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Venom were one of the first incarnations of extreme metal, influencing many thrash metal, black metal, death metal, and other extreme metal bands. They are considered one of the premier influences on black metal and their 1982 album Black Metal gave the genre its name. Venom's exact genre has been a topic of debate.
- 1978–1992, 1995–2002, 2005–present
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Conrad "Cronos" Lant, Stuart "Rage" Dixon, Danny "Dante" Needham
Jan 7, 2019 · Black metal, speed metal, death metal, whatever you want to call it, Venom started it all with that one record!” Alternatively, as Jon Bon Jovi would have it: “This is the sort of shit that gives heavy metal a bad name.” That’s Venom for you: a legend in their own demise. It all began with Elvis Presley. As it often does.
Genre: NWOBHM/Heavy Metal, Speed/Black Metal. Themes: Satan, Hell, Death, Women, Metal. Current label: Spinefarm Records. Years active: 1979-1992, 1995-2002, 2005-present. Top picture from left to right: Abaddon, Cronos, Mantas. Bottom picture from left to right: Rage, Cronos, Danté. Often considered as the first black metal band.
Dec 14, 2022 · Metal Hammer. Venom frontman Cronos: “Metallica have had some shit albums – they’d have to admit that”. By Paul Elliott. ( Metal Hammer ) published 14 December 2022. Venom legend Cronos on the birth of black metal, the success of former support band Metallica and why there’s zero chance of the classic line-up getting back together.
Black Metal is the second album by English heavy metal band Venom. It was released in November 1982 during the new wave of British heavy metal , and is considered a major influence on the thrash metal , death metal and black metal scenes that emerged in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- Keith Nichol and Venom
- 1 November 1982
- 1982
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In 1998, American death metal band, Six Feet Under, released a cover of “Black Metal” as part of their album, “Graveyard Classics.” The album is dedicated to covering songs that inspired the band, further cementing the importance of Venom’s track within the genre.
