Venom Inc. will be kicking off the next leg of their “Blood Stained Earth World Tour” next week, which will take them throughout Asia, before the band haunts the UK with label mates Suffocation, Nervosa, Aeternam and Survive. Today the legends have shared a new lyric video off of Avé to help promote the must see tour. Continue reading →
Nowadays rightly regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of Extreme Metal, at the time, Newcastle Neanderthals, Venom, were dismissed as hideous noise polluters by many of their numerous critics. Happily, Venom never gave one single, solitary fuck, and from 1981 to 1985 went on to consolidate themselves as one of the UK scene’s major players. From essential albums like Welcome to Hell, and Black Metal (Neat Records) to their parent-scaring live performance on Channel 4’s tea-time Metal show ECT (Extra Celestial Transmission), where many people got to witness stage diving for the first time, it was clear that Venom were a force to be reckoned with.Continue reading →