SikRik Masks recently released a new full-head latex mask of the demon from the cover of Venom’sBlack Metal LP.

Black Metal was named the “68th best British album of all time” by Kerrang! readers, but, more importantly, was one of the primary influences on what was to become the infamous Norwegian Black Metal music scene. For me personally, when I was a young punk purist, Venom were one of the few metal bands that appealed to my “punk rock sensibilities”—probably because they were a bit more sloppy than virtuosic. And I’ve always been a sucker for fun cartoonish satanism. Anyway, Black Metal remains one of my favorite metal records to this day, and the latex representation of it’s cover done by SikRik is dead-on.
 

 

 

 
The Black Metal mask joins other killer music masks sold by SikRik. They also carry a Motörhead “Warpig” mask—the image which is depicted on their self-titled 1977 album, as well as several subsequent records.
 

 
They also carry a DEVO “Booji Boy” mask, similar to the one that can be seen on the cover to the UK press of New Traditionalists.
 

 
For prices and order info on these masks, as well as other music related latex (such as GG Allin, Antiseen, and the Misfits items), check out SikRik’s website.

Here’s Venom performing “Black Metal” live in 1985: