The spark and spirit he injects into the music is undeniable. “Fallen Angels” proves that ol’ Cronos still has it, with vitriol to spare, grooving with guitarist Rage and drummer Dante like a well-oiled machine. But to their credit, and with the return of the mighty red leather booted one, the band has been nothing short of prolific since then, even putting out a few commendable full-lengths ( “Calm Before The Storm”, “Resurrection”) and some I’d rather not talk about ( “Metal Black“, “Hell“). Perhaps due in part to the changeover from Cronos to Tony “The Demolition Man” Dolan in 1989, which brought a different feel altogether to the proceedings for a few years and albums. To be honest, I don’t go out of my way to listen to post-1986 Venom. I’d like to think this notion inspired the title of the group’s most recent release, “ Fallen Angels”. An angel falls from heaven every time a hipster puts on a Venom shirt. Most metalheads agree that Venom deserves the same respect as legendary metal bands of the highest calibre.
But words don’t come close to capturing the ripple effect of 1982’s “Black Metal”, which I’m not afraid to say is absolute shit compared to the material on “Welcome to Hell” and “At War with Satan”.
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love Venom, the band that single handedly and unintentionally created the genre we know as “black metal.” “Welcome to Hell,” Venom’s bold, coarse debut, introduced the world to Satan, and remains one of my favorite albums of all time.
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