Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, frontman of UK heavy metal band Venom, dies aged 63
Conrad Lant, aka Cronos, of Venom performing at the Sweden Rock festival in June. Photograph: Anne-Marie Forker/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenConrad Lant, aka Cronos, of Venom performing at the Sweden Rock festival in June. “He created something that changed heavy music for ever.
- ▪Conrad Lant, aka Cronos, of Venom performing at the Sweden Rock festival in June.
- ▪Photograph: Anne-Marie Forker/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenConrad Lant, aka Cronos, of Venom performing at the Sweden Rock festival in June.
- ▪“He created something that changed heavy music for ever.
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Conrad Lant, aka Cronos, of Venom performing at the Sweden Rock festival in June. Photograph: Anne-Marie Forker/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenConrad Lant, aka Cronos, of Venom performing at the Sweden Rock festival in June. Photograph: Anne-Marie Forker/Getty ImagesMetalConrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, frontman of UK heavy metal band Venom, dies aged 63Singer and bassist helped turn Newcastle band into hugely influential force on thrash and black metal subgenresBen Beaumont-ThomasThu 1 Oct 2026 13.50 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 13.53 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleConrad Lant, the British heavy metal musician who fronted Venom and ensured the Newcastle band became a huge influence on the genre, has died aged 63.“For more than four decades, Conrad’s voice, bass and vision were at…
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