Brooklyn Vegan — Venom, the legendary NWOBHM/thrashers whose 1982 album title became the name of a certain metal subgenre, plan to return next week (1/27) with their fourteenth album, From the Very Depths, which is coming out on Spinefarm (pre-order). Two of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Death Valley Girls dropped their debut, Street Venom, earlier this year as a cassette-only release on Burger. It's snarly, punky, attitude-heavy rock n' roll and you can stream it below. (The cassestte is sold out.) There weren't... more info

Metalsucks — Cleveland hellions put their spin on a Venom deep cut. The post Fear, Emptiness, Decibel: Stream Midnight’s Cover of “Too Loud (for the Crowd)” by Venom appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — Matmos’ Drew Daniel’s most recent experiment has been to recreate black metal classics as club music. Under his moniker the Soft Pink Truth he’s already given us the aggressive techno remake of Venom’s “Black Metal.” Now he’s shared his... more info

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XLR8R — A hyperkinetic blast of stuttering snares and samples announces the arrival of Inkke's "Power Venom." The track is a teaser for Astral Black presents Frass FM, a compilation that celebrates the first anniversary of UK-based label/club night Astr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Brooklyn trio DeGreaser is the new-ish band from Australian expat Tim Evans who you may remember from Bird Blobs or the recent reincarnation of '80s legends Venom P. Stringer (who played ATP UK and US shows in... more info

Sky News — The Hennessey Venom GT takes a record previously held by Bugatti's Veyron as it powers to 270mph at Kennedy Space Center. more info

Metalsucks — Read the insanely complimentary letter the label sent the band in 1980.The post EMI Records Pursued Venom Vigorously appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metal Injection — There are subtle ways of telling a band they're really not fit to be on your record label's roster, and then there's the way you do it if you're EMI in 1980. Which is pretty straightforward and a little bit brutal. Journalist Bart... more info