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Venom are an English heavy metal band formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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.
Members
Main article: List of Venom band members
Current members
Conrad 'Cronos' Lant – bass (1979-1987, 1995-2002, 2005–present), rhythm guitar (1979), vocals (1980-1987, 1995-2002, 2005–present)
Stuart 'La Rage' Dixon – guitars (2007–present)
Danny 'Dante' Needham – drums (2009–present)
Former members
Jeffrey 'Mantas' Dunn – guitars (1979-1985, 1989-1992, 1995-2002)
Anthony 'Abaddon' Bray – drums (1979-1992, 1995-1999)
Clive 'Jesus Christ' Archer – vocals (1979–1980)
Mike 'Mykvs' Hickey – guitars (1987, 2005–2007)
Jim Clare – guitars (1987)
Tony 'Demolition Man' Dolan – vocals, bass (1989–1992)
Al Barnes – guitars (1989–1991)
Trevor 'V.X.S' Sewell – keyboards (1991-1992)
Steve 'War Maniac' White – guitars (1992)
Anthony 'Antton' Lant – drums (1999-2002, 2005-2009)
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