Violent Society (band)
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Violent Society is a punk rockPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band that formed in 1990. The band is based out of Philadelphia, PA. The band was formed in high school by two friends, Mike (Mick), Pat (Pat Society) and drummer Andy Petrov. Bill (Dirty Rotten Bill) and Pat Kelly filled out the lineup in 1990/91. Dave (Huevos) replaced Bill shortly before recording the album. "Not Enjoyin' It" In 1996 "The Rise of Punk" album was released. The year 1997 saw the release of "Times of Distraught" and in 1999, "Separation is Killing Us," the final album before breaking up. Violent Society has toured the United States and Europe numerous times. The band primarily stopped playing together in 2003, occasionally performing "reunion" shows from. However, the band has since regrouped in 2008 with the current lineup. 2010 saw a return to touring with a West Coast tour in June along with the release of "We Don't Believe" on Creep Records. The band recently recorded new material for a soon-to-be-released Kill Your Idols tribute album and an upcoming Christmas compilation. The band reached back to olden days to capture Showcase Showdown's "Merry Christmas, I Fucked Your Snowman". They are now concentrating on new material for release in 2011.
Tours
The band has toured nationally and internationally numerous times, traveling alongside such acts as Kill Your IdolsKill Your Idols
Kill Your Idols was a hardcore punk band from Long Island/New York City, New York. The band was active from 1995 through 2007. They were signed to SideOneDummy Records....
, The Unseen, The Casualties
The Casualties
The Casualties are an American street punk band from New York City, New York, formed in 1990.-Biography:The Casualties members aimed to return to what they viewed as the "golden era" of street punk, embodied by bands such as The Exploited, Charged GBH , which they believed had disappeared by...
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Studio albums
Not Enjoyin' It CD, Motherbox Records, 1995The Rise of Punk Doesn't Mean Anything... 10"/CD, CI/Motherbox, 1996
Times of Distraught 15 song CD/LP, (CI) 1997]
Separation Is Killing Us CD (Blackout!) 1999
We Don't Believe CD, Creep Records, 2010
Splits/EPs
Innocent EP—7" Vinyl (Self-released) 1992You're Gonna Fall 6 song EP—7" Vinyl (Dead Elvis) 1994
East Coast Assholes 6 song split 7" w/ Infant Mortality 1994
Youth Culture 6 song split 7" w/ Negative Reaction (Roten Roll) 1995
No-Name (Punk Baby cover) 6 song split 7" w/ the Boils (Schuylkill Records) 1996
Discipline S Millennium Split 7" w/ the Suspects (CI) 1997
Violent Society 7" (Creep) 1998
Split 7" With Special Duties (Soap And Spikes) 2001