Metal Anarchy

Former Venom members Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and Anthony “Abaddon” Bray will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of “Welcome To Hell” during next year’s Keep It True festival at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The set will take place on April 24 and it will find the duo joined by members of Sodom, Triptykon, Mayhem, Destruction, etc.

Here’s a full list of special guests:

• Tom Angelripper (Sodom)
• Andy Brings (ex-Sodom)
• Tom G. Warrior (Triptykon)
• Schmier (Destruction)
• Attila Csihar (Mayhem)
• Danny Lilker (Nuclear Assault)
• Diva Satánica (Bloodhunter)
• Blake “Bulldözer” Arendell (Interceptor)

Mantas commented:

“I still vividly recall walking into Neat Records in 1981 to record another set of demos when David Wood, the owner, asked us if we had enough material for an album. We, of course, said ‘yes’ and we were given three days to record our first album, ‘Welcome To Hell’. That, my friends, was 45 years ago, and now we are here at the Keep It True festival to celebrate 45 years of ‘Welcome To Hell’, a groundbreaking album in heavy metal that I am so proud of. This is gonna be an amazing night my friends with so many very special guests. Come celebrate with us. April 24 2026, see you all there. Maximum respect.”

Abaddon added:

“Jeff ‘Mantas’ Dunn and Antony ‘Abaddon’ Bray, will be performing at next year’s Keep It True festival. It will be a celebration of their seminal album… ‘Welcome To Hell’. Mantas and Abaddon, founders of VENOM, will be joined by an amazing lineup of guests from some of the world’s greatest thrash, speed and black metal bands.”