Fallen Angels | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 28 November 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010–2011 | |||
Studio | Thunderoar OQB Studio, Doom Mobile, Offworld Mobile, Insomniak Sound and Vision, UK | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 57:37 | |||
Label | Spinefarm/Universal | |||
Producer | Conrad Lant | |||
Venom chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Metal Critic | 7.6/10 [2] |
Ashladan | 6.3/10 [3] |
Fallen Angels is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Venom. It was released by Spinefarm/Universal on 28 November 2011. [4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hammerhead" | 5:00 |
2. | "Nemesis" | 3:07 |
3. | "Pedal to the Metal" | 3:43 |
4. | "Lap of the Gods" | 5:09 |
5. | "Damnation of Souls" | 4:30 |
6. | "Beggarman" | 4:29 |
7. | "Hail Satanas" | 4:33 |
8. | "Sin" | 5:33 |
9. | "Punk's Not Dead" | 4:10 |
10. | "Death Be Thy Name" | 3:10 |
11. | "Lest We Forget" | 2:15 |
12. | "Valley of the Kings" | 4:52 |
13. | "Fallen Angels" | 7:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Annunaki Legacy" | 4:24 |
15. | "Blackened Blues" | 4:52 |
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