![]() ![]() Influence would probably be more like it. In a 2018 interview with Consequence Of Sound, Cronos stated about his band's influence on subsequent extreme metal groups: "I really like to think of VENOM as a catalyst rather than inventors. VENOM are still fronted by original singer/bassist Cronos and headline festivals all over the globe and continue to release new music. Often cited by bands such as METALLICA, BEHEMOTH, CELTIC FROST and MAYHEM as major influences, they are one of the most revered bands of their generation. The band classic lineup trio of Conrad "Cronos" Lant, Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray recorded two further studio albums, "At War With Satan" (1984) and "Possessed" (1985), and live album "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (1986). VENOM's second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of the extreme metal sub-genre of black metal. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, VENOM's first two albums - "Welcome To Hell" (1981) and "Black Metal" (1982) - are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. VENOM formed in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel Mo blackmetalbitch). ![]() Black metal pioneers VENOM performed at this year's Inferno festival on Thursday, April 14 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway.
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