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Black Metal
Neat 1005 LP
Released November 1982
Recorded at Impulse Studios, Newcastle, England
Produced by Keith Nichol & Venom
Album Cover Artwork by Conrad Lant
Album Lineup:
CRONOS (Conrad Lant) - Vocals & Bass Guitar
MANTAS (Jeffrey Dunn) - Guitar
ABADDON (Anthony Bray) - Drums
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 01 | Black Metal | Lant | Dunn | 3:40 |
| 02 | To Hell And Back | Lant | Lant / Dunn | 3:00 |
| 03 | Buried Alive | Lant / Dunn | Lant / Dunn | 4:16 |
| 04 | Raise The Dead | Lant / Dunn | Lant / Dunn | 2:45 |
| 05 | Teacher´s Pet | Lant / Dunn | Lant / Dunn | 4:41 |
| 06 | Leave Me In Hell | Lant / Dunn | Dunn | 3:33 |
| 07 | Sacrifice | Lant / Dunn | Dunn | 4:27 |
| 08 | Heaven´s On Fire | Lant | Lant | 3:40 |
| 09 | Countess Bathory | Lant | Dunn | 3:44 |
| 10 | Don´t Burn The Witch | Lant | Lant / Dunn | 3:20 |
| 11 | At War With Satan (preview) | Lant | Lant | 5:34 |
Additional Information
First pressing in carved cover with black title, lyric sheet and poster.
Black Metal was also issued as limited edition picture disc and on grey marbled
vinyl, a few examples was made on other coloured vinyl (green, brown and red)
US version on Combat (both Vinyl & CD) included Bloodlust, Acid Queen and Die Hard as
bonus tracks.
Bonus tracks on Sanctuary Castle re-issue 2002:
12: Bursting Out (60min+ version) (2:58)
13: Black Metal (Radio One Session) (3:08)
14: Nightmare (Radio One Session) (3:27)
15: Too Loud For The Crowd (Radio One Session) (2:09)
16: Bloodlust (Radio One Session) (2:44)
17: Die Hard (12" Version) (3:06)
18: Acid Queen (12" Version) (2:31)
19: Bursting Out (12" Version) (2:59)
20: Hounds Of Hell (Outtake) (3:20)
Earmark (sublabel on Sanctuary) reissue (2003) on Pic LP, no bonustracks.
Re-issued on 12" LP 180 gram wax with printed inner sleeve and poster limited
to 1000 copies.
| VINYL | ||||
| Country | Label | Year | Cat. No. | Short describtion |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Silver Neat label print |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Blue Neat label print |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neta 1005 | Green Neat label print |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Red Neat label print |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Grey vinyl |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Brown vinyl |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Brown vinyl - mispress (one side from Welcome To Hell) |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Green vinyl |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Red vinyl |
| England | Neat | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Picture disc |
| Italy | Base | 1982 | Neat 1005 | Bloodlust as extra track |
| Spain | Victoria | 1982 | VLP-180 | Silver neat label print |
| France | Bernett | 1982 | SB 18003 | Enfer magazine & Bernett logos on front cover |
| Canada | Banzai | 1982 | BRC 1908 | - |
| USA | Combat | 1985 | MX 8030 | Silver label |
| USA | Combat | 1985 | MX 8030 | Camouflage label |
| Holland | Roadrunner | 1986 | RR 9708 | - |
| Brasil | Continental | 1987 | 3.35.404.010 | White label - brand in low relief on cover upper left corner |
| Japan | VAP | 1987 | 35193-20 | Lyric sheet & OBI |
| Japan | VAP | 1987 | 35193-20 | Lyric sheet & OBI - PROMO |
| Italy | Earmark | 2003 | E 41009 | 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve |
| Italy | Earmark | 2003 | 41009 P | Picture disc, limited to 750 copies |
| Italy | Earmark | 2003 | E 641009 | 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve, CLEAR vinyl |
| England | Back On Black | 2010 | BOBV 197LP | 2xGREY vinyls, gatefold 9 bonus tracks, limited to 1000 copies |
| England | Back On Black | 2010 | BOBV 197LP | 2xWHITE vinyls, gatefold, 9 bonus tracks, limited to 1000 copies |
| England | Back On Black | 2010 | BOBV 197LP | 2x BLACK vinyls, gatefold 9 bonus tracks, limited to 1000 copies |
| England | Back On Black | 2013 | BOBV 197LPLTD | 2xWHITE with Black & Grey Speckles vinyls, gatefold 9 bonus tracks, limited to 500 copies for Record Store Day April 20, 2013 |
| England | Back On Black | 2016 | BOBV 197LP | 2x RED vinyls, gatefold sleeve, 9 bonus tracks |
| USA | Sanctuary | 2016 | Neat 1005LPD | Picture disc - Rare TESTPRESS |
| USA | Sanctuary | 2016 | Neat 1005LPD | Picture disc - Record Store Day. Ltd 1.500 copies |
| CD | ||||
| Country | Label | Year | Cat. No. | Short describtion |
| Germany | Roadracer | 1990 | RO 9708-2 | Price Killers cover |
| EEC | Castle | 1992 | CLACD 254 | Linernotes by Paul Elliot, Kerrang! |
| USA | Combat | 1985 | 88561-8030-2 | 3 bonus tracks (see abow) |
| Japan | Teichiku | 1992 | TXCX-25296 | 28 pages booklet with lyrics. OBI |
| Spain | Victoria | 1992 | PDI 80-1033 | - |
| England | Sanctuary | 2002 | CMRCD 472 | 9 bonus tracks + 12 pages booklet / slipcase cover |
| Brasil | Dynamo | 2002 | DYN 0250-2 | 9 bonus tracks + 12 pages booklet / slipcase cover |
| Thailand | Platinum | 2002 | 5 050 159 147 229 | 9 bonus tracks + 12 pages booklet / slipcase cover |
| Thailand | Platinum | 2002 | 5 050 159 147 229 | As abow - PROMO |
| USA | Sanctuary | 2006 | 82310-73004-2 | 9 bonus tracks + 12 pages booklet / slipcase cover |
| Russia | Soyuz | 2006 | 4 601 250 335 827 | 9 bonus tracks + 12 pages booklet / slipcase cover |
| Brasil | Sacrice | ? | SR 025 | Bursting Out/Lady Lust & Dead Of The Night as bonus |
| Japan | Sanctuary | 2008 | UICY-93685 | Limited SHM-CD/Vinyl replica+ 9 bonus tracks/ OBI |
| EU | Sanctuary | 2009 | 11 bonus tracks + 16 pages booklet / digipack gatefold cover / Live DVD + promo videos - PROMO | |
| EU | Sanctuary | 2009 | 27118084 | 11 bonus tracks + 16 pages booklet / digipack gatefold cover / Live DVD + promo videos |
| Thailand | Universal Thailand | 2009 | 27118084 | 11 bonus tracks + 16 pages booklet / digipack gatefold cover / Live DVD + promo videos. 4 stickers on the package |
| England | Dissonance | 2016 | DISS001CD | 9 bonus tracks + 12 pages booklet / digipack |
Poster from first pressing
Lyric sheet from first pressing
Album advert
Original Picture Disc
Re-issued picture disc, 2003
Limited edition 2013 Record Store Day double vinyl edition
LYRICS
BLACK METAL (all original album tracks)
VIDEOCLIPS
BLACK METAL - LIVE VIDEO FROM HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1985
BURIED ALIVE - LIVE FROM HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1984
LEAVE ME IN HELL - LIVE FROM HAMMERSMITH 1984
COUNTESS BATHORY - LIVE FROM HAMERSMITH 1985