Published: May 25, 2025
While Bray and Andreou are working on the layout, they invite every fan who wants to contribute.
Former VENOM drummer Antony "Abaddon" Bray is putting the finishing touches on a book, "The View From The Metal Throne - The Story Of Abaddon & Venom", with Greek journalist Andreas Andreou (Metal Hammer Greece). The book, which is nearly completed, will include a foreword by Metal Blade Records founder and CEO Brian Slagel.
Bray says: "This is my view on the mythical early years, the accomplishments, all the ups and downs of the band. The struggle, the passion, the vision, the hard work, the music, the shows, the adventure."
While Bray and Andreou are working on the layout, they invite every fan who wants to contribute. If you have high-quality unpublished photos that YOU took, you can send them to the address in the Facebook post below. These could be photos you took from VENOM live shows with Abaddon and photos from backstage. Bray and Andreou are also looking for photos from the studio, from Neat Records, photos you have from press releases, photos from the '80s and the '90s, photos you have with Abaddon and VENOM. Names of all the fans whose photos are chosen and and used in the book will be added to the book's thanks list. The deadline is June 2.
Venom are an English heavy metal band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1978. Venom's professional recording debut was the 1981 single "In League with Satan / Live Like an Angel", which was released by Neat Records. Later that year they released their full-length debut, Welcome to Hell.
