CANCELLED!! VIO-LENCE, CUTTHROAT

What's it about?

Founded in the Bay Area in 1985, Oakland thrashers VIO-LENCE played a significant role in defining and refining the so-called Bay Area sound. With their celebrated 1988 debut album "Eternal Nightmare," they established themselves as pioneers of the second wave of thrash. In 1988 and 1989, VIO-LENCE toured with the album and achieved great success alongside fellow thrash bands such as Testament, Voivod, Death Angel, Sanctuary, Nuclear Assault, D.R.I., M.O.D., and the Cro-Mags. In 1989, Megaforce Records/Atlantic signed the band, leading to the release of their second album "Oppressing the Masses" (1990). The band toured with the album to sold-out venues, alongside bands like Overkill, Forbidden, Exodus, Flotsam & Jetsam, and Prong. In 1991, VIO-LENCE released their EP "Torture Tactics" and their third studio album "Nothing to Gain." In 1993, the band unfortunately split up, with some members breaking off to form the bands Torque and Machine Head. In 2019, the band finally reunited as VIO-LENCE, with original members Phil Demmel (lead guitar), Sean Killian (vocals), Perry Strickland (drums), and new member Christian Olde Wolbers, the former bassist of Fear Factory. Support will be provided by Cutthroat. https://www.facebook.com/Losangelescutthroat/ Tickets on sale -> metalticket.at