The British Metal band Venom, led by the vocalist and bassist Cronos covered Black Sabbath‘s “Children of the Grave”, “Symptom of the Universe” and “Paranoid” to honor the singer Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away last July at the age of 76. They played the songs during their show at the Helsinki Metal Festival in Finland this week.
Watch Venom covering Black Sabbath’s “Children of the Grave” and “Symptom of the Universe”
Setlist
- Black Metal
- Bloodlust
- Welcome to Hell
- Long Haired Punks
- Pedal to the Metal
- Buried Alive
- In Nomine Satanas
- One Thousand Days in Sodom
- 100 Miles to Hell
- Don’t Burn the Witch
- Leave Me in Hell
- Countess Bathory
- Warhead
- Children of the Grave/Symptom of the Universe/Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover)
- Suffering Dictates
- Rip Ride
- Witching Hour
- In League With Satan
First known as Guillotine and Dwarfstar, Venom was formed in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and gained notoriety being part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Their first two records “Welcome to Hell” (1981) and “Black Metal” (1982) are considered extremely important for the development of other Metal genres like Black Metal, Thrash Metal and Extreme Metal. The only original member of the group that is still in the line-up is Conrado “Cronos” Lant (Bass and vocals), who is accompanied by the longtime bandmates Stuart “Rage” Dixon (Guitar) and Danny “Dante” Needham (Drums).