The Color of Violence

Formation and early history (2002–2006) The Color of Violence formed in 2002 originally as a full-time band under the name Skeleton Slaughter vs. Fetus Destroyer. The members attempted to make music that resembled grindcore, It featured Travis Richter, Derek Bloom, Matt Good, Joey Antillion and Chad Crews.). Between 2003 and most of 2006, The Color of Violence saw little to no activity. By the end of 2006, Richter and Bloom decided to return to making music as The Color of Violence as a two-piece band. In 2006 they sent a couple of songs to Brett Gurewitz, founder and CEO of Epitaph Records and guitarist for punk rock band Bad Religion. became active, Travis himself also tweeted out on July 11: "pumped on the new @colorofviolence !! Jams are turning out exciting and refreshing" On February 9, 2018, they released a new single called "Dreadophile". This followed a long period of teases from the band and two official mixtapes. ==Band members==

; Current • Travis Richter (Guy Nucleosity) – lead vocals (2002–2003, 2006–2009, 2017–present); guitars (2006–2009, 2017–present) • Derek Bloom (Glitch Killgasm) – drums, percussion (2002–2003, 2006–2009, 2017–present); all instruments (2006–2009, 2017–present) ;Former • Matt Good – lead guitar, vocals (2002–2003) • Joey Antillion – bass (2002–2003) • Chad Crews – rhythm guitar (2002–2003) • Jon Syverson – drums, percussion (2009) ; Touring/session • Joel Croan – drums, percussion (2008–2009) • Chris Lent – drums, percussion, keyboards (2009) • Wes Borland – bass (2008–2009) • Matt Manning – bass (2008–2009) Timeline ==Discography==

; Studio albums • Youthanize (2009) ; EPs • Winter Tour EP (2003) • Demo 2005 (2005) • Cholera Violins (2020) ; Mixtapes • Halloween (2017) • ''I Can't Believe It's Not Garbage Vol.1'' (2017) • Fright Fiesta (2019) ; Singles • Dreadophile (2018) • Miine (2020) ==References==