Into Oblivion (Black & Clear Smoke Vinyl)

Venom formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom's first two albums—'Welcome to Hell’ (1981) and ‘Black Metal’ (1982)—are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. Venom’s second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of the extreme metal subgenre of black metal. 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.

‘Into Oblivion’ is Venom’s sixteenth studio album and features the long-standing line up of Cronos (bass/vocals and founding member), Rage (guitars) and Dante (drums) and marks their first new recordings since 2018’s, ‘Storm The Gates’ record. Their new album consists of thirteen songs that are signature Venom; heavy, evil and catchy. There’s a combination of their classic 80’s sound adjacent to a more modern progressive approach but without losing any of their fire and brimstone of old.