Conrad Lant
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Conrad Thomas Lant (born 15 January 1963, London
) is a British
musician who is the vocalist and bass player of the influential black
/thrash metal
band Venom
, from 1979 to 1987 and from 1995 to present.
, Enthroned
, Cradle of Filth
(Cronos contributed a monologue to the end of the Cradle track, Haunted Shores), Warpath
, Massacre, and Necrodeath
. He also produced some of the albums for other bands.
Venom tried to continue without Cronos but only managed a couple of releases before calling a halt on their efforts in around 1993 due to lack of sales and poor concert attendances. Cronos reformed the original Venom line-up in 1995 and headlined the Dynamo Festival in 1996 to 90,000 fans.
Festival in Germany and play a one-off show in Holland before they were forced to take a break after Cronos was injured in a climbing accident in 2002, which left him unable to play bass or sing for a few years. He took to the computer to pass the time and studied games programming, learned 3D software skills and worked as the main multimedia engineer for the computer companies K-Class Systems and Globalfibre.tv.
Cronos again reformed Venom in around 2003 with his brother Antton on drums and recruiting Michael Alan Hickey. After the next couple of years of planning and intensive rehearsals, Venom released their latest album 'Metal Black' in early 2006 on the Sanctuary Group label Castle Music, and they embarked on a sold out world tour. Venom also played the classic single ' Die Hard ' along with Phil Anselmo
(Pantera , Down) in the Gods of Metal 2006 ( Italy ) where they headlined . Cronos also appeared on Dave Grohl
's heavy metal side project Probot in 2004, and guest starred on the track Knights of the 21st century on HammerFall
's 2005 album Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
.
Cronos had two other basses which are seen on the DVD which comes with the deluxe version of Black Metal. These basses have been destroyed.
Amplifiers
London
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) is a British
United Kingdom
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musician who is the vocalist and bass player of the influential black
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
/thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Venom
Venom (band)
Venom are an English heavy metal band that formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Venom's first two albums—Welcome to Hell and Black Metal —are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general...
, from 1979 to 1987 and from 1995 to present.
Early life
After joining his high school band Dwarfstar, he joined Guillotine as a guitarist in 1978, where he met Jeffrey Dunn (aka Mantas). In 1980, the original bass player left one week before a gig. Instead of not playing the venue, Lant took up the bass and they changed the band name to Venom. He continued to play the bass throughout his career in Venom. In 1981, the band's vocalist Clive Archer left, leaving Lant to take over this role too.Solo career
Lant left the band in 1988 to pursue a solo career and occasionally featured in many other bands of a similar genre, including CronosCronos (band)
Cronos were a United Kingdom-based heavy metal band formed in 1988 by Venom front man Conrad "Cronos" Lant.-History:Conrad "Cronos" Lant's eponymous band formed after disappointing sales of Venom's Calm Before the Storm album led him to quit Venom...
, Enthroned
Enthroned
Enthroned is a black metal band formed in Charleroi in 1993 by Cernunnos. He soon recruited guitarist Tsebaoth and a vocalist from grindcore/black metal band Hecate who stayed until the end of December 1993. Then bassist/vocalist Sabathan joined. The band released a 5-track demo tape in mid-1994...
, Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
(Cronos contributed a monologue to the end of the Cradle track, Haunted Shores), Warpath
Warpath
Warpath may refer to:* Warpath, a hostile mood in which a person goes at War against one another.*Warpath , a mutant superhero in Marvel Comics*Warpath , a FPS video game by Digital Extremes for the PC and Xbox...
, Massacre, and Necrodeath
Necrodeath
Necrodeath is an Italian extreme metal band from Liguria. It is one of the first extreme metal bands originating in Italy. They take inspiration from Slayer, Possessed, Kreator, Celtic Frost and Bathory...
. He also produced some of the albums for other bands.
Venom tried to continue without Cronos but only managed a couple of releases before calling a halt on their efforts in around 1993 due to lack of sales and poor concert attendances. Cronos reformed the original Venom line-up in 1995 and headlined the Dynamo Festival in 1996 to 90,000 fans.
Recent developments
In 2000, the band went on to headline the Wacken Open AirWacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany...
Festival in Germany and play a one-off show in Holland before they were forced to take a break after Cronos was injured in a climbing accident in 2002, which left him unable to play bass or sing for a few years. He took to the computer to pass the time and studied games programming, learned 3D software skills and worked as the main multimedia engineer for the computer companies K-Class Systems and Globalfibre.tv.
Cronos again reformed Venom in around 2003 with his brother Antton on drums and recruiting Michael Alan Hickey. After the next couple of years of planning and intensive rehearsals, Venom released their latest album 'Metal Black' in early 2006 on the Sanctuary Group label Castle Music, and they embarked on a sold out world tour. Venom also played the classic single ' Die Hard ' along with Phil Anselmo
Phil Anselmo
Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based metal act Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records....
(Pantera , Down) in the Gods of Metal 2006 ( Italy ) where they headlined . Cronos also appeared on Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
's heavy metal side project Probot in 2004, and guest starred on the track Knights of the 21st century on HammerFall
HammerFall
HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...
's 2005 album Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
- Personnel :* Joacim Cans - Lead & backing vocals* Oscar Dronjak - Guitars & backing vocals* Stefan Elmgren - Guitars* Magnus Rosén - Bass Guitar* Anders Johansson - Drums...
.
Equipment
Bass guitars- Bulldozer Bass
- Aria Pro II SB1000 (Matt Black with Natural Stripe)
- Aria Pro II SB1000 (Red with Natural Stripe)
- Ibanez Destroyer Bass (Red Finish)
- Epiphone EB-0 SG Bass (Van Halen styled Finish)
- Steinberger Bass (Burgandy/Brown Finish)
- Fender Jazz Bass (Black Finish/with LED Lights)
- Fender Jazz Bass (Red Finish/with LED lights)
- Fernandes 4 String Tremor Bass (Black Finish/w\Custom Neck)
- Fernandes 4 String Tremor Bass (Burgandy Finish/w\Custom Neck)
Cronos had two other basses which are seen on the DVD which comes with the deluxe version of Black Metal. These basses have been destroyed.
Amplifiers
- Marshall Amps
with Venom
- Welcome to HellWelcome to HellWelcome to Hell is the debut album by the English heavy metal band Venom, released in December 1981. Welcome to Hell is often described as speed metal, but it had a great influence on the then-emerging thrash metal style, and crystallized the elements of what later became known as death metal and...
(1981) - Black MetalBlack Metal (album)Black Metal is the second album by the English band Venom. It was released in November 1982 and is considered a major influence on the thrash metal, death metal and black metal scenes that emerged in the 1980s and early 1990s. Although lending its name to the latter genre, today the album is often...
(1982) - At War with SatanAt War with Satan-Personnel:*Cronos – bass guitar, vocals*Mantas – guitar*Abaddon – drums-Production:*All Songs Published By Power Metal Publishing/Neat Music Publishing.*Arranged & Produced By Venom*Engineered & Mixed By Martin Smith & Keith Nichol- External links :*...
(1983) - Possessed (1985)
- Eine Kleine NachtmusikEine Kleine Nachtmusik (album)Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is a live album released by English heavy metal band Venom in 1986. It contains partial recordings of two different concerts with two different setlists. The first disc contains a show recorded at Hammersmith Odeon in London on October 8, 1985 and the second disc recorded at...
(1986) - Calm Before the Storm (1987)
- Cast in StoneCast In Stone-Credits:*Cronos – bass guitar, vocals*Mantas – guitar*Abaddon – drums, Samples-External links:*...
(1997) - ResurrectionResurrection (Venom album)-Credits:*Cronos – bass guitar, vocals*Mantas – guitar*Antton – drums-External links:*...
(2000) - Metal BlackMetal Black-Credits:*Cronos – bass guitar, vocals* Mykvs – guitar*Antton – drums...
(2006) - HellHell (Venom album)A limited edition digipack version also includes live versions of "Burn in Hell" and "In League with Satan" from the 2007 Scandinavian tour.-Credits:*Cronos – Vocals, Bass guitar*La Rage – Guitar*Antton – Drums...
(2008)
with Cronos
- Dancing in the Fire (1990)
- Rock n' Roll Disease (1991)
- Venom (1995)
- Hell to the Unknown (2006) - Anthology release
other appearances
- Dusk... and Her Embrace by Cradle of FilthCradle of FilthCradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
(1996) - spoken word on "Haunted Shores" - ProbotProbotProbot was a heavy metal side project of ex-Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist and lead-singer Dave Grohl. An album was recorded out of the material and released in February 2004...
by ProbotProbotProbot was a heavy metal side project of ex-Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist and lead-singer Dave Grohl. An album was recorded out of the material and released in February 2004...
(2004) - vocals and bass on "Centuries of Sin" - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, UnbrokenChapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken- Personnel :* Joacim Cans - Lead & backing vocals* Oscar Dronjak - Guitars & backing vocals* Stefan Elmgren - Guitars* Magnus Rosén - Bass Guitar* Anders Johansson - Drums...
by HammerFallHammerFallHammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...
(2005) - vocals on "Knights of the 21st Century"