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Watch Venom performing at Beyond The Gates Festival

Author Lucia Bellapianta - 19.8.2024

New fan-filmed videos of Venom performing at Norway’s Beyond The Gates Festival have been published. Watch Venom performing below!

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Graspop reveals 91 additional bands for 2026 edition

With as many as 14 acts announced for #GMM26 earlier this week, the festival is now fleshing out the line-up with another 91(!) bands for the upcoming 29th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting. A Day to Remember, Alter Bridge, Anthrax, Black Label Society, Foreigner, Ice Nine Kills, Mastodon, Three Days Grace and Tom Morelloare just a few of the heavy hitters that will grace the...

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Mantas and Abaddon reveal why the Venom name belongs to them alone

Three bands will now use variations of the Venom band name, according to Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and Anthony “Abaddon” Bray, the legendary co-founders of the groundbreaking black metal band Venom, who recently announced that they will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the band’s debut album, 1981’s “Welcome To Hell,” in 2026. Along with their new...

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Venom’s legal battle now continues from a crowdfunding campaign

In order to support their current legal battle against their former Venom bandmate Conrad “Cronos” Lant, Jeffrey “Mantas” Dunn and Anthony “Abaddon” Bray, who were co-founders of Venom, are looking to crowdfund £150,000. Lant has continued to front Venom, while the two previously performed together in the rival Venom faction Venom, Inc. following their respective...

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Welcome to Hellsinki – Venom opened the gates of Hell on the second day of Hellsinki Metal Festival

The second day of this year’s Hellsinki Metal Festival was crowned by the long-awaited and highly anticipated performance of English black metal legend Venom. There was a strong lineup of bands including Canadian deathcore band Angelmaker, English grindcore masters Napalm Death, Norwegian metal pioneers Enslaved, American hardcore band Hatebreed and Swedish black metal pride Marduk....

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Tokyo will host a special Venom performance with former members

Former Venom members Jeff “Mantas” Dunn (guitar) and Antony “Abaddon” Bray (drums) will reunite for a special show on November 30 at Shinjuku Antiknock, a renowned music venue in Tokyo, Japan, according to a statement released by Japanese rock music publisher UPP-tone Music. Dunn and Bray will perform “Venom classics” with some of Japan’s best...

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Watch Venom play “Black Metal” at this year’s Wacken Open Air

You can now watch pro-shot footage of metal legends Venom performing classic “Black Metal” at 2022’s Wacken Open Air. The band is working on a new album, which had its release pushed because of the pandemic. Frontman/bassist Conrad “Cronos” Lant recently stated: “We had a bit of a hassle because of the pandemic; we couldn’t...

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Mantas wants Venom’s classic lineup to reunite for “Black Metal” 40th Anniversary

Venom‘s highly-influential 1982 album “Black Metal” is turning 40 this year and guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn would like for that lineup to get back together to celebrate. The “Black Metal” lineup was Mantas, drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray, and bassist and vocalist Conrad “Cronos” Lant. Mantas left the band in 2002 and would eventually form Venom Inc. with Abaddon, who would leave the group in 2018. Cronos is still in Venom today and is...

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Stockholm’s “Mammut Bar” is surprisingly closing this month; The Gems’ single release party relocated

It was only in March 2024 that the Swedish musician Martin “E‑Type” Eriksson (Dampf) opened “Mammut Bar” in Sweden’s capital Stockholm with a grand opening party. Now, it has been surprisingly announced that the rock bar, located in a 17th-century cellar in the historic Gamla Stan district, will close later this month: “THE FINAL ROAR FROM...

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