The Venomous

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The Venomous
Nightrage Venomous.jpg
Studio album by
Released31 March 2017
RecordedBetween 31 August and 30 September 2016, Zero Gravity studios, Athens, Greece
Genre Melodic death metal
Length49:42
Label Despotz (Sweden)
Producer Marios Iliopoulos and Terry Nikas
Nightrage chronology
The Puritan
(2015)
The Venomous
(2017)
Wolf to Man
(2019)

The Venomous is the seventh full-length studio album by the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band, Nightrage. It was released by Despotz on 31 March 2017, format CD/LP/digital. [1] The album was recorded by Terry Nikas at Zero Gravity studios in Athens, Greece, and mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at Maskinrummet studio in Uppsala, Sweden. [2]

Contents

The Venomous was also released in Japan by record label Avalon/Marquee. The Bonus Track for Japanese release is an alternative version of the instrumental song "Denial of the Soul". [3]

Cover art/layout is made by Vagelis Petiklas of Revolver Design. [4]

Track listing

[2] [3]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Venomous"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos4:31
2."Metamorphosis/Day of Wrath"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos, Söderman3:52
3."In Abhorrence"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos, Söderman3:37
4."Affliction"Nyman, IliopoulosSöderman, Iliopoulos4:27
5."Catharsis"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos, Söderman4:55
6."Bemoan"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos, Söderman4:07
7."The Blood"Nyman, IliopoulosSöderman, Iliopoulos4:12
8."From Ashes Into Stone"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos, Söderman3:41
9."Trail of Ghosts"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos, Söderman4:50
10."Disturbia"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos, Söderman4:25
11."Desolation And Dismay"Nyman, IliopoulosIliopoulos4:03
12."Denial of The Soul" (Instrumental)Iliopoulos3:01

Videography

Music videos were filmed for two of the album's tracks, "The Venomous" and "Affliction". Both videos were directed by Rawrec productions. [5]

Credits

Band members

Guest musicians

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References

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