VIO-LENCE have revealed that they will enter Trident Studios in Pacheco California on January 18th to begin tracking their new EP. The band will be tracking the outing with that studio’s owner, Juan Urteaga (Machine Head, Exodus) behind the boards. The group announced the news via social media.
Vio-lence formed under the name Death Penalty in 1985 which they changed to Violence, and then the two-tiered logo with hyphen forced the name change to its permanent form.
The original line-up was Jerry Birr on vocals, Phil Demmel and Troy Fua on guitars, Eddie Billy (brother of Testament’s Chuck Billy) on bass, and Perry Strickland on drums. This line-up appeared on the ’86 Eastern Front: Live at Ruthie’s Inn 2LP compilation with the song “Gutterslut”...