At War With Satan
At War with Satan is the third album by the British band Venom, released on 16 April 1984 through Combat. It follows Welcome to Hell and Black Metal, and it sits among the records that helped shape black metal, though it also draws on heavy metal, speed metal and the new wave of British heavy metal.
This is Venom going for the big idea. The album is a concept piece telling the story of a war between Heaven and Hell, with Hell winning. It was pitched as the band's crossover into the mainstream, which never happened, and soon after release HMV pulled it from its shelves over its anti-Christian content. Pick it up to hear a band stretching its ambitions and a key step on the way to Possessed, which followed in 1985.
At War With Satan: tracklist, credits and charts
7 tracks · 39:44Tracklist
- 1At War With SatanBray, Dunn, Lant20:03
- 2Rip RideBray, Dunn, Lant3:09
- 3GenocideJeffrey Dunn and Conrad Lant2:59
- 4Cry WolfJeffrey Dunn and Conrad Lant4:20
- 5Stand Up (and Be Counted)Jeffrey Dunn and Conrad Lant3:32
- 6Women, Leather and HellJeffrey Dunn and Conrad Lant3:20
- 7AaaaaarrghhJeffrey Dunn and Conrad Lant2:21
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1984 | 64 |
| Swedish Albums · 1984 | 48 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | April 1984 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 April 1984 | |
| Wikidata | 1984 | |
| US release | 1984 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | April 1984 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Combat | other | |
| 1984 | SE | Neat Records | other | |
| April 1984 | GB | Neat Records | original | |
| 1985 | XE | Roadrunner Records | other | |
| 1992 | US | Combat | 088561803124 | other |
| 1992 | GB | Castle Classics | 5017615625622 | other |
| 11 March 2002 | GB | Castle Music | 5050159147328 | other |
| 22 September 2009 | XW | Noise Records | 5414939528576 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 200×202 | upscaled |