Into Oblivion
Into Oblivion is the sixteenth and final studio album by Venom, the English heavy metal band. It came out on 1 May 2026 through BMG and Noise Records, with Conrad Lant producing. It arrived eight years after Storm the Gates, which appeared in 2018, and that makes it the longest wait between studio albums in the band's career.
For anyone who has followed Venom since Welcome to Hell in 1981 and Black Metal the following year, this is the closing chapter of a story that runs across more than four decades and seventeen entries in the studio catalogue. It was also the last studio album released before Lant died in September 2026, which gives it a weight of its own for long-time listeners.
Into Oblivion: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 43:56Tracklist
- 1Into Oblivion4:12
- 2Lay Down Your Soul3:13
- 3Nevermore3:06
- 4Man & Beast3:30
- 5Death the Leveller3:21
- 6As Above So Below4:55
- 7Kicked Outta Hell3:24
- 8Legend3:00
- 9Live Loud3:22
- 10Metal Bloody Metal2:53
- 11Dogs of War2:03
- 12Deathwitch3:29
- 13Unholy Mother3:26
- Produced by
- Conrad Lant
- Labels
- Noise Records, BMG, Noise
- Length
- 43:56
Singles
- “Lay Down Your Soul” · 10 March 2026
- “Kicked Outta Hell” · 14 April 2026
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2026 | 34 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2026 | 3 |
| UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC) · 2026 | 10 |
| French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) · 2026 | 17 |
| Austrian Albums · 2026 | 30 |
| German Albums · 2026 | 35 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · 2026 | 41 |
| Swiss Albums · 2026 | 43 |
| Scottish Albums · 2026 | 58 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2026 | 115 |
All 11 charts
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2026 | 183 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1 May 2026 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1 May 2026 | |
| Deezer | 1 May 2026 | |
| UK / Europe release | 1 May 2026 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | GB | Noise Records | 4099964187731 | original |
| 1 May 2026 | XW | BMG | 4099964187755 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |