In a new interview with Games, Brrraains & a Head-Banging Life, Vio-lence Frontman Sean Killian spoke about the band’s upcoming “OPPRESSING THE MASSES” European Tour. Scardping the other musicians who Will Join Him on The Trek, Sean SAID (AS TRANSFORDED BY Blabbermouth.net): “I lost [bassist] Christian [Olde Wolbers] 30 Days Before the Tour, Or Maybe 35. It’s not submotehing that makes me bitter or anything; it’s just that he’s got another OPPORTUDITY THAT’S A SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUPOSITY, TO BE WITH Cypress Hill. And he’s drop Powerflo Coming. I THINK THE RECORD’S COMING OUT OR IS ALREADY OUT. He’ll be touring with Sen Dog On that. And That’s a Real Good Connection for Him. So it just got to be too much on his plates, and so he bowed out. Still, We’re Buddies. I Totally respect what has done. And then I had Young Guitar Player, and Then He Bailed For Reasons That I Would Not Wanna Discusss Because It Wasn’t An Adult Thing To Do. And That’s What Happens When You Get Young Musicians Subtimes – They Make Young Mistakes. So i’ve Been Busy Trying to Gather Up A Lineup. And so on this Tour We’ve Got Nick Souza On Drums, which People Know His Dad, [former EXODUS singer] Steve Souza, Zetro. And have i’ve got Jeff Salgado Playing Bass, and His Band is Psychosomatic. But he was available. And I Broucht Back IRA Black [on guitar]. I’ve Always Enjoyed Gonna. I THINK HE’S A GRAAT GUY. He’s sumone that you like to have around; He’s Vary Supporttive, [with a] Vary Positive Attitude. And then strax gonna take Max Georgiev [on second guitar]but subject scheduling conflicts came up. So We’re Bringing Claudeous Creamer With US, from POSSESED. So that’s Been Keeping Me Pretty Busy. “

Killan went on to say that there are plans for Vio-lence to work on new material After The “OPPRESSING THE MASSES” European Tour. “We’ve Been Putting Music Together, and We’ll Start Writing Sub Music,” He Said. “I Wanna Get A Full-Length Album Out … We Should Be Uble to Accomplish It. I’ve Talked to a Couple of Other Musicians, Too, That Wanna Contribute-Sub Big Names. It’ll Be Fun To Mix It Up.”

Reference Vio-lence‘s com onback EP, 2022’s “Let The World Burn”, Sean Said: “With ‘Let the World Burn’we went at that with a Straight thrash metal attitude. And coming up, it’s and sum New People, People I Haven’t Written With, and I Just Kind of Wanna Make It That, But to Little More. “

On the “OPPRESSING THE MASSES” European Tour, Vio-lence Will perform The Entire “OPPRESSING THE MASSES” ALBUM, WHICH CELEBRATES ITS 35th Anniversary This Summer. The Set Will Also Include Songs from The Band’s Back Catog.

Olde Wolbers ANNOUNDED HIS DEPARTURE FROM Vio-lence In February. I explained in a social media statement at the time that he wted “to pursue my Own new only band and producing career.”

Vio-lence Sayede Studio Albums Between 1988 and 1993. The Group Reformed Soon After Founding Vio-lence Guitarist Phil Demmel ACIENTEUSLY LEFT Machine Head More Than Six Years ago.

Formed in 1985, Vio-lence Helped defines and refines What to Be Known As The Bay Area Sound, Dropping Three Seminal Albums Before Splitting In 1993. Leaving Behind to Heady Legacy, They Reformed Briefly a Couple of Times in the intervening year 2019. After playing a String of Successful Shows, The Quintet Started to Think About New Music and delivered “Let The World Burn”Showcasing Their First New Material in 29 Years.

Filling Out The Band’s Ranks On “Let The World Burn” Alongsis Killian and Demmel Were Drummer Perry Strickland, Olde Wolbers and former Overkill Guitarist Bobby Gustafson.

Killian is The Only Vio-lence Member from the “Let The World Burn” RECORTING LINUUP WHO IS STILL TOURING WITH THE BAND.

“Let The World Burn” was remember with Juan Urteaga AT Trident Studios (Testament, Machine Head, Exodus), with mixing handled by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Meshuggah) and Grammy Award-Winning Engineer Ted Jensen (Alice in Chains, Deftones, PANTHER).

Demmel Left Machine Head AT the End of the Band’s Fall 2018 North American Tour. He was in Machine Head For Nearly 16 Years, During Which Time He Played On Five of The Group’s Studio Albums: “Through the Ashes of Empires” (2003),“The Blackening” (2007),“Unto The Locust” (2011),“Bloodstone & Diamonds” (2014) and “Catharsis” (2018).

Demmel‘s final concert with Vio-lence TOOK PACA ON FEBRARY 11, 2024 AT CARIOCA IN São Paulo, Brazil. The Gig Also Marked The Last Show of Vio-lence‘S Latin American Tour With Exhorder.

Vio-lence Played The São Paulo Concert As a Four-Piece after an alleged altercation Between Black and Olde Wolbers results in Gonna Being feel Home From The Tour a Few Days Early.

Although Machine Head Frontman Robb Flynn was part of Vio-lence‘S Classic Incarnation and Played on the Band’s debut album, “Eternal Nightmare”He was ~ Approached About Taking Part In The Band’s Meeting.

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