Jeffrey Dunn
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeffrey Dunn |
| Also known as | Mantas |
| Born |
22 April 1961 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
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Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (22 April 1961) is a British guitarist best known as one of the founding members of seminal Thrash/speed metal band Venom, with which he played as a guitarist from 1979 to 1985 and 1989 - 2002.
In 1986 he left Venom to form the band Mantas which so far has recorded two full-length albums: Winds of Change in 1988, and Zero Tolerance in 2004. In 1992 he played guitars for Warfare, a NWOBHM band from the UK.
In 2006, Mantas toured with German hardcore techno act Scooter in Germany as an additional member on guitar.
As of 2007, Dunn was working with the band Dryll.
In 2009, he guested on German metalcore band Last One Dying's debut album The Hour of Lead
In 2010, Jeff Dunn and former Venom members, Antony "Antton" Lant (drums; brother of Venom frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) are back with their new band, initially called Primevil but now Mpire of Evil.
Mantas now uses Caparison guitars
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