5 Dollar Shakes have released two EP’s so far, Back to the Start Again (2014) & Come and See Enough to Stay (2016) along with a number of music videos, and have found the market to be incredibly saturated. Therefore, with the release of these new songs, they have decided to do something different, and have capitalised on a brainwave, and the video making talents of bass player Richard X. Deering.

They are coupling the tracks with a story; a 17 minute long short film, entitled Transitions, which includes all 3 songs from the new EP, which will be released over the space of a week after the tracks become available on Spotify/iTunes etc.

They’ve decided to do something different and go this route in the marketing of this EP in order to set themselves apart from the hundreds of other acts in similar genres to us that exist in Ireland. While entirely confident in the quality of their music, and the commercial ability of the new songs, with so many acts taking up radiospace, they feel this added dimension is necessary in rising above the rest and being noticed by a greater audience. Check out the first video below.

Transitions Track List

1. Transitions

2. House in Spain

3. Carry Through

4. House in Spain (Radio Version)

Regardless of your take on black metal forefathers Venom, they are the undisputed originators of extreme metal as we know it. Almost 40 years after their inception, the revitalized 1989-1992 line-up of guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn, vocalist/bassist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan and drummer Anthony “Abaddon” Bray have returned with a monster of an album.

Venom Inc. was born during an impromptu live set at 2015’s Keep it True Festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The on-stage reunion was a rousing success amongst Venom fans and music industry personnel alike, and although it was originally only set up for fun, Dolan began receiving numerous show offers for Venom Inc. from booking agents around the world. What started as a live set to celebrate Venom’s legacy immediately turned into a serious reunion discussion.

While unexpected at the outset, the end result of this reunion is an album that true Venom fans will gladly add to the top of their playlists. Vocalist/bassist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan says, “We tried to shape Avé so that it comes at you dark, then it gets bright and heavy and just keeps growing into some kind of monster.”

Going in to writing Avé, Venom Inc. realized their live performance was the key to creating an album that would be a metal classic. It was clear that any songs the trio came up with had to have the intensity, the honesty and the aggression that was happening for Venom Inc. in a live situation. Simply put, they needed to translate what they do on stage onto a record. Not once did they look back on the Venom catalogue and think, “We have to write another Black Metal or another Schizo” The focus is on Venom Inc. and everything the rejuvenated three-piece do in the here and now.

VENOM INC. is:

Jeff “Mantas” Dunn | guitars

Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan | bass, vocals

Anthony “Abaddon” Bray | drums

 Avé track listing:

01. Ave Satanas     

02. Forged In Hell  

03. Metal We Bleed              

04. Dein Fleisch      

05. Blood Stained  

06. Time To Die      

07. The Evil Dead   

08. Preacher Man 

09. War      

10. I Kneel To No God         

11. Black N Roll