Venom.

Perhaps cheesy. Perhaps not the most talented musicians in the world.

But there’s no denying their place in metal and how metal wouldn’t be what it is if not for them. Pioneers.

One of my favorite songs, from my favorite Venom album: “Buried Alive”

And just because the “Ultimate Revenge” video was such a fucking cool video back in the day, here’s their performance of “Countess Bathory”