Album: Cast in Stone by Venom (1997)
Genre: Thrash Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Spinefarm Records
Format: Album

Description: Cast in Stone is the ninth album by the metal band Venom, and also the first album in 12 years to feature the original lineup. Recorded at Lartington Hall Studios near Barnard Castle, it was released on SPV/Steamhammer in 1997. It is the last Venom album to feature Abaddon on drums.

Artist Background: Venom are an English heavy metal band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1978. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom's first two albums, Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982), are considered major influences on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. Their second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of the black metal genre; as a result, Venom were part of the early wave of the genre, along with Mercyful Fate... Part of the Newcastle upon Tyne, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Hellhammer, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Sodom

Music Scene: Part of the Newcastle upon Tyne, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Thrash Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Spinefarm Records

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Cast in Stone is the ninth album by the metal band Venom, and also the first album in 12 years to feature the original lineup. Recorded at Lartington Hall Studios near Barnard Castle, it was released on SPV/Steamhammer in 1997. It is the last Venom album to feature Abaddon on drums.

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