abadon, Nad nim krąg siedmiu głów, Sprzęga czarci gniew
  W płomień…
  

Fan-club release of English and Polish version of single, a modern UK metal track, very Onslaught in sound, and the direction KAT are moving in.

Roman Kostrzewski, Piotr Luczyk, Wojciech Mrowiec, Tomasz Jaguś, Ireneusz Loth

KAT, 666, 1986

• Metal i piekło
• Diabelski dom – cz. I
• Morderca
• Masz mnie wampirze
• Czas zemsty
• Noce Szatana
• Diabelski dom – cz. III
• Wyrocznia
• Czarne zastępy
• 666

Polish release of Metal And Hell release…slightly different production, excellent Polish lyrics…

Roman Kostrzewski, Piotr Luczyk, Wojciech Mrowiec, Tomasz Jaguś, Ireneusz Loth

KAT, Metal And Hell/Oracle, 1986

• Metal And Hell
• Oracle

“Metal, truth is black metal, Metal, truth is black metal, And Hell…, Metal, truth is black metal, Metal, truth is black metal, Dark as night…” Roman Kostrzewski, Piotr Luczyk, Wojciech Mrowiec, Tomasz Jaguś, Ireneusz Loth

Venom, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1986

• Intro/Too Loud (For The Crowd) – very fast version…”Hammersmith, we have returned…”
• 7 Gates Of Hell – fine bulldozer bass action…
• Leave Me In Hell – brutal live version…
• Nightmare – They speak of vengeance and your gods, into the fire – out of the flame
• Countess Bathory – but, when evening spreads it wings, she rapes them of their blood…
• Die Hard – Satan, Father, Help me from this grave…
• Schitzo – faster version of a great Speed Metal NWOBHM classic.
• Guitar Solo Mantas
• In Nomine Satanas – In the name of Satan, Great things can be done…
• Witching Hour – All hell breaks loose, Hell’s breaking loose…super fast…
• Black Metal – Blistering Cvlt anthem…
• The Chanting Of The Priests – a forerunner of Venom’s post split sound direction.
• Satanarchist – I preach the ways of Satan, Answer to his calls, I translate manuscripts, On ancient Latin scrolls…
• Flytrap – Thundering NWOBHM classic.
• Warhead – Screaming furnace – Death of life, Demons calling – Chosen wives.
• Buried Alive – I’m alive but dead, awake but asleep, As friend gather round and mourners they weep…great proto-Death Metal.
• Love Amongst The Dead – Writhing in a mound of death, Maggots under the flesh, Digging fresh arrival thus, To lovingly caress…Death Metal!
• Bass Solo Cronos
• Welcome To Hell – Kill we will kill death, Masturbating on the deeds we have done, Hell commands death kill, Argue not of feel the death of sun…
• Bloodlust – I am Count Cronos, Vampire Supreme.

Fantastic live set from Hammersmith Odeon in 1986, and The Ritz, New York 1986.

Cronos, Mantas, Abaddon

Sarcófago, Black Vomit, Demo, 1986

• Recrucify – the soundtrack to Hell…
• The Black Vomit – Possessed style with great vocals…
• Satanas – Second demo version, great Black Metal track…

“I was born by semen of Satan, At a night with full moon, Blessed by priests of evil, Marked with the sign of goat…” Wagner Antichrist, Butcher, Gerald Incubus, Leprous.

Venom, Scandinavian Assault, 1986

• Nightmare (Live) – Into the fire, out of the flame…
• Too Loud (For The Crowd) (Live) – Crazed in sweat and blasphemy…
• Die Hard (Live) – Guard your crown of thorns…
• Bloodlust – I am Count Cronos…
• Powerdrive – Leaving all in purgatory…
• Warhead – Sabbats charming, Out in lust…

Cronos, Abaddon, Mantas