MANTAS, the band featuring founding VENOM guitarist

Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and former ATOMKRAFT/VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony “Demolition” Dolan, have set an April 26 release date through Demolition Records for their new album, “Zero Tolerance”.

“Zero Tolerance” was recorded at the Demolition Studios in Newcastle, England and was produced by renowned Italian guitarist Dario Mollo (SKYCLAD, CRADLE OF FILTH, ANATHEMA, etc.). The complete track listing for the album is as follows:

01. Zero Tolerance
02. Rage
03. Drill
04. Kill It
05. Look Who Died
06. Stone Cold
07. Original Sin
08. Rise
09. Insanity
10. Bring It On

MANTAS – Mantas (guitar), Dolan (bass), Bry (vocals), Marsy (guitar) and Cherisse (drums) – have scheduled appearances at the New Jersey and Minnesota Metalfests in March and will also play a series of shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Oakland. They will shoot the video for the single, “Rage”, on March 6-7. The band will tour Europe in June and will return to the U.S. in July for an appearance at the Milwaukee Metalfest.

To end current speculation, Mantas has confirmed in an official statement that he is not presently recording any new VENOM material, nor does he intend to – “at least [not] with [the group’s] last lineup.” [presumably referring to the lineup that recorded 2000’s “Resurrection” – Ed.] “[Drummer] Abaddon [a.k.a. Tony Bray] is also not involved in the project, as far as we have been told,” the statement added.

Februar 15. 2004