In a recent interview with Overdrive.ie, VENOM guitarist Rage and drummer Danté addressed the controversy surrounding their latest album's title, which shares its name with Lamb of God's most recent effort.

When asked about their initial reaction to learning about the potential conflict, Rage quipped: "I think there was a bit, like, we were messaging, and then, I'll not say who it was, one of us went, 'So fucking what?' [Laughs]" Danté chimed in: "The record label weren't too concerned.

So it wasn't, like, 'Shit, we need a quick change of plan.' It was, like, 'Nah, nah.'" Rage added: "We wrote the song five years ago.

Fuck that.

We were there first." Danté said: "They've done three fucking albums since we wrote that fucker, so we were at least touring then.""Into Oblivion", VENOM's latest album, features the long-standing lineup of Conrad "Cronos" Lant on bass/vocals, Rage on guitar and Danté on drums.

The album marks VENOM's first new recordings since 2018's "Storm The Gates" LP and consists of thirteen songs that showcase the band's signature sound: heavy, evil and catchy.

There's a combination of their classic '80s sound adjacent to a more modern progressive approach without losing any of their fire and brimstone of old.

The album has been in the works for some years now, but a number of factors held back its completion until now; the COVID pandemic, recording setbacks and the hunger to nail it to perfection.

As Cronos said: "This album has really pushed the boundaries, but if you want to make a killer album, you pay for it in blood, sweat and tears.""Into Oblivion" track listing includes songs like "Into Oblivion", "Lay Down Your Soul", "Nevermore" and more.

There are now three different bands using variations of the VENOM name for their live shows: Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray's collaboration, Cronos-fronted version of VENOM and VENOM INC., led by Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan.

The lawsuit filed by Cronos against Abaddon and Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd is still ongoing.