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The Ten Greatest First-Wave Black Metal Albums

May 28, 2023 10:56am

Long before the infamous activities of black metal’s second wave, the fledgeling genre grew as the hideous cousin of thrash, speed and death. […]

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The 10 Greatest New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Albums

May 21, 2023 11:22am

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal produced some of the best bands the world has ever known. Here are the 10 best records of the movement. […]

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Venom’s Rejection Letter From EMI Was Incredibly Brutal

April 17, 2023 9:54am

Venom became one of the most important bands in the history of metal, no thanks to EMI Records. Check out this brutal rejection letter. […]

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When Kirk Hammett Said Venom Were Corny ‘Like a Bad Horror Movie’

February 4, 2023 8:20am

Albums like Welcome to Hell may have laid the groundwork for thrash, but Kirk does find the funny side of listening to Venom. […]

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Mantas Calls Out Venom Members For Not Having The ‘Balls’ To Play Together

December 27, 2022 3:52pm

Jeff “Mantas” Dunn says he has tried to get members involved in Venom together for a special show, but no one has replied to him. […]

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The Ten Best Metal Albums Celebrating an Anniversary In 2022

December 23, 2022 11:34am

We went through 50 years of metal and put together a list of the ten best metal albums celebrating an anniversary in 2022. […]

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Venom’s Cronos Does Not Want to Reunite With ‘Those Other Two Doddery Old F***ers’

December 17, 2022 10:55am

Fans might be itching for the classic lineup, but the OG black metal frontman wants to move on past Welcome to Hell. […]

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Venom’s Cronos Surprised By Metallica’s Success – Says They’ve Had ‘Sh*t Albums’

December 14, 2022 11:43am

While reflecting on Venom’s impact on thrash metal, band frontman Cronos shares that he is surprised by Metallica’s success. […]

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Ex-Judas Priest Guitarist Says Motorhead Are Responsible For Creating The Thrash Genre

April 27, 2022 1:03pm

During a recent interview with Rhys Bowler, ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing shared that he credits Motorhead and the late Lemmy Kilmister for creating that of the thrash and speed metal genres. In the interview […]

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Did Slayer Frontman Pee On Venom Frontman? Cronos Shares His Side Of Story

March 7, 2022 12:50pm

Wild things can happen on metal tours, but have you heard of the infamous story where Slayer frontman Tom Araya pissed on Venom frontman Cronos? The story takes place in 1985 with the two bands […]

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