VENOM has officially released its latest studio album, "Into Oblivion", on May 1 via Noise/BMG.

The album marks the band's first new recordings since 2018's "Storm The Gates" LP and features a combination of classic 1980s sound alongside a more modern, progressive approach without losing any of their fire and brimstone of old.

The album consists of thirteen songs that are signature VENOM: heavy, evil and catchy.

It 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.,In related news, fan-filmed video of VENOM's June 5 performance at this year's Sweden Rock Festival can be seen below.

Additionally, there are now three different bands using variations of the VENOM name for their live shows.

In addition to the new collaboration between Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray, VENOM's iconic co-founders — who recently announced that they will celebrate the 45th anniversary of VENOM's classic debut album, 1981's "Welcome To Hell", at various festivals in 2026, including Germany's Keep It True — there is the Cronos-fronted version of VENOM, in which he is the sole remaining member from the band's classic era, and there is VENOM INC., which is led by Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan.,The album's release follows a lawsuit filed by Cronos against Abaddon and Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd in June 2024 regarding disputed merchandise designs.

Lant testified in court last year that he joined VENOM in late 1979 and came up with the Satanic-themed designs used in the band's logo and album covers, which included goat heads, pentagrams and inverted crosses.