From The Very Depths

From The Very Depths

FORMED BACK in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Venom have had a HUGE influence on extreme music, especially the Thrash and Black Metal scenes, with bands such as Metallica, Slayer & Megadeth regularly acknowledging their historical importance and weight.<br> <br>With the title of their second album ( Black Metal , 1982) now being used to describe an entire musical genre, it s clear that Venom s ground-breaking blend of raw heavy metal & punk, complete with down-to-earth humour and lyrics inspired by Satan and darker forces in general, singles them out as one of metal s most legendary and notorious acts.<br> <br>They were harder, faster, noisier and more offensive than all of their contemporaries back in the early 80s, and new album From The Very Depths shows that their signature no-compromise approach, based around original Venom titan Cronos infamous bulldozer bass , has in no way mellowed with time...<br> <br>THE NEW ALBUM: FROM THE VERY DEPTHS <br>VENOM, the hugely influential UK outfit now celebrating 30 years plus at the forefront of the metal scene since the release of their legendary Welcome To Hell debut, will have a brand new studio album released on January 26th via Spinefarm Records...<br> <br>Titled From The Very Depths and featuring 14 fresh recordings produced by main-man / bassist Cronos, this is the band s 14th studio album to date; the follow-up to 2011 s Fallen Angels release, it sees the trio (completed by guitarist Rage & drummer Dante) adopting a style highly redolent of classic early Venom with modern studio technology employed only to increase the general level of nastiness and spite.<br> <br>The double vinyl version of From The Very Depths will follow the CD / download as a special enhanced package for Record Store Day.