Venom (band)
Venom | |
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Venom at Hellfest Summer Open Air in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Genres | Speed metal, thrash metal, first wave black metal |
| Years active | 1979–1993, 1995–present |
| Labels | Neat, Filmtrax, Under One Flag, SPV, Sanctuary/Castle, Universal |
| Members | Cronos La Rage Dante |
| Past member(s) | See: List of Venom band members |
| Website | www.venomslegions.com |
Venom are a black metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band was formed in 1979. Venom is considered to be (one of) the first Black Metal bands.
Current members
[change | change source]Former members
[change | change source]- Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn - Guitar
- Anthony "Abaddon" Bray - Drums
- James Clare - Guitar
- Steve "War Maniac" White - Guitar
- Alisdair Barnes - Guitar
- Clive "Jesus Christ" Archer - Vocals
- Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan - Bass & Vocals
- Alan Winston - Bass
- Mike "Mykvs" Hickey - Guitar
Studio albums
[change | change source]- Welcome to Hell (1981)
- Black Metal (1982)
- At War with Satan (1984)
- Possessed (1985)
- Calm Before the Storm (1987)
- Prime Evil (1989)
- Temples of Ice (1991)
- The Waste Lands (1992)
- Cast in Stone (1997)
- Resurrection (2000)
- Metal Black (2006)
- Hell (2008)
- Fallen Angels (2011)
- From the Very Depths (2015)
- Storm the Gates (2018)
DVD
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- Official Venom Website
- Venom - From Hell to Cyberspace Archived 2018-03-20 at the Wayback Machine