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VENOM Planning Festival Appearances

April 10, 2008

British black metal pioneers VENOM have issued the following update:

"VENOM are planning to play a select number of festival shows this summer to coincide with the release of their new album. The band's management are now in negotiations with promoters to confirm the shows."

VENOM is expected to perform at the Hellfest (June 20-22) in Clisson, France. More shows will be announced soon.

A brand new VENOM band photo can be viewed at this location.

VENOM has set "Hell" as the title of its new album, due in May via Universal. According to a posting on the band's web site, the CD is "packed with 13 brand new malevolent tracks from the masters of black metal," including "Armageddon", "Straight To Hell", "Hand Of God", "USA For Satan", "The Power & The Glory", "Evil Perfection", "Kill The Music", and the title track, "Hell".

VENOM last year parted ways with guitarist Mykvs (a.k.a. Mike Hickey; ex-CARCASS, CATHEDRAL). "Personal unavoidable commitments in the U.S. have forced Mykvs to announce that he cannot commit 100% to VENOM's schedule," the band previously wrote in a statement. A new guitarist by the name of Rage has been drafted in to replace Mykvs.

With regards to the direction of the band's next album, VENOM frontman Cronos previously said, "VENOM will be even darker and heavier for the next release. The new song ideas that Antton and I have been composing over the last year will be exactly what the 'legions' expect from us, and will really test the abilities of the band members. There's going to be a lot of blood spilled making the next album. This band belongs to the fans and I'm going to stay true to the spirit of VENOM no matter what sacrifices have to be made."

Watch video footage of VENOM performing its classic song "At War with Satan" on May 27, 2007 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland:

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