Cast in Stone
Cast in Stone is Venom's ninth studio album, released on 11 November 1997 through Steamhammer. It was recorded at Lartington Hall Studios near Barnard Castle, and it marked the first time in twelve years that the band's original line-up had made a record together. It also turned out to be the last Venom album with Abaddon behind the drum kit.
The album sits between The Waste Lands in 1992 and Resurrection in 2000, and it blends black, heavy and thrash metal. Cronos was keen to give it a production feel similar to Motörhead's 1995 album Sacrifice, and Howard Benson, who was then working with Motörhead, was originally in talks to produce. As had happened on the two previous records, he proved unavailable. For anyone following the band from their early days, it is worth hearing as the point where the founding trio were back together.
Cast in Stone: tracklist and credits
24 tracks · 1:26:31Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1The Evil OneAbaddon, Cronos, Mantas3:21
- 2Raised in HellJeffrey Dunn and Conrad Lant2:51
- 3All Devils Eve2:57
- 4Bleeding2:47
- 5Destroyed & Damned6:49
- 6Domus Mundi3:55
- 7Flight of the Hydra3:25
- 8God's Forsaken4:27
- 9Mortals3:19
- 10Infectious3:39
- 11Kings of Evil4:19
- 12You're All Gonna Die3:04
- 13Judgement Day4:36
- 14Swarm5:07
- Disc 2
- 1Intro1:59
- 2Bloodlust2:59
- 3Die Hard3:05
- 4Acid QueenAbaddon, Cronos, Mantas2:51
- 5Bursting Out2:49
- 6Warhead4:15
- 7LadylustBray, Dunn, Lant2:51
- 8Manitou3:45
- 9Rip Ride3:08
- 10Venom4:12
- Produced by
- Kevin Ridley
- Labels
- Steamhammer, SPV/Steamhammer
- Length
- 1:26:31
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 11 November 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 11 November 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 1997 |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 November 1997 | DE | Steamhammer | 4001617188125 | original |
| 1998 | US | Deadline Music | 741157024722 | other |
| 2006 | XE | Castle Music | 5050749413673 | other |
| 2006 | US | Castle Music | 021823626222 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1413, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1413 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1413, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |