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Artist: Venom
Release: Deadline Demo '86, Bootleg
Genre: NWOBHM / "Black Metal"
Country: UK
Bitrate: 320kbps (2 different rips)
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Requested by SPEEDER. 2 different rips included in the archive. Thanks to purgatorium for one of the rips.
More info about the pressings at: http://www.venomcollector.com/info2.cfm?info_id=107018

Info (from back-sleeve)
The last great studio recording of the original line up... During March/April of '86. Venom then went into the studio to work on the new LP. Tentatively called 'Deadline', it is the last VENOM album that never was. 10 tracks with POSSESSED-type tendencies were laid down. Then nothing. Not a thing. Until, that is, the bombshell hit that my guitar hero for all those years had only left the band! (Mantas had upped and headed for pastures new).

The legions were convinced it was the end, the wind cut up and the vultures gathered. But no pickings would they have - Cronos and Abaddon intended to continue. One local lad and once American were to replace Mantas. So Mike H and Jim C appeared on the scene. The resultant album 'Calm Before The Storm' appeared in 1987 and was a disappointment. It was, in retrospect, a very commendable effort. It featured 6 songs originally inteded for the 'Deadline' LP and 5 new compositions, almost entirely the work of Cronos. The title track itself was from the old 'Deadline' session.

Venom in this record are:
Conrad "Cronos" Lant - Vocals, Bass
Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn - Guitar
Anthony "Abaddon" Bray - Drums
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1. Deadline
2. Let Loose The Dogs (Unreleased)
3. The Chanting Of The Priests
4. Black X-Mas
5. Vampyr
6. Fire
7. A Bite Before Evil (Unreleased)
8. Love Amongst The Dead
9. Metal Punk
10. Calm Before The Storm (Outro)