In a new guitar lesson video, Jeff "Mantas" Dunn shows us the middle riff in the Vemon song "Black Metal”. Notice how fast he alternate picks and how little his hand moves. Economy of motion. This is the last riff in the song. Check out the video at this location. PlayThisRiff.com is owned and operated by Bob Balch from Fu Manchu.

The second leg of Venom Inc.’s North American tour will run from May 31st in Brooklyn, New York through July 2nd in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Support will again be provided by long-running American death metal behemoths Necrophagia. The trek follows the band's recent and successful stomp through North America this past January.

Venom Inc. features original Venom members guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and drummer Anthony "Abaddon" Bray with former Venom bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan. The band made their live debut as Venom Inc. in April 2015 at the Keep It True Festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany, performing a full set of Venom classics and played to over 30,000 people at Heavy Montreal last August.

Dolan and Dunn have spent the last few years collaborating in M:Pire Of Evil, who released their latest full-length, Crucified, in May 2013. Venom Inc. took to the streets early last Fall on the lengthy Iron And Steel European Tour before closing the year with a Latin American live infiltration. The band returned to the streets of North America last January to the frenzied praise and fans and critics alike.

Venom Inc. dates with Necrophagia:

May
31 - Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY

June
1 - Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY
2 - Once Ballroom - Boston, MA
3 - Piranha - Montreal, QC
4 - Mavericks - Ottawa, ON
5 - This Aint Hollywood - Hamilton, ON
7 - Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
8 - Mr. Smalls - Detroit, MI
9 - Thompson House - Newport, KY
10 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
11 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
12 - Brauerhaus - Lombard, IL
13 - Rock Island Brewing Co. - Rock Island, IL
15 - 3 Kings - Denver, CO
17 - Studio 7 - Seattle, WA
18 - Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
20 - Star Theater - Portland, OR
21 - Oakland Opera House - Oakland, CA
22 - Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
23 - The Whisky - Los Angeles, CA
24 - Hard Rock Cafe - Las Vegas, NV
25 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
26 - Rebel Club - Phoenix, AZ
27 - Trees - Dallas, TX
28 - Grizzly Hall - Austin, TX
29 - Walters - Houston, TX
30 - Siberia - New Orleans, LA

July
1 - The Haven - Orlando, FL
2 - Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC

Venom Inc. festival dates:

May
7 - Malmo, Sweden - Crankfest
21 - Wulmstorf/Hamburg, Germany - Metal Bash

July
7-9 - Torgau/Entenfang, Germany - In Flammen Open Air
30 - London, UK - Metal Brew

August
10-13 - Jaromer-Josefov, Czech Republic- Brutal Assault