''The Waste Lands'' is the eighth studio album by British heavy metal band

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, however he was once again unavailable so the band decided to stay with Kevin Ridley. The working title for this album was ''Kissing the Beast'', but the band changed it when they got the album cover from Tari József (Aurea Aetas).

Track listing

All songs were written by Anthony Bray, Tony Dolan and Jeff Dunn.

Credits

* Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan – vocals, bass *

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– guitar * Steve White – guitar * V.X.S. – keyboards and sound effects * Anthony "Abaddon" Bray – drums * Kevin Ridley - producer, engineer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waste Lands, The 1992 albums Venom (band) albums Albums produced by Kevin Ridley