Bay Area thrashers Vio-Lence have released the new video for their current single – “Let The World Burn”, their second new song in 29 years. It is the title track of their upcoming EP, Let The World Burn, their first original release since 1993’s Nothing To Gain. The five-song collection will be available worldwide on March 4th, 2022 via Metal Blade Records. “Let The World Burn” marks the third video in the bands catalog, following “World In A World” (off 1990’s Oppressing The Masses) and the 2020 single “California Uber Alles.” The video was directed by Robert Graves/Defiant Digital Productions.
Frontman Sean Killian states, “The memory of you will be forever forgotten when the extinction event arrives and fire becomes God. When the world burns and all is destroyed, all you know, all you believe will be forgotten forever. Let the world burn!”
Phil Demmel, founding guitarist, adds “I hadn’t written a lot of thrash in the past 17 years or so but being the main songwriter for the band over the years I wanted that sound, I wanted that mid-80s raw thing, but I also wanted to capture our signature notes and structures and stuff like that.”
Filling out the band’s ranks on Let The World Burn alongside Demmel and Killian are original drummer Perry Strickland, former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson and former FEAR FACTORY bassist Christian Olde Wolbers. Let the World Burn was recorded 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, Pantera).
Vio-Lence will bring their head-stomping brutal live show to select cities with fellow thrashers Coroner before both legends impede upon the Maryland Deathfest on May 27th. Tickets on sale now.
Vio-Lence Tour Dates 2022, with Coroner
5/21 Chicago, IL @ Reggies
5/24 Boston, MA @ The Middle East
5/25 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
5/26 New York, NY @ Le poisson Rouge
5/27 Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest
Stream Now and Purchase the following formats at Metal Blade Records: https://www.metalblade.com/violence
– Digipak-CD
-Orange/red marbled (US exclusive)
-180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
-Crimson marbled (EU exclusive – limited to 400)
-Firefly glow marbled (EU exclusive – limited to 300)
-Deep violet marbled (EU exclusive – limited to 200)
-Ochre brown marbled (EU exclusive – limited to 200)
-All digital platforms (Spotify, iTunes, etc)
Let The World Burn Track Listing
- Flesh from Bone
- Screaming Always
- Upon Their Cross
- Gato Negro
- Let the World Burn
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