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Venom‘s Cronos recalls backstage bust-up which stopped an out-of-control Metallica sabotaging their career before it started
After flunking their first European gig, Metallica smashed up their dressing room in frustration. Enter Venom’s Cronos with a lecture which stopped the furious four self-destructing on European soil
The 10 best NWOBHM bands, by the man who gave the movement its name
At the end of the 70s, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal revitalised the genre in the UK and now bears a weighty influence on metal worldwide. Geoff Barton – who invented the phrase all those years ago – charts 10 of the best
Super7 reveal new Slayer, Megadeth and Venom-inspired figures
New range of figures inspired by classic metal album sleeves coming to a shelf near you
10 NWOBHM albums you should definitely own
Taking the spikiness of punk and welding it to hard rock tradition, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal remains the stuff of legend
Venom to reissue In Nomine Satanas as a 6CD/DVD box set
In Nomine Satanas was released as a vinyl box set in 2019 - now it's to be reissued across six CDs and a DVD. Venom's Black Metal will also be reissued to mark 40th anniversary
No, Tom Araya did not pee into Cronos' mouth when Slayer and Venom toured together
Venom frontman Cronos sets the record straight on rumours of messy misbehaviour on 1985's Ultimate Revenge Tour
The 10 bloodiest, most brilliant songs about vampires
Ten deep cuts and and immortal entreaties to make your blood pulse over Halloween
Why I ❤️ Kate Bush’s The Kick Inside, by Cronos from Venom
Venom founder Cronos celebrates the unique appeal of The Kick Inside, and tells the story of the time Kate Bush kissed him
