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VENOM SKY – VENOM SKY III (2002) | Full Album [Official Release] Listen Venom Sky III on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/albu... The third and final studio album by Venom Sky. Released on April 2, 2002, through Warner Bros. Records and Venom Sky Records, Venom Sky III marked the band's final studio statement and represented a return to the progressive roots first explored during their Venus Lady (1976–1981) years. A conceptual journey through memory, transcendence and rebirth, the album blends Progressive Rock, Symphonic Progressive Rock, Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Folk and Jazz Fusion, creating one of the most ambitious works in the band's catalog. Several compositions originated from previously unreleased Venus Lady material and were completely reworked between 2000 and 2001 by the reunited classic lineup. Other songs emerged from recording sessions held in Japan (1999) and Germany (2000), before being completed with additional overdubs during the final production of the album. The result is a record that bridges two eras of the band's history: the youthful ambition of the late 1970s and the artistic maturity of their final incarnation. --- Track Listing 00:00 – Awakening of Venus (Instrumental) Recorded in Germany, 2000 Overdubs Recorded in the USA, 2002 • Current Final Lineup 05:04 – Golden Horizon (Venus Lady Early Material) Recorded in Salvador, 2000–2001 • Classic Era Lineup 10:32 – Temple of Glass Recorded in Germany, 2000 Overdubs Recorded in the USA, 2002 • Current Final Lineup 16:34 – Velvet Dawn (Venus Lady Early Material) Recorded in Salvador, 2000–2001 • Classic Era Lineup 19:34 – Pegasus (Instrumental · Venus Lady Early Material) Recorded in Salvador, 2000–2001 • Classic Era Lineup 24:32 – Mirror Eyes (Venus Lady Early Material) Recorded in Salvador, 2000–2001 • Classic Era Lineup 30:12 – Astral Bloom Recorded in Japan, 1999 Overdubs Recorded in the USA, 2002 • Current Final Lineup 35:44 – Children of the Sun (Venus Lady Early Material) Recorded in Salvador, 2000–2001 • Classic Era Lineup 39:49 – Seventh Moon Recorded in Japan, 1999 Overdubs Recorded in the USA, 2002 • Current Final Lineup 45:27 – Venus Lady (Instrumental · Venus Lady Early Material) Recorded in Salvador, 2000–2001 • Classic Era Lineup 49:17 – Dreams Beneath the Planet Basic Tracks Recorded in Japan, 1999 Final Tracks Recorded in Germany, 2000 Bass Guitar & Synthesizer Overdubs Recorded in the USA, 2002 Current Final Lineup 54:51 – Celestial Garden (Venus Lady Early Material) Recorded in Salvador, 2000–2001 • Classic Era Lineup 01:00:10 – Echoes of Aphrodite Recorded in Germany, 2000 Overdubs Recorded in the USA, 2002 • Current Final Lineup 01:06:17 – Memory in Gold (Venus Lady Early Material) Recorded in Salvador, 2000–2001 • Classic Era Lineup 01:11:35 – After the Light (Instrumental) Recorded in Japan, 1999 Overdubs Recorded in the USA, 2002 • Current Final Lineup --- Personnel Eddie Sanders Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (Tracks 4 & 12), Additional Keyboards & Synthesizer Overdubs (Tracks 7, 9 & 11), Background Vocal Overdubs (Tracks 3, 7, 9, 11 & 13), 6-String Bass Guitar Overdubs (Tracks 11 & 15), Producer, Mixing & Engineer Alex Sanders Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (Tracks 4 & 12), Background Vocals, Additional Keyboards & Synthesizer Overdubs (Tracks 3 & 13), Producer, Mixing & Engineer Darren Lawrence Bass Guitar & Background Vocals (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14) Thomas Donovan Acoustic Guitar (Tracks 4 & 12), Keyboards & Synthesizers, Background Vocals (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14) Joe "Zacky" Stevens Drums, Percussion (Track 4) & Background Vocals (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14) --- Additional Personnel Steven Downes Bass Guitar & Producer (Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13 & 15) Wade Kenneth Keyboards & Engineer (Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13 & 15) Dave Bender Drums & Percussion (Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13 & 15) --- Album Information Artist: Venom Sky Album: Venom Sky III Released: April 2, 2002 Recorded: October 1999 – February 2002 Label: Warner Bros. Records / Venom Sky Records Genre: Progressive Rock · Symphonic Progressive Rock · Space Rock · Psychedelic Rock · Art Rock · Progressive Folk · Jazz Fusion Running Time: 76:39 Producer: Eddie Sanders, Alex Sanders & Steven Downes --- "Venom Sky III closes the band's recording career with its most ambitious work: a concept album exploring memory, mythology and spiritual transcendence. Drawing from the unfinished ideas of **Venus Lady**, while embracing the experience gained over two decades, the album serves as both a farewell and a celebration of the band's artistic journey—a final chapter where past and present coexist beneath the same celestial horizon." © 2002 Warner Bros. Records / Venom Sky Records. All Rights Reserved.