Last night (March 11), Sean Killian was forced to sit out Vio-lence’s set at Max Watt’s House Of Music in Melbourne, Australia due to illness. As a result, the band took the stage with no original members. The adjusted lineup included: vocalist Jason North (Truth Corroded), drummer Adrian Aguilar (Exmortus), guitarist Miles Dimitri Baker (Interloper, ex-Rings Of Saturn), bassist Christian Olde Wolbers (ex-Fear Factory), and guitarist Ira Black (ex-Vicious Rumors).
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More bands have been added to this year’s Milwaukee Metalfest. The event will take place at The Rave / Eagles Club in Milwaukee, WI on May 26-28 and it will now feature the following daily lineups:
May 26: Biohazard, Dark Angel, Napalm Death, Dying Fetus, Corrosion Of Conformity, Revenge, Crowbar (“Crowbar” 30th anniversary set), Goatwhore, Midnight, Defeated Sanity, Vio-lence, Khemmis, Deeds Of Flesh, Warbringer, Putrid Pile, Morbid Saint, Imperial Triumphant, Impaler, Allegaeon, Misfire, Toxic Ruin, Disinter, GosT, Age Of The Fallen, Squidhammer, and Mantra Of Morta.
May 27: Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadows Fall, Obituary, Fear Factory, Terror, Immolation, Raven, Jungle Rot, Misery Index, Macabre, Frozen Soul, Undeath, Ripper, Blood Incantation, Malignancy, Swollen Teeth, Micawber, Rose Funeral, Phobophilic, Ingrown, Vermillion, Aftermath, Engineered Society Project, and MRSA.
May 28: Lamb Of God, Machine Head, After The Burial, The Halo Effect, Broken Hope, Cephalic Carnage, Gatecreeper, Unearth, Sanguisgabogg, Bodysnatcher, Vended, Dying Wish, Dead To Fall, Pissing Razors, Angelus Apatrida, High Command, Morta Skuld, Casket Robbery, Fuming Mouth, Molder, Hath, Repentance, Thrown Into Exile, Gates To Hell, Dead By Wednesday, and Demonscar.
Vio-lence’s Phil Demmel has taken to social media to open up about the group’s recent lineup changes. Notably, the guitarist revealed that he even told singer Sean Killian that he “wanted to shut [the band] down.”
Demmel said the following via Instagram Live:
“In all honesty, ’cause that’s kind of how I roll, it’s kind of weird playing these shows. With Perry [Strickland] gone now… Everybody’s awesome. Miles [Dimitri Baker] is awesome. I love Christian [Olde Wolbers]. Ira [Black] is super pro… It’s just weird. And being the founder, co-founder of this band and being a part of just about everything that it’s done, seeing it come to a bunch of fill-ins and me and Sean, it’s just…
I’m in a weird spot right now with how it is. We played last night. The show was great. Adrian [Aguilar] did awesome. Playing the tunes was great. The fans loved it. It was packed. But I’m just kind of really torn right now in the sense of what VIO-LENCE is and what it’s gonna be and what my role is gonna be in that and how I feel about that. So I’m just spitting it all out right now.
I had a talk with Sean about it. And actually, in all honesty, I’ve asked him to — [laughs] this is an overshare, for sure — but I’ve told him I wanted to shut it down. I get the feelings of 1991 all over again when Robb [Flynn] left and then Perry left. And God bless Ray and Mark Hernandez, and it just became something that it wasn’t. And that’s how it’s kind of feeling to me a little bit. It’s kind of what it feels like.
I’m in a very fortunate spot music-wise, with lots of options and lots of things I could be doing or am doing, in a sense, and realizing that to ask that of those dudes to not do it anymore is selfish on my part. And maybe that’s why I made the first reachout about… So thinking about it today moved my perspective to the point where it’s… The kids are loving it. And for the people that didn’t know the members of the band, as opposed from the older fans that have known us as those five that were on those records, then it’s…
I don’t know what to do. I’m just sharing how I feel about it all. I love the dudes that are jamming with them. Like I said, I do. It’s nothing against them. I think they play the parts great. It’s definitely different.
The thing with me and VIO-LENCE is that we were always this dangerous element — not, like, dangerous… Well, back in the day, definitely. [Laughs] But it was just this weird things-can-go-off-the-rails-at-any-moment-type deal. And as you put different people in those pieces, then you kind of lose what that’s about. And maybe that’s what I’m missing right now. And I’ve been apart from it, from all the things that I’ve been doing and have chosen to do. So it’s hard to let go. And I’m not letting go; I’m a partner in the business. And as much as I’m gonna be playing? Probably not a bunch. So I think it’s fair to the fans to know that… I will announce what shows I’m gonna be at, and I think it’s fair of the band to let the fans where and what lineup is gonna be playing, in that sense, and let them decide what they wanna do.”
Demmel went on to say that he will be performing with Vio-lence at the Hell’s Heroes V pre-party in Houston, TX and at the Milwaukee Metal Fest in Milwaukee, WI. However, he is planning to eventually scale down his live performances.
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Vio-lence have recruited drummer Adrian Aguilar (Exmortus) and guitarist Miles Dimitri Baker (Interloper, ex-Rings Of Saturn) for their upcoming live shows. Aguilar will be replacing Perry Strickland, who recently exited the band, while Baker will be filling in for Phil Demmel in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
More bands have been added to this year’s Milwaukee Metalfest. The event will take place at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 26-28 and the newly announced acts include: Machine Head, Midnight, Raven, Warbringer, Bodysnatcher, Allegaeon, Ripper, Angelus Apatrida, Deeds Of Flesh, Vended, Dead To Fall, Morta Skuld, Malignancy, Pissing Razors, Rose Funeral, High Command, Molder, Gates To Hell, Photophilic, Misfire, Dead By Wednesday, Engineered Society Project, Age Of The Fallen, Vermillion, Aftermath, Squidhammer, Demonscar, MRSA, and Mantra Of Morta. Previously announced acts include: Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Napalm Death, Dark Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Obituary, Shadows Fall, Corrosion Of Conformity, Fear Factory, After The Burial, The Halo Effect, Dying Fetus, Immolation, Crowbar, Vio-lence, Goatwhore, Jungle Rot, Misery Index, Broken Hope, Terror, Macabre, Gatecreeper, Sanguisugabogg, Frozen Soul, Defeated Sanity, Dying Wish, Khemmis, Undeath, Blood Incantation, Imperial Triumphant, Impaler, Fuming Mouth, Ingrown, HATH, Repentance, Casket Robbery, Disinter, Thrown Into Exile, and Toxic Ruin.
Vio-lence have commented on drummer Perry Strickland’s recent departure from the band. The group seemingly implied that the drummer was fired saying “Nobody quit Vio-Lence!!! #blabbermouth.” They then reiterated that “nobody QUIT Vio-Lence” after a fan brought up Strickland’s comments. They also added the following after another fan said Strickland quit: “No he didn’t he is no longer in the band.” It is still unclear who will be taking his place.
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Perry Strickland has announced his departure from Vio-lence. The drummer shared a live clip along with the following caption: “I’ll Miss playing these songs!.” He also confirmed to a fan that he left group “about a month ago.”
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The lineup has been revealed for this year’s Milwaukee Metalfest. The event, which was resurrected by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta, will take place at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, WI on May 26-28 and it will feature: Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Napalm Death, Dark Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Obituary, Shadows Fall, Corrosion Of Conformity, Fear Factory, After The Burial, The Halo Effect, Dying Fetus, Immolation, Crowbar, Vio-lence, Goatwhore, Jungle Rot, Misery Index, Broken Hope, Terror, Macabre, Gatecreeper, Sanguisugabogg, Frozen Soul, Defeated Sanity, Dying Wish, Khemmis, Undeath, Blood Incantation, Imperial Triumphant, Impaler, Fuming Mouth, Ingrown, HATH, Repentance, Casket Robbery, Disinter, Thrown Into Exile, and Toxic Ruin.
During their January 5 show in San Francisco, CA, Steel Panther were joined onstage by Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head) for a performance of “Asian Hooker.” Capital Chaos TV shared the below footage of that:
Sacred Reich and Vio-lence have announced a March Australian tour. Here’s the dates:
03/07 Canberra, AUS – Basement
03/08 Sydney, AUS – Manning
03/09 Adelaide, AUS – Enigma
03/10 Brisbane, AUS – The Zoo
03/11 Melbourne, AUS – Max Watts
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