Vio-lence was a thrash metal band formed in 1985. Throughout the early line changes, Vio-lence was one of the mainstays of the SF Bay Area thrash fraternity of the mid to late eighties, with a consistent style in the Exodus and Forbidden mold. The band broke up shortly after the release of its fourth album (1993's Nothing To Gain), with Flynn joining Machine Head a year later.
Vio-lence has re-released its debut album "Eternal Nightmare" as a 2 disc set including rare tracks and a live concert.
Initially planning only a few shows as part of the tribute to Testament's Chuck Billy during the Thrash Of The Titans benefit, the band decided to reunite with guitarist Troy Fua replacing Robb Flynn. In April 2003, the other guitarist, Phil Demmel, joined Machine Head as a fulltime member after previously serving as a temporary guitarist which ended the Vio-lence comeback trail. Though he has officially left the band, he has stated he will play on a new album if and when the band decides to ever record again.
In addition to their 2005 re-release of Eternal Nightmare, the band released a 7 inch vinyl record containing two demo tracks from their original 1986 demo tape as well as one previously unreleased track. Only 1000 copies were produced and pressed by BoneCrusher Records. The 7 inch collectible was well marketed and advertised, but due to disagreements between the band and the BoneCrusher 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 Seattle record store, the only known store to stock the item for sale to the public.
A DVD is currently in production.
Sean Killian - Vocals Deen Dell - Bass Troy Fua - Guitar Perry Strickland - Drums
Jerry Birr - Vocals Eddie Billy - Bass Phil Demmel - Guitar Robb Flynn - Guitar Ray Vegas - Guitar Mark Hernandez - Drums