Venom "Tear Your Soul Apart" Cassette

First off, this is only an EP, not an album. The EP is also geared towards die hard Venom fans by giving them some unique, previously unreleased material, which it does, and good material I might add.
The EP kicks off with Skool Daze, a previously released studio track off of the album Prime Evil. This is one of Venoms ever lovable joke tracks much in the vein of Teacher's Pet off of Black Metal. The lyrics are just hilarious! The track fades into a live version of of the song Burstin' Out. Burstin' Out is the first of three live tracks on this EP. The others are Angel Dust and Hellbent and all three tracks were recorded during the filming of the Live '90 video. Hellbent is a cover of Judas Priests Hell Bent for Leather with the lyrics changed to "hell bent for metal", which I found humerous. The live tracks were unique, though not drawdropping, and it was interesting hearing Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan singing some of the old Cronos material.
The real kicker on this EP is that it contains two previously unreleased studio tracks entitled The Ark and Civilized, which are actually two of my most favorite Venom songs from the Dolan era. The Ark is about none-other than Indiana Jones. With that cinematic hero being the subject matter of the song, you would expect it to be hokey, but its not. It's actually a rather haunting track and Dolan's vocals go perfectly with the song. Civilized is more of a traditional Venom sounding song that was even performed live on the Prime Evil tour.
My one complaint is the ludicrous cover with Dolan in poor makeup with tubs and chains pulling him apart. It just looks silly and cheap.
Overall this EP does what it was ment to: gives likeable, unique material to the Venom fans of the world. If your a die-hard venom fan and also like Dolan on vocals, then this EP will make a welcome spot on your CD shelf. The 2 unreleased studio tracks alone make this EP worth owning.

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