Why I Left Venom Inc - Jeramie Kling (Interview)

[@SaberToothGary]

Great guy, monster drummer... stoked he's in ANOTHER dope gig!! Cool interview, cheers!!

[@kevinmichaud9067]

We booked and promoted a show with Venom Inc around 2018 in Ottawa when Jeramie first started up with them. We did a meet & greet at The Koven downtown Ottawa and walked there from the venue with the guys and Jeramie was a super nice guy as was Tony & Jeff. He killed the drumming that night with his ferocious heavy playing, what a great show and memory that is. All the best to Jeramie Tony & Jeff !

[@VikingHaakensen]

I am just glad I got to see Venom, Inc when you were still there.

[@Canuck1000]

Great interview! He seems like a very nice guy. When I lived in T.O. in the 90s, I saw Overkill three times. I remember one with Anvil.

[@KnightlyTruth]

Pedro you are now whole after seeing King Diamond 😊 I am so happy for you, and I hope it was everything you hoped it was!

[@APREACTS]

It was for sure!!!

[@everettvanwinkle9004]

Good Morning 🤘🇺🇸🤘

[@conalcochran156]

Jeramie is morphing into early nineties James Murphy.

[@katshades]

Kill Djvision is awesome. Jeramie did a great job playing bass in Kill Division

[@cold10er]

This is three weeks ago that jeramie says jeff wasnt coming back but today was the first time he(Dolan) heard about the post jeff made on social media today (12/01/24) announcing he wasnt coming back to venom inc.. no communication here?

[@ASTRUM502]

I don't think any of them talk to each other. Abaddon said he was ready to come back, but Mantas didn't want him to.

[@ASTRUM502]

I just wish Venom Inc would change their name back to M:Pire of Evil, even more now with Mantas gone and JXN on drums. It mostly is a classic Cronos era tribute act. What I dislike most about Venom Inc, is it killed M:Pire of Evil, and that act was great. Inc just doesn't have integrity anymore. Even though the Dolan songs are great. I don't think Dolan has confidence in his own songs. He doesn't want to play his stuff.

[@mikerauter1859]

Venom Inc IS a cover band. Little 5 feet 3 Mantas wants it all but can't swallow his pride and work with Conrad. Dolan can't believe his luck he thought at his age he'd be in the nursing home with his colostomy bag, must be a hollow feeling though playing covers of songs he didn't write

[@cold10er]

First off I just spoke to mantas..he had a second heart attack..because of his health and his wife's health and other personal issues he decided he wasn't returning to venom inc....health First I respect that...also what's this bashing on Tony? He's a great guy and musician

[@ASTRUM502]

​@@cold10erAs a real fan, this act should change their name back to M:Pire of Evil, now with JXN on drums.

[@Gregbaltzer]

I don't think it's pride, the members of OG Venom never got along, especially with Abaddon. Tony and Jeff seem to have a real friendship though

[@ASTRUM502]

@Gregbaltzer You might think, but Dolan just said on Blabbermouth that he found out about Mantas not coming back from an online post. It gave me the impression they don't talk.

[@Gregbaltzer]

@@ASTRUM502 Dolan did an interwiew just over a week ago saying him and Jeff spoke and he let Jeff know the door is always open for him to return. He said getting out and letting people hear the music is more important then what people are in the bands. It's the music that brings people together not the players

[@jujusouth69]

Venom Inc at this point is basically a cover band. With Mantis gone there's not one original member.

[@Gregbaltzer]

Well yeah there is, because they have a couple albums of their own original material.

[@ASTRUM502]

@@Gregbaltzer just Dolan now, Mantas is gone now, Abaddon has been gone. My only beef, as a fan, is they destroyed Mpire of Evil, which I loved. They made a great album, which they totally ignore now. I just want them to return to being Mpire of Evil. There is an early video that they say their rationale to calling themselves Venom Inc was because all 3 were together again. But whatever, I can't control what they do.

[@jujusouth69]

@@Gregbaltzer , then let them play the crappy INC Releases and not 95% Old Venom songs. Or at this point change name back to Mpire of Evil and it was a much better project. Also the original reason they were calling themselves INC was Mantas n Abaddon were in the band and then Dolan from the 90s Era so at least could be somewhat of an original band.