2. "Buried Alive" by Venom, 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IwcNs9bG6I Who amongst the inventors of Black Metal would warrant the top two places in this list? Venoms contributions to the development of several sub-genres of extreme metal have been well-documented elsewhere and they are generally conceded to be the inventors of Black Metal. Buried Alive begins with a cemetery interment, the sonorous intonations of a priest and the sound of dirt being shoveled onto a coffin. An eerie, reverb drenched chord progression begins, seemingly emitting from the coffin itself My bones are decayed, my flesh it doth rot, Im lying in silk, take the lid off this box croons Venom vocalist/bassist Cronos sinisterly. Absolutely Classic. 1. "Countess Bathory" by Venom, 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbldM7JEIeE Its debatable whether or not 17th century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory actually bathed in the blood of dead virgins but that matters little in Venoms retelling of the popular legend in head crushing, black metal fashion. Countess Bathory is perhaps the best track on the entirety of the Black Metal album and nary a mention of Satan in the entire song. There are rare occasions where everything about a song is done to perfection this is one of them. It is my sincere hope that you have enjoyed hearing these tunes again and considering their place in our list of "10 Great '80's Black Metal Songs Not About Satan. Additions? Deletions? Praise? Disgust? As always I am happy to read and respond to your comments below.
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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.
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