Venomous Concept is an American

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...

band formed by Kevin Sharp of

Brutal Truth Brutal Truth was an American grindcore band from New York City, formed by ex-Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers of Death bass guitarist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and continued to release musi ...

and

Shane Embury Shane Embury (born 27 November 1967) is a British bassist and a member of the grindcore and death metal band Napalm Death since 1987. Career Napalm Death While not a founding member, Embury is the longest standing member of the band, ha ...

of Napalm Death in 2004. Sharp and Embury were joined by Danny Herrera and

Buzz Osborne Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biography Born in Morton, ...

, who was later replaced by

Danny Lilker Daniel A. Lilker (born October 18, 1964) is an American semi-retired musician best known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist. He was the bassist for the thrash metal band Nuclear Assault and was a founding member ...

. They have released three albums: ''Retroactive Abortion'' (2004), ''Poisoned Apple'' (2008), and ''Kick Me Silly VCIII'' (2016). They have also released two split albums: one with Japanese grindcore band 324 (2006), and the other with Australian extreme metal band Blood Duster (2008). The band's name is a play on

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, in the style of name-mangling Japanese hardcore acts.

History

In February 2004, Kevin Sharp was the tour driver for Napalm Death on ''The Art of Noise'' tour with

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, Dark Tranquillity and The Berzerker.

and Sharp were already acquainted, and "some beers, pizza and old vinyl classics by

, Black Flag and Systematic Death" renewed their friendship. They decided to start a band together. Embury remembered: They recruited

of the Melvins on guitar and Napalm Death's Danny Herrera on drums, and released their debut ''Retroactive Abortion'' (2004) via Mike Patton's

Ipecac Recordings Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith No ...

. The band replaced Osborne with

for their second album, ''Poisoned Apple'' (2008).

Members

Current

( Napalm Death) – guitar * Danny Herrera (Napalm Death) – drums *

(

Nuclear Assault Nuclear Assault was an American thrash metal band formed in New York City in 1984. Part of the mid-to-late 1980s thrash metal movement, they were one of the main bands of the genre to emerge from the East Coast along with Overkill, Whiplash, ...

) – bass * Kevin Sharp (Brutal Truth, Primate) – vocals * John Cooke (touring musician for Napalm Death) – guitar

Former

( Melvins,

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) – guitar

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Retroactive Abortion'' (2004) * '' Poisoned Apple'' (2008) * ''Kick Me Silly VCIII'' (2016) * ''Politics Versus the Erection'' (2020) ;Splits * Split CD/7" with 324 (2006) * Split 7" with Blood Duster (2008)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Venomous Concept American grindcore musical groups Hardcore punk groups from Illinois Political music groups Ipecac Recordings artists Century Media Records artists Season of Mist artists