VENOM
Thrash Metal / NWoBHM • United Kingdom

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UK act VENOM was formed in 1979, as a new moniker to be used by the band that originally started out as Guillotine. In 1978 this band consisted of Jeffrey Dunn and Dave Rutherford (guitars), Dean Hewitt (bass), Dave Blackman (vocals) and Chris Mercaters (drums). Then this band was hit with a flurry of line-up changes: Blackman left, replaced by Clive Archer (vocals), while Mercaters was replaced by Anthony Bray (drums). Next guy out was Hewitt, replaced by Alan Winston (bass). And finally Rutherford left in the summer of 1979, replaced by Conrad Lant (guitars). Shorty after the Gullotine moniker was left behind, with Venom as the new name of choice.

The band was reduced to a quartet just prior to a concert the same year, as Winston suddenly decided to quit. Lant took over bass duties, and by using his guitar amps for the bass he borrowed for the read more...

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VENOM Discography

VENOM albums

3.96 | 16 ratings

Welcome to Hell
NWoBHM 1981

3.62 | 16 ratings

Black Metal
NWoBHM 1982

3.91 | 13 ratings

At War With Satan
Thrash Metal 1983

3.66 | 6 ratings

Possessed
Thrash Metal 1985

2.11 | 3 ratings

Calm Before the Storm
Thrash Metal 1987

3.50 | 5 ratings

Prime Evil
Thrash Metal 1989

2.55 | 3 ratings

Temples of Ice
Thrash Metal 1991

2.93 | 4 ratings

The Waste Lands
Thrash Metal 1992

3.85 | 4 ratings

Cast in Stone
Thrash Metal 1997

3.02 | 3 ratings

Resurrection
Thrash Metal 2000

2.64 | 3 ratings

Metal Black
Thrash Metal 2006

3.91 | 4 ratings

Hell
Thrash Metal 2008

2.57 | 2 ratings

Fallen Angels
Thrash Metal 2011

VENOM EPs & splits

0.00 | 0 ratings

American Assault
Thrash Metal 1985

0.00 | 0 ratings

Tear Your Soul Apart
Thrash Metal 1990

VENOM live albums

2.00 | 1 ratings

Official Bootleg
Thrash Metal 1985

3.00 | 2 ratings

Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Thrash Metal 1986

0.00 | 0 ratings

Bitten
Thrash Metal 2002

VENOM demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

VENOM boxset & compilations

0.00 | 0 ratings

Here Lies Venom
NWoBHM 1985

3.50 | 1 ratings

The Singles 80-86
Thrash Metal 1986

0.00 | 0 ratings

Acid Queen
Thrash Metal 1991

0.00 | 0 ratings

The Book of Armageddon
Thrash Metal 1992

0.00 | 0 ratings

Leave Me In Hell
Thrash Metal 1993

0.00 | 0 ratings

In Memorium: 1981-1994
Thrash Metal 1993

0.00 | 0 ratings

Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
Thrash Metal 1993

0.00 | 0 ratings

Skeletons in the Closet
Thrash Metal 1993

0.00 | 0 ratings

Black Reign
Thrash Metal 1996

0.00 | 0 ratings

From Heaven to the Unknown
Thrash Metal 1997

0.00 | 0 ratings

New, Live & Rare
Thrash Metal 1998

0.00 | 0 ratings

The Collection
Thrash Metal 2000

0.00 | 0 ratings

The Court of Death
Thrash Metal 2000

0.00 | 0 ratings

Kissing the Beast
Thrash Metal 2002

0.00 | 0 ratings

In League With Satan
Thrash Metal 2002

0.00 | 0 ratings

Lay Down Your Soul
Thrash Metal 2002

0.00 | 0 ratings

The Seven Gates of Hell: Singles 1980 - 1985
Thrash Metal 2003

0.00 | 0 ratings

MMV
Thrash Metal 2005

VENOM singles (8)

0.00 | 0 ratings

In League With Satan
NWoBHM 1981

0.00 | 0 ratings

Bloodlust
NWoBHM 1982

0.00 | 0 ratings

Die Hard
Thrash Metal 1983

0.00 | 0 ratings

Manitou
Thrash Metal 1984

0.00 | 0 ratings

Warhead
Thrash Metal 1984

0.00 | 0 ratings

Manitou (UK)
Thrash Metal 1984

0.00 | 0 ratings

Nightmare
Thrash Metal 1985

0.00 | 0 ratings

Antechrist
Thrash Metal 2006

VENOM movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)

4.00 | 1 ratings

Live in London
Thrash Metal 2004

0.00 | 0 ratings

Metal City
Thrash Metal 2008

VENOM Music Reviews

VENOM Hell

Album · 2008 · Thrash Metal

Warthur

Backing away from Metal Black's attempt to recast the band as a proto-extreme metal group (which they never really were - it took other acts to take the raw, nearly-thrashy speed metal of their early albums and transform it into the black metal we know and love today), the delightfully unpretentious Hell provides a short sharp burst of raw and dirty thrash with a punky edge reminiscent of the first two Venom albums. La Rage does a reasonable job on the guitars, Cronos' vocals sound as pissed off as ever, and on the whole the band focus on doing what they've always done best - making a godawful racket and having a heap of fun doing it.

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VENOM Metal Black

Album · 2006 · Thrash Metal

Warthur

With the departure of Mantas following Resurrection, Cronos had made his authority over Venom complete; however, if Metal Black is anything to go by he doesn't seem to have done much is interesting with it. Giving the album a title that is clearly intended to be a callback to Black Metal is a fairly clear statement to intent, but I honestly don't think this one is going to nearly have as much influence on extreme metal as its predecessor. It's got a noisy, raucous, even mildly dissonant sound, resulting mainly from the rather eccentric mix which seems to be intended to make the music sound more extreme and blackened and generally disguise the fact that this is the same old proto-thrash Venom have always churned out. On the whole, it feels like a big misstep to me.

56 days ago
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VENOM Resurrection

Album · 2000 · Thrash Metal

Warthur

The departure of Abaddon saw the balance of power in Venom swing towards Cronos - witness his hiring of his brother to be the band's drummer - and saw him lead the group in a raw new direction, taking on lots of influences from the thrash metal bands classic-era Venom helped to inspire and creating an album heavier and thrashier than any preceding Slayer disc. To be honest, I think it's a little overlong and would have been improved if a bit of the filler had been trimmed back, but overall it's a decent Venom album which proved that the band was a viable prospect in the absence of Abaddon, who until 1999 was the only founder member of Venom who hadn't quit at some point.

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VENOM Cast in Stone

Album · 1997 · Thrash Metal

Warthur

The original Venom lineup reunited after a decade apart to bring about this new studio album, and whilst it isn't held to be as influential as their first albums I personally think it's just as good. Ultimately, you go to a Venom album expecting a few simple things - a raw and dirty sound, fast-paced thrashy songs, and a real fun time, and Cast In Stone delivers all three just as much as Welcome to Hell or Black Metal did. The reunion wouldn't last, but at least they gave us a reminder of what made early Venom such a rare (and, for many, guilty) pleasure.

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VENOM The Waste Lands

Album · 1992 · Thrash Metal

Warthur

The Waste Lands is the final album by the Tony Dolan-fronted incarnation of Venom, and provides more or less exactly what they'd led us to expect by this point - thrashy metal that's fun to sing along to but is otherwise rather forgettable. The best song on the album is probably the Conan the Barbarian-inspired Riddle of Steel, but even that is just a feel-good singalong piece rather than something which will stay with you once the album's over. By this point of their career, Venom had become the very definition of "good, but non-essential", so three stars it is - though were it not for Riddle of Steel, it'd be down to two and a half.