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One of the most important bands to ever spawn from the metal underground, Venom helped the creation of extreme metal. Formed in Newcastle, England in the '70s as Oberon, the band became a reality thanks to singer/bassist Conrad Lant, guitarist Jeff Dunn, and drummer Tony Bray. Soon renamed to Venom, the members decided to opt for Satanic imagery and appear in interviews, magazines and booklets as Cronos, Mantas and Abaddon respectively.

Originally a mixture of Motörhead, Black Sabbath and Kiss, the band's fresh Satanic Hardcore/Metal debut, "Welcome to Hell" (1981) was though by many as the first real 100% Thrash album. Its successor, 1982's "Black Metal", while not as successful as Metallica's "Kill 'Em All" allowed the band to gain more fame, along with naming a whole generation of new bands. "At War With Satan", the band's finest hour, quickly followed as a response to the group's unexpected success with 1985's "Possessed", which unfortunately was the last album (of this early era) to feature Mantas.

More line-up changes happened, as Cronos soon left to follow a career as a solo artist and Abaddon was forced to re-recruit Mantas (largely missed by the fans) along with fellow British Atomkraft's Tony Dolan (who used the moniker 'The Demolition Risk' in Venom) and Al Banes. More albums followed by they were largely ignored as Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth's approach to Thrash received greater appreciation and as bands like Mayhem started appearing.

In 1996 the band reformed as the original line-up with Cronos back in the fold. A self-titled EP was released, followed by other semi-successful albums and the re-release of all of the bands' older classics.
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Discography

Releases:
In League With Satan (7")   Neat Records 1981
Welcome To Hell (Album) (14 versions)   Neat Records ... 1981
Black Metal (Album) (15 versions)   Neat Records ... 1982
Bloodlust (7")   Neat Records 1982
Die Hard (2 versions)   Neat Records ... 1983
Warhead (Single) (4 versions)   Neat Records ... 1983
At War With Satan (Album) (12 versions)   Neat Records ... 1984
Manitou (Maxi) (3 versions)   Neat Records ... 1984
Alive In 85 (Hell At Hammersmith) (VHS, NTSC)   Embassy Home Entertainment 1985
American Assault (12")   Combat 1985
Canadian Assault (12")   Banzai Records 1985
French Assault (12")   Neat Records 1985
From Hell To The Unknown (2 versions)   Raw Power 1985
Hell At Hammersmith EP (12", EP, Ltd)   Neat Records 1985
Interview With Venom (LP, Pic, Ltd)   Not On Label 1985
Nightmare (3 versions)   Neat Records 1985
Possessed (Album) (10 versions)   Neat Records ... 1985
The 7th Date Of Hell - Live At Hammersmith 1984 (VHS, NTSC)   Polygram 1985
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Album) (5 versions)   Neat Records ... 1986
Live : Official Bootleg (LP)   American Phonograph International 1986
Scandinavian Assault (12")   Sonom AB 1986
The Singles 80-86 (Comp) (2 versions)   Raw Power ... 1986
Welcome To Hell / Black Metal (Cass)   Roadrunner Records 1986
Calm Before The Storm (Album) (3 versions)   Filmtrax PLC ... 1987
Prime Evil (Album) (4 versions)   Neat Records ... 1989
... Tear Your Soul Apart (CD, EP)   Under One Flag 1990
Temples Of Ice (CD, Album)   Under One Flag 1991
The Waste Lands (CD)   Under One Flag 1992
Kissing The Beast (CD)   Disky 1993
Leave Me In Hell (CD, Comp)   Success 1993
Skeletons In The Closet (CD)   Castle Music, Castle Music 1993
The Best Of Venom - In Memorium (CD)   Music Club 1993
Cast In Stone (LP, 3 r)   Steamhammer, SPV GmbH 1997
From Heaven To The Unknown (2xCD, Comp)   Recall 2cd 1997
Cast In Stone (2xCD, Album)   Deadline Music 1998
In Memorium 1981 - 1994 (CD)   Deadline Music 1998
New Live & Rare (2xCD, Comp)   Deadline Music 1998
Old, New, Borrowed And Blue (CD, Album, Comp)   Aspire 1999
Beauty & The Beast (CD)   Dressed To Kill 2000
Resurrection (CD, Album)   Steamhammer 2000
Bitten (CD)   NMC Music 2002
Darkest Hour (2xCD, Comp)   Eagle Records 2002
In League With Satan (Comp) (2 versions)   Castle Music ... 2002
The Seven Gates Of Hell: The Singles (CD, Comp)   Castle Music 2003
Under A Spell (CD, Album, Sli)   Teenile Dementia 2003
Witching Hour - The Best Of Venom (2xCD)   Delta Music (UK) 2003
Antechrist (7")   Castle Music 2006
Metal Black (CD, Album)   Castle Music 2006
The Second Coming (CD + VHS)   Warhead  
Production:
The Heavy Metal Box (4xCD, Comp) Witching Hour Rhino Records (2) 2007
Appears On:
Deathcrush (MiniAlbum) (3 versions) Witching Hour Posercorpse Music ... 1987
Metal Attack (LP, Comp) To Hell And Back Som Livre, Sigla 1988
Shadows In The Deep (CD, Album) Countess Bathory Century Media 1992
Unholy Death (CD, Album, Ltd) In Nomine Satanas Moribund Records 1994
Live Intrusion (Maxi) (2 versions) Witching Hour American Recordings 1995
Ground Zero (CD, Album) Witching Hour Warner Music (Germany) 1996
Spawned By Evil (CD, EP) Nightmare Black Mark Production 1996
Bloodlust And Perversion (CD, Comp) Warhead Not On Label, Not On Label 1997
The Kutna Hora Split Compact Disc (CD) Witching Hour Rhetoric Records 1998
From Beyond (CD, Album, RE) Warhead Earache 2000
Man And Jinn (CD) Leave Me In Hell Necroscope Productions 2000
Nokturne (CDr, Album, Promo, P/Mixed, Promo) Black Metal Not On Label (Nokturne Self-released) 2000
Satan Is Metal's Master / Sperm Of The Antichrist (7", Bla) Hellchild Horror Records 2001
1992 - 2002 - Ten Years Of Depressive Destruction (2xLP, Album, Ltd) Possessed End All Life Productions 2002
Blackcrowned (LP, Pic, Album, Ltd) Hellchild Blooddawn Productions 2002
Conjuration (CD, EP, Dig) Welcome To Hell Mystic Production 2003
Contamination Festival 2003 (2xDVD-V, NTSC) Witching Hour Relapse Records 2003
The Maggot Sessions (CD, EP) Black Metal Living Dead Society 2004
War And Pain (2xCD, Album + CD-ROM) Witching Hour Metal Blade Records 2004
Demo(n) Compilation 2005 A.B. (Cass, S/Sided, Com) Black Metal No Music Records 2005
Sacrifice To Evil Spirit (CD, MiniAlbum, Ltd) Warhead, Warhead (Live) Living Dead Society 2005
Worship Him (CD, Album, Sli) Manitou (Venom Cover) Century Media 2005
Heavy Metal - Louder Than Life (2xDVD-V, PAL, Comp, Reg)   Studio Canal 2006
Killed By Canada (2xCD, Comp) Live Like An Angel (Di... Fans Of Bad Productions 2006
Ultratumba (CD, Album) Black Metal Living Dead Society 2006
Gran Poder (Album) (3 versions) Genocide Southern Lord 2007
He Visto (CD, Ltd, Album, Dig) Countess Bathory Odio Sonoro 2008
When You Were Shouting At The Devil... We Were In League With Satan (CD, Album) In League With Satan Century Media 2008
The Priest's Command (CD, Comp) Warhead Garazel Productions 2009
Untitled (Cass, Ltd, Comp, Dem) In League With Satan Pure Satanic Noise  
Tracks Appear On:
Lead Weight (LP, Comp) Angel Dust Neat Records 1981
Metal Battle (LP, Comp, Gat) Leave Me In Hell Roadrunner Records 1983
Metal Hammer (LP, Comp) Poison Metal Hammer (Germany), Roadrunner Records 1984
Metal Inferno (LP, Comp) Black Metal, Woman Kastle Killers 1984
Pure Filth (LP) Rose Petals Fall From ... Neat Records 1984
Combat Tour Live: The Ulitimate Revenge (VHS, NTSC) Witching Hour (Live), ... Combat 1985
Metal Killers Kollection (2xLP) Black Metal Castle Music 1985
Speed Kills - The Very Best In Speed Metal (LP) Black Metal (New Version) Music For Nations 1985
+ Heavy / 3 (Cass, Comp) Rip Ride PDI, S.A., Victoria 1987
+ Heavy / Vol. 4 (Cass, Comp) Black Metal PDI, S.A., Victoria 1987
Axe Attack (CD, Comp) Witching Hour JCI Records 1988
Metal Attack (LP, Comp) To Hell And Back Som Livre, Sigla 1988
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal '79 Revisited (2xLP, Ltd) Angeldust Caroline Records 1990
Heavy Metal Collection 3 (CD) Black Metal Elap Music 1993
Metal CD Collection 14 (CD) Welcome To Hell Northern & Shell Publications 1993
In The Name Of Satan (CD, Comp) Warhead (The Producer'... GUN Records (2), GUN Records (2) 1994
Rock Hard, Hard Rock (2xCD, Comp) Die Hard Disky 1994
A Tribute To Venom (CD) Warhead (Industrial Mi... Deadline Music 1998
Black Metal (CD, Promo) Black Metal Hard N' Heavy 1998
Britannia Infernus - A History Of British Occult And Black Metal (2xCD) Bloodlust Godreah Records 2002
Lords Of Chaos - Die Geschichte Der Okkulten Musik (2 versions) Black Metal Prophecy Productions 2002
Fenriz Presents... The Best Of Old-School Black Metal (Comp) (2 versions) Warhead Peaceville ... 2004
666 Mix (CD) Stand Up (And Be Count... Not On Label 2007
Battle Metal V: The Final Conflict (CD) Metal Black Metal Hammer (UK) 2007
The Heavy Metal Box (4xCD, Comp) Witching Hour Rhino Records (2) 2007
Unofficial Releases:
Anachronism / The First Voïvod Show 25.06.1983 (CD, Album) Black Metal, Angel Dus... Devil Metal Records 2004
Ode To Piggy - Volume 1 (Cass, Album) Black Metal Nervous Tongue Records 2006
Venom / Bathory (LP, Ltd, Cle) In League With Satan, ... Not On Label (Venom (8)), Not On Label (Bathory)  
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