“Venom” has a bit of a theme to it, they are taking you on a journey through all the ages of Metal. Having said that, it’s not forced and the songs stands on their own. I appreciated that they did add a few different elements to the music, songs like “Rise” and “Domino Theory” in particular seem to be a bit more forward thinking and unique. Don’t get me wrong, they don’t stray that far from the formula that everyone loves, but they’re not just filling the album with a bunch of soundalike tracks. I think that’s a big misconception about the Power Metal genre, there is room for some experimenting and “Venom” does explore some of those boundaries.

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