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582:"Witching Hour (live)"
560:"Warhead (12" B-side)"
177:Eine kleine Nachtmusik
975:Calm Before the Storm
791:Doe, Bernard (1985).
538:"Nightmare (12" mix)"
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1093:In League with Satan
1047:From the Very Depths
719:Rivadavia, Eduardo.
192:Professional ratings
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1172:1985 albums
1110:Other songs
1066:Live albums
1023:Metal Black
951:Black Metal
905:James Clare
450:"Moonshine"
439:"Hellchild"
406:"Possessed"
278:heavy metal
98:black metal
93:speed metal
88:Heavy metal
1161:Categories
1140:Venom Inc.
983:Prime Evil
908:War Maniac
678:References
631:Production
494:"Mystique"
148:chronology
62:Early 1985
1100:Bloodlust
967:Possessed
805:4 October
736:4 October
662:UK Albums
656:position
604:Personnel
362:"Flytrap"
294:Possessed
290:Possessed
273:Possessed
168:Possessed
24:Possessed
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726:AllMusic
704:24 March
623:– guitar
483:"Voyeur"
418:Side two
330:Side one
211:AllMusic
136:Producer
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
1085:Singles
902:Abaddon
886:La Rage
181:(1986)
172:(1985)
163:(1984)
1147:(band)
1145:Cronos
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1058:(2018)
1050:(2015)
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954:(1982)
946:(1981)
926:Antton
911:Big Al
898:Mantas
880:Cronos
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764:Canada
644:Charts
621:Mantas
615:Cronos
530:Length
431:Length
343:Length
324:Mantas
320:Cronos
205:Rating
202:Source
107:Length
72:Sussex
67:Studio
922:Mykvs
891:Dante
868:Venom
695:(PDF)
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527:Title
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282:Venom
280:band
146:Venom
124:Label
80:Genre
44:Venom
1031:Hell
807:2012
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