''Nothing to Gain'' is the third and most recent full-length studio album by

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band

Vio-lence Vio-lence is an American thrash metal band formed in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Throughout its existence, they released demo tapes, one EP and three studio albums. Vio-lence is best-known for their association with the 1980s Bay Area ...

. The album was recorded in August 1990 but was not released until 1993, and is the last to feature guitarist

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(who had left the band to form

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by the time of its release) and bassist Deen Dell. This was also their last work as a band to contain new material for over 28 years, until the release of ''

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'' in March 2022. ''Nothing to Gain'' was re-released in 1997 with a different cover. As of 2023, this is one of the two Vio-lence studio albums (along with ''

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'') to have never been made available on digital services worldwide. There were two additional songs recorded during the album's sessions ("All Good Dies" and "Put Them In"), which did not make the final album and which still remain unreleased.

Track listing

Credits

*Sean Killian – lead vocals *

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– lead guitar *

– rhythm guitar *Dean Dell – bass *Perry Strickland – drums

References

1990 albums Vio-lence albums {{1990s-thrash-metal-album-stub