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Venom posing for a photograph in 1982
How Venom made their unholy masterpiece Black Metal and changed the course of metal

By John Doran Published

The story of Venom’s Black Metal, the record that inspired everyone from Metallica to Dave Grohl

Albums
Neat Record logo
The releases on Neat Records you should definitely listen to

By Chris Chantler Published

Buying guide Run from an office above a bingo hall, Neat Records released the debut recordings by Venom, Raven, Tygers Of Pan Tang and more

Buying guide
Jeff "Mantas" Dunne studio portrait
Campaign launched to raise funds for medical treatment of founding Venom guitarist Mantas

By Fraser Lewry Published

Jeff "Mantas" Dunn suffered a heart attack last month: Funds will help with medical expenses and recovery process

Bands & Artists
Ghost in 2015
"My name is Lucifer, please take my hand, is such a memorable lyric": Ghost's Tobias Forge on the satanic hymns which lured him to the dark side

By Paul Brannigan Published

Ghost might not exist had these Satan-praising sounds not seduced Tobias Forge as an impressionable teenager

Interviews
Photos of Cronos of Venom, King Diamond of Mercyful Fate and Udo Dirkschenider of Accept
10 songs that invented thrash metal, according to Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian

By Classic Rock Published

Scott Ian on 10 proto-thrash bangers that changed the face of 80s metal

Bands & Artists
King Diamond posing next to a reindeer that has tinsel on its head
A brief history of the metal Christmas song – and why there’ll (probably) never be a heavy holiday classic

By Matt Mills Published

Superstars from Spinal Tap to King Diamond have all tried to make a heavy metal Christmas classic. Yet, these attempts have never become chart-smashing hits. What gives?

Tracks & Singles
Photos of Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Evanescence and Fear Factory playing live
11 legendary heavy metal bands with only one original member left

By Matt Mills Published

Superstars from Iron Maiden to Slipknot are still thriving, despite having just one founding member among their ranks

Bands & Artists
Cronos, Tommy Lee with Fred Durst, and Blackie Lawless
“She's got a fire raging in between her thighs, I got a hose to put it out, try this for size”: a deep dive into terrible heavy metal lyrics about sex

By Chris Chantler Published

Metal might nail it when it comes to lyrics about death, war, Satan and existential terror...but sex? Um, not so much

Interviews
Venom's Cronos and Metallica's James Hetfield
"They’re not just wearing our shirts, they’re stealing the f**king music as well!" Venom's Cronos on his first impressions of Metallica, and nearly choking Lars Ulrich

By Paul Brannigan Published

Metallica made no secret of their love for Newcastle's extreme metal pioneers Venom, and when the two bands' worlds collided, things got kinda wild

Interviews
Album covers of Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast, Metallica's Ride the Lightning, Avenged Sevenfold's self-titled album and Korn's Follow the Leader
10 classic metal albums almost ruined by one terrible song

By Matt Mills Published

Metallica, Korn and Machine Head have all got so close to perfection – just for one song to mess it up

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