VENOM will release a new studio album, ‘Into Oblivion’, on May 1 via Noise/BMG.
The official Andy Pilkington-created music video for the LP’s second single, ‘Kicked Outta Hell’, can be seen below.
Frontman Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant comments: “This one is me just having fun. I’m putting myself above the Devil in the lyric, which I think is an interesting twist. The Devil’s pissed off with us!”
‘Into Oblivion’ is VENOM‘s sixteenth studio album and features the long-standing lineup of Lant on bass/vocals, Rage on guitar and Danté on drums, and marks VENOM‘s first new recordings since 2018’s ‘Storm The Gates’ LP.
There are now three different bands using variations of the VENOM name for their live shows. In addition to the new collaboration between Jeff ‘Mantas’ Dunn and Anthony ‘Abaddon’ Bray, VENOM‘s iconic co-founders — who recently announced that they will celebrate the 45th anniversary of VENOM‘s classic debut album, 1981’s ‘Welcome To Hell’, at various festivals in 2026, including Germany’s Keep It True — there is the Cronos-fronted version of VENOM, in which he is the sole remaining member from the band’s classic era, and there is VENOM INC., which is led by Tony ‘Demolition Man’ Dolan, who was a member of VENOM between 1989 and 1992, appearing on the albums ‘Prime Evil’ (1989), ‘Temples Of Ice’ (1991) and ‘The Waste Lands’ (1992).
VENOM‘s classic lineup trio of Dunn, Lant and Bray recorded four studio LPs, ‘Welcome To Hell’ (1981), ‘Black Metal’ (1982), ‘At War With Satan’ (1984) and ‘Possessed’ (1985), and live album, ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’ (1986).
Often cited by bands such as METALLICA, BEHEMOTH, CELTIC FROST and MAYHEM as major influences, they are one of the most revered bands of their generation.