Prime Evil (album)

Prime Evil is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Venom. It was released in 1989, and the first in a series of three albums with former Atomkraft bassist and vocalist Tony Dolan, replacing Conrad "Cronos" Lant, as a band member and composer.

Prime Evil
Studio album by Venom
Released	9 October 1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Lynx Studio, Newcastle
Genre	Thrash metal speed metal
Length	39:55
Label	Under One Flag
Producer	Nick Tauber, Kevin Ridley
Venom chronology
Calm Before the Storm (1987) Prime Evil (1989) Temples of Ice (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Venom, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prime Evil"		4:38
2.	"Parasite"		3:08
3.	"Blackened Are the Priests"	Tony Dolan	4:19
4.	"Carnivorous"	Dolan	2:11
5.	"Skeletal Dance"		3:07
6.	"Megalomania" (Black Sabbath cover)	Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward	5:25
7.	"Insane"		2:54
8.	"Harder Than Ever"		3:09
9.	"Into the Fire"		3:23
10.	"Skool Daze"		4:23
11.	"Live Like an Angel – Die Like a Devil" (re-recording available on the CD edition of the album)	Conrad Lant, Anthony Bray, Jeffrey Dunn	3:05

Personnel

Venom

• Demolition Man – bass, vocals
• Mantas – lead guitar
• Al Barnes – rhythm guitar
• Abaddon – drums

Production

• Nick Tauber, Kevin Ridley - producers
• Barry Clempson - engineer
• Steve Brew - assistant engineer

References

1. "Venom - Prime Evil". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 397. ISBN 978-1894959315.