Vio-lence guitarist Phil Demmel has announced that he will be exiting the long-running Bay Area thrash metal band after playing a final show with them this coming Sunday, February 11th in São Paulo, Brazil, and replacing him is Ira Black (ex-Vicious Rumors, Heathen and Metal Church). Demmel's upcoming exit comes nearly two years after the departure of guitarist Bobby Gustafson (ex-Overkill) and roughly one year after they parted ways with drummer Perry Strickland, leaving vocalist Sean Killian as the sole remaining member of the "classic" Eternal Nightmare lineup.

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Bay Area thrash metal legends Vio-Lence will embark on a tour of the East Coast and Midwest of the United States in April 2024, which will see the band performing their iconic 1988 debut album Eternal Nightmare in full. Support acts of this trek are Exhorder, Deceased and Mortal Wound.

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Longtime Vio-lence drummer Perry Stickland took to his Instagram to share a video himself performing with the band, simply saying, "I'll Miss playing these songs!" and effectively confirming his departure from the band. Strickland's split from Vio-lence comes nearly four months after the departure of guitarist Bobby Gustafson. While no replacement for Stickland has been found, Vio-lence are scheduled to perform at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California on February 25th, followed by dates in Asia, Australia and New Zealand early next month.

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Vio-lence have parted ways with guitarist Bobby Gustafson (ex-Overkill), who joined the group in early 2020.

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Other than a new EP from about a month ago, Let The World Burn, and another one already in the works, Bay Area thrash metal legends Vio-lence have not released a full-length studio album since Nothing To Gain back in 1993. But in a recent interview with Echoes And Dust, vocalist Sean Killian hinted at the possibility of the fourth full-length studio album from Vio-lence that could arrive in late 2023 or early 2024.

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Thrashing metal comrades Vio-lence, Whiplash and Artillery will team up later this year for 'MTV Headbangers Ball Tour 2022' over Europe. The complete list of confirmed shows is available down under.

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As it has been known, thrash metal legends Vio-lence will put out their new EP Let The World Burn (the band's first material of any kind since 1993) on March 4th. But that's not all. The band, who plan to tour as much as possible through the spring and summer, has already begun writing material for their next EP and tentative 2023 release.

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U.S. veterans Vio-lence have launched "Let The World Burn", the newest track off their highly-anticipated EP release Let The World Burn which is due on March 4th 2022 via Metal Blade Records.

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In support of their highly-anticipated new EP Let The World Burn, which arrives on March 4th, Bay Area thrash metal legends Vio-lence will play a series of U.S. dates this May with Swiss technical thrash icons Coroner, who also have a new record on the way. After this mini U.S. tour wraps up in New York, both bands will be playing at Maryland Deathfest (on separate dates).

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Vio-lence have released the new single "Flesh From Bone", their first original music piece in 29 years. The song will be featured on the upcoming EP, Let The World Burn, due out March 4, 2022 via Metal Blade Records. It was produced by Juan Urteaga and mastered by Tue Madsen and Ted Jensen.

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As a headliners of just announced 'MTV Headbangers Ball Tour', US veterans Vio-lence will return to Europe later this year with a company of the experienced thrash metal bands: Voivod, Exciter and Artillery. Confirmed shows listed via flyer down under.

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After many many years Vio-lence are now ready to confirm that their next music output, Let The World Burn EP, is set to be released in early 2022 trough Metal Blade Records. More info coming soon.

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Bay Area thrash metal legends Vio-lence recently announced that they have finished recording new material for a tentative late summer release via Metal Blade Records. The music was tracked over at at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California with producer Juan Urteaga, who has also worked with Testament, Machine Head, Exodus, among others.

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As planned, experienced thrashers Vio-lence have started tracking new music at Trident Studios with Juan Urteaga on board. Stay tuned for additional info.

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In a recent interview with 'Underground Voice', Vio-lence guitarist Phil Demmel revealed that the band will likely enter the studio early next year to commence recording their upcoming five-song EP. Tentatively due for release sometime in 2021 via Metal Blade, the EP will be Vio-lence's first set of new material in nearly three decades, and the first to feature new guitarist Bobby Gustafson (ex-Overkill) and bassist Christian Olde Wolbers (ex-Fear Factory), replacing Robb Flynn and Deen Dell respectively.

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