VENOM: Albums Ranked (From Worst to Best) - Rank 'Em All🐐

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

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[@AndyX]

thank you for your hard work ,,,your videos keep getting better in quality and information.....but please ..... why do you purposly avoid Annihilator in your rankings ?...ive seen a few videos where Annihilator should have been top 3 if not higher !!!! they still have a huge european fan base ...and are highly respected in america

[@AndyX]

Jeff Waters deserves credit as an important influence on most speed /thrash metal bands since the Annihilators start in 1984....its undeniable

[@Isacjacobmaleh]

As you said... Venom was the grandather of Extreme Metal... Lay down your soul to the gods Rock and Roll!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Black Metal!

[@l.i.v.v4835]

agree, but more precisely Black Metal

[@hmpz36911]

I met Cronos in 2006 and spoke with him for a while. He's the real deal, and so easy to talk to. It was such an honor!

[@ddskreamer]

Interesting factoid... Cronos created that line with Judas Priest's "Fall to your knees and repent if you please." from EXCITER in mind.

[@theopenrift]

@3cityindust3 RIDING HELL'S STALLIONS BAREBACK AND FREE

[@PunkRockPundit]

I remember going into our local record store in 1981 (I was 15) and the owner motioned me over to the counter as he knew I was into heavier music. He had a box of albums he was just putting out for sale and he showed me Welcome To Hell and said it had just come in. He didn't know anything about them but from the cover and song titles, he figured they would be up my alley. I took a chance and bought it and brought it home. From the first moment the needle touched the record, I knew it was something special that would change the heavy music world...and it did. I've been a Venom fan since then, and even though they've had their ups and downs, they will always hold a special place in my musical heart. Just as Black Sabbath were the progenitors of heavy metal itself, Venom were the progenitors of thrash/black/death metal. They deserve their place in the annals of music history alongside the greatest of them all.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@hmpz36911]

Black Sabbath were the most important. Diamond Head were the best. Metallica were the biggest. Celtic Frost were the heaviest (To Mega Therion). But VENOM were the most badass!

[@Cheddar_Wizard]

Venom also hold a special place amongst my all-time favorite metal acts. Their stuff is totally timeless

[@vladimirbathory1125]

Black and thrash sure but Venom had zero elements of death metal.

[@ardexis3627]

The unholy trinity 1. Black Metal 2. Welcome to Hell 3. at War With Satan

[@JCStorm76]

Great to see Prime Evil ranked so high. It’s so underrated

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, it's amazing!

[@JCStorm76]

@@thomasangelripper No, but it’s still good

[@Mopsbpv]

I honestly love prime evil lol

[@offermoord]

Welcome to Hell is an insane masterpiece! completely blew me away as Maiden/Priest/Saxon fan. Black Metal couldn’t top that shockwave, but still a great album. Also their early singles are great! Much later I discovered their demo stuff with Clive Archer on vocals, its like the bridge between Heavy Metal and the devastating sound of Welcome to Hell, brilliant work. Venom reigns supreme!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@dromeus21]

black metal is the best black metal album ihmo, even better than welcome to hell

[@metalheadgamer0444]

Venom is a bad ass band I’m glad you ranked all there albums

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@albarnes6421]

I’s cool that you rate Prime Evil so highly! Respect.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@JCStorm76]

Especially considering you actually played on some of these albums

[@dokkenratt]

I'm an AOR/melodic rock fan but for some strange reason I love all things Venom. I bought everything they ever released, including all the EPs. They rock!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Haha, thats a strange combo. :) Cheers!

[@hmpz36911]

I love both types. I absolutely love the Samson Best Of: Burning Emotion release! Even more than their Bruce Dickinson years. And then there's U.K., who are just as poppy as they are proggy.

[@jakesmith6369]

At War with Satan might be my favorite sing ever, the rest of the record is good, but that one song ... My goodness. It has everything you look for when defining a masterpiece. Its an absolute riff festival with amazing songwriting and theatrical elements. It moves almost like show tunes LMAO, you really feel the plot of the song driven by its more dramatic moments. But I digress. Venom is awesome.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, that song is awesome. Cheers!

[@kellyhelms1584]

Definitely my favorite. Manitou being second.

[@kass1tus]

Finally, a decent Venom album ranking!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss, Cheers!

[@XenoMorphGaming79]

It was so hard finding a decent venom album ranking just shows that most people only listen to the first two albums and don't listen to anything after

[@ASTRUM502]

@@XenoMorphGaming79 I've been a Venom fan since '82 and I always buy their new albums. Everything was better back then, not just Venom. But I still like them.

[@OtakuBK]

Great video! Venom is the GOAT 🐐 🖤

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🐐

[@TheBurning1981]

It’s about time someone did a solid ranking of Venom’s entire discography! Badass!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@TheWinterwraith]

I think you have the ranking exactly right. It’s really nice to see Prime Evil so high because it’s a fantastic album and highly underrated . I knew Al Barnes around this time. He was a really great guy and deserved more success than he got.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

awesome, say hi from me. ;) Cheers! 🤘

[@albarnes6421]

Thanks for the kind words 🤘

[@flaviusdamian7741]

Not a band ive been into a lot, but lately their first 3 albums grew on me. Also I'd love to see your ranking on Florida's heavy metal masters Savatage, heavily underrated and one of my favorite metal bands ever.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes, I haven't planned to rank them right now and I need to listen more to their last records to do so. but some day it would make sense... Cheers!

[@flaviusdamian7741]

@@RuthlessMetalYT for me Hall of the Mountain King is the first one and Fight for the Rock is the last. Sirens, Dungeons are calling, Power of the night and Gutter Ballet are top, the rest are neither here nor there, except Edge of Thorns, which is near the top

[@kevinmuzerMetalMind64]

Good Job/Up with the Horns 🤟

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

🤟🤟

[@stevenvalenti3722]

My Top 5 - VENOM albums are. #1 - BLACK METAL. #2 - WELCOME TO HELL. #3 - POSSESSED. #4 - PRIME EVIL. #5 - INTO THE DEPTHS. That's all for me folks.🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@mindmesh7566]

I always liked Venom’s “Possessed” even though it has gotten a bad rap.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah itsnot that bad

[@mindmesh7566]

@@RuthlessMetalYT …I don’t know why that album has gotten some flack.

[@hmpz36911]

@@mindmesh7566 I think it's funny that people blame it on bad production. Like, this ain't Metallica! Bad production was part of their sound, and even then, it was better produced than the first two. Title track, Satanarchist, and Too Loud are classics. Too Loud was recorded too slow though.

[@kellyhelms1584]

I had it on picture disc

[@simplebutnotsolongname6642]

@@hmpz36911 Only the first album had terrible production. All the Proceeding albums, The production improved (by a decent margin at least), So it makes little sense to me when people Say those albums have Bad production.

[@jh7468]

Well done, again, my friend. This old-school headbanger remembers listening to WTH/BM/AWWS on my Walkman all night long. Kind of sad to see what has become of these guys, as they really were the foundation for almost all speed/thrash and certainly black metal bands thereafter. But everything they released up to 1986's live Eine kleine Nachtmusik is essential listening.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss, Cheers! 🤘

[@tunnelbohrer3282]

In my opinion, CALM BEFORE THE STORM and TEMPLES OF ICE are underrated. My Fave is WELCOME TO HELL.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, I agree. Cheers!

[@ASTRUM502]

I love Calm... and that style continued with the Cronos band.

[@davemcclelland3164]

Satan laughs... I remember listening to At War With Satan when it was released. Sitting in a graveyard, high on mushroom tea in the rain with my crew of metalheads. The most evil lyrics of it's time, and I was a fan of Mercyful Fate. Thanks for reminding me there's Venom I haven't heard yet.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Time to check out those albums then. ;) Cheers!

[@kenbadman4603]

THANK YOU!!! I've been waiting for this one. Cronos said in an early interview he wanted a band that was dark like Black Sabbath, fast like Judas Priest and had the attitude of Motorhead. That is exactly what those first albums were. Prime Evil was a badass album when it came out. Well done on your part RM. If you haven't done Motorhead yet that would be a great one for your next video. Cheers!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

They have so many albums it will take forever

[@Svvithred]

I'm 42 now, but I was 9 when I got into Venom, thanks to having a legendary dad, who then got me hooked on Voivod and Slayer! The rest was down to me!🤘 My all time favourite of Venom is Welcome to Hell, but Black Metal, At War With Satan and Primevil are very close behind. I am in total agreement with you about the albums post 2008, I'm not a fan of them at all, including Hell, I bought it, listened to it once and ever since then it's been on the shelf.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

hehe, that's awesome! :) Cheers! 🤘

[@kyleisreal_tv]

I saw Venom with Danzig back in 2019 what a kick ass show man. Both bands played well I had a great time. Great list as always \m/

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss. Cheers!

[@JayTyrus]

I agree about the Waste Lands album, underrated, and a less aggressive Sabbat feel especially "Cursed"....Dolan at times resembles Martin. That album also reminds me of the UK band Seventh Angel.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yes Sir! Cheers!

[@Chapstick159]

Which Sabbat? Japanese or British Band

[@JayTyrus]

@@Chapstick159 UK

[@asmodai2025]

Seventh Angel is awesome.

[@TheWarizon]

Awesome to see some love to Waste Lands. Defenitely an underrated one! Cheers Jim

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@planetbarrett6055]

Prime Rankings: Note: I'm only going to do My Top 5 Favorite Albums, I've only listened to these Albums. 5 - Welcome to Hell (It surprises Me that this came out in 1981) 4 - Black Metal 3 - At War with Satan 2 - Prime Evil (Underrated Album) 1 - Possessed Possessed really got Me into Venom.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@anthonyrivers1619]

Possessed is a masterpiece

[@BillyWunebuger]

Totally

[@jackko21]

Venom has some really cool album covers

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

They sure have.

[@franciskocher200]

Welcome to hell is my favorite album.😄👍🤘🤘

[@fredlaroche6969]

Another excellent video. Mostly agree, with Resurrection bumped higher up because I absolutely adore this album!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks, cheers!

[@matthewelias4868]

Yesssssssssssss This was I was waiting for

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@gibsonlespaul796]

I think Resurrection is massively underrated. All There Is Fear, War Against Christ, and Thirteen are some of their best songs. The production is killer as well. Easily the best in their discography !!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

no, not even close. :) Cheers!

[@carlosabad6596]

Totally agree. Resurrection is an awesome album.

[@patgodzi5346]

agreed !

[@shawnfranklin9581]

I absolutely LOVE VENOM!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

don't we all. :)

[@dingdong6069]

Fair ranking (as you usually do!) and agree Prime Evil hasn't been heard by enough people who class themselves as metal fans. I'd rate Fallen Angels a little higher but other than that... spot on! People forget just how shocking Venom were when they 1st came out. In the UK we had the Friday Rock Show broadcast at 10pm and the host Tommy Vance bet his fellow DJ the host of the VERY popular Mon to Fri breakfast show £100 ( a LOT back then) that he wouldn't play Venom's 'Warhead' 7" single in full on his show. Of course the money got pledged to charity and said track was indeed played, at about 8am , to approximately 20 million pop loving unsuspecting listeners many of whom had never even heard heavy metal let alone Venom before! Some people wrote in to the BBC, their local newspaper or music magazine asking if Venom were actually real!! Many could not believe a 'noise' like that would be recorded and released as official music! Well funny! Of course us kids... we 'got it'. Oh yes we got it straight away. Extreme Metal was born!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah I've seen some people talk about Fallen Angel, I must admit that i haven't listened to it more than a handful of times, maybe I've missed something. :) Cheers! 🤘

[@andrehb]

Nice!! Been waiting for this one

[@stevetwede9901]

Interesting stuff. I thought Resurrection had really great sound, I put it in 3rd after 1st 2. It proved they could play, to their critics worst fears

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@patgodzi5346]

yes!!

[@daroblackheart383]

First three albums are untouchable. Black Metal is my number one, then Welcome To Hell and At War With Satan. Also I like Prime Evil and underrated The Waste Lands. Maybe you could do rankings of Motorhead, Running Wild or Voivod? Cheers!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah I might get to them some sunny day. :) I have a few others planned first but.. Cheers!

[@daroblackheart383]

@@RuthlessMetalYTYes, too many good bands on the list :) But we have time :)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

@@daroblackheart383 yes, there are too many bands and too little time. :)

[@hmpz36911]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Motorhead has too many records!

[@h8sjws735]

Remember being 12 and listening to "Black Metal" feeling like I found the real shit! Always gonna have a soft spot for this band.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

cheers

[@danbilotto7785]

my fav is Prime Evil, it's a great thrashy record with very good riffs and songwriting, the epic title track and blackened are the priest, parasite, skeleton dance are genius

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Good stuff! Cheers!

[@frankwells7520]

I like "Insane", "Parasite", the title track and above all Tony Dolan's bass playing.

[@GraveSource]

Hell fockin yeeah! Love Venom.

[@karljackal994]

Yeah man, i love Cast in stone! The guitartone is wicked ! And i love all the songs. It really has an evil atmospheric sound. Bought it in 97 , still banging on it! Hah! BTW I love this channell. Cheerz bro !

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah it has a bit of that 90's thickness to it. Thank you! Cheers!

[@lagrasta666]

Venom.....one of my all time fav bands. I still follow them today and still listen to all of their albums avidly. Prime Evil is my all time fav, followed by Possessed, however even the recent Storm the Gates is high on my list. I also do like Mantas's versión of Venom (Venom Inc)......thus I follow both versions without any hesitation.

[@ASTRUM502]

I like the new albums, and have been a fan since '82. Just imagine if Storm the Gates was their 1st album in '81.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@thelax5311]

My Ranking. 1. Welcome to Hell (I’ve listened to this album thousands of times) 2. Black Metal 3. At War with Satan 4. Prime Evil 5. Possessed I don’t know how to rank the rest.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@deathmetalantichrist1115]

Been waiting for this video

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@scottcunningham378]

Yup, I was the 666th "Like" for this post, and my favorite band !

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Scary, Cheers!;)

[@Ezoangelofdeath]

my dad put on Black Metal when I was 5 yrs old, opened all the windows in the house, and pissed off every neighbor around, he played it so loud the needle on the record player would skip, the second the intro to Black Metal came on, I thought that was the coolest thing i'd ever heard in my young life, cooler then Eruption, since that day I love Venom, and I know my dad is with my father in hell rocking to Black Metal

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

hehe, damn. :) cool dad. Cheers! ❄️

[@paulosicne8498]

The first Black Metal band. And to all you youngsters who say they're not Black Metal, they made up the term so sit down kids. Back in the 80s when I was a teen, Black Metal bands were extreme metal bands that sung lyrics embracing satanism and satan. So among the fans and bands, a Black Metal band was Venom, Possessed, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Onslaught; etc. Even the more conventional sounding heavy metal band Mercyful Fate was called Black Metal. There was a reason why Mercyful Fate was on shows opening for Venom, Slayer, Destruction; etc. instead of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest; etc., despite them not being a "thrash" band. It had to do with the lyrics and imagery. I remember an old interview during Slayer a little after Hell Awaits came out. Slayer ended up being placed on a bill in Europe with standard heavy metal bands, and his comment was: "We had a lot of people buzzing when we played, being that we're a black metal band". And friends of mine and other fans would always address bands like Sodom, Destruction, Venom, Possessed, etc. as "Black Metal". As well as many underground magazines in the mid 80s: Kick Ass. So kids need to STFU when they try to say otherwise because they were NOT there during the 1st wave of Black Metal.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah, the early stuff I can get into the second wave is harder for me even if there are a few cool bands and albums from that era too. Cheers! 🤘

[@bullyball_timore9297]

I love the rank em all series. My all time favorite is ANNIHILATOR and It would be cool if you gave them a rank em all

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Don't know if you would like that, I would go hard on them. ;) but I probably will some day.

[@bullyball_timore9297]

@@RuthlessMetalYT it's ok. I know you stick with the metal roots but I like your show and I would love to see it. Thx!

[@nichilistamilitante6418]

AWWS definitely the best. The A-Side alone is enough to give it the 1st place.

[@SaintMartins]

I'm happy you gave credit to Venom for 3 genres. (Black, Thrash & Extreme Metal) they deserve that recognition. Now if only people would admit that Motorhead is also influential to Thrash Metal....AND....also the first "Crossover" band. They loved Punk & Punks loved them.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

black, thrash and death metal. ;) extreme metal includes black and thrash and a few other genres. ;) Cheers! 🤘

[@ASTRUM502]

I believe Motorhead started the D-beat. Just listen to those old Phil Taylor drums, Iron Fist, Ace of Spades, and more, that's the D-beat.

[@officercat7907]

As someone who got into Venom pretty recently, I’d definitely have to say Black Metal is one of the finest albums I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. Welcome To Hell is good, but I’d say it’s like Kill ‘Em All versus Ride The Lightning. KEA is good, but RTL is simply better in almost every way. I feel the same way with Venom’s Black Metal and WTH. I also have to say 80s Mantas with the stache and all black guitar is such a badass look for a musician. Venom are one of my favorites, personally. In the era of shiny and bright synth pop music, they were far, far away on the other side of the musical spectrum. Great video by the way!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah black metal is a bit more metal than welcome to hell, don't sleep on the following records, they are brilliant too. thank you!

[@theironfist23]

Haven't gone too deep into Venom's discography, but those first 3 albums are killer. At War With Satan is one hell of an epic track. I'll have to do a proper dive into their music, great video man.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@thalesvasconcellos2086]

Black leather hounds, faster than sound Black out the amps, now it's night Great video, man!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks boss

[@grimlog4617]

Venom was one of the first bands I saw live... 1985... what a show :D

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Oh, must have been amazing to see them back then. Cheers!

[@marcocappa3738]

Where ?

[@grimlog4617]

@@marcocappa3738 Munich :D

[@marcocappa3738]

​@@grimlog4617thanks!!

[@johnkeating34]

I’m a big Anvil fan like to see you rank them all

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Maybe some day. :)

[@BoRag70]

It was Venom and Sodom that got me into the BM and DM genre. I honestly can´t deside which Venom album I would put as my number one. But it is Welcome To Hell or Black Metal and both albums means alot to me. But when it comes to Sodom I can definetly say that my number one Sodom album is In The Sign Of Evil. I love that album.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

In the sign of evil is majestic.

[@bloody-Mayhem666]

I think that fallen angels and from the very depths are realy good albums they bring my in the Taste of venoms Musik

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

from the very depths had some cool ideas and songs but yeah, it's not an album that I ever grab when I'm in the mood for the band. Cheers!

[@demoniclese]

Lay down your soul to the gods rock n' roll!!! Love it! I have Black Metal and Welcome To Hell on vinyl and it still sounds great! I can't even count how many time i tried to get a proper recording of the intro to In League backwards....until i turned the spindle motor around on my turntable and got it to play proper speed! LOL! Im gonna burn your souls......crush your bones......Im gonna make you bleed....you're gonna bleed for me! LOVE IT!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@robertleonardsson]

I love Resurrection. One of their best 5 albums.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@martinandreasson8409]

This channel is great!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks boss

[@hellsunicorn]

I’m kinda ashamed to say this, but I am more familiar with the bands that Venom influenced than I am them. The only albums I’ve heard are the first four, and I’d rank them in the same order as you, Black Metal was a game changer that still holds up today. 🤘🏻

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Check out the dony dolan years.

[@FlorianGeyer210]

Huge Venom fan here...been listening to Venom since the 80's and they still remain one of my fav bands today. I love all albums by Venom and my favourite 3 albums are : 1) Possessed 2 ) From the very deprhs 3) Prime Evil

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@hultajonas1234]

I heared the album Welcome to Hell in te early eighties maybe a year before I heared the album Black Metal. To me Welcome to Hell was more evil. Black Metal included more rock`n`roll and humour. But that´s just one perspective. I have a great respect for your opinion and I admire your videos.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks boss Cheers!

[@suicidalghost6719]

Can’t wait to check this out later today!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@arturoalmazan5262]

Thank you!! Venom ranking. ! 1 welcome to hell the masterpiece every metal band from early Metallica through Slayer was influenced by this dark sinister debut . 2 Black metal . no words needed only one . Masterpiece 3 at war with Satan. cronos sounded so evil 😈 4 Possesed 5 calm before the storm it was an OK album 6 cast in stone 7 Resurrection 8 Prime evil 9 fallen angels 10 the waste lands . the rest on my list are the less average good albums . Venom rules

[@XenoMorphGaming79]

Tbh I would say out of there entire discog possessed is the only album I think stinks

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🐐

[@JasonBenesh]

If you don't know the first three Venom albums, do you even know extreme metal? Those three and Prime Evil are essential, in my opinion.

[@JCStorm76]

Correct

[@dc.8049]

I don't even know any of their albums not even one but I'm into the heaviest subgenres of Death Metal lol

[@johnzavradinos4677]

Happy someone finally ranked Venom. I mean they're only one of the most important bands in Metal. I do agree that not all of their albums are great but I like all their records. And, in my opinion, the Tony Dolan era records are underrated. Great list!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks, Cheers! 🤘

[@vladimircokorilo8105]

I don't care what anyone says, Prime Evil is a fucking great album, after all these years it's still one of my top 3 Venom albums. People often hate the Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan era, but to me it's like 80's Black Sabbath without Ozzy, it's misunderstood, ignored by many haters and it gets a lot of undeserved criticism.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah, the real fans love the Demolition man era too. It's mostly people that just listened to the first 2-3 albums that complain because they haven't investigated any of the other records.

[@XenoMorphGaming79]

Tony is a great bass player and singer he is also amazing in venom Inc which imo is better than anything venom has released on the last 10years imo. I'm still waiting for when venom Inc will be doing a second album

[@sinbysin666]

As with Black Sabbath's Headless Cross (with that other Tony), anyone who doesn't rank Prime Evil high in the discography is simply wrong. Taste doesn't factor in - it's objective greatness.

[@XenoMorphGaming79]

@@sinbysin666 90% of so called black Sabbath fans don't even know who Tony Martin even is

[@JCStorm76]

Prime Evil is actually my number one Venom album. Always has been

[@Morbidous]

Again ranking makes pretty much sense to me...although I always have trouble choosing their number 1 between the debut and sophomore. *And R.I.P. Hank Von Helvete.*

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

RIP Hank.

[@Jim-be8sj]

You should rank all the Baron Rojo albums next. :)

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I haven't listened much to them. Cheers!

[@kevinmuzerMetalMind64]

1985s Possessed sounds like Venoms ACDC album. I Still Dig It!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

cheers

[@V3ntilator]

I have seen Venom 2-3 times live, and will see them again next year.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Awesome!

[@brendanpatterson3929]

Venom started it all!! But for me I lost interest when the original line up was broken. It changed instantly. The "Assault" EP's were such a cool idea to. I love the first 4 albums and even though Possessed is probably my least out of the 4, Hellchild, Mystique and the title track are great in my opinion but I think Black Metal is also my favorite album 💀

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, the lineup changes hasn't been positive for Venom. Cheers! 🤘

[@ricklindberg4228]

Where to start? I would agree with your ranking of the eras only. I love the 1st 4 albums. I would have to go with Welcome to Hell at #1. To me it is flawless. The production properly captures the essence and the primitive nature of it. Venom was years ahead of its time and despite an uneven overall discography must be regarded as important to heavy music as Sabbath were a decade earlier. No extreme metal of any kind would exist without Venom's 1st 2 albums. And don't forget, they had a 3 song EP from 1980! The true pioneers place in metal history is secure with those of us who truly bleed heavy metal. I could go on for hours writing about them. And the fact they were a 3 piece just adds to their mystique. I love Metal Black by the way. And Resurrection. RIPRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@sassaniandynasty3796]

A few dudes from Venom Inc watched your video!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cool, Ive interviewed then twice actually.

[@sassaniandynasty3796]

@@RuthlessMetalYT have you recorded it? If yes why don't you post it??!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

@@sassaniandynasty3796 I did interviews with bands back in the early 2000s and some around 2015, only written interviews. I might do something with them perhaps just add some background music while the text is up on screen if there is an interest for it, I have like 100 interviews on my harddrive with lots of thrash and speed metal bands.

[@CarlosRoberto-yz8vb]

Welcome to Hell and Black Metal albuns. Oooohhhh man! I just whant to thank Venom band to really show me the way to real Heavy Metal rules.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Classics

[@dantelombardi]

🤘🏻wow🐐 great 🐐list🤘🏻

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks boss

[@dantelombardi]

@@RuthlessMetalYT 🤘🏻Metal is forever🤘🏻

[@jimmyjambhere]

I love their first 4 albums and En Klein live album. After that I don’t care for much.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@andrealucaredolfi3936]

Perfect ranking ❤

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

🤘🤘

[@anthonyrivers1619]

My fave? POSSESSED...bought it on cassette in 1985...it is heavier than HELL and underappreciated IMO...HELL CHILD!!! 🤘

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@keithmccrary325]

i always enjoyed the Manitou cassette single with the Venom Dutch Radio Interview b-side

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@davesdream]

I cannot wait for the Taylor Swift: Albums Ranked series... :D :D :D :D :D :D

[@JCStorm76]

Lol

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Check back next month. ;)

[@Jayagebee]

Cool ranking! I only know the two first records, but they’re amaaazing! What about doing a ranking of Danish thrashers Artillery?

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, that might happen some day. we'll see. :) Cheers!

[@fenrirvanwolfen6474]

A satanic Amen, Bro. 🤘🏼 Venom Fan since 81. They are the real deal. Fantastic Video. Greetings from Germany. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

cheers! 🤘

[@triledink]

Welcome to hell, Black metal and At war with satan are legendary masterpieces. At war with satan had some weaker songs and track, but the title track makes the whole album by itself a 20 min war song. Black metal is like master of puppets, its one of ''those'' albums, by that I mean pretty much unbeatable and legendary and people still speak of them til this very days. Though welcome to hell was recorded in a weird way in a studio that usualy do non metal/rock albums the recording quality gives it its identity, and the album is full of awesome song, actually every song in both welcome to hell and black metal is amazing. And as a plus if you get a new copy of welcome to hell, black metal and at war with satan you also get all the demos and singles with the cd. Like Nightmare, warhead, manitau, seven gates of hell and even radio studio recording of some songs. So much value in a single disc. Thats a nice list, though I would personally put Resurrection and Calm before the storm higher. Calm before the storm has like a almost glam feeling to some of the song, but in a darker way. Black Xmas is a great opening song and shows that chronos can do some vibrato singing, metal punks has like solos all over the songs and it ending solo is so cool. Under a spell is cheesy with two vocalist singing along, though I still love it. The title track calm before the storm has an awesome solo. The song fire has like sections were the drums are like almost blast beating and it sounds like grindcore. Resurrection has some awesome songs and solos, resurrection, war against christ, all there is fear, pandemonium, fireflight, control freak and leviathan are such great songs.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yes, resurrection is pretty solid, it's just more modern sounding than those earlier records and I prefer that sound.

[@frankj10000]

I'm not a fan of ranking albums in general and regarding Venom I really like all of their albums. I completely agree though that the first three albums are the best, together with the singles from that era. All the other albums I would put on 4th place, because I really like them more or less equally. There was a time when I only wanted to hear the more recent albums and at other times I get nostalgic for the Tony Dolan era.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Yeah its just a ranking I can enjoy some of the mid ranked albums at times too. Cheers!

[@7777jimbob]

if you could rank all the non album singles as an album it could easily be number 1. great video!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

thanks, cheers!

[@esehn6972]

Black Metal was the album that introduced me to the band in 1985 when was a 15 year old and moving into more extreme metal and away a bit from Maiden. It's still my go to album for Venom. Classic.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

good times, Cheers!

[@goldenlarry]

Venom was the best early on, I actually still prefer their earlier records to Slayer and stuff! Of recent Venom I really dig that song Long Haired Punks, the vibe of it is so Venom and rocking.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

yeah, like 99% of all metal bands. ;) I prefer early Slayer to Venom, they were just better musicians in my opinion even if Venom carved out some remarkable material early on.

[@jermaineguillory2694]

Welcome to Hell and Black Metal are classics, definitely my favorites!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@nilsonartiga9155]

Finally

[@riceeater9821]

Oh, yeah!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@RisingSun96]

Venom stole their sound from the first crust punk band Amebix apparently, I read they sent their demo to Cronos, and Cronos said something along the lines of "nice sound, we're nicking it". Funny story, listen to Arise by Amebix, same sound, just more bassey and less riff heavy.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

I mean, Amebix had only one demo out before Venom stepped unto the scene. That demo is more or less just straight up punk so I don't think we should give them more credit than what they deserve, Angel Witch had a demo from the late 70s that was more metal and more creepy.

[@DesolateSolitude]

Great video! Your ranking is spot on man! Prime Evil (1989) is a fun record. I’m listening to the CD right now! It’s crazy to think I was only 2 years Old when that album came out.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Thanks man! You're a baby. ;) cheers

[@gregpanos2]

I just wanted to let the world know that I purchased Cast In Stone back in 97, so it is not entirely true that no one cared when this album came out!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@infernicide666]

Funny story I actually met the guitarist who played on Metal Black (Mike Hickey) man was he a fucking douchebag!!! He had a rockstar attitude and I asked him why he was no longer with them. “None of your business” he said. I also asked him if he got alot of groupies which pissed him off for some reason (Probably cuz he didn’t get any I’m guessing lol). I know he also played on Calm Before the Storm. That album was actually not terrible but not great some cool songs though. The Dolan era that followed was much better imo. I have yet to hear the reunion era of the late 90’s. I heard Hell from 08’ and what a snoozefest that was. Anything after that I’ve been afraid to hear.

[@JoeyCheex0583]

Heavens On Fire & Black Metal my all time fave Venom songs

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers! 🤘

[@JoeyCheex0583]

@@RuthlessMetalYT Luv the channel & content Ruthless 🤘a Deicide or Cannibal Corpse Rank em All would be cool some day ✊

[@houseofbrujeria3172]

Love Welcome to Hell and Black Metal

[@michellecayne8154]

Lots of good tracks throughout my favourite track is At War With Satan with intro. It is like a film. 20+/- minutes. Love the monologue.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!

[@beyondtheveilofdeath4195]

Here we go...Venom aka my fav band in the early eighties...I don't give a damn about what critics said about their "rawness and roughness", the low-production of "Welcome to hell" (that probably gave its force at the highest rank - same thing happened with exciter's "HM maniac" and Voivod's "War and pain" - still i prefer these rough and straight-to-your-face (or ears) kind of approach than super-mega-soopa-doopa productions elsewhere (Iron maiden's ?) which deprives the music beloved by us of its power and strenght. Well...as you correctly said, they invented a new genre, NO-THING else was like them, back in 1981...Venom did crush Motorhead's status of "the fastest metal band on earth)...I'd add, respect to what you said, all their AWESOME works on 45 rpm and mini-albums as "Die hard", "Warhead", "Bursting out", "7 gates of hell". "Acid queen", "Nightmare", even "Manitou"...were excellent tracks!I'd ike even to add the semi-unknown song called "Senile decay" that would have been published on "Black Metal" and it would have been filled-in PERFECTLY!!!!!! It wasn't just the music..it was even the SHROUD of mistery that enveloped the infernal trio that did put up such a massive following...they didn't release any interview, back in 1981...mistery and darkness, it seemed like they were into an occult part of the world and an eerie aura did follow them...the "7 dates of hell" was a mythical tour...they did show theirselves for the first time..."To hell and back", "Sacrifice", "Leave me in Hell", "Buried alive", "Teacher's pet", "Countess Bathory"...."Sons of Satan", "Schitzo", "Witching hour" and especially "1000 days in Sodom"....aaaaaaahhh...."At war with satan"...an authentic Masterpiece....dozens of riffs...several tempos...acustic guitars and even a female vocal... incredible lyrics..."Cry wolf"...aaahhh...excellence...and the ONLY track that could be bonded with "Black metal"... Of curse, for one like me, Venom ARE only Mantas-Abaddon and Cronos of the era between 1981 to 1985...all what happened afterward...wasn't the same, even if "Prime Evil" is realle a good and strong album, indeed! Terrible and letterally OBSCENE was "The calm before the storm"...rubbish to be thrown into the trash-bin, without doubt. Cronos-ego did ruin it all from 1985 on...just alike mr Demaio with Manowar...what a pity...............well, let's enjoy what they have done Good for the joy of our Ears!!!!!

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Cheers!