Venom

Hailing from Newcastle, England, Venom was arguably at the root of the Black Metal movement-- though at the time they would fall under the "speed metal" moniker, most likely. However, there themes and agression would go on to help spawn a metal genre.

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• 1981--Welcome to Hell
• 1982-- Black Metal
• 1983--At War With Satan
• 1985--Possessed
• 1987--Calm Before the Storm
• 1989--Prime Evil
• 1991--Temples of Ice
• 1992--The Waste Lands
• 1998--From Heaven to the Unknown
• 1998--New, Live & Rare
• 1998--Cast in Stone
• 2000--Resurrection
• 2002--Kissing the Beast