Venom is a metal band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK in 1979.
Coming to prominence towards the end of the 'New Wave of British Heavy Metal', Venom's first two albums – Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982) – are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. Venom's second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of an extreme metal subgenre: black metal.
Style over time
Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
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Similar artists
Artists on air on the same radio stations and in the same genres
Venom members
Current members: Stuart “La Rage” Dixon (guitar), Danny “Dante” Needham (membranophone), Dave Young
Former members: Cronos (bass, lead vocals), Mantas (guitar, original), Abaddon (drums (drum set), original), Antton (drums (drum set)), Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan (bass guitar, lead vocals), Mykvs (guitar), Al Barnes (guitar), Mike Hickey (guitar), Steve White
Cronosbass, lead vocals
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On the radio
Stations that played Venom in the last 30 days
- 35×
Вастрик 📻 Радио
Russia · Metal - 19×
# 100 GREATEST HEAVY METAL
Canada · Metal - 15×
Rock The World - Heavy Metal
United Arab Emirates · Metal - 13×
Radio Bunt
Poland · Indie - 8×
Radio Metal On: The Thrasher
Portugal · Death Metal - 7×
Metalwar
Greece · Thrash Metal - 6×
UP THE IRONS
Austria · Rock - 6×
Darkradio Brasil
Brazil · Metal - 5×
Radio Heavy Metal
France · Metal - 5×
Biker FM
Russia · Hard Rock - 5×
ApopcalipsisRadio
Spain · Electronic - 4×
- 0 N - Heavy Metal on Radio
Germany · Heavy Metal
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