This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Tiamat, Adramelch, Acheron, Baal
Burning up the city 'neath unholy citadel
Summoning Leviathan, ready to attack
Evil one awakens all the gods of Metal Black
We come alive at the dawn of the night
We're raising hell and you know that it' right
The music screams on a wing and a prayer
We turn the volume up, come watch if you dare
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
This ain't no music for light hearted folk
We tell it straight to the rich and the broke
We're long haired punks and we don't give a care
We turn the mayhem up, join if you dare
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
A celebration of everything loud
This is the music to incite a crowd
Satanic forces lays everything bare
We turn the danger up, feel it in the air
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
Venom's calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black yeah
Metal Fucking Black
Burning up the city 'neath unholy citadel
Summoning Leviathan, ready to attack
Evil one awakens all the gods of Metal Black
We come alive at the dawn of the night
We're raising hell and you know that it' right
The music screams on a wing and a prayer
We turn the volume up, come watch if you dare
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
This ain't no music for light hearted folk
We tell it straight to the rich and the broke
We're long haired punks and we don't give a care
We turn the mayhem up, join if you dare
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
A celebration of everything loud
This is the music to incite a crowd
Satanic forces lays everything bare
We turn the danger up, feel it in the air
Hear me calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black
Venom's calling - Join the pack
Raised in hellfire - Metal Black yeah
Metal Fucking Black
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this is real black metal not the screamy shit. this band along with slayer it's almost like a religious experience for me even if they don't believ in satanism.