Venom - the hugely influential British heavy metal trio widely revered for driving and shaping many aspects of the music industry, including black and thrash metal as well as for their instinctive blending of metallic power and punk spirit - will release their new studio album, From The Very Depths, on January 27th via Spinefarm Records. The new track, "Grinding Teeth", can be heard streaming below.

The From The Very Depths album cover is visually arresting, featuring skeletal beings bathed in red and orange tones. The image is dominated by the instantly recognizable Venom logo, and is a natural successor to the artwork for previous album, 2011's Fallen Angels, also released via Spinefarm.

 

 

And to think this is merely the cover! The album's accompanying music slays, and early praise indicates that this could be one Venom's best releases… ever. Even the album title is 100 percent "Venomous", referencing the band's infamous live intro tape.

From The very Depths tracklisting:

"Eruptus"
"From the Very Depths"
"The Death of Rock N Roll"
"Smoke"
"Temptation"
"Long Haired Punks"
"Stigmata Satanas"
"Crucified"
"Evil Law"
"Grinding Teeth"
"Ouverture"
"Mephistopheles"
"Wings of Valkyrie"
"Rise"

"Grinding Teeth":

Venom is led by vocalist/bassist and original Venom titan, Cronos, who decided against making fans the world over wait too long for this powerful new 14-track release. So... Venom will be unleashing their fourteenth studio album, via CD and download, on January 27th, with a double vinyl format to follow shortly after.

Cronos says, "This album is perfect, all three members are totally over-the-top confident with the new songs and the production. We had a great atmosphere in the studio while we were recording. Dante created pure thunder from his drums, while Rage tears the flesh off your face with his riffs, making everything fall into place so well. It's a strong release and really shows the band maturing into an unstoppable force of pure black metal. We can't wait to play the new songs live for the Legions... Hell Yeah!"

 

 

Venom have confirmed that they will join 70000 Tons Of Metal, sailing Thursday, January 22nd on board the Royal Caribbean "Liberty Of The Seas" from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Ocho Rios, Jamaica - returning on Monday, January 26th. The band will play two sets on board; one will focus on greatest hits and one will be an exclusive live world premier of their forthcoming new album.

Tickets for 70000 Tons Of Metal are on sale now. Ticket prices start at US$666 plus US$333 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals in the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24 hour room service!

 

 

Confirmed acts now include: 1349, Abandon Hope, Alestorm, Amorphis, Annihilator, Apocalyptica, Arch Enemy, Artillery, Behemoth, Blind Guardian, Cannibal Corpse, Crucified Barbara, D-A-D, Destruction, Divided Multitude, Einherjer, Ensiferum, Enthroned, Equilibrium, God Dethroned, Grave Digger, Heathen, In Extremo, Jungle Rot, Kataklysm, Korpiklaani, Lake Of Tears, Masacre, Michael Schenker Group's Temple Of Rock, Municipal Waste, Napalm Death, Origin, Primal Fear, Pretty Maids, Refuge, Riot, Soulfly, Tank, Therion, Threshold, Thy Antichrist, Triosphere, Trollfest, Venom, Whiplash and Xentrix.

Skipper Andy Piller states: “I want to make sure the intimacy between the bands and the fans does not change in our new environment. When we had 2,000 cruisers we booked 40 bands. Now we will have 3,000 cruisers which means we will be inviting 60 bands to perform!”

 

 

Check out BraveWords' report from 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 here:

- Part I

- Part II

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