The Masters of Black Metal @ Arlington Theatre

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🏟️ Gig The Masters of Black Metal @ Arlington Theatre • 🀘 Band(s) Cirith Ungol
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πŸ“… DateThu 25 Apr 1985
⏲ Time️19:00 pm
πŸ“œ SloganKings of the Dead
PresentGoldenvoice
Previous arenaThe Masters of Black Metal @ Arlington Theatre
πŸ“ AddressThe Arlington Theatre (Metropolitan Theatres), 1317 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 ❓
πŸ—ΊοΈ Country United States of America (USA) (US)
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Featured acts: Venom (“from England / Last California Appearance!”), Slayer (“from L.A.”), Cirith Ungol (“Kings of the Dead”). This concert never happened, only the posters.

Would you be interested in purchasing a 4K UHD release of The Masters of Black Metal featuring Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge 1 & 2? This edition would also include:

  • Complete setlists for all bands from the gig. (Combat Records, Golden Voice, or similar labels had to exclude most of the setlists on the original VHS/Beta due to limited space.)
  • Venom’s actual setlist from this gig, instead of the two songs taken from a 1984 live performance in the original release.
  • Deleted footage, including press conferences with Cirith Ungol, Oz, possibly Agnostic Front, and other Masters of Black Metal bands.
  • Five additional soundtracks from Ultimate Revenge 2 (not previously included in the video).
  • Potentially unreleased or deleted footage from Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge 3.
  • Bonus scenes.

Would this be something you’d be interested in?

The Masters of Black Metal

As you know, Cirith Ungol canceled the gig. The dates with the slogan “The Masters of Black Metal” was 3rd April, 19th April and 25th April 1985, and featured the bands Venom and Slayer, and various third bands as well on various dates – Oz, Exodus or Cirith Ungol. Is there more of The Masters of Black Metal on posters or other things? Agnostic Front was possibly press conference on Combat Tour Live, but not Masters of Black Metal gig.

Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge (1985)

Slayer, Venom and Exodus were officially recorded on 3rd April 1985 at Studio 54 in New York, and released on Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge on video. The video tracklist is a slightly different track list on some of them, but the complete track list:

  1. 00:00 – Introduction with film cover Saturday Night Fever (1977) 00:45
  2. 00:45 – Crowd Scenes 01:18 (02:03 totally of track 1 and 2)
  3. 02:09 – Exodus – Piranha 04:26 from Bonded by Blood (1985)
  4. 06:30 – Gary Holt Guitar Solo (Exodus)
  5. 07:35 – Slayer – Die By The Sword 03:47 from Show No Mercy (1983)
  6. 11:23 – Venom – Witching Hour (promo video from the 1983 Live EP) 03:51 from Welcome to Hell (1981) / live video
  7. 15:13 – Venom Interview Part 1 02:27
  8. 17:42 – Exodus – Metal Command 04:21 from Bonded by Blood (1985)
  9. 22:12 – Exodus – Exodus 04:28 from Bonded by Blood (1985)
  10. 26:40 – Exodus – Strike Of The Beast 04:41 from Bonded by Blood (1985)
  11. 31:13 – Slayer Interview 02:01
  12. 33:15 – Slayer – The Antichrist 03:02 from Show No Mercy (1983)
  13. 36:17 – Slayer – Hell Awaits 05:27 from Hell Awaits (1985)
  14. 41:45 – Slayer – Chemical Warfare 06:30 from Haunting the Chapel (1984)
  15. 48:16 – Venom Interview Part 2 05:22
  16. 53:37 – Venom – Countess Bathory (promo video filmed at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK. in 1 Jun 1984 from the video The 7th Date of Hell) from Black Metal (1981) 03:35
  17. 57:13 – Slayer – Evil Has No Boundries from Show No Mercy (1983) – CreditsΒ 03:33
  18. 58:20 – Combat Visual Catalogue / Records Advertisement 02:00

“When you think of Studio 54, you think of the music loud, the beat heavy, the dancing frenetic. You do NOT think of VENOM, EXODUS or SLAYER, Dukes of Heavy Metal darkness all. But all the above were descriptions of those three bands on the magical evening of April 3, 1985 when Studio 54 changed its disco gloss into Heavy Metal sweat in the Ultimate Revenge. This is the story of that fateful night, from the crowds outside to the band’s inside thoughts, from the energy and frantic pace on stage to agitated madness of the crowd in audience. VENOM – from England and one of the biggest selling independent bands in the world…. EXODUS, leaders of the San Francisco speed metal scene and L.A.’s legendary SLAYER, a band that always lives up to its name when it comes to its audiences. All three together on this 60 minute epic of metal!”

During the actual show, Venom drafted guitarists Dave Irwin (Fist) and Les Cheetham (Avenger) to fill in for Jeffrey “Mantas” Dunn, who remained in the UK sick with chickenpox. Conrad Thomas “Cronos” Lant in an interview. front side / back side on the cover. Deciber Magazine: That Tour Was Awesome: Ultimate Revenge Tour, Venom/Slayer/Exodus (1985).

Combat Tour Live: Ultimate Revenge 2 (1989)

Follow-Up: The next installment featured Forbidden, Faith or Fear, Death, Dark Angel, and Raven, and was titled Ultimate Revenge 2 (cover) or Combat Tour II Live 1988 – The Ultimate Revenge (video). It was recorded at Philadelphia’s Trocadero Theater, Pennsylvania, USA, on October 23, 1988. The release includes 20 live music videos (video), with accompanying audio tracks listed on the right side as “(track …)”.

  1. 00:00:00 – Forbidden – Feel No Pain 5:10 from Forbidden Evil (1988) / live video
  2. 00:05:12 – Forbidden – As Good As Dead 4:51 from Forbidden Evil (1988) (track 01)
  3. 00:09:17 – Forbidden – Through Eyes Of Glass 5:45 from Forbidden Evil (1988) / live video
  4. 00:15:20 – Forbidden – Chalice Of Blood 4:47 from Forbidden Evil (1988) (track 02) / live video
  5. 00:20:08 – Faith Or Fear – Punishment Area 5:23 from Punishment Area (1989) (track 05)
  6. 00:25:25 – Faith Or Fear – What Would You Expect 3:48Β from Punishment Area (1989)
  7. 00:29:05 – Faith Or Fear – CDS 3:45 from Punishment Area (1989)
  8. 00:32:49 – Faith Or Fear – Time Bomb 5:25 fromΒ Punishment Area (1989) (track 04)
  9. 00:38:05 – Death – Left To Die 4:30 from Leprosy (1988)
  10. 00:42:42 – Death – Pull The Plug 4:37 from Leprosy (1988)
  11. 00:47:08 – Death – Forgotten Past 4:32Β from Leprosy (1988)
  12. 00:51:50 – Death – Denial Of Life 3:43 from Scream Bloody Gore (1987)
  13. 00:55:20 – Dark Angel – The Death Of Innocence 6:06 from Leave Scars (1989)
  14. 01:01:30 – Dark Angel – The Burning Of Sodom 3:02 from Darkness Descends (1986)
  15. 01:04:45 – Dark Angel – Death Is Certain (Life Is Not) 3:43 from Darkness Descends (1986)
  16. 01:08:24 – Dark Angel – No One Answers 7:18 from Leave Scars (1989)
  17. 01:15:48 – Raven – Lay Down The Law 4:32 from Nothing Exceeds like Excess (1988) / music video / live video
  18. 01:20:30 – Raven – Into The Jaws Of Death 5:38 from Nothing Exceeds like Excess (1988) (track 10) / live video
  19. 01:26:05 – Raven – You Got A Screw Loose 4:58 from Nothing Exceeds like Excess (1988) / live video
  20. 01:31:01 – Raven – Gimme A Break 4:12 from Nothing Exceeds like Excess (1988) (track 11) / live video

“SOUNDTRACK FROM ULTIMATE REVENGE 2 INCLUDING 5 SONGS NOT ON VIDEO 2002-1-2-4“:

  • Faith Or Fear – Lack Of Motivation 3:26 from Punishment Area (1989) (track 03)
  • Death – Open Casket 4:49Β from Leprosy (1988) (track 06)
  • Death – Choke On It 5:57 from Leprosy (1988) (track 07)
  • Dark Angel – Merciless Death 3:44 from Darkness Descends (1986) (track 08)
  • Dark Angel – Perish In Flames / Darkness Descends 8:31 from Darkness Descends (1986) (track 09)

In October 23, 1988, five of COMBAT RECORDS’ premier outfits played host to a sizeable crowd of thrashing maniacs at Philadelphia’s Trocadero theatre.The occasion? The taping of the sequel to the classic ULTIMATE REVENGE Video.

Like its predecessor, which featured VENOM SLAYER, and EXODUS, ULTIMATE REVENGE 2 boasts a lineup of exceptional bands, all on the brink of something undeniably huge: Rookies of the year FORBIDDEN, new signees FAITH OR FEAR, thrash gods DEATH, a first glimpse of the new, improved DARK ANGEL and recently reincarnated legends RAVEN. Truly the ULTIMATE roster for the ULTIMATE video: ULTIMATE REVENGE 2. This is the soundtrack of that performance, including five songs not on the video.

COMBAT
1989 RELATIVITY RECORDS, INC. MADE IN THE U.S.A.

Revolvermag: COMBAT ‘ULTIMATE REVENGE 2’: 5 Things you didn’t know about classic thrash show

Slayer, Exodus, Venom and Death are one of the famous bands. Possibly Dark Angel also. Contrary to Cirith Ungol, Oz, Forbidden and Faith Or Fear are more or less unknown bands. Possibly Raven also.

Except Cirith Ungol, what could you choose on The Masters of Black Metal gig and Ultimate Revenges 1+2 on video? Most probably you choose either Slayer, Exodus, Venom or Death.

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Fun facts with satanism and fantasy:

The satanism poster “The Masters of Black Metal”Β  (Thu 25 Apr 1985) ✔️

  • Venom (lyrics and other stuff on satanism) ✔️
  • Slayer (lyrics and other stuff on satanism) ✔️
  • Cirith Ungol (lyrics about fantasy and Ferrari) ❌

Therefore it was canceled with Cirith Ungol? πŸ˜‰

But the Cirith Ungol has opened the christian band Stryper on another gig.

Fun facts on metal genres over the years:

Metal genres or classifications is very different now than in the 1980’s:

  • Venom: “Our music is Power Metal, Venom Metal, Black Metal, not Heavy Metal cos that’s for the chicks“. Kerrang! Nov 1982
  • Slayer: “From The Heaviest Band In the World Comes The Ultimate Power Metal Album” (Metal Blade Records ad header on Hell Awaits), “Very Heavy” (Creem Magazine 5/84) and “A Sure Must For All Hardcore Fans” (Metallic Overkill fanzine). And “Speed Metals Finest Album” for Reign in Blood poster.
  • Exodus: “leaders of the San Francisco speed metal scene” (backside of Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge)

Note: We all know that Slayer is well famous and they formed in 1981 in CA, US. But there are at least two Slayer as well. The other band was Slayer in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, formed in 1980. Changed name to DragonSlayer in 1983. See The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 2 on DAW Books from Aug 1976, inspired the album cover of Slayer/DragonSlayer (compilation 2008, re-released from 1980’s). And The Slayer movie (Oct 1982) who first named fanzine Slayer Mag, the credits on King of the Dead and One Foot in Hell had mentioned Jon “Metalion” Kristiansen and fanzine Live Wire, right before Slayer Mag.

Curiosity with heaven & hell and Elric:

the French artist Philippe Druillet who draw on the very first comic version of Elric. The comic “Approaching Centauri” on battle between heaven and hell on the magazine Heavy Metal – The adult illustrated fantasy magazine vol. I, no. 4, Jul 1977, which has script of Philippe Druillet and art by Jean “MΕ“bius” Giraud. The Slayer album Hell Awaits has borrowed of them.

 

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