Venom Prison Explained

Venom Prison
Origin:South Wales, U.K.
Genre:Death metal
Years Active:2015–present
Label:Prosthetic, Century Media
Current Members:Larissa Stupar
  • Ash Gray
  • Ben Thomas
  • Mike Jefferies
  • Joe Bills
Past Members:
  • Richy Unsworth
  • Joe Sheehy
  • Jay Pipprell

Venom Prison are a Welsh death metal band. Stephen Hill of Metal Hammer described their second album as "2019’s most anticipated extreme metal albums". Their lead vocalist Larissa Stupar was described by Kerrang! as "metal's most important - and uncompromising - voice".[1] The band has released four studio albums.

History

In 2015, former Wolf Down vocalist, Larissa Stupar (born in Russia), moved to Wales, where she met Ash Gray of Brutality Will Prevail, with whom she would begin writing music. They coined the name "Venom Prison" as it was "the most metal name they could imagine". The pair released the demo EP Defy the Tyrant in 2015, before recruiting Ben Thomas to play lead guitar and Joe Sheehy to play drums, along with bass guitarist Mike Jeffries. This line-up released the 2015 EP The Primal Chaos.

The band released their debut studio album on 14 October 2016, entitled Animus.[2] The album was released to critical acclaim.[3]

On 7 July 2017, the band released a music video for "Perpetrator Emasculation" from Animus.[4]

The band were set to support Decapitated on their November 2017 European tour. Following the arrest of all four members of Decapitated's line-up for allegations of rape, Venom Prison cancelled their shows with the band.[5] [6]

In August 2018, the band was set to join Dying Fetus, Toxic Holocaust and Goatwhore on their European tour,[7] but the tour was canceled because of "personal issues"[8]

In May and June 2019, the band toured Europe, beginning in Germany and ending in the UK,[9] opening for Fit for an Autopsy.[10] [11]

Their second studio album, Samsara was released on 15 March 2019.

On 21 March 2019, the band announced a collaboration with American streetwear brand The Hundreds.[12]

Venom Prison's third album Primeval, a collection of re-recorded early material, was released on 9 October 2020.[13]

On 10 December 2020, Venom Prison announced on social media that they had been signed to Century Media Records,[14] and the band had begun recording their next studio album.[15] The album, titled Erebos, was released on 4 February 2022.[16] Venom Prison performed on the Main Stage at Bloodstock 2021.[17]

Musical style and influences

The band are generally described as death metal,[18] [19] [20] featuring elements of hardcore punk[21] and grindcore. In an article for Metal Hammer by Stephen Hill, they were described as "part-death metal/part-hardcore". Their lyrics are generally based around political and social topics such as misogyny, rape culture, fascism, mental health and organised religion.[22] [23] The members have cited influences including Carcass,[24] [25] Napalm Death[26] and Metallica.[27] Frontwoman Larissa Stupar has described her past involvement in anti-fascist and animal rights activism as inspiring the political content of Venom Prison's music.[28]

Members

Current line-up

Past members

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Accolades

Nominated workYearAwardResult
Venom Prison2017Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards - Best New Band[29]
2018Heavy Music Awards - BEST UK BREAKTHROUGH BAND[30]

Notes and References

  1. Morton . Luke . Venom Prison the Remarkable Story of the Rise and Rise of Metal's Most Important - and Uncompromising - Voice . . 27 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Bellino . Vince . Full Album Stream: Venom Prison – 'Animus' . . 10 October 2016 . 6 July 2019.
  3. Web site: DREAMS OUT OF NIGHTMARES: REDEFINING FEMININITY IN HEAVY MUSIC . . 23 January 2019 . 7 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Bellino . Vince . Video Premiere: Venom Prison – 'Perpetrator Emasculation' . . 6 July 2017 . 7 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Munro . Scott . Venom Prison cancel shows with Decapitated . . 13 September 2017 . 7 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Shawgo . Kelsey . VENOM PRISON PULL OUT OF TOUR WITH DECAPITATED FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULT ACCUSATIONS . . 13 September 2017 . 7 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Munro . Scott . Venom Prison to support Dying Fetus in the UK and Europe . . 2 May 2018 . 7 July 2019.
  8. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0msp3UsnE3JYQDR8YtyizxiMfMkPH49YeevwLJA9YUA6GuiDoutgBa7MgFU9gprm9l&id=258603759905
  9. Web site: Everley . Dave . Venom Prison announce new album Samsara and European tour . . 15 February 2019 . 6 July 2019.
  10. Web site: VENOM PRISON ANNOUNCE UK AND EUROPEAN TOUR SUPPORTING FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY . . 7 July 2019.
  11. Venom Prison Inside the Welsh Brutalists' Ferocious New Album . . 16 June 2019.
  12. Web site: VENOM PRISON REVEAL COLLABORATION WITH THE HUNDREDS . . 7 July 2019.
  13. Web site: Venom Prison Have Re-Recorded Their Early Material For New Outing "Primeval", Hear 2020 Version Of "Defy The Tyrant". 26 June 2020. ThePRP. 9 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Instagram .
  15. Web site: Venom Prison Recording New Album. 9 December 2020. ThePRP. December 9, 2020.
  16. Web site: Venom Prison announce new album Erebos. 2021-11-26. Kerrang!.
  17. Web site: Bloodstock 2021: What happened on the Friday. 2021-11-26. Kerrang!.
  18. Web site: APPLEFORD . STEVE . VENOM PRISON: DEATH METAL AGAINST RAPE CULTURE AND MISOGYNY . . 31 August 2017 . 16 February 2019.
  19. Web site: De Gallier . Thea . Venom Prison Combats Death Metal Misogyny with Brute Force . . 16 February 2019.
  20. Web site: Eynon . Jacob . NEWS: Venom Prison begin to tease second album! . 8 February 2019 . 16 February 2019.
  21. Web site: Hill . Stephen . In the studio with Venom Prison as they work on album number two . . 11 October 2018 . 16 February 2019.
  22. Morton . Luke . Venom Prision . . 29 March 2018.
  23. Web site: De Gallier . Thea . Venom Prison Combats Death Metal Misogyny with Brute Force . . 7 July 2019.
  24. Web site: Morton . Luke . The 10 best death metal albums, chosen by Venom Prison . . 5 May 2019 . 7 July 2019.
  25. Web site: Ash Gray of Venom Prison Shows Off His Most Prized Metal T-Shirts . . 10 January 2019 . 7 July 2019.
  26. Web site: "I DON'T LIKE YOUR BAND BECAUSE YOU'RE A WOMAN" INTERVIEW WITH LARISSA STUPAR OF VENOM PRISON . 7 July 2019.
  27. Web site: INTERVIEW: ASH GRAY OF VENOM PRISON . 18 November 2017 . 7 July 2019.
  28. Web site: This Death Metal Band Doesn't Sing About the Devil Because Humans Are Worse. 2021-11-25. www.vice.com. en.
  29. Web site: The Golden Gods Awards 2017: Winners in full . . 26 June 2017 . 7 July 2019.
  30. Web site: Cook . Lottie . NEWS: Heavy Music Awards 2018 finalists announced! . 27 April 2018 . 7 July 2019.

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