| Venom | |
|---|---|
 Venom at Hellfest Summer Open Air in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Oreigin | Newcastle upon Tyne, Ingland |
| Genres | Heavy metal, thrash metal, black metal, speed metal |
| Years active | 1979–1993 1995-present |
| Labels | Neat, Filmtrax, Under One Flag, SPV, Sanctuary/Castle, Universal |
| Wabsteid | www.venomslegions.com |
| Members | Cronos La Rage Dante |
| Past members | See: Leet o Venom baund members |
Venom are a hivy metal baund formit in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1979.
Comin tae prominence towards the end o the 'New Wave o Breetish Hivy Metal', Venom's first twa albums – Welcome to Hell (1981) an Black Metal (1982) – ar considered a major influence on thrash metal an extreme metal in general. Venom's seicont album pruivit influential enough that its title wis uised as the name o an extreme metal subgenre: black metal.
Members
[eedit | eedit soorce]Current members
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Conrad "Cronos" Lant – bass guitar, vocals (1979–1987, 1995–present)
- La Rage – guitar (2007–present)
- Danny "Dante" Needham – drums (2009–present)
Umwhile members
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn – guitar (1979–1986, 1989–2002)
- Anthony "Abaddon" Bray – drums (1979–1999)
- Clive "Jesus Christ" Archer – vocals (1979–1980)
- Mike "Mykvs" Hickey – guitar (1986–1987, 2005–2007)
- Jim Clare – guitar (1986–1987)
- Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan – vocals, bass guitar (1989–1992)
- Alastair "Big Al" Barnes – guitar (1989–1991)
- Steve "War Maniac" White – guitar (1992)
- Antony "Antton" Lant – drums (2000–2009)
Discography
[eedit | eedit soorce]Studio albums and EPs
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Welcome to Hell (1981)
- Black Metal (1982)
- At War with Satan (1983) (Chart Poseetion #64 UK),(#48 SE)
- Possessed (1985) (Chart Poseetion #99 UK)
- Calm Before the Storm (1987)
- Prime Evil (1989)
- Tear Your Soul Apart (EP) (1990)
- Temples of Ice (1991)
- The Waste Lands (1992)
- Venom '96 (EP) (1996)
- Cast in Stone (1997)
- Resurrection (2000)
- Metal Black (2006)
- Hell (2008)
- Fallen Angels (2011)
- From the Very Depths (2015)
- Storm the Gates (2018)
Live albums
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Official Bootleg (1985)
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1986)
- The Second Coming (1997)
- Witching Hour (2003)
Compilation albums
[eedit | eedit soorce]- The Singles 1980-1986 (1986)
- The Book of Armageddon (Best of) (1992)
- Skeletons In The Closet (1993)
- Kissing the Beast (1993)
- New, Live and Rare (1998)
- Old New Borrowed & Blue (1999)
- In League with Satan (2002)
- MMV (Box set) (2005)
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