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Forefathers of extreme metal Venom Inc are taking their first ever sojourn to Australia, announcing an Avé Australis tour for 2018.
They will land in the nation’s capital on the 22nd of February and take in every major city until their tour concludes in Perth on the 3rd of March.
The Newcastle-Upon-Tyne based hellions released two seminal albums in their original form—Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982)—and are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general.
They’ll be in Australia playing a mix of classics and new cuts from “debut” album Avé, which we thought was rather a belter.
The current line-up of Abaddon, Mantas and Demolition Man is a break from the Cronos led Venom, which still exists in some form.
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VENOM AVE AUSTRALIS TOUR
THURS 22 FEB – CANBERRA – THE BASEMENT
FRI 23 FEB – SYDNEY – MANNING BAR
SAT 24 FEB – BRISBANE – CROWBAR
THURS 1 MAR – MELBOURNE – MAX WATT’S
FRI 2 MAR – ADELAIDE – ENIGMA BAR
SAT 3 MAR – PERTH – AMPLIFIER