Madhouse Promotions presents VIO-LENCE + EXHORDER Blitz Preston

Formed in the Bay Area in 1985,Oakland thrashers VIO-LENCE helped define and refine what came to beknown as the Bay Area sound.Theyinstilled themselves as groundbreakers of the second wave of thrashwith their revered 1988debutalbum“Eternal Nightmare”. Throughout ’88 and ’89,VIO-LENCEtouredthe album to great success alongside thrash comradeslikeTestament, Voivod, Death Angel, Sanctuary,Nuclear Assault, D.R.I., M.O.D.and theCro-Mags.In ’89, Megaforce Records/Atlantic signed the band, leading to the release of the bands’ second album“Oppressing the Masses” (1990). The band toured the album to packed crowds alongsidebands likeOverkill, Forbidden, Exodus, Flotsam & Jetsam, andProng.In 1991,VIO-LENCEreleased their EP“Torture Tactics”and their third studio album“Nothing to Gain”.1993 brought theunfortunate break-up of the band, with some members splintering off toformTORQUEandMACHINE HEAD. In 2019, the band re-united at last asVIO-LENCE,with originalmembersPhil Demmel(lead guitar),Sean Killian(vocals),Perry Strickland(drums) and a new member informerFEAR FACTORYbassist,Christian Olde Wolbers.

Exhorder is an American heavy metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They are considered progenitors of the groove-oriented thrash sound later made famous by bands such as Pantera and Machine Head, and their music has been regarded as a large influence on the New Orleans metal scene. Initially active from 1985 to 1994 and reformed from 2008 to 2011, [1] Exhorder has since reformed in 2017. To date, the band has released four studio albums: Slaughter in the Vatican (1990), The Law (1992), Mourn the Southern Skies (2019) and Defectum Omnium (2024).