10 Great 80s Black Metal Songs Not About Satan

6. "War" by Sepultura, 1986

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp5Qj2GE720 We know take you to Brazil, South America, where in 1984 the Cavallero brothers Max and Igor unleashed their version of metal on the world. Originally influenced by the typical late €˜70€™s and early €˜80€™s hard rock and metal everything changed when they heard Venom. Drummer brother Igor is quoted to have said, €œI remember the first time I listened to Venom, it was on a friend's borrowed tape. It was similar to Motörhead, only a lot heavier. I remember someone saying: it's the devil's Motörhead! After we got acquainted with Venom, we stopped listening to Iron Maiden and all that lighter stuff.€ This track, entitled, €œWar€ embodies everything that early black/death/thrash metal had to offer.

5. "Chemical Warfare" by Slayer, 1984

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSFWOwNfZd4 Now touted as one of the Big 4, Slayer unleashed a furious American version of metal and Satanism in €™83. Recorded when Kerry King had more hair than tattoos Chemical Warfare is a six minute bludgeoning, with some exceptional lead work. A testament to its staying power is the fact that the tune is on the set list for the band€™s current Australian tour. When Slayer wasn't writing about evil and Satan, like many compatriots, they focused on warfare, human annihilation and suffering. Slayer set themselves over and above many bands who slipped by the wayside due for two reasons: these guys can play and write great metal.
 
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Ross Ingall is a 52 year old ordained Canadian baptist minister who has been listening to hard rock and metal quite literally since each was invented. A second career pastor who attended seminary in his 40's, the Rev hosts Too Metal For Church on Metal Nation Radio. Writing both under his own name as well as the psuedonym/nickname Reverend Rock, Ross has been writing music articles on the web since 1999.