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  Venom (Guilty Gear) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Of note, Venom is the only character officially stated as being homosexual (care of the latest Guilty Gear drama CD "Knight of Knives" released at the end of 2004), although this was heavily implied throughout his story sequences in the games and in the Guilty Gear novel "The Butterfly and Its Gale".
Venom excels as a long range character; however, since his projectile attacks don't deal large amounts of damage, his optimal fighting style is as a "pressure" fighter.
Venom's background music, 'A Soltitude that asks nothing in return', is a near-copy of the song Breed to Breathe by Napalm Death, sans the lyrics and the intro.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Venom_(Guilty_Gear)   (768 words)

  
 Venom (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venom is a fl/thrash metal band, formed in 1979, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Influenced by rock and heavy metal acts such as Judas Priest, The Sex Pistols, KISS and Motörhead, Venom created a sound as well as an image that would be a big influence to early death, fl, and thrash metal bands at the time, and the pioneers of the genre of fl metal.
As Godfathers of fl metal, when asked about the actions of the later fl metal bands and their church burnings as well as the often times out of hand stage shows; Venom have spoken out against those acts, stating that these artists are taking the music they make much too seriously.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Venom_(band)   (696 words)

  
 Interview with Abaddon
But it's a fact that Venom is as much part of my history as it is part of a great many heavy metal fans as well as a lot of current-day bands that have been influenced by them in some way or other.
Venom was the first group we got together in and it kindof worked out pretty well how we hoped from the start.
Bands who go out and play and become millionaires but not because of what they're doing but because of their managers, the record companies, because of the guy who produced the video, and has very little to do with individual talent.
www.karsmakers.net /stuff/metal-e-zine/abaddon.htm   (5191 words)

  
 The Gauntlet :: Venom - Heavy Metal - Buddy Icons - Venom Videos - Venom Ringtones - mp3s - Tabs - Wallpaper - lyrics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Venom, the heaviest band on the planet, a true forefather and inventor of fl metal, has returned.
Venom is again taking the goat by the horns and reinventing their own original style, as controversial as ever.
Venom brings their fl metal music into the 21st century in the form of Metal Black, an album that harkens back to the band’s writing style of the 1980s.
www.thegauntlet.com /article/545/3213/Venom.html   (354 words)

  
 Venom biography @ Tartareandesire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Many claim that the band was first known as Oberon but Oberon was the band of future Venom members Tony Bray and Clive Archer and actually existed alongside Venom for a while.
In August 1981 the band entered the studio to record their first album "Welcome To Hell" which received a 5 star review in "Sounds" on December 26th.
In 1999 the band was ready to release a new album but now Abaddon too wanted to try a solo career.
www.tartareandesire.com /bands/venom.html   (617 words)

  
 THE 7 GATES OF HELL-NEWS
Seems like the band has to find better promoters in the U.S. Lots of people have arranged hotels,planes,tickets,etc. to see the concerts.I remind you again,the one you should blame is Showcase Theatre,the promoters of the concert,who were supposed to have arranged everything.It's absoluetly their fault,so blame them.
Venom have always been a band that was really close to their fans.
Venom classics re-released on CD.This is a great opportunity for people to add some rare Venom recordings to their collections and to enjoy better sound quality.The most recent re-release from Neat Metal/MTC,at least here in Greece,is Calm Before The Storm, and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.
www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/sunra/315/venomnews.html   (1384 words)

  
 Metallian.com - Atomkraft
The Newcastle's Atomkraft was formed in 1979 as an early speed metal band and released a 1983 demo entitled Total Metal before splitting.
The band, called Moral Fibre at this point, was actually the brainchild of Tony Dolan and drummer Paul Spillet who remained with the group until 1984.
Venom's first shows with Venom were actually undertaken using the Son Of Satan name.
www.metallian.com /atomkraft.htm   (529 words)

  
 VENOM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tony recieved a phone call from Venom management,Eric Cook and Abaddon,they wanted to meet with him.Tony went to meet the duo and was told they had a proposition.
Abaddon had convinced Mr.Hooker that there was still a Venom and that they had recorded these demos and were ready to sign a deal.The reality being that Abaddon was the only member left and the demos had infact been recorded by the Calm line up.
Venom went into the studio they owned in Newcastle and with Nick Tauber producing laid down the tracks for the album.Then it was off to Jacobs studios in Farnham,Surrey to mix.When dinally the album was released it seemed as though Venom had returned in true style.
www.tonydolan.net /id3.html   (1218 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Black Metal: Music: Venom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Venom always had a sense of humour and it shows on "Teachers Pet" which is the most politically incorrect ditty you will ever hear.
Venom returned with the same fury their debut "Welcome To Hell" had to offer.
Venom's second album stands as a huge jump from their debut, Welcome To Hell.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005V332?v=glance   (1392 words)

  
 In Music We Trust - Venom: Resurrection
I had read that Venom was a MOTORHEAD meets punk rock kind of a band, which sounded right up my alley.
They are basically the same band they always were, except they have smoothed off all the rough edges, slowed down a bit, added keyboards, gotten a mite fancier, added more melody, incorporated chugga-chugga riffs...
In their early years VENOM was the actualization of all the traits the critics of Heavy Metal accused the genre of having.
www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/31k15.html   (357 words)

  
 Oberon (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oberon was a 5-member heavy metal band from the late 1970s.
Oberon is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1996 in Newfoundland.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oberon_(band)   (96 words)

  
 THE 7 GATES OF HELL VENOM'S HISTORY
At that time Venom were at the top of the world along with another important NWOBHM band: Iron Maiden
These two bands were the best in the metal scene at that time.Possessed however wasn't as succesful as the previous albums,and that's a shame to my opinion as all of its songs are awesome.Venom realised what had gone wrong with Possessed and decided to rectify all.So they recorded a new album called
The band performed some concerts like Dynamo'96 and then started touring in sevral countries including Greece,and next year they released their new album Cast In Stone.
www.fortunecity.com /tinpan/sunra/315/venomhistory.html   (648 words)

  
 Chapter & Verse Article
This influence is acutely acknowledged by the various Venom tribute albums recorded throughout the 1990s, and especially the inclusion of the band’s vocalist\bassist Cronos on Dave Grohl’s 2004 Probot album, a homage to the ‘classic’ death\thrash metal bands of the 1980s.
Therefore, for a band infamous for lyrical crudity and musical limitation, Venom were not a band automatically expected to undertake the challenge and demands of the concept album.
Hence, for Venom: “The 1984 release of At War With Satan was something of a departure – with one side of the album dedicated to a Satanic rock opera – but it was still chaotic and crass by mainstream standards” (Baddeley, 1999: 125).
www.popmatters.com /chapter/04Autumn/barron.html   (4270 words)

  
 Venom: The Only Black Metal Band! | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
First formed back in the later part of the Seventies, Venom took the blistering speed of Motorhead, fused it with the satanic imagery of Black Sabbath and served it up with the middle finger attitude of punk to create their own original metal beast.
Though the band experienced changes of personnel over the years, 2006 sees the group comprised of founding vocalist/bassist Cronos together with longstanding members Antton on drums and Mykvs aka Mike Hickey on guitar.
Venom’s new studio release titled Metal Black is out in March via Sanctuary records and sees the trio harking back to the days of the group’s ‘80s creative peak by re-inventing and taking their charging fl metal into the 21st century.
www.ultimate-guitar.com /news/interviews/venom_the_only_black_metal_band.html   (2112 words)

  
 Breach --- Official Relapse Records Band Page
In a short time the band laid a strong foundation for their future growth in a sound that merged influences from US hardcore and other heavy artists from HELMET to ENTOMBED.
The tour was a monumental success and the band capped it of by performing at most of Scandinavia's major festivals.
Their renegade pastiche of fiery hardcore resolve, metallic precision and intrepid indie ingenuity had never been so seamless and pure and, as a result, Venom was met with an incredible response when issued in March by Burning Heart.
www.relapse.com /artist/artist.aspx?ArtistID=10015   (548 words)

  
 VENOM | Interviews | Rockdetector
VENOM cemented this empire over four legendary albums before hitting rocky ground, dissipating the ethos and diluting the soul of the band over a series of lacklustre outings.
The trouble is, when we had the re-ressurection of the band in 1995 I quickly discovered that I was the only one interested in re-creating what the original band was all about.
VENOM is notorious for its explosive live show, lots of explosions, fire and shit, but that's looking difficult because of all the terrorist restrictions.
www.rockdetector.com /interviews/artist,9828.sm?id=76   (2355 words)

  
 THE RESURRECTION OF THE MIGHTY VENOM!!!
There are stories that on one of the early Venom releases At War With Satan, many of them came out with the misprint At War With Stan.
Venom wanted to stay metal and Abaddon seemed to be pursuing a more industrial side.
I have a 12-year-old daughter and she’s pretty proud that she has a cool dad who’s in a band.
members.tripod.com /~kmon666/venom.html   (1215 words)

  
 VENOM | Rockdetector
VENOM is the Black Metal band that unwittingly inspired a plethora of imitators as part of the growing 80s extreme Metal scene in Europe and North America.
Newcastle upon Tyne trio VENOM was initially discounted for their early albums by the general Rock media, although these records were subsequently to be declared classics of the genre, in spite of their, deliberately, primitive approach.
VENOM’s roots lay in the Newcastle upon Tyne late 70’s acts GUILLOTINE, ALBUM GRACIA, OBERON and DWARFSTAR.
www.rockdetector.com /artist,9828.sm   (282 words)

  
 Venom (band) -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Venom is a fl metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1979, in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
It pushed the boundaries of speed metal to the extremes from the get go, and the beginnings of a new genre were starting to emerge.
The track is a return to old-school Venom form, though it lacks the definitive sound of Mantas.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Venom_(band)   (774 words)

  
 Amazon.com: MMV: Music: Venom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I recently had the opportunity to pick this up the other day, as it virtually stood out at Me from the display - emblazoned with a Baphomet and reptilian logo, this band remans an evocation, calling to mind psychodramatic memories, splendid theatrics of a marvellous Dantean spectacle, and some of the heaviest musick to date.
While not actual Satanists, Venom has served to veritably "open the gate" for diabolical expression in the Metal arena, and the degree of their sinister stage show remains unmatched, even comparable to KISS presentations.
Venom is one of the best examples of how mean and ugly metal can be.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BLI3G6?v=glance   (1235 words)

  
 CD GALLERY: Venom
Venom was never a great band musically, but back in the early '80s they were the only Black Metal band in existence.
I used to own a crappy vinyl box set which contained their first 3 albums, with many of their non-LP singles and such mixed in, and upgraded them all when the CDs were re-issued with the rare tracks as well.
Nice live album, proving that Venom is just as crappy live as they are in the studio.
myspot.neteze.com /~space/cds/venom.htm   (536 words)

  
 Blogcritics.org: CD Review: Venom - Metal Black
Venom may not have made an instant fan in this guy, but it has made an interesting argument for the return of old-school death metal at its most raw.
Venom was very full of energy and more melody to me than the Death Metal acts.So wasn't the lot of Black Metal bands then,i.e; Mercyful Fate,Celtic Frost...
I have never thought of Venom as fl metal or death metal, they were always thrash to me, in many ways the first real thrash band, a NWOBHM band who turned out to be very influential of extreme music in general (I include the like of thrash, death, fl metal etc in that).
blogcritics.org /archives/2006/02/16/004007.php   (2009 words)

  
 Blogcritics.org: Probot
Venom is." Still, despite their limited musical ability, Venom is one of the most influential and important metal bands of all time.
The band later dropped the Jesus talk and released some of the best work of their career on Rick Rubin's Def American label.
His band Mercyful Fate was one of the best bands of the early 80s, and solo albums like Abigail and Them are true metal classics.
blogcritics.org /archives/2004/02/03/152557.php   (1879 words)

  
 Offspring.com Forums - x-13
he does a lot for them in the studio, and basically is the 5th member of the band when they play live.
He's entertaining, but not enough to to gain the status of a proper band member.
Maybe he doesn't want to be a band member seeing as it started as four guys, or he wants to be able to do more on the side.
www.offspring.com /forums/showthread.php?p=380821   (481 words)

  
 Pentacle
After so many years of active service, the musical concept of the band is still firmly rooted in the golden ‘80’s, though remains far from being a mere copy-cat of the forefathers of extreme Metal.
Anyway, Venom really ignited the spark in me. It was not until the discovery of Celtic Frost I enjoyed a band that much as the crazy trio from Newcastle, England.
Some bands are trying to get hold of the same feeling as those mentioned bands, so they use everything their old masters used to do, including the posing.
www.brutalism.com /pentacle.html   (3300 words)

  
 Metal News - Venom Working On New Album ( Metal Underground . com )
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Venom is currently making recording for their new album, planned to be out at early 2005.
The new line up of the band is: Cronos on bass and vocals, Antton on the drums and Mykus(ex-Cathedral, and also played in Cronos solo project) on the guitars (that is the new member).
www.metalunderground.com /news/details.cfm?newsid=9306   (471 words)

  
 KATRINA: NEW ORLEANS MUSIC
By the turn of the century, an instrumentation borrowing from both brass marching bands and string bands was predominant: usually a front line of cornet, clarinet, and trombone with a rhythm section of guitar, bass, and drums.
The band became an instant hit, which led directly to interest for the nation’s top record manufacturers, Victor and Columbia, who were eager to exploit the new "jazz craze." After a failed audition for Columbia, the ODJB had greater success with a recording of "Livery Stable Blues" for Victor in February 1917.
In its recording heyday the band was a cooperative outfit which depended on the considerable talents of all its members to create a sensation in the nightclubs of Chicago’s South Side and in the recording studios of Gennett, Paramount, Columbia, and Okeh.
www.southernmusic.net /katrina.html   (9018 words)

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