Venom – Storm the Gates – CD

The unholy trinity of Cronos, Rage & Dante celebrate 10 years together with new studio album, Storm The Gates – a CD outing for blasphemers, fornicators and the forever cursed (a deluxe double vinyl package is released on Jan 18th). Since 2009, this latest incarnation of the group has had a clear vision of who they are, building on the signature style and sound established by vocalist / bassist Cronos back in 1979. As both artist and producer, this iconic frontman effectively opened the gates (of Hell) for a whole new brand of Metal, genuinely changing the game with an intensity never before seen or heard. Now celebrating their 40th anniversary, Venom have matured into a true force of nature – louder, faster, nastier and ready to unleash the hounds of Hell with Storm The Gates, studio album No. 15. Produced by Cronos, this is the raw sound of a band who don’t need tricks of technology to make their point – just a prime selection of songs designed to have heads bangin’ & spinnin’ (Exorcist- style) in equal measure. In 2019, Venom stand atop a pile of crushed skulls, wielding blood-stained sonic weapons designed to repel all that is watered-down. There is real integrity here, plus the ongoing ability to create music so worshipped by their Legions of followers.

1 Bring Out Your Dead
2 Notorious
3 I Dark Lord
4 100 Miles to Hell
5 Dark Night (Of the Soul)
6 Beaten to a Pulp
7 Destroyer
8 The Mighty Have Fallen
9 Over My Dead Body
10 Suffering Dictates
11 We the Loud
12 Immortal
13 Storm the Gates