Gore, Susan Baker and others, which testified before Congress about overtly sexual, violent and Satanic lyrics and imagery in popular music.  Possessed  was No. 14 on the organization's  Filthy 15  songs chart - along with songs by Prince, Madonna, Sheena Easton, Judas Priest and even Cyndi Lauper - and brought Venom's music to the attention of countless thousands of people who had never heard of them. (The PMRC hearings succeeded in having warning stickers attached to certain CDs and vinyl, but little else except publicity.)

Venom went on hiatus in 1988 and Lant embarked on a solo career as Cronos throughout the 1990s. But Venom reformed for another seven LPs, the most recent being 2018's  Storm the Gates.  The band continued to tour right up until this past summer.