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Venom

Country of origin:: United Kingdom
Location:: Newcastle, England
Status:: Active
Year of creation:: 1979

Genre:: NWOBHM/Black/Speed Metal
Lyrical themes:: Satan, Hell, Blood, Women, Metal
Current label:: Spinefarm Records

Originally began as a 5-piece called Guillotine with Clive Archer on vocals, Alan Winston on bass and Cronos on rhythm guitar. Archer and Mantas met at a Judas Priest concert in 1979 which led to Archer and Abaddon (both of the band Oberon) joining Guillotine.

Cronos switched to bass when Alan Winston left the band a week before a gig - his decision to plug his bass guitar into a guitar amp is ...

Current lineup
Past members

Cronos	Vocals, Bass (1979-1987, 1995-present)
See also: ex-Cronos

Rage	Guitars (2007-present)

Danté	Drums (2009-present)
See also: Tony Martin

Alan Winston

Bass (1979)

Abaddon	Drums (1979-1992, 1995-1999)
See also: ex-Abaddon

Mantas	Guitars (1979-1985, 1989-1992, 1995-2004)
See also: Mantas, Mpire of Evil, ex-Warfare, ex-Last One Dying (live)

Jesus Christ

Vocals (1979-1980)

Mykus	Guitars (1987, 2005-2007)
See also: Goatreign, ex-Altered Dominance, ex-Cronos

Jimmy Clare	Guitars (1987)
See also: ex-Cronos

War Machine	Guitars (1989-1991)
See also: ex-XLR8R, ex-Mantas

Demolition Man	Vocals, Bass (1989-1992)
See also: Atomkraft, Mpire of Evil, ex-Mantas

V.X.S.

Keyboards (1991-1992)

War Maniac	Guitars (1992)
See also: ex-War Machine, ex-Atomkraft

Antton	Drums (2000-2009)
See also: Def Con One, ex-Mpire of Evil

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