Temples of Ice

Temples of Ice
Studio album by Venom
Released	17 June 1991 [1]
Recorded	1990
Studio	Lynx Studios, Newcastle, England
Genre	Heavy metal speed metal thrash metal
Length	39:24
Label	Under One Flag
Producer	Kevin Ridley, Venom
Venom chronology
Prime Evil (1989) Temples of Ice (1991) The Waste Lands (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10 [3]
Rock Hard	7/10 [4]

Temples of Ice is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Venom. The album was originally supposed to be produced by ex-Child's Play producer Howard Benson; however, he was unavailable. The band decided to stay with Kevin Ridley, who co-produced the band's previous album Prime Evil . It was released on Under One Flag records in 1991, and marketed and distributed by Music for Nations.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Venom, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tribes"		3:44
2.	"Even in Heaven"		3:57
3.	"Trinity MCMXLV 0530"		3:33
4.	"In Memory of (Paul Miller 1964–90)"		4:17
5.	"Faerie Tale"		4:21
6.	"Playtime"		3:18
7.	"Acid"		4:13
8.	"Arachnid"		2:42
9.	"Speed King" (Deep Purple cover)	Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice	3:31
10.	"Temples of Ice"		6:44

Personnel

Venom

• Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan – vocals, bass
• Jeff "Mantas" Dunn – guitar
• Al Barnes – guitar
• Anthony "Abaddon" Bray – drums

Production

• Engineered by Kevin Ridley
• Mixed by Kevin Ridley and Pete Peck at Great Linford Manor, England

References

1. "New Albums". Music Week . 15 June 1991. p. 29.
2. "Venom Temples of Ice overview". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 June 2012.
3. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 486. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
4. Kupfer, Thomas (1991). "Album: Venom – Temples of Ice". Rock Hard (in German). No. 52. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

External links

• Venom official website