Venom's New Album: Black Metal Legacy Burns Bright

It's May 3rd.

I'm Corey with the story.

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Venom's dropping their 16th studio album into oblivion, with Kronos on bass and vocals,

Rage on guitar, and Dante on drums.

It's their first new stuff since 2018's Storm the Gates, packing 13 tracks of that classic

heavy, evil sound mixed with some modern.

Edge, Kronos says, touring Europe's gotten brutal for American bands like Forbidden and

Anthrex, who just canceled runs over there.

America's size means you need a tour bus, and those now cost way more than the old $1,000

a day.

Underground acts keep it alive by piling into RVs and grinding it out.

Fans are split with three bands rocking the Venom name, Kronos' crew as the only classic

era holdover, the new Mantis and Abaddon duo planning.

Three fifth anniversary shows for Welcome to Hell in 2026 and Venom Inc. led by ex-membered

demolition man.

These pioneers influence giants like Metallica and Behemoth.

Last year, Kronos sued Abaddon and a distributor over merch using his satanic designs like

goat heads and pentagrams.

He proved ownership with sketches, so the court gave him rights to most of them, while Abaddon

kept the original logo.

Venom's fire keeps burning through these battles and new cuts, proving the black metal

legacy ain't fading anytime soon.