Anthony Lant

{{Short description|English drummer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2010}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Antony Lant

| birth_name =

| alias = Antton

| birth_place = United Kingdom

| instrument = {{flatlist|

• Drums
• guitar

}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Thrash metal
• black metal
• speed metal
• heavy metal
• groove metal

}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Musician

}}

| years_active =

| label =

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• Venom
• Mpire of Evil
• Dryll
• Def-Con-One

}}

| website = {{URL|reverbnation.com/defconone}}

}}

Antony "Antton" Lant is an English drummer, best known for his time with thrash metal band Venom. He was the band's drummer from 2000 to 2009 and recorded three albums with them. His oldest brother is Graham Lant, former drummer of Prefab Sprout,.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=79458 |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126164933/http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=79458 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |url-status=dead }} He is a direct cousin of the frontman of Enthroned, Nornagest.

Lant left Venom in 2009 so he could concentrate on his groove metal band Def-Con-One.{{Cite web |last= |date=2009-04-15 |title=VENOM Drummer Quits |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/venom-drummer-quits |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}} He was also a part of the metal band Dryll together with former Venom guitarist Jeffrey Dunn.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136109|title=Former Venom Members Preparing To Record Dryll Debut|date=4 March 2010|publisher=Blabbermouth|accessdate=30 July 2010}} Although he is best known as a drummer, he is also an avid guitarist.

Lant played drums for Mpire of Evil (formerly Primevil) alongside Jeffrey Dunn and Tony Dolan until 2012 before leaving to concentrate on Def-Con-One. In 2012, they released the album Warface with Lant on drums.