Temples of Ice

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{{Infobox album

| name = Temples of Ice

| type = studio

| artist = Venom

| cover = Venom templesofice.jpg

| alt =

| released = 17 June 1991{{cite magazine|title=New Albums|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=15 June 1991}}

| recorded = 1990

| venue =

| studio = Lynx Studios, Newcastle, England

| genre = {{hlist|Heavy metal|speed metal|thrash metal}}

| length = 39:24

| label = Under One Flag

| producer = Kevin Ridley, Venom

| prev_title = Prime Evil

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = The Waste Lands

| next_year = 1992

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/temples-of-ice-mw0001010955 | title = Venom Temples of Ice overview | accessdate = 17 June 2012 | publisher = AllMusic}}

| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2Score = 7/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = 1 August 2007 | page=486 |isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}

| rev3 = Rock Hard

| rev3score = 7/10{{cite magazine |title=Album: Venom – Temples of Ice |journal=Rock Hard |year=1991 |last=Kupfer |first=Thomas |issue=52 |url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen/9190-temples-of-ice.html |accessdate=2016-11-26 |language = de}}

| noprose = yes

}}

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

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Venom, except where indicated

| title1 = Tribes

| length1 = 3:44

| title2 = Even in Heaven

| length2 = 3:57

| title3 = Trinity MCMXLV 0530

| length3 = 3:33

| title4 = In Memory of (Paul Miller 1964–90)

| length4 = 4:17

| title5 = Faerie Tale

| length5 = 4:21

| title6 = Playtime

| length6 = 3:18

| title7 = Acid

| length7 = 4:13

| title8 = Arachnid

| length8 = 2:42

| title9 = Speed King

| writer9 = Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice

| note9 = Deep Purple cover

| length9 = 3:31

| title10 = Temples of Ice

| length10 = 6:44

}}

Personnel

;Venom

;Production

  • Engineered by Kevin Ridley
  • Mixed by Kevin Ridley and Pete Peck at Great Linford Manor, England

References

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