- Violent Society (band)
Violent Society is a
punk rock band that formed in 1990. The band was based out ofPhiladelphia, PA . Known for playing a style of punk that appealed to a variety of audiences, including fans ofpop punk ,hardcore punk , and late-70s style UK punk. The band stopped playing together in 2003, following a show inRoanoke, VA .The band has toured nationally and internationally numerous times, travelling alongside such acts as
Kill Your Idols ,The Unseen (band) ,The Casualties ,GBH ,the Cancerous Reagans ,andSubhumans .Former band members are now involved in two other projects. Pat (VS vocalist) and Jason (VS drummer) now play in [http://www.crankedup.net/ Cranked Up!] . Mike (VS guitarist) and Squid (VS second guitarist and later, bassist) now play in [http://www.vmsrecords.com/index.php?p=thevote The Vote] . Ed (former bassist) played in [http://www.thedeadly.com/ The Deadly] for a brief period before their first EP was released.
Discography
Studio Albums
Not Enjoyin' It CD, Motherbox Records, Produced By
Marty Munsch , 1995The Rise of Punk Doesn't Mean Anything... 10"/CD, CI/Motherbox, Produced By
Marty Munsch , 1996Times of Distraught 15 song CD/LP, (CI) 1997]
Separation Is Killing Us CD (Blackout!) 1999
Splits/EPs
Innocent EP--7" Vinyl (Self-released) 1992
You're Gonna Fall 6 song EP--7" Vinyl (Dead Elvis) 1994
East Coast Assholes 6 song split 7" w/ Infant Mortality (Punkrock Records, Produced By
Marty Munsch 1994 Youth Culture 6 song split 7" w/ Negative Reaction (Roten Roll) Produced By
Marty Munsch 1995 No-Name (Punk Baby cover) 6 song split 7" w/ the Boils 1998
Discipline S Millennium Split 7" w/ the Suspects (CI) 1997
Violent Society 7" (Creep) 1998
Split 7" With Special Duties (Soap And Spikes) 2001
Singles/Compilations
From the Vaults CD comp of rare/unreleased (Nesak) Selected Orig. recordings produced By
Marty Munsch 1999Compilations
Wood Panel Pacer Wagon with Mags (Vinyl 12" and 7" comp., 100 bands doing 30 second songs from Very Small Records) Also appearing on this compilation are Boris the Sprinkler, J. Church, The Piss Shivers, Less Than Jake and Blanks 77.
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