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Vio-lence is an American
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band formed in 1985 in the
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. Throughout its existence, they released
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tapes, one EP and three
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s. Vio-lence is best-known for their association with the 1980s Bay Area thrash metal scene, and often credited as one of the leading lights of the second wave of the genre, along with
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,
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,
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, Dark Angel, Annihilator and
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as well as their Bay Area counterparts Testament,
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and Forbidden. The band has also been referred to as one of the so-called "Big Six of Bay Area thrash metal", alongside
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, Testament, Death Angel, Lååz Rockit and Forbidden. Vio-lence's most stable line-up was
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and
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on guitars, Deen Dell on bass, Perry Strickland on drums and Sean Killian on vocals; this lineup recorded all three of their studio albums–'' Eternal Nightmare'' (1988), ''
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'' (1990) and '' Nothing to Gain'' (1993). After breaking up in 1994 and reforming for occasional live performances from 2001 to 2003, the band reunited once again in January 2019, and released the EP ''
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'', their first collection of new material in nearly three decades, in March 2022. The current lineup of Vio-lence includes Demmel, Strickland and Killian, in addition to bassist
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as the replacement of Dell.


History


Initial career

Vio-lence, then-called Death Penalty, was formed in 1985 with the line-up of Jerry Birr (vocals), Phil Demmel (guitar), Troy Fua (guitar), Eddie Billy (bass – brother of musicians Andy and
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) and Perry Strickland (drums). Not long after playing their first gig, which reportedly took place at a
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, Death Penalty changed their name to Violence and eventually then to Vio-lence, as the former was taken by another band. After recording two demos in 1986, they parted ways with Birr, Fua and Billy, who were replaced by Sean Killian, Robb Flynn (formerly of Forbidden Evil) and Deen Dell respectively. Their live success at local clubs in Northern California – opening for bands like D.R.I., Voivod,
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, Dark Angel,
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and the
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, as well as their Bay Area thrash metal peers Testament,
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,
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,
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and Heathen – allowed Vio-lence to record another demo, this time for major labels, including
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' sister label Mechanic, who offered them a recording contract. From February to April 1988, Vio-lence recorded their debut album, '' Eternal Nightmare'', at two studios: The Music Grinder in Los Angeles and Alpha & Omega in San Francisco. The album received mostly positive reviews upon its release in the summer of 1988, and peaked at number 154 on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming the band's only album to enter that chart; this can be attributed to the album selling over 30,000 copies. Vio-lence toured throughout 1988 and 1989 in support of ''Eternal Nightmare'', with bands such as Testament, Voivod,
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,
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, D.R.I.,
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and the
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. The underground success of the album also caught the attention of several labels, including
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(then-home to bands such as Testament, M.O.D.,
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, and Overkill), who eventually signed the band. In December 1989, Vio-lence entered the studio to record what would be their second album and only release on Megaforce (distributed by
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) ''
Oppressing the Masses ''Oppressing the Masses'' is the second album by San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence. It was originally released in July 13, 1990 via Megaforce Records. The original print (20,000) contained the song "Torture Tactics" but all copie ...
''; however, the album faced multiple delays until its release in the summer of 1990. Although the album's success did not match that of ''Eternal Nightmare'', it received some positive reviews and a video for the song "World in a World" was released. ''Oppressing the Masses'' also generated some controversy, when the original album (which reportedly sold only 20,000 copies) was destroyed because of Atlantic's objection to the lyrical content of "Torture Tactics"; as a result, the album was reprinted without this track. Vio-lence toured in support of the album for about a year, with bands such as Overkill, Exodus, Forbidden, Flotsam and Jetsam,
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, Defiance and
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. In 1991, after being dropped from Atlantic/Megaforce, Vio-lence released an EP '' Torture Tactics'', which included three studio songs (recorded in 1989 during the sessions of ''Oppressing the Masses'') and one "live" track from 1988. Internal conflicts in 1992 resulted in the departure of Robb Flynn who would move on to form
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band
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. A year later, Vio-lence released their third and final album, '' Nothing to Gain'', which was actually recorded in 1990. They never toured in support of that album, and Strickland left the band after its release.


Breakup

After an attempt to make a fourth album, and performing what would be their final show for eight years on December 18, 1993, with a new lineup in San Francisco, Vio-lence split up. Phil Demmel, Deen Dell, Ray Vegas and Mark Hernandez formed a groove/thrash metal band called
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which disbanded after releasing a studio album and playing several live shows. Demmel then went to form Technocracy. Robb Flynn has been the guitarist and singer of Machine Head since its inception in 1991. Demmel joined Machine Head in 2003, first as a session guitarist and later becoming a full-time member of the band; he would stay in Machine Head until his departure in 2018.


Reunion

Initially planning only a few shows as part of the tribute to Testament frontman Chuck Billy during the ''
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'' benefit in 2001, the band decided to reunite with early guitarist Ray Vegas replacing Robb Flynn. In addition to their 2005 re-release of '' Eternal Nightmare'', the band released a 7-inch
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containing two
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tracks from their original 1986
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as well as one previously unreleased track. Only 1000 copies were produced and pressed by Bone Crusher Records. The 7 inch collectible was well marketed and advertised, but due to disagreements between the band and the Bone Crusher record producers, only Vio-lence was allowed to distribute and sell the 500 given to them by the producers. A deal was made to distribute a small quantity (about 100) through a
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record store, the only known store to stock the item for sale to the public. A
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entitled ''Blood and Dirt'' was produced by Jerry Allen (Tales From The Pit video magazine) and released on August 8, 2006, through
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. On November 6, 2017, it was announced that the members of Vio-Lence would reunite for a performance at "Killian on Command: An Evening of Vio-Lence", a benefit for the band's singer Sean Killian, who was diagnosed with stage four liver cirrhosis earlier that summer. The benefit took place at The Midway in San Francisco, California on January 20, 2018, and included performances by the members of Vio-Lence and their Bay Area thrash metal peers Testament, Exodus, Death Angel, Forbidden and
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. The show concluded with a performance of "World in a World" featuring four-fifths of the ''Eternal Nightmare'' and ''Oppressing the Masses'' lineup; vocals were provided by Flynn instead of Killian, who did not perform due to his health condition. On November 11, 2018, Killian's wife Dana posted a photo on her personal Facebook page, cryptically confirming that her husband has recovered from his illness. The possibility of a Vio-lence reunion was renewed in September 2018 when Flynn announced that guitarist Phil Demmel was leaving Machine Head after a farewell tour with then-current lineup of Flynn, Demmel,
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and Dave McClain; at first it was speculated that Machine Head was actually breaking up, but Flynn announced shortly thereafter that he was going to continue the band with a new lineup. Musical outlets reported in November 2018 that, following Demmel's departure from Machine Head, there were rumors Vio-lence would reform "in the not-too-distant future" for shows and possibly new music. On January 8, 2019, it was announced that Vio-lence would reunite for a performance on April 13 at the Metro in Oakland to perform their debut album, '' Eternal Nightmare'', in its entirety. The show intended as a one-off sold out shortly after its announcement, resulting in a matinee appearance at the Metro, which took place on the following day. On February 16, 2019, it was announced that Vio-lence would play their first European show at the Alcatraz Metal Fest in
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, Belgium that August. In addition to their first live appearance in Los Angeles in over a decade on May 31, 2019, at The Regent with
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and
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, they played their first shows in New York in nearly 30 years at the Brooklyn Bazaar on November 8–9. The band also will reportedly play shows with their Bay Area thrash metal peers Testament and
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, and has continued their reunion with more shows into 2020. On August 9, 2019,
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announced that Vio-lence would be playing their first ever and only UK show at the festival in 2020. The members of Vio-lence have expressed their desire to write the follow-up to 1993's '' Nothing to Gain''. In an August 2019 interview with Australia's ''Heavy'' magazine, Demmel said, "Sean's itching to write some new music. I'm not itching as hard. I've got a lot on my plate. Vio-lence is definitely a priority, but that's just a step I haven't... It's hard, because you have this comeback, and then you play the songs, and you want to be good. I don't want to put out something that isn't as good as ''Eternal Nightmare'' or some of the songs from '' Oppressing''. I want to have something that's quality." In an interview with Exodus frontman
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on his "Toxic Vault" video channel, Killian stated, "Phil and I have talked a couple of times. It's kind of up to him because he is very busy doing a soundtrack for a video game and I guess a Netflix series, and he's doing
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and these other things he's doing." Killian also said that the other members of Vio-lence are interested in writing a new album; however, he concluded that "it's Phil and I that need to connect." In January 2020, Ray Vegas announced that he had left Vio-lence and was replaced by former Overkill guitarist
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. Longtime bassist Deen Dell left the band shortly thereafter and was replaced by former
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bassist
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. In March 2020, it was announced that Vio-lence had signed to
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and the band was going to record a new EP in the coming months. On August 20, 2020, Vio-lence released their first song in over 25 years, which was a cover of
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". On June 16, 2021, Vio-lence announced ''
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'' as the title of their new EP, which was planned for release in early 2022. Prior to its release, the band was scheduled to be headlining the 2021 installment of the Headbangers Ball Tour in Europe, with support from Voivod, Exciter and
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, but it was postponed to the next year due to circumstances related to the
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. On January 10, 2022, a lyric video for "Flesh from Bone" was released, and on the same day, the band announced that ''Let the World Burn'' would be released on March 4. About a week prior to the release of ''Let the World Burn'', Demmel revealed that Vio-lence has begun writing new material for their next EP, which he hopes will be recorded in the fall of 2022 for a tentative 2023 release. On October 20, 2022, the band announced on social media that they have parted ways with Gustafson.


Members

Current members *
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– lead guitar (1985–1994, 2001–2003, 2019–present) * Perry Strickland – drums (1985–1993, 2001–2003, 2019–present) * Sean Killian – vocals (1986–1994, 2001–2003, 2019–present) *
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– bass (2020–present) Former members * Eddie Billy – bass (1985) * Troy Fua – rhythm guitar (1985–1987, 2001–2003) * Jerry Birr – vocals (1985–1986) *
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– rhythm guitar (1987–1992) * Mark Hernandez – drums (1993–1994) * Steve Schmidt – rhythm guitar (2001; died in 2021) * Ray Vegas – rhythm guitar (1992–1994, 2001, 2019–2020) * Deen Dell – bass (1985–1994, 2001–2003, 2019–2020) *
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– rhythm guitar (2020–2022) Touring members * Bill Hudson – guitar (2022)


Timeline


Discography

Studio albums *'' Eternal Nightmare'' (1988) *''
Oppressing the Masses ''Oppressing the Masses'' is the second album by San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence. It was originally released in July 13, 1990 via Megaforce Records. The original print (20,000) contained the song "Torture Tactics" but all copie ...
'' (1990) *'' Nothing to Gain'' (1993) EPs *'' Torture Tactics'' (1991) *''Demos... They Just Keep Killing'' (2003) *''
Let the World Burn ''Let the World Burn'' is an Extended play, EP by the American thrash metal band Vio-Lence, released on March 4, 2022, by Metal Blade Records. It is the band's first material of any kind since their initial disbandment in 1994, and their first EP s ...
'' (2022) Demos *''First demo'' (1986) *''Second 1986 demo'' (1986) *''Rough demo'' (1988) *''Torque'' (1993) Reissue * ''Oppressing the Masses''/''Torture Tactics'' (2005) DVDs *''Blood and Dirt'' (2006)


References

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