In late 1979, Lant introduced the band to his original artwork

In late 1979, Lant introduced the band to his original artwork designs for the Venom logo and Satanic images, and he later created the artwork and designs used on the Venom record sleeves. He also introduced his original song ideas as he did not want to keep playing the same cover songs, and with Dunn he began writing new songs for the band. Lant had already composed songs like “Sons of Satan”, “Bloodlust” and “Welcome to Hell”, while Dunn had begun to compose songs like “Angel Dust”, “Red Light Fever”, “Buried Alive”, “Raise the Dead” and “Live Like an Angel, Die Like a Devil”, with Dunn providing the guitar and Cronos writing the lyrics. Dunn and Lant redefined together these songs with a mutual collaboration and then, after a few weeks, Lant recorded a rehearsal session on a basic cassette recorder which he played for the label he worked for, Neat Records , although as the band rehearsed in an old church hall the sound was not good. In April 1980, Lant was able to persuade the label to give him some free studio time and the band recorded a three-song demo. Soon after, six more tracks were recorded for just £50, with Lant taking vocal duties on the song “Live Like an Angel”. Archer then left the band, and Venom’s line-up became a trio.