Venom address the fact that their album has the same title as the one by Lamb of God

Stuart “Rage” Dixon, the guitarist and vocalist for Venom, and Danny “Dante” Needham, the drummer and vocalist, have offered their thoughts on the band’s choice to call their most recent album “Into Oblivion”, as per theprp. Given that multi-platinum groove metal band Lamb of God had just released a new album of the same name this past March, the group’s announcement of the record’s May 1st release caused some controversy. Rage was cited as stating this while discussing the parallels with Overdrive.it and whether there were any internal issues with the common title.

I think there was a bit, like, we were messaging, and then, I’ll not say who it was, one of us went, ‘So fucking what?’ – Rage

The record label weren’t too concerned. So it wasn’t, like, ‘Shit, we need a quick change of plan.’ It was, like, ‘Nah, nah.’ – Dante

We wrote the song [the ‘Into Oblivion‘ title track] five years ago. Fuck that. We were there first. – Rage

They’ve [Lamb Of God] done three fucking albums since we wrote that fucker, so we were at least touring then. – Dante

Venom originated in Newcastle upon Tyne in the year 1978. The initial lineup was composed of musicians from three distinct groups: Guillotine, Oberon, and Dwarfstar. The first version of Guillotine included Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and Dave Rutherford on guitars, Dean Hewitt played bass guitar, Dave Blackman was on vocals, and Chris Mercater took over drumming duties from the initial drummer, Paul Burke, who was there at the band’s inception. Eventually, both Blackman and Mercater were replaced by drummer Anthony Bray and singer Clive Archer. Subsequently, Hewitt was succeeded by Alan Winston on bass. In late 1978, Conrad Lant joined the lineup of Guillotine, taking the place of Dave Rutherford. Lant later transitioned to bass following Winston’s exit. The members adopted new stage identities. Archer became known as “Jesus Christ,” Lant took on the name “Cronos,” Bray was referred to as “Abaddon,” and Dunn assumed the title “Mantas. ” 

The group’s name was altered in 1979 to Venom after a roadie proposed the new title. During the early stages of their career, Venom performed covers of songs by Motörhead and Judas Priest. Once Cronos became a member, he brought in themes related to the occult and frequently incorporated “Satanic” lyrics and visuals. Nevertheless, these allusions were primarily intended to provoke a reaction.