Torture Tactics is the EP recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

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 thrash

Thrash

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 band Vio-lence

Vio-lence

Vio-lence was a thrash metal band formed in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. They released demo tapes, one EP and 3 LPs between 1985 and 1993. Their most stable line-up was Phil Demmel and Robb Flynn on guitars, Deen Dell on bass, Perry Strickland on drums and Sean Killian on vocals.- 1985 -...

 in 1991. It was released originally on Megaforce Records

Megaforce Records

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 and the studio tracks are old songs from the demo times of Vio-lence.

Vio-lence released the EP "Torture Tactics" on a different label, in response to the deletion of the title track from their first two albums.

"Officer Nice (live)" was a fake live track. The live intro is taken from Vio-lence's Hallendale, FL, show from August 1988. "Torture Tactics" and "Gutterslut" were the two outtakes from the 1989 "Oppressing The Masses" sessions

Track listing

1. "Torture Tactics" - 5:21
2. "Officer Nice" (Live) - 5:49
3. "Gutterslut" - 3:24
4. "Dicks of Death" - 3:39

Credits

• Sean Killian - Vocals
• Phil Demmel - Guitar
• Robb Flynn - Guitar
• Dean Dell - Bass
• Perry Strickland - Drums