Law360 is reporting that heavy-metal singer Conrad Lant insisted on Monday that he was the creator of designs associated with the band Venom, as he gave evidence in his dispute with former bandmate Anthony Bray and a music distributor over branded merchandise.
Lant (aka Cronos) told the High Court that he joined the band, which was originally called Guillotine, in late 1979. He came up with the Satanic-themed designs used in the band’s logo and album covers, which included goat heads, pentagrams and inverted crosses, Lant said.
Richard Colbey of 5 Pump Court Chambers, representing Bray and the music distributor, suggested to Lant that the band was already called Venom when he joined it.
Lant disputed that, saying it was only in the past 10 years that his former bandmates Bray and Jeffrey Dunn “had changed their stories.”
Colbey pressed, “You didn’t become involved in the band until after it had established itself as Venom.”
“That is not correct,” Lant replied.
Lant sued Bray and Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd. in June 2024, accusing the distributor of selling merchandise with his copyrighted designs and Bray of approving the infringement through a licensing agreement.
Venom released albums in the early 1980s, including Welcome To Hell, Black Metal and At War With Satan, that incorporated Lant’s six original designs in the center label, album sleeve or packaging, the claim says.
Bray filed a counterclaim for infringement against Lant and Lant’s distributor, Razmataz.com Ltd., arguing that Bray was the real author of the works. The only exception, Bray said, was a single Venom logo that Lant produced, which was a copy of Bray’s original design.
Read the full report at Law360.
In late May, news arrived that legendary Venom drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray is about to unleash his new book, The View From The Metal Throne – The Story Of Abaddon & Venom.
Written by Antony Bray, with Andreas Andreou, the book begins with a forward by Brian Slagel (Founder and CEO of Metal Blade Records)
In Antony ‘Abaddon” Bray’s words, “This is my view on the mythical early years, the accomplishments, all the ups and downs of the band. The struggle, the passion, the vision, the hard work, the music, the shows, the adventure.”
The book is nearly completed. More details, release date and distributors will be announced soon.
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Lant (aka Cronos) told the High Court that he joined the band, which was originally called Guillotine, in late 1979. He came up with the Satanic-themed designs used in the band’s logo and album covers, which included goat heads, pentagrams and inverted crosses, Lant said.
Richard Colbey of 5 Pump Court Chambers, representing Bray and the music distributor, suggested to Lant that the band was already called Venom when he joined it.
Lant disputed that, saying it was only in the past 10 years that his former bandmates Bray and Jeffrey Dunn “had changed their stories.”
Colbey pressed, “You didn’t become involved in the band until after it had established itself as Venom.”
“That is not correct,” Lant replied.
Lant sued Bray and Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd. in June 2024, accusing the distributor of selling merchandise with his copyrighted designs and Bray of approving the infringement through a licensing agreement.
Venom released albums in the early 1980s, including Welcome To Hell, Black Metal and At War With Satan, that incorporated Lant’s six original designs in the center label, album sleeve or packaging, the claim says.
Bray filed a counterclaim for infringement against Lant and Lant’s distributor, Razmataz.com Ltd., arguing that Bray was the real author of the works. The only exception, Bray said, was a single Venom logo that Lant produced, which was a copy of Bray’s original design.
Read the full report at Law360.
In late May, news arrived that legendary Venom drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray is about to unleash his new book, The View From The Metal Throne – The Story Of Abaddon & Venom.
Written by Antony Bray, with Andreas Andreou, the book begins with a forward by Brian Slagel (Founder and CEO of Metal Blade Records)
In Antony ‘Abaddon” Bray’s words, “This is my view on the mythical early years, the accomplishments, all the ups and downs of the band. The struggle, the passion, the vision, the hard work, the music, the shows, the adventure.”
The book is nearly completed. More details, release date and distributors will be announced soon.
BraveWords Records… home for Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse, The Chris Slade Timeline, Rhett Forrester & Rob Robbins, Prophets of Addiction, Jack Starr, Crimson Glory, ASKA and Lillian Axe.
Make sure you are following the label on Facebook. >> https://www.facebook.com/bravewordsrecords
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