Album: Eternal Nightmare by Vio-lence (1988)
Genre: Thrash Metal
Format: Album

Description: Eternal Nightmare is the debut album by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence. It was released originally in 1988 on MCA Records' Mechanix sublabel. A limited 10" promo single was released, with two tracks "Eternal Nightmare" and "Phobophobia"; the release was quite unique, as it came in a sealed plastic cover, containing (fake) vomit. Shortly after, thrash metal innovators Slayer released a single in a similar format, but with fake blood and rock band The Revolting Cocks released a single with fake semen.
The 2005 re-release of the album includes a bonus CD of the Thrash of the Titans concert (benefit for Testament singer Chuck Billy), recorded August 11, 2001.

Artist Background: 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. Part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement.

Related Artists: Dark Angel, Forbidden, Nuclear Assault, Morbid Saint

Music Scene: Part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement.

Tags: Thrash Metal, 1980s, Album


Eternal Nightmare is the debut album by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence. It was released originally in 1988 on MCA Records' Mechanix sublabel. A limited 10" promo single was released, with two tracks "Eternal Nightmare" and "Phobophobia"; the release was quite unique, as it came in a sealed plastic cover, containing (fake) vomit. Shortly after, thrash metal innovators Slayer released a single in a similar format, but with fake blood and rock band The Revolting Cocks released a single with fake semen.
The 2005 re-release of the album includes a bonus CD of the Thrash of the Titans concert (benefit for Testament singer Chuck Billy), recorded August 11, 2001.

Album: Nothing to Gain by Vio-lence (1993)
Genre: Thrash Metal
Format: Album

Description: Nothing to Gain is the third full-length album recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence. The album was recorded in August 1990, but wasn't released until 1993, after the departure of guitarist Robb Flynn. Nothing to Gain was re-released in 1997 with a different cover.
There were two additional songs recorded during the album's sessions ("All Good Dies" and "Put Them In"), which did not make the final album and which still remain unreleased.

Artist Background: 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. Part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement.

Related Artists: Dark Angel, Forbidden, Nuclear Assault, Morbid Saint

Music Scene: Part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement.

Tags: Thrash Metal, 1990s, Album


Nothing to Gain is the third full-length album recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence. The album was recorded in August 1990, but wasn't released until 1993, after the departure of guitarist Robb Flynn. Nothing to Gain was re-released in 1997 with a different cover.
There were two additional songs recorded during the album's sessions ("All Good Dies" and "Put Them In"), which did not make the final album and which still remain unreleased.

Album: Oppressing the Masses by Vio-lence (1990)
Genre: Thrash Metal
Format: Album

Description: Oppressing the Masses is the second album recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash band Vio-lence. It was released originally in July 13, 1990 on Megaforce Records. The original print (20,000) contained the song "Torture Tactics," but all copies were destroyed because of Atlantic's objection to the lyrical content. However, that song can be found on the Japanese version of the album. The re-release version contains the tracks from Torture Tactics EP.

Artist Background: 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. Part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement.

Related Artists: Dark Angel, Forbidden, Nuclear Assault, Morbid Saint

Music Scene: Part of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement.

Tags: Thrash Metal, 1990s, Album


Oppressing the Masses is the second album recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash band Vio-lence. It was released originally in July 13, 1990 on Megaforce Records. The original print (20,000) contained the song "Torture Tactics," but all copies were destroyed because of Atlantic's objection to the lyrical content. However, that song can be found on the Japanese version of the album. The re-release version contains the tracks from Torture Tactics EP.

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