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JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN On TONY DOLAN: 'As Long As I Have Breath Left In Me On This Planet, I Will Never Speak To Him Again'

During a new appearance on The Tampa Morgue podcast, Jeff "Mantas" Dunn discussed his announcement that he was leaving VENOM INC. last December, approximately eight months after he suffered a second heart attack. The 63-year-old British-born guitarist, who currently resides with his wife in Portugal...

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Watch: VENOM INC. Joined By FORBIDDEN, AUTOPSY Members During San Francisco Concert

FORBIDDEN members Craig Locicero and Chris Kontos, as well as AUTOPSY's Eric Cutler, joined VENOM INC. on stage during the latter band's headlining concert Sunday night (January 12) at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California to perform several VENOM classics. Locicero came up for "Rip Ride", Ko...

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VENOM INC. Officially Recruits Guitarist CURRAN MURPHY To Replace JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN

Former NEVERMORE and ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy has confirmed that he has officially joined VENOM INC. as the replacement for the band's founding guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn. The news of Murphy's addition to VENOM INC. comes less than a month after Mantas announced that he was leaving the...

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VENOM INC.'s TONY DOLAN Found Out Via Internet That JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Wasn't Returning To The Band

In a new interview with Metal Kaoz, VENOM INC. bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan was asked if guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn is now officially out of the band. Tony responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, he made a statement about a year, probably a year and a half ago when h...

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TONY DOLAN Praises New VENOM INC. Guitarist CURRAN MURPHY: He's 'A Really Nice Guy' With 'Very Positive Energy'

In a new interview with the Iblis Manifestations podcast, VENOM INC. bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan once again weighed in on guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn's recent announcement that he was not planning to return to the band. Tony said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[Jeff...

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VENOM INC.'s TONY DOLAN Doesn't Think High Price Of Visas Should Keep European Musicians Off U.S. Tours

In a new interview with the Disturbing The Priest With Brandon Battick podcast, former VENOM and current VENOM INC. frontman Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan spoke about his insistence on touring America year after year even when so many other European artists have stayed home due to an increase in the c...

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See VENOM Perform In Bogota During Fall 2024 Latin American Tour

Fan-filmed video of VENOM's December 5 performance at Calle 13 in Bogota, Colombia can be seen below. Two years ago, VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant confirmed that the band was putting the finishing touches on a new studio album. Speaking at the 2022 edition of Wacken Open Air, he said: "We had...

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TONY DOLAN Says The Door Is Open For JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN To One Day Come Back To VENOM INC.: 'He's My Brother'

In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, VENOM INC. bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan weighed in on guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn's announcement that he was not planning to return to the band. Tony said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "For those of you w...

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Original VENOM Guitarist JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Quits VENOM INC.: 'I Will Not Be Appearing At Any Advertised Shows'

Original VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn has announced his departure from VENOM INC., the band he formed nearly a decade ago with two other former VENOM members, bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan and drummer Antony "Abaddon" Bray. Earlier today (Sunday, December 1),Dunn released the f...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Announces Spring 2025 Tour With KUBLAI KHAN TX, FIT FOR A KING, FROZEN SOUL

Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band KILLSWITCH ENGAGE — Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D'Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums — are returning to the road this winter and spring. Fresh off a 25th-anniversary perfor...

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Watch: VENOM Performs At Norway's BEYOND THE GATES Festival

Fan-filmed video of VENOM's August 1 performance at the 2024 edition of the Beyond The Gates festival in Bergen, Norway can be seen below. Two years ago, VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant confirmed that the band was putting the finishing touches on a new studio album. Speaking at the 2022 edition...

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TONY DOLAN Tries Not To Have Any Issues With Other Former And Current VENOM Members: 'I Love Them All'

In a new interview with Poland's Televizornia, former VENOM and current VENOM INC. frontman Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan spoke about his relationship with other current and former VENOM members, including Conrad "Cronos" Lant, Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Antony "Abaddon" Bray. He said (as transcribed by B...

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IAN ASTBURY Says THE CULT Still Performs With 'So Much Passion'

In a new interview with Barbara Caserta of Italy's Linea Rock, THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury spoke about the tour celebrating the band's 40th anniversary. The trek will see the long-running British rock outfit perform songs spanning its 11-album discography. "We're in a renaissance," the 62-year-old...

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THE CULT Announces September/October 2024 Western U.S. Tour

THE CULT's 40th-anniversary tour, which kicks off in July with the band's first wave of European dates before heading to Canada, and back to the band's native U.K., sees an early preview of the soon-to-be-announced 2025 U.S. tour with select Western U.S. dates this September: Sep. 21 - Salem, OR The...

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Ex-VENOM Drummer ABADDON: 'I Don't Think Artificial Intelligence Has Any Place In Our Form Of Music'

In a new interview with Get Heavy UK, former VENOM and VENOM INC. drummer Abaddon (real name: Antony Bray) weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms a...