Temples of Ice

1991 studio album by Venom

Temples of Ice

Studio album by

Venom

Released

31 May 1991

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	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[2]
Rock Hard	7/10^[3]

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

^ "Venom Temples of Ice overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ 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.
^ Kupfer, Thomas (1991). "Album: Venom – Temples of Ice". Rock Hard (in German). No. 52. Retrieved 26 November 2016.