Band

Venom

Venom is a black metal band from United Kingdom, active 1979 to present. 26 releases and 12 musicians in the catalog.

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Facts

Genre: Black Metal
Origin: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Formed: 1979
Releases: 26

Biography

Venom are an English heavy metal band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1978. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), Venom's first two albums, Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982), are considered major influences on black metal, thrash metal and extreme metal in general. Their second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of the black metal genre; as a result, Venom were part of the first wave of the genre, along with Mercyful Fate and Bathory.

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Genres

Current line-up

Musician	Instruments	Years
Cronos	Lead vocals, Bass	1979 to present
Danny “Dante” Needham	Membranophone	2009 to present
Dave Young
Stuart “La Rage” Dixon	Guitar	2007 to present

Former members

Musician	Instruments	Years
Abaddon	Drums (drum set)	1978 to 2000
Mike Hickey	Guitar
Steve White
Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan	Bass guitar, Lead vocals	1989 to 1992
Mantas	Guitar	1979 to 2005
Al Barnes	Guitar	1989 to 1991
Antton	Drums (drum set)	2000 to 2009
Mykvs	Guitar	1986 to 2007

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

Related bands

Ranked by the strongest link the catalog can evidence: shared members, shared scene, or listener overlap.