Vio-lence
| Vio-lence | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Francisco Bay Area, United States |
| Genres | Thrash metal |
| Years active | 1985–1993, 2001–2003 |
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| Associated acts | |
| Members | Sean Killian Phil Demmel Deen Dell Troy Fua Perry Strickland |
| Past members |
Robb Flynn Jerry Birr Eddie Billy Ray Vegas Mark Hernandez |
Vio-lence was an American thrash metal band formed in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. They released demo tapes, one EP and 3 LPs between 1985 and 1993. Their most stable line-up was Phil Demmel and Robb Flynn on guitars, Deen Dell on bass, Perry Strickland on drums and Sean Killian on vocals.
After many line-up changes Robb Flynn (former Forbidden guitarist) joined the band. With this line-up, they signed a recording contract with Mechanic Records to release a demo tape in 1986 and a following album.
Soon after releasing their demo tape they entered the studio to record their debut album, called Eternal Nightmare, a seven-track album released in 1988.
Finally in 1990, their second album, Oppressing The Masses was launched on Megaforce Records with better distribution and marketing than their debut, Eternal Nightmare. A video for the song "World in a World" was also filmed.
In 1991 they released an EP Torture Tactics, which included three studio songs (old songs from the demo era which were recorded during the Oppressing The Masses sessions) and one live track from the Oppressing The Masses tour.
Internal conflicts in 1992 resulted in the departure of Robb Flynn who would move on to form groove metal band Machine Head. Vio-lence recorded their third and final studio album titled Nothing to Gain, which was released in 1993. It was followed by Perry Strickland's departure and the resulting dissolution of the band.
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