Venom's original personnel came from three different bands: Guillotine, Oberon and Dwarfstar. The original Guillotine featured Jeffrey Dunn and Dave Rutherford on guitars, Dean Hewitt on bass guitar, Dave Blackman on vocals, and Chris Mercater on drums who replaced Paul Burke, the original drummer when the band was founded. Blackman and Mercater were later also replaced by drummer Anthony Bray and vocalist Clive Archer. Later, Dean Hewitt was replaced by Alan Winston on bass. Around that time a number of personnel changes occurred. Clive Archer, Eric Cook, Tony Bray and Ian Kell formed a band while working at Reyrolles. Ian Kell was replaced in mid-1978. In late 1979, Conrad Lant replaced Dave Rutherford. Lant later switched to bass after the departure of Winston. The band members took on new stage names. Archer became "Jesus Christ", Lant "Cronos", Tony Bray "Abbadon", and Jeff Dunn "Mantas".
Prime influences of the formative band were Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motörhead, and Kiss. Other musicians that have influenced Venom are Deep Purple, Sex Pistols, the Who, the Tubes, Van Halen, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley.
'Welcome to Hell' influenced several later bands. Venom's music helped shape the development of many thrash metal bands, specifically the "Big Four of Thrash" (who in turn were highly influential): Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth (Metallica opened for Venom on an early 1980s tour, and Venom opened for Metallica and Slayer on the Ride the Lightning tour, and Slayer played with them and Exodus on the Combat Tour in 1985). Venom would also be of extreme importance to the black metal scene and even the early death metal scene, with numerous bands copying styles, themes, and imagery from the band, such as the Swiss band Hellhammer (later to become Celtic Frost), whom also helped pioneer the genres. Music critic Bradley Torreano wrote that Venom "caught the attention of both metalheads and punks, the band was emulated by the former and turned into camp icons by the latter." Henry Rollins once compared the band to Spinal Tap.
House of Pain
Venom Lyrics
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Heard you cry in pain
But I thought you were dreaming
Are you going insane?
House of pain
Welcome to the house of pain
You're insane
I could feel you dying
Again and again and again
I believed you were lying
Now I know you're insane
House of pain
I could see you bleeding
Feel you die in vain
As your flesh started seething
In your house of pain
House of pain
Welcome to the house of pain
House of pain
Welcome to the house of pain
House of pain
Welcome to the house of pain
I'm insane
Welcome to the house of pain
The lyrics of Venom's "House of Pain" tell a frightening story of a person who is trapped in a house full of torment and agony. At the beginning of the song, the singer hears someone screaming and crying in pain, but assumes that it must be a nightmare. As the song progresses, however, it becomes clear that the cries were real, and that the person in question is losing their grip on sanity.
The chorus of the song welcomes us to the "house of pain", where the singer describes feeling the person dying repeatedly while also believing that they were lying about their condition. By the end of the song, the singer sees the person bleeding and can feel them dying in vain as they suffer in their house of pain. The phrase "welcome to the house of pain" is repeated again and again, driving home the hopeless and inescapable nature of the situation.
Overall, the lyrics of "House of Pain" are dark and unsettling, evoking a sense of terror and despair. It's not entirely clear who the singer is, or who the victim in the house of pain might be, but the ambiguity only adds to the song's power and mystery.
Line by Line Meaning
I could hear you screaming
I was able to perceive the sound of your cries for help.
Heard you cry in pain
I sensed your agony and discomfort.
But I thought you were dreaming
I believed that your cries and distress were a part of your imagination.
Are you going insane?
I questioned your sanity and mental state.
House of pain
This phrase represents the setting where the suffering and agony are taking place, likely a metaphor for a state of mind.
Welcome to the house of pain
A sarcastic remark made to imply that the listener has entered into a state of suffering either through mental or physical pain.
You're insane
A statement highlighting the listener's state of mind or their behaviour, construed as insane.
I could feel you dying
I presumed and felt that you were slowly losing your life and vitality.
Again and again and again
A repetition to emphasize the repetitive nature of the dying process.
I believed you were lying
I concurrently felt that the listener was not being truthful in their claims of pain or anguish.
Now I know you're insane
I have come to the realization that the listener is indeed insane.
I could see you bleeding
I noticed visually the listener's potentially physical indication of harm through bleeding.
Feel you die in vain
Observing the listener's perceived inevitable end to their life to be undeniably futile.
As your flesh started seething
As the listener writhed in agony, their physical manifestation began to contort and thrash against their body.
I'm insane
A self-proclamation portraying the singer's own perceived state of mind.
Welcome to the house of pain
Reiterated again as a form of admittance or acceptance that the area is indeed a place of suffering and pain.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ANTONY ESME LANT, CONRAD THOMAS LANT, MIKE HICKEY
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@trevor3138
Llevaba 5-6 años usando esta canción de despertador y mi vida iba mucho mejor :)
@michaelsimon6324
If i was a wrestler this would be my entrance theme without doubt
@ppap6581
Mine would be the darkest realm or Antichrist. I think Antichrist
@obelisk1838
@The magic K mine would be the "meow meow" song
@ThereIsNoGodButConsciousnessGo
XD I can imagine this playing in a background and someone getting beaten up because they were acting tough and the person has them there saying to them the lyrics of this song. XDDDDD
@mitkohristov1690
Mine will be Countless Bathory,that song is always in my head! Can't get rid of the song,Venom is the most unique band I've ever heard!🤘🤘🤘🤘
@SinMideo18
😂😂🤙
@tomazmagalhaes3834
Perfeito riffs solo massa
@dethmorselcanguro4720
Inventando black metal y thrash a la vez, increible
@andremormorais3171
Muito bom!!!!!!!