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Conrad "Cronos" Lant - vocals, bass
Jeff "Mantas" Dunn - guitars
Tony "Abaddon" Bray - drums
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Genre: Thrash Metal
Origin: United Kingdom
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A seminal influence on the evolution of thrash and black metal, (Venom) formed during the late 1970s in Newcastle, England. Originally a five-piece group called Oberon, they eventually trimmed their line-up to a trio comprising singer/bassist Conrad "Cronos" Lant, guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and drummer Tony "Abaddon" Bray. Influenced by the heavy intensity of Motorhead and the visual flash of Kiss, the newly-rechristened Venom developed a dark, blistering sound which paved the way for the subsequent rise of thrash music; similarly, their macabre, proudly satanic image proved a major inspiration for the legions of black metal bands to appear in their wake, even lending the genre its name with the release of their 1982 sophomore LP Black Metal. (Their debut Welcome to Hell preceded it by a year.)
Venom's third album At War with Satan followed in 1984, and a year l
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