{"id":28099,"date":"2026-03-06T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=28099"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:54:26","slug":"venom-lay-down-their-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=28099","title":{"rendered":"Venom &#8211; Lay Down Their Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-announcement-photo-credit-Necroshorns-lo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-announcement-photo-credit-Necroshorns-lo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-announcement-photo-credit-Necroshorns-lo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-announcement-photo-credit-Necroshorns-lo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-announcement-photo-credit-Necroshorns-lo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-announcement-photo-credit-Necroshorns-lo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-announcement-photo-credit-Necroshorns-lo-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-announcement-photo-credit-Necroshorns-lo.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">THE BLACK METAL GODS ANNOUNCE THEIR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">BRAND-NEW ALBUM, <strong>\u2018INTO OBLIVION\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">RELEASED ON NOISE\/BMG ON 1<sup>st<\/sup> MAY 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">PLUS, PREORDERS <a href=\"https:\/\/venomslegions.lnk.to\/intooblivionPR\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Venom \u2013 Lay Down Your Soul (Official Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MliONHbEBno?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Venom needs no introduction, from their birth in Newcastle in \u201979 they paved the way for extreme metal and created their own genre, Black Metal. Which is arguably more popular now than it has ever been globally, with their influence ever far reaching as the originators.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Venom-Into-Oblivion-cover-art-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2018Into Oblivion\u2019 is Venom\u2019s sixteenth studio album and features the long-standing line up of Cronos (bass\/vocals and founding member), Rage (guitar) and Dante (drums) and marks their first new recordings since 2018\u2019s, \u2018Storm The Gates\u2019. Into Oblivion consists of thirteen songs that are signature Venom: heavy, evil and catchy. There\u2019s a combination of their classic 80\u2019s sound adjacent to a more modern, progressive approach but without losing any of their fire and brimstone of old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album has been in the works for some years now, but a number of factors held back its completion until now; the Covid pandemic, recording setbacks and the hunger to nail it to perfection, but in the words of Cronos <em>\u2018This album has really pushed the boundaries, but if you want to make a killer album, you pay for it in blood, sweat and tears.\u2019 <\/em>However, Venom true to form have overcome adversity to release an album worthy of their legacy as Rage affirms \u2018<em>I\u2019m so proud of this album, it\u2019s astounding! It feels so different, yet so familiar. The sonics are a step up, no song sounds the same, but they all work together.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lead single, Lay Down You Soul is a thunderous first offering and harks back to the band\u2019s formative years, and the song Black Metal. While being slightly tongue in cheek, it bears all the hallmarks of a soon to be live classic with its rousing sing-along chorus. Cronos states, <em>\u2018I think it\u2019s healthy to recognise things from back in the day and bring them into a new setting that gives it a whole fresh approach. The fans are going to go mental for it!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chemistry on \u2018Into Oblivion\u2019 is undeniable and is a musical testament to the longevity of this lineup, which now eclipses any other, clocking in at seventeen years. Dante clicks his fingers, <em>\u2018It\u2019s gone like that, seventeen years! It\u2019s all down to friendship and mutual respect.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Into Oblivion\u2019 will be released on 1<sup>st<\/sup> May 2026 via Noise\/BMG and is available for preorder now and is available in these formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Double, gatefold smoke vinyl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Double, gatefold clear, black &amp; red splatter vinyl (Limited Edition)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CD digisleeve with 16-page booklet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Preorders of both vinyl and CD will come with a limited photo card, signed by Cronos, Dante and Rage only from the Noise Records store, while stocks last!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find Venom online at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.venomslegions.com\">venomslegions.com<\/a> \/ FB @officialvenomband \/ IG @venom_band_official<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE BLACK METAL GODS ANNOUNCE THEIR BRAND-NEW ALBUM, \u2018INTO OBLIVION\u2019 RELEASED ON NOISE\/BMG ON 1st MAY 2026 PLUS, PREORDERS HERE Venom needs no introduction, from their birth in Newcastle in \u201979 they paved the way for extreme metal and created their own genre, Black Metal. 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