Venom Frontman Conrad 'Cronos' Lant Dies at 63
The pioneering black metal band announced the death of singer and bassist Conrad 'Cronos' Lant on social media, citing no cause for his passing.
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First reported by Stereogum, 10 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 1 Oct 2026. Stereogum published first, on 1 October at 16:21 UTC; Consequence followed 10 min later. The most recent article, from Billboard, appeared on 2 October at 15:40 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Stereogum, Consequence, Rolling Stone, Billboard.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- StereogumVenom’s Conrad “Cronos” Lant Dead At 63
- ConsequenceConrad “Cronos” Lant, Legendary Venom Frontman, Dead at 63
- Rolling StoneConrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, Singer and Bassist of Black Metal Pioneers Venom, Dead at 63
- VarietyVenom Frontman Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Dies at 63
- BillboardVenom Singer/Bassist and Black Metal Icon Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Dies at 63
Sources
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- Venom Frontman Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Dies at 63 Variety ·
- Venom Singer/Bassist and Black Metal Icon Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Dies at 63 Billboard
- Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, Singer and Bassist of Black Metal Pioneers Venom, Dead at 63 Rolling Stone
- Conrad “Cronos” Lant, Legendary Venom Frontman, Dead at 63 Consequence
- Venom’s Conrad “Cronos” Lant Dead At 63 Stereogum
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