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  "id": 11286291,
  "title": "Venom Frontman Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Dies at 63",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/venom-frontman-conrad-cronos-lant-dies-at-63",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:42:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/venom-cronos-dead-lant-1236897114/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Conrad \"Cronos\" Lant, the frontman of the influential British heavy metal band Venom, has died at the age of 63. According to Variety, the band announced his passing on their social media sites, although no cause of death was cited.\n\nLant was a central figure in Venom, contributing his voice, bass, and vision to the band for over four decades, as Variety reported. Rolling Stone noted that he was instrumental in creating a unique sound that changed heavy music forever.\n\nVenom was a pioneering band in the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement, known for their extreme style and Satanic imagery, as Stereogum described. Their music had a significant impact on later generations of underground metal bands, influencing genres such as black metal and death metal. According to Stereogum, Lant also designed the band's iconic logo and cover art, which were integral to their image.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "title": "Venom’s Conrad “Cronos” Lant Dead At 63",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/venoms-conrad-cronos-lant-dead-at-63",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:21:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Conrad “Cronos” Lant, Legendary Venom Frontman, Dead at 63",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/conrad-cronos-lant-legendary-venom-frontman-dead-at-63",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:32:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, Singer and Bassist of Black Metal Pioneers Venom, Dead at 63",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/conrad-cronos-lant-singer-and-bassist-of-black-metal-pioneers-venom",
        "published": "2026-10-01T18:58:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}