Everything about Venom was sacrosanct to the second wave of BM, or the practitioners of True Norwegian Black Metal, from the lo-fi aesthetic, the Satanic imagery, the desire to alienate the ...

Nearly 40 years later, Venom have endured a myriad of lineup ... open for them in 1984 as well as the moment the term "black metal" was born. Check it all out below. The thing that immediately ...

Venom's classic turned into an industrial house track. The Soft Pink Truth is an experimental side project from Drew Daniel, known for his work in electronic duo Matmos. Drew loves black metal and ...

Venom's first two albums, 1981's Welcome to Hell and the aforementioned Black Metal, are among the most impactful releases in metal's history. The group's unpolished and grimy take on the ...

Venom can lay claim to inventing and naming Black Metal and setting up the sound and genre conventions of several others including speed metal and thrash metal with their first two albums alone.