---
title: "Vio-lence"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/vio-lence"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1985
---

# Vio-lence

**Vio-lence** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1985 to present.

Vio-lence is an American thrash metal band formed in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Throughout its career, they have released demo tapes, three EPs and three studio albums. Vio-lence is best-known for their association with the 1980s Bay Area thrash metal scene, and often credited as one of the leading lights of the second wave of the genre.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vio-lence

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Vio-lence |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 1985 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ray Vegas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ray-vegas) |  |  | Current |
| [Robert Flynn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robert-flynn) |  | 1986 to 1992 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1988 | [Eternal Nightmare](https://themetalnet.com/album/c79f16ea-f90c-3901-8f11-66dbc7a5058d) | Album |
| 1990 | [Oppressing the Masses](https://themetalnet.com/album/fee67adb-8f6e-3d86-815a-bf37c5b32149) | Album |
| 1991 | [Torture Tactics](https://themetalnet.com/album/f1aa7128-20cb-356b-a5b6-6e5be3397b38) | EP |
| 1993 | [Nothing to Gain](https://themetalnet.com/album/d3c711e0-1ddf-3b99-a660-8e27c07294ee) | Album |
| 2003 | [Demos... They Just Keep Killing](https://themetalnet.com/album/b2e4573a-3182-414d-ae96-afdf2bb97a0c) | EP |
| 2022 | [Let the World Burn](https://themetalnet.com/album/252a76d1-e7a6-4df3-8671-377937fcd188) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Overkill](https://themetalnet.com/band/overkill) (listened together)
- [Nuclear Assault](https://themetalnet.com/band/nuclear-assault) (listened together)
- [Sacred Reich](https://themetalnet.com/band/sacred-reich) (listened together)
- [Annihilator](https://themetalnet.com/band/annihilator) (listened together)
- [Voivod](https://themetalnet.com/band/voivod) (listened together)
- [Forbidden](https://themetalnet.com/band/forbidden) (listened together)
- [Coroner](https://themetalnet.com/band/coroner) (listened together)
- [Flotsam and Jetsam](https://themetalnet.com/band/flotsam-and-jetsam) (listened together)
- [Dark Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-angel) (listened together)
- [Onslaught](https://themetalnet.com/band/onslaught) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vio-lence/373
- bandcamp: https://vio-lence.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2994

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/vio-lence](https://themetalnet.com/band/vio-lence). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt