‘Dein Fleisch’

Regardless of your take on black metal forefathers VENOM, they are the undisputed originators of extreme metal as we know it. Almost 40 years after their inception, the revitalized 1989-1992 line-up of guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn, vocalist/bassist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan and drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray have returned with a monster of an album.

After months of anticipation, VENOM INC. will release their upcoming full-length opus, entitled “Avé”, on August 11, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. Pre-orders for the new album are available now here.

The first single from “Avé”, entitled ‘Dein Fleisch’, can be streamed now:

Pre-order “Avé” digitally to receive ‘Dein Fleisch’ instantly or stream the track here.

VENOM INC. was born during an impromptu live set at 2015’s Keep it True Festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The on-stage reunion was a rousing success amongst VENOM fans and music industry personnel alike, and although it was originally only set up for fun, Dolan began receiving numerous show offers for VENOM INC. from booking agents around the world. What started as a live set to celebrate VENOM‘s legacy immediately turned into a serious reunion discussion. The rest is history.

While unexpected at the outset, the end result of this reunion is an album that true VENOM fans will gladly add to the top of their playlists. Vocalist/bassist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan says, “We tried to shape »Avé« so that it comes at you dark, then it gets bright and heavy and just keeps growing into some kind of monster.”

“Avé” – Track Listing:

01. Ave Satanas
02. Forged In Hell
03. Metal We Bleed
04. Dein Fleisch
05. Blood Stained
06. Time To Die
07. The Evil Dead
08. Preacher Man
09. War
10. I Kneel To No God
11. Black N Roll

Going in to writing “Avé”, VENOM INC. realized their live performance was the key to creating an album that would be a metal classic. It was clear that any songs the trio came up with had to have the intensity, the honesty and the aggression that was happening for VENOM INC. in a live situation. Simply put, they needed to translate what they do on stage onto a record. Not once did they look back on the VENOM catalogue and think, “We have to write another ‘Black Metal’ or another ‘Schizo’…” The focus is on VENOM INC. and everything the rejuvenated three-piece do in the here and now.

Dolan adds, “Expect 100% pure, honest, solid, hard, dark, thought-provoking metal… like it was, is and forever shall be. Classic old-school, but with the ferocity and energy that we display in our live show. We are proud of this album and our new home at Nuclear Blast, as well as our whole team – management, PR, agents, sponsors and most of all, YOU. Thank you! See you somewhere on this Blood Stained Earth!”

VENOM INC. will kick off their upcoming “Blood Stained Earth” headline tour, featuring support from GOATWHORE, TOXIC HOLOCAUST and THE CONVALESCENCE, on September 1. Exclusive VENOM INC. meet & greet packages are available with limited availability – for details please visit: http://bit.ly/VenomIncVIP

In addition to the tour, VENOM INC. are set to perform dates in Europe throughout 2017, including stops at Metaldays, Heavy Metal Cauldron and others. The band will perform classic VENOM sets and new tracks. See below for all current performance dates:

Summer Dates:
24.07. SLO      Tolmin – Metaldays
29.07. I           Thiesi – Località Su Padru
05.08. F          Saint-Maurice-De-Gourdans – Sylak Open Air

“Blood Stained Earth Tour 2017”

w/ GOATWHORE, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, THE CONVALESCENCE
01.09. USA     Philadelphia, PA – Voltage
02.09. USA     New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
03.09. USA     Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
04.09. CDN     Montreal, QC – Les Foufounes Electriques
05.09. CDN     Toronto, ON – Mod Club
06.09. USA     Detroit, MI – Harpos NEW!
07.09. USA     Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballrom
08.09. USA     Chicago, IL – Reggies
09.09. USA     Cave in Rock, IL – Full Terror Metal Fest
10.09. USA     Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
11.09. USA     Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
13.09. USA     Spokane, WA – The Pin
14.09. USA     Seattle, WA – Studio 7
15.09. CDN     Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
16.09. USA     Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
18.09. USA     San Francisco, CA – Slims
19.09. USA     Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theatre
20.09. USA     San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
21.09. USA     Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
22.09. USA     El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
23.09. USA     Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
24.09. USA     Austin, TX – Grizzly Hall
25.09. USA     Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
26.09. USA     New Orleans, LA – Parish at HOB
28.09. USA     Miami, FL – Churchill’s
29.09. USA     Tampa, FL – Orpheum
30.09. USA     Orlando, FL – The Haven
01.10. USA     Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
02.10. USA     Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
03.10. USA     Special VENOM INC Bash
04.10. USA     Special VENOM INC Bash