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Venom

Venom are an English heavy metal band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1978. 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 major influences on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. Their second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of the black m…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United Kingdom
Founded
1979
Genres
Labels
Roadrunner Records
Steamhammer
Cleopatra Records
Noise Records
Castle Communications
Last updated: November 1st, 2015·MusicBrainz

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