Temples of Ice
Temples of Ice is the seventh studio album by Venom, the English band behind Welcome to Hell and Black Metal. It came out in June 1991 on Under One Flag, with Music for Nations handling marketing and distribution. Its sound draws on heavy metal, black metal, speed metal and thrash metal, the mix you would expect from a band that helped define the rougher edges of the genre.
The record sits between Prime Evil (1989) and The Waste Lands (1992). Howard Benson, formerly of Child's Play, was originally lined up to produce, but he was unavailable. Venom stayed with Kevin Ridley, who had co-produced Prime Evil, so the album carries on that working partnership. It is worth hearing for anyone following the band's story through the years after their early 1980s breakthrough.
Temples of Ice: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 40:27Tracklist
- 1Tribes3:46
- 2Even in Heaven3:57
- 3Trinity MCMXLV3:34
- 4In Memory Of (Paul Miller 1964-1990)4:17
- 5Faerie Tale4:21
- 6Playtime3:19
- 7Acid4:13
- 8Arachnid2:42
- 9Speed KingBlackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice3:33
- 10Temples of Ice6:44
- Produced by
- Kevin Ridley, Venom
- Recorded at
- Lynx Studios, Newcastle, England
- Recorded
- 1990
- Label
- Under One Flag
- Length
- 40:27
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1991-06-17 vs 1991-05-31 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | June 1991 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 17 June 1991 | |
| Wikidata | 31 May 1991 | |
| UK / Europe release | June 1991 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1991 | GB | Under One Flag | 5016583205621 | original |
| June 1991 | GB | Under One Flag | 5016583205614 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1419x1405, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1419×1405 | upscaled: minor: best source 1419x1405, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |