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Band
Venom
Title
Storm the Gates
Type
LP/EP
Company
Spinefarm
YOR
2018
Style
Traditional
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12/16/2018 - Review by: Eric Compton
Take it or leave it metal from these NWOBHM vets
Take it or leave it from these long-running NWOBHM Satanmongers. It's still "Dark Lord" and Lucifer nonsense to ridicule metal songwriting in general. But, kudos to the band for still sounding energized with plenty of crunch on the strings. While I've heard these riffs hundreds of times it still rattles the cage ("Notorious" might be Metallica) enough to keep it playing a few times before lunch...before the next new release comes 45-mins later. Venom...storm the gate...yeah we get it.
Recommended for fans of: Motorhead, Bathory
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3
MUSIC
3
VOCALS
3
PRODUCTION
3
ARTWORK
3.5
LYRICS
2


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: VENOM
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Metal Black
2006
Sanctuary Records
Josh Greer5/28/2008
2
Metal Black
2006
Sanctuary Records
Al Kikuras2/23/2007
-
Storm the Gates
2018
Spinefarm
Eric Compton12/16/2018
3

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