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Conrad 'Cronos' Lant, singer and bassist of British black metal pioneers Venom, has died at the age of 63, according to Rolling Stone. Lant fronted the Newcastle band, whose early 1980s albums helped define extreme metal and influenced generations of metal musicians. Fans and musicians are sharing tributes across social media.
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Italian media are reporting farewell news concerning Conrad 'Cronos' Lant, the British singer and bassist who fronted the legendary heavy metal band Venom. Cronos is regarded as a cult figure of British metal, having shaped the black metal and thrash genres with albums like 'Black Metal' in the early 1980s. Fans and metal outlets are sharing tributes and reactions to the news.
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Reports circulating online claim that Cronos, frontman and bassist of the British heavy metal band Venom, has died. The news is being shared widely among metal fans, with many posting tributes to the singer, whose band helped shape black and thrash metal in the 1980s. No official statement from the band or his family has been widely confirmed yet.
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A Loudwire report says Venom's co-founder has paid tribute to Cronos, the band's iconic frontman, 'despite their turbulent history'. Searches combining Cronos, Venom and 'death' have surged in the UK and Canada, pushing the story into trending charts. The tribute comes amid speculation about the metal singer's condition, though fans note the longtime tension between the former bandmates makes the gesture especially striking.