Vio- lence

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Vio- lence
General information
Genre (s) Thrash metal
founding 1985, 2001, 2019
resolution 1994, 2003
Founding members
Jerry Birr (until 1986)
Phil Demmel
guitar
 Troy Fua (until 1987, 2001-2003)
Eddie Billy (1985)
Perry Strickland (until 1993)
Last occupation
singing
 Sean Killian (since 1986)
guitar
 Phil Demmel
guitar
 Bobby Gustafson (since 2020)
bass
 Deen Dell (since 1986)
Drums
 Perry Strickland
former members
guitar
 Robb Flynn (1987-1991)
guitar
 Ray Vegas (1991-1993, 2019-2020)
Drums
 Mark Hernandez (1993-1994)

Vio-lence is an American thrash metal band from San Francisco , California .

Band history

In 1985 Vio-lence was founded by singer Jerry Birr, guitarists Phil Demmel and Troy Fua, bassist Eddie Billy and drummer Perry Strickland. Under the name Death Penalty they played a few concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area and finally changed the name to Vio-lence. With Deen Dell, a new bass player joined and a rehearsal tape was recorded. It was only with Sean Killian's entry as a singer that the efforts became more intense. Killian did the songwriting and an untitled demo was recorded. In 1987 Robb Flynn got on and Vio-lence got a record deal with the MCA sub-label Mechanic with their second demo . The band became known beyond the borders of the Bay Area. They were voted Newcomer of the Year 1988 by the British magazine Metal Forces .

Her debut album Eternal Nightmare was released in 1988 and placed 154 on the US Billboard charts. With the befriended Bay Area bands Testament and Forbidden , as well as in 1989 with Voivod , Vio-lence toured extensively afterwards. Mechanic then parted ways with Vio-lence. With the Atlantic Records subsidiary Megaforce , however, a new label was quickly found. Oppressing the Masses was published in 1990 and a video for “World in a World” was shot for promotion. They toured with Defiance in the opening act, plus individual concerts as support for Overkill and Alien Sex Fiend . In 1991 an EP called Torture Tactics was released , which contains live material as well as new songs. In early 1992, Robb Flynn left to found Machine Head . Ray Vegas of Attitude Adjustment then replaced him, but Flynn can still be heard on the 1993 album Nothing to Gain . In 1994 the band broke up. Demmel, Vegas, Deen and Mark Hernandez formed the band Torque .

As part of a benefit concert for the cancer- stricken Will singer Chuck Billy , Vio-lence formed in the 1986 line-up, but without Robb Flynn. The band then recorded a DVD and toured with Rob Halford , Testament and Exhumed . In April 2003 they broke up again because Phil Demmel left the band to go to Machine Head. Robb Flynn played the third guitar at the farewell concert. In 2006 the live DVD Blood & Dirt was released . In January 2019, the band announced their reunion for a concert in Oakland, where the band performed the full album Eternal Nightmare . In summer 2019 the band played their first concert in Europe at the Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival . In January 2020, Vio-lence brought the former overkill bassist Bobby Gustafson into the band for Ray Vegas who left the band.

Music genre

The band comes from the second Bay Area Thrash wave of the 1980s and was mainly influenced by Exodus . They played more aggressive Thrash Metal and avoided technical gadgets. The band could rarely live up to the success of their role models, which was mainly due to the limited vocal style of singer Sean Killian.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Eternal Nightmare
  US 154 09/10/1988 (5 weeks)
  • 1986: Demo 1986 (Demo)
  • 1986: Eternal Nightmare / Phobophobia ( Single )
  • 1987: Mechanic (demo)
  • 1988: Eternal Nightmare
  • 1990: Oppressing the Masses
  • 1991: Torture Tactics (EP)
  • 1993: Nothing to Gain
  • 2006: Blood & Dirt (DVD)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ VIO-LENCE To Reunite For One Show In Oakland; 'Eternal Nightmare' To Be Performed In Its Entirety. Blabbermouth.net , accessed March 20, 2020 .
  2. ↑ VIO-LENCE Recruits Former OVERKILL Guitarist BOBBY GUSTAFSON. Blabbermouth.net, accessed March 20, 2020 .

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