| At War with Satan | |||||
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| Studio album by Venom | |||||
| Released: | 16 April, 1984 | ||||
| Recorded: | 1984 at Impulse Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||||
| Genre: | Thrash metal, black metal | ||||
| Lenght: | 39:45 | ||||
| Label: | Neats Records | ||||
| Producer: | Venom | ||||
| Venom chronology | |||||
| Previous: | Black Metal (1982) | ||||
| Current: | At War with Satan (1984) | ||||
| Next: | Possessed (1985) | ||||
At War with Satan is the third studio album by English extreme metal band Venom, released in April 1984. A semi-concept album that tells the story of a war between Heaven and Hell where the latter side wins, it was touted as Venom's crossover into rock mainstream after the highly succesful studio album Black Metal. It was very succesful, and as of November 2021, has been certified 6x Platinum in the United States alone for shipping over 6 million copies. Worldwide, it has sold 25 million copies, making At War with Satan the band's second best-selling album, and the best-selling black metal-album of all times. The album helped Venom to emerge as one of the most succesful metal bands of the NWOBHM movement.