Biography
Von was formed in 1987 by Jason "Venien" Ventura and Shawn "Goat" Calizo. After Venien (temporarily for personal reasons) departed in late 1990, Goat and Snake played one gig as a duo. In early 1991 Kill played bass in the band and the trio recorded their second demo, Satanic Blood. During 1991 Von played a couple of live gigs and recorded another demo, Blood Angel, which was never released on its own. The band disbanded shortly after the release of Satanic Blood in 1992. The band's members also recorded a gothic rock demo under the name Sixx.
In 2003 Nuclear War Now! Productions released Satanic Blood Angel, a bootleg double CD compilation featuring the band's demos on one CD and a recording of a live show on another. Beside the Satanic Blood demo, there was never an official Von release until 2010. In 2009, Nuclear War Now! Productions released the Sixx recording on an LP entitled Sister Devil.
The band reformed for a one off show on June 6, 2010 at the Armageddon Fest in London, England. Watain and The Devil's Blood opened for the band marking the first time they have played live in 20 years.
To commemorate the show the band put out a brand new 7 inch single with re-recorded versions of Satanic Blood and Veadtuck, and a brand new song titled Blood Von. The 7 inch was released on VMG Records with a limit of 500 copies.
VON has plans to release their first official debut full length studio album titled Satanic Blood followed by their 2nd full length album titled Dark Gods October 2012.
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