venom

Apparently, after a metalhead ordered Venom's Welcome to Hell and High on Fire's Surrounded by Thieves via Amazon, the fan got a special surprise free of charge

They may be metal legends now, but in 1980, EMI Records was less than impressed with Venom.

It's Black Metal Friday so why not enjoy some tunes from the boys in corpsepaint as you reflect back on the madness.

I've got to say Ghost's "Opus Eponymous" is one of the best metal releases I've heard in years. It's not that the band reinvented the wheel...in fact, it's more like they took a wheel from 1985, polished it and made it like new. The first sarcastic thought that went through my mind the first time I heard it was, "These dudes don't listen to Mercyful Fate"...