VENOM just keep on going; these old warhorses were here as far back as the early 80’s, when they were the biggest noise in the world, long before thrash and death metal. But time-and hard slog-hasn’t weakened the commitment of their leader and sole surviving founding member Cronos to old-school.
With Rage and Dante now firmly established as the replacement for original members Mantas and Abaddon, VENOM attack this new album ‘From The Very Depth’ with real gusto.
Obviously it’s not up there with there with ‘Welcome To Hell’ (1981), ‘Black Metal’ (1982) and ‘At War With Satan’ (1984), but with Dante and Rage laying down punk metal inspired beats and riffs, and Cronos a commanding presence, VENOM remain, as ever, true to their…