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Venom is one of the 1st Black Metal bands, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1979.

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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)
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