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VENOM – Into Oblivion

May 7, 2026 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

Not to be confused with Venom Inc., British black metal band Venom has made a triumphant return with their 16th studio album, Into Oblivion (2026). It is the follow-up to Storm the Gates (2018). “Triumphant” …READ MORE

TONY DOLAN (VENOM INC.): “We Went Off And Conquered The World And We Were Just Four Geordies”

November 17, 2024 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

Managing to avoid the family tradition of working in the ship yards of Wallsend in Newcastle, Tony Dolan formed Atomkraft with a bunch of mates before being invited to front Geordie legends, Venom following the …READ MORE

THE NEAT RECORDS STORY – AN INSIDERS VIEW TO THE NWOBHM IN NEWCASTLE

March 12, 2020 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

In 1977 Steve Thompson became house producer at Impulse Recording Studios in Wallsend. He helped set up Neat Records, an independent record label. The first couple of releases (produced by Steve) were pop records. With …READ MORE

Heavier! Faster! Louder! NWOBHM 6-Part Podcast And Launch Event In Newcastle On 27th February

February 18, 2020 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

Members of Venom, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Atomkraft and Fist on panel for Q&A and Meet and Greet at launch event at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle on 27th February 2020. Towards the end of …READ MORE

VENOM – Prime Evil

June 6, 2008 Lior Stein Leave a comment

When thinking about it, Venom actually did very well through Cronos’ absence for 8 years to do his own Heavy Metal thing with the band “Cronos”. Unlike, Destruction, for example, who decided to renounce their …READ MORE

SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 2006 (Day 2)

June 10, 2006 Torgeir P. Krokfjord Leave a comment

ARCH ENEMY Why both Entombed and Arch Enemy –- two highly profiled, domestic, and very popular bands –- both were scheduled to play at noon remains a mystery, especially as both bands belong to the …READ MORE

VENOM – Metal Black

March 20, 2006 Dr. Dimitris Kontogeorgakos Leave a comment

This is the first full length release by the legendary band Venom since 2000 when Resurrection saw the light of day. The latter album also saw the band breaking up after a while due to …READ MORE

Interview with Cronos (Venom)

February 13, 2006 Dr. Dimitris Kontogeorgakos Leave a comment

Cronos, the voice, the bass player and the founding member of the legendary Venom a band which is responsible for the birth of extreme musical genres like Thrash and Black Metal, took some time to …READ MORE

VENOM – MMV

October 3, 2005 Dr. Dimitris Kontogeorgakos Leave a comment

“Lay down your souls to the Gods Rock ‘n’ Roll.” This verse comes for the song “Black Metal” that literally gave birth to the homonymous Metal genre. This song was released back in the early …READ MORE