Venom is one of the 1st Black Metal bands, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1979.
Members[]
Current[]
- Conrad "Cronos" Lant – bass guitar, vocals (1979–1987, 1995–present)
- Stuart "La Rage" Dixon – guitar (2007–present)
- Danny "Dante" Needham – drums (2009–present)
Former[]
- Anthony "Abaddon" Bray – drums (1979–1999)
- Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn – guitar (1979–1986, 1988–2002)
- Clive "Jesus Christ" Archer – vocals (1979–1980)
- Mike "Mykvs" Hickey – guitar (1986–1987, 2005–2007)
- Jim Clare – guitar (1986–1987)
- Tony Dolan – vocals, bass guitar (1988–1992)
- Alastair "Big Al" Barnes – guitar (1988–1991)
- V.X.S. - keyboards (1991-1992)
- Steve "War Maniac" White – guitar (1992)
- Anthony Lant – drums (2000–2009)
Discography[]
Studio Albums[]
- Welcome to Hell (1981)
- Black Metal (1982) For many persons, this album is the 1st album of Black Metal
- 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)
Live Albums[]
- Official Bootleg (1985)
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1986)
- The Second Coming (1997)
- Bitten (2002)
- Witching Hour (2003)
Singles and EPs[]
- In League With Satan (single, 1981)
- Bloodlust (single, 1982)
- Die Hard (single, 1983)
- Warhead (single, 1984)
- Manitou ( single 1984)
- Nightmare (single, 1985)
- Hell At Hammersmith (EP, 1985)
- Fire (single 1987)
- Tear Your Soul Apart (EP, 1990)
- Venom '96 (EP, 1996)
- Anti Christ (single, 2006)
- Hammerhead (single 2011)