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Cardio, corpse paint and Carolina Reapers: Venom frontman Cronos opens up about his brilliantly bizarre double life

Best known as the godfather of black metal, Cronos is also a birdwatcher, a fitness instructor, a multimedia engineer, a pepperhead and a Kate Bush nut

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Chinese WNBL superstar makes big decision on future

Towering centre Han Xu has made a bombshell call on her WNBL destiny ahead of the 2026-2027 season.

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"She leaned over and kissed me on me lips. My knees went." The day that black metal legend Cronos from Venom met Kate Bush

"What's not to love about Kate Bush?”

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“There was a lot of interference and push to be commercial. We went along for the ride – and got left in the middle of nowhere”: The thrash metal bands who deserved to make it – but didn’t

For every success story like Metallica from the ‘80s metal movement, there are countless bands who didn’t make it. Some of them never gave up

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"I remember us saying, ‘Well, if the band doesn’t make it, we’ll join the Marines.’" The story of the song that gave thrash metal its name

Metallica, Exodus and Slayer might've been defining thrash on the West coast, but it was in New York the genre finally got its name

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"We thought Venom were excellent. But then they came to New York and we found out that they weren't joking." Why the Beastie Boys were disappointed to discover that British metal legends Venom weren't a comedy band

Venom: unlikely heroes to the New York hardcore community

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This devious VENOM phishing campaign targets business executives by name — so watch what you click on

Researchers found a new phishing kit called VENOM, capable of stealing 2FA codes and access tokens.

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'Natural fit': Geelong sign championship-winning coach

Geelong Venom have announced three-time WNBL coach of the year Cheryl Chambers as their new mentor, with the side setting their sights on making finals.

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Reggae-rock, Southern ballads and the sound of black metal melting: the 9 heavy new tracks that everyone needs to hear this week

Skindred, Sevendust, Blackbraid and more have released scorching new singles – hear them all and vote for your favourite here

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“I was in the front row. Everybody was pushing and things got really violent”: This is what it was like watching Metallica on their first European tour, as explained by a fellow thrash metal star

Kreator’s Mille Petrozza was 15 when he saw the future biggest band in metal support Venom at a 3,000-capacity festival in the Netherlands

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"It was super duper heavy!" The story behind the Dave Grohl song that Ozzy Osbourne rejected, which found a home on one of the most unexpected heavy metal albums ever released

My Tortured Soul could have been a very different song

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Capitals step up to sour coach's last game for Venom

Mackenzie Holmes' heroics weren't enough for Geelong to end Chris Lucas's coaching tenure on a high, with the Venom losing to the UC Capitals in Canberra.

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Venom too hot for Flames in WNBL

Mackenzie Holmes and Jazmin Shelley starred as the Geelong Venom continued their late-season surge with a 13-point win over the Sydney Flames.

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Geelong's venom breaks Bendigo's spirit in WNBL stunner

The Bendigo Spirit have been stunned by the Geelong Venom, who have moved off the bottom of the WNBL ladder with their win.

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Feagin leads Lightning to comeback win over Geelong

The Adelaide Lightning have overcome a 13-point deficit to leapfrog the Geelong Venom on the WNBL ladder and wave off their wooden spoon fears.

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Americans on fire as Geelong deal finals blow to Flames

The Sydney Flames' WNBL finals hopes are hanging by a thread after Geelong produced a dominant display to defeat the side courtesy of some American heroics.

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Fire bounce back from venomous loss to beat Geelong

The Townsville Fire have bounced back from a disappointing loss to Geelong to defeat the Venom after another Miela Sowah scoring masterclass.

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"I remember us saying, ‘Well, if the band doesn’t make it, we’ll join the Marines.’" The story of the song that gave thrash metal its name

Metallica, Exodus and Slayer might've been defining thrash on the West coast, but it was in New York the genre finally got its name

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Geelong stun Townsville to snap nine-game losing streak

The last-placed Geelong Venom have produced a major upset by defeating title favourites Townsville Fire as Mackenzie Holmes and Shyla Heal hit top gear.

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Flyers stomp struggling rivals to claim three straight

American Haley Peters has spearheaded the Southside Melbourne Flyers to a rousing WNBL victory over their Victorian rivals, the Geelong Venom.

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Maley's red-hot Lynx overcome Holmes' 34-point game

The surging Perth Lynx thumped Geelong Venom by 28 points despite a season-high 34-point performance from Mackenzie Holmes.

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Melbourne brings heat as Caps down Venom in thriller

A double-double from Jade Melbourne has helped the UC Capitals overcome a spirited Geelong Venom and notch a fourth-straight WNBL win.

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Flyers heap further pain on Venom in demolition

The Geelong Venom have suffered their sixth consecutive defeat as Cayla George stepped up to help the Southside Melbourne Flyers to an 86-58 win.

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Bendigo fend off late comeback to enter seventh heaven

The Bendigo Spirit have won their seventh straight WNBL game after dealing the Geelong Venom a 77-71 loss courtesy of some Izzy Borlase magic.

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Canberra overcome illness and deficit to win thriller

The UC Capitals have won a 76-75 tussle against the Geelong Venom, courtesy of a courageous double-double by Opal Zitina Aokuso.

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