Violence Violence is the debut full length album from American hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

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 band Ceremony

Ceremony (punk band)

Ceremony is an American hardcore punk band from Rohnert Park, California.-History:Forming in the San Francisco Bay Area, the band originally formed as Violent World until later changing the name to Ceremony.In 2005, Ceremony released Ruined on Malfunction Records...

. The vinyl release of the album contains the original 13 song track list, while the CD version includes the bands previous effort, 2005's Ruined EP.

While officially a full length album, Violence Violence offers 13 songs in just over 13 minutes, with many tracks consisting of short, chaotic bursts of energy that last mere seconds. The Deathwish Inc.

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 released vinyl edition plays the album in its entirety twice, once on each side of the LP. Guitarist Anthony Anzaldo has said that he was influenced by legendary punk bands Pg. 99

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 and Tragedy

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 while writing music for the album.

Track Listing

All songs by Ceremony

Ceremony (punk band)

Ceremony is an American hardcore punk band from Rohnert Park, California.-History:Forming in the San Francisco Bay Area, the band originally formed as Violent World until later changing the name to Ceremony.In 2005, Ceremony released Ruined on Malfunction Records...

except "Pressure's On" by Red C.

1. "Violence" - 1:15
2. "Ghosts" - 1:09
3. Living Hell - 0:32
4. My Hands Are Made Of Spite - 1:24
5. Along - 1:02
6. Nail - 0:42
7. Bite Down - 0:27
8. Cross Them Out - 0:21
9. Violence - 1:25
10. Clouds Of Fire - 0:19
11. Pressure's On - 2:00 (Red C)
12. Walking Home - 1:45
13. Asleep - 0:53
14. Kersed - 1:11*
15. It's Going To Be A Cold Winter - 0:16*
16. This Is My War - 0:43*
17. You're All The Same - 0:43*
18. Troubled Waters - 0:35*
19. Throwing Bricks - 2:00*
20. I Want To Put This To An End - 1:54*

• Tracks 14-20 were originally released as the Ruined 7-inch, included here as CD-only 'bonus tracks'.

Personnel

• Ross Farrar - vocals
• Anthony Anzaldo - guitars
• Ryan Mattos - guitars
• Justin Davis - bass
• Jake Cazarotti - drums

• Zack Ohren - producer
• Linas Garsys - artwork