Origin:	San Francisco, California, USA
Genres:	Thrash Metal
DISBANDED

Last update/review:	June 3, 2012

Vio-lence

Arguably best known as a former band of Robb Flynn, Vio-lence was one of the mainstays of the SF Bay Area thrash fraternity of the late eighties, with a consistent style in the Exodus or Forbidden mold. The band broke up shortly after the release of their fourth album (1993's Nothing To Gain), with Flynn emerging in the very successful Machine Head a year later. The band reunited in late 2001, initially planning only a few shows as part of the tribute to Testament's Chuck Billy, but things went better than expected and the band decided to reunite, with the classic lineup save guitarist Troy Fua replacing Flynn. Ironically, it was Flynn who replaced Fua in an earlier incarnation of the band. In April 2003 the band's second guitarist, Phil Demmel, joined Flynn in Machine Head as a fulltime member after previously serving there as a temporary guitarist. Finally, 2006 saw the release of the Blood And Dirt DVD, after which Demmel said there were no plans for any more releases or reunions.