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Cronos (band)
Cronos were an English heavy metal band formed in 1988 by Venom front man Conrad "Cronos" Lant. History Conrad "Cronos" Lant's eponymous band formed after disappointing sales of Venom's '' Calm Before the Storm'' album led him to quit Venom. He took with him the two guitarists, Mike Hickey and James Clare, that Venom had hired to replace founding guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn, upon his departure in 1986. The three ex-Venom members added drummer Chris Patterson to complete Cronos' initial line-up, releasing ''Dancing in the Fire'' in 1990, followed by 1991's ''Rock n' Roll Disease''. Clare and Patterson both left in the years following, with the latter briefly replaced by drummer Ian McCormack and later by ex-Cathedral and Acid Reign drummer Mark Ramsey Wharton. A third album, ''Triumvirate'', was recorded but never released. Instead, the band released the confusingly-titled ''Venom'' in 1995, which collected songs from the first two records, material from ''Triumvirate' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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