There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Venom, formed in 1979, basically kickstarted the extreme metal movement, although in retrospect their raw Satanic speed metal sound was not too dissimilar from a few of their NWOBHM comrades. At their prime Venomseemed the heaviest and most menacing band out there, and were a big influence to virtually all early extreme metal bands. Their seminal album Black Metallent its name to the up and coming subgenre of the same name. Indeed Black Metal is frequently regarded as the main creative force within the metal scene, (although it is not black metal as we persee it nowadays) with other related subgenres seeing relative stasis since the late 1990s and early 2000s. During the mid 80's, Black Metal bands such as Bathory, Sodomand Hellhammertook Venom's sonic intensity and occult imagery towards new heights, helping further establish the subgenre the way it is known today.
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Venom

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Hooded figures, clouded skies
fires burn within their eyes
pentagram with baphomet midnight strikes
goat of mendes lifts his head
summons up the living dead
virgin flesh lies tied and bound
hail satanas

S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E.
scream for mercy cry and repent satan claims your soul
sacrifice, sacrifice, oh so nice, sacrifice

Candles glow on alters bare
a virgin's death is needed there
sacrifice to lucifer my master
bring the chalice raise the knife
welcome to my sacrifice
plunge the dagger in her breast
I insist

S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E.
limbs weaken limbs fly away demons rejoice
sacrifice, sacrifice, name your price, sacrifice

Death is swift 'neath satan's sword
all the same young and old
life means nothing to my lord
drink from chalice warm and sweet
virgin's heart final beat
lightning strikes virgin dies
satan smiles

S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E.
the moon is black and the witches dance, heaven is denied
sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice