Interview: Sean Killian (Vocals) of Vio-Lence

Kicking off in Las Vegas in April 10th, before heading over to the UK and EU, ‘Oppressing the Masses for 35 Years’ will see Bay Area thrashers Vio-Lence playing their iconic album in full, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this summer. The set will also include songs from the band’s back catalogue. The line-up for the shows are now complete, with the recent additions of former Falling in Reverse guitarist Max Georgiev, bassist Jeff Salgado (Psychosomatic), drummer Nick Souza (Hatriot) and returning to Vio-Lence, guitarist, Ira Black. Alongside original vocalist Sean Killian. April 2025 10th Backstage Bar & Billiards - LAS VEGAS, N 11th The Teragram Ballroom - LOS ANGELES, CA 17th Underworld - LONDON, ENGLAND 18th Castle and Falcon - BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 19th Blitz - PRESTON, ENGLAND 20th Slay - GLASGOW, SCOTLAND 21st Opium - DUBLIN, IRELAND 22nd The Live Rooms - CHESTER, ENGLAND 23rd Corporation - SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND 24th The Patriot - CRUMLIN, WALES 25th KEEP IT TRUE FEST, KÖNIGSHOFEN GERMANY 26th Sala X - SEVILLA, SPAIN 27th Porta Caeli - VALLADOLID, SPAIN 29th Sala Boveda - BARCELONA, SPAIN 30th Urban Rock Concept - VITORIA, SPAIN May 2025 1st Revi Live - MADRID, SPAIN 2nd Sala Rebullon - MOS, SPAIN 3rd RCA Club - LISBON, PORTUGAL 9th Diggers – BAHRAIN We chatted to vocalist Sean Killian about the tour, going in the details about touring, in particular overseas. We also talk about what’s driving him, both on and off the road, the performer inside, getting a band together for this tour, the impact of ‘Oppressing the Masses’ within Europe, what the future might look like, and so much more. Find out more here: https://violence.indiemerch.com/ Website: https://gbhbl.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/gbhbl Ko-Fi (Buy us a coffee): https://ko-fi.com/gbhbl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBHBL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhbl/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gbhbl.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@gbhbl Twitter: https://twitter.com/GBHBL_Official Contact: [email protected] Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gbhbl Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5A4toGR0qap5zfoR4cIIBo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-gbhbl-podcasts/id1350465865 Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSpZ6roX36WaFWwQ73Cbbg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hexedriffsstudio