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The trailblazing life of Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, Venom frontman and extreme metal godfather

October 2

Heavy metal was already in full cry when Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant and Venom got started, but they were the ones to give it a push, to pour gasoline on the fire, and to take it to new extremes.

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