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British metal vocalist and bassist

Musical artist

Conrad Thomas Lant (born 15 January ),^[1] also known by his stage name Cronos, is an English musician.

He is the founder, vocalist and bassist of heavy metal band Venom.

Biography

Early life

After playing in a couple of high school bands—Dwarfstar and Album Graecum—Lant took the stage name Cronos and in joined a band called Guillotine as a guitarist.

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There, he met Jeffrey Dunn, who later became Mantas. In , the original bassist left one week before a church hall gig. Instead of not playing the venue, Cronos took up the bass and they changed the band name to Venom. Cronos has since continued to play the bass throughout his career in Venom.

In , the band's vocalist, Clive Archer (with stage name Jesus Christ), left the band, leaving Cronos to take over this role too and finalising the band into a three-piece group.

Cronos started working in a recording studio after he left school called Impulse