Venom are an English heavy metal band formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Members include; Conrad "Cronos" Lant, Stuart "La Rage" Dixon, Danny "Dante" Needham, Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn, Anthony "Abaddon" Bray, Clive "Jesus Christ" Archer, Mike "Mykvs" Hickey, Jim Clare, Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, Al Barnes, Trevor "V.X.S" Sewell, Steve "War Maniac" White, Anthony "Antton" Lant. Discography includes; Welcome to Hell (1981), Black Metal (1982), At War with Satan (1984), Possessed (1985), Calm Before the Storm (1987), Prime Evil (1989), Temples of Ice (1991), The Waste Lands (1992), Cast in Stone (1997), Resurrection (2000), Metal Black (2006), Hell (2008), Fallen Angels (2011), From the Very Depths (2015), Hell at Hammersmith (EP, 1985), Nightmare (EP, 1985), Tear Your Soul Apart (EP, 1990), Venom '96 (EP, 1996). Tours include; 7 Days Of Hell, Alive 2010, American, Commandments, Brazilian Assault 1986, Combat Tour 1985, Festival Gigs 2008, Japan Tour 1987, Live & Loud 2011, Metal Black UK Tour, Prime Evil, Seven Scandinavian Dates of Hell, South American Dates of Hell Tour 2009, Summer Festival Tour, The Early Years, USA Invasion, USA Tour 1986, World Possession.