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Welcome to Hell is the 1981 debut album by the British heavy metal band Venom. The sound of the album was very noisy and rough, perhaps in part because the band thought they were recording a demo when they recorded the album over a period of only three days. Geoff Barton stated in his 1981 five- star review of "Welcome to Hell" that the album had "the hi- fi dynamics of a 50- year old pizza" and that it "brought a new meaning to the word "cataclysmic"". It should be noted, however, that those comments compared "Welcome to Hell" to other heavy metal from the early eighties.

While the term "black metal" may have not been created until Venom's second album, it can be noted that "Welcome to Hell" contains common speed metal elements, and that it has a decidedly darker and doomed feel, a characteristic of black metal.

The first vinyl pressing included a poster and a pink lyrics sheet.

1. "Sons of Satan" - 3:38
2. "Welcome to Hell" - 3:15
3. "Schitzo" - 3:34
4. "Mayhem With Mercy" - 0:58
5. "Poison" - 4:33
6. "Live Like an Angel (Die Like a Devil)" - 3:59
7. "Witching Hour" - 3:40
8. "One Thousand Days in Sodom" - 4:36
9. "Angel Dust" - 2:43
10. "In League With Satan" - 3:35
11. "Red Light Fever" - 5:14

All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant

12. "In Nomine Satanas" - 3:28
13. "Bursting Out" - 2:56

All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant

12. "Angel Dust (Lead Weight version)" - 3:03
13. "In League With Satan (7" version)" - 3:31
14. "Live Like an Angel (7" version)" - 3:54
15. "Bloodlust (7" version)" - 2:59
16. "In Nomine Satanas (7" version)" - 3:29
17. "Angel Dust (Demo)" - 3:10
18. "Raise the Dead (Demo)" - 3:29
19. "Red Light Fever (Demo)" - 4:51
20. "Welcome to Hell (Demo)" - 4:57
21. "Bitch Witch (Outtake)" - 3:08
22. "Snots Shit (Outtake)" - 2:06

All tracks composed by Bray/Dunn/Lant

Comes with a 12- page booklet. Some versions have slipcase cover.

• Venom - Producer, Performer
  • Conrad "Cronos" Lant – bass guitar, vocals
  • Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn – guitar
  • Tony "Abaddon" Bray – drums
• Keith Nichol - Producer

The black metal band Mayhem borrowed their name from the song "Mayhem with Mercy"^{[citation needed]} and covered the song "Witching Hour" on their EP album Deathcrush. Legendary stoner metal group High On Fire covered the song "Witching Hour" on their limited edition live album Live At The Relapse Contamination Festival as the closing track.

• Welcome to Hell info on Venomcollector.com