Violent Reaction
{{Short description|English hardcore punk band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| origin = Liverpool, Merseyside, England
| genre = Hardcore punk
| years_active = 2011–2016
| label = Quality Control, Painkiller, Revelation, Static Shot, Mind Rot
| spinoffs = {{hlist|Arms Race|The Flex}}
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- Tom "Razor" Hardwick
- Charlie Fresh
- Jimmy "J–Town" Wizard
- Callum Baird
- Nick "Skins" Sarnella
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Violent Reaction were an English straight edge hardcore punk band. Originally a solo-project of Tom Pimlott in Liverpool, the band gained additional members after relocating to Leeds. In Straight Edge A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History, Mike Clark cited them as one of the most important modern straight edge bands.{{cite book |last1=Rettman |first1=Tony |title=Straight Edge A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History}} They were a part of the New Wave of British Hardcore.{{cite web |last1=GILLIS |first1=CARLA |title=Not Dead Yet unveils more programming: Warthog, Vexx, No Tolerance |date=9 August 2016 |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/not-dead-yet-2016-unveils-more-bands/ |accessdate=15 November 2019}}
History
Violent Reaction began as a solo-project of Tom Pimlott in Liverpool in 2011. Under the moniker, he released the Violent Reaction and Session One demos in 2011 on Mind Rot Records, Violent Reaction EP in 2012 through Quality Control HQ, 6131 Records and Mind Rot Records, and City Streets LP in 2013, through Painkiller Records.{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Violent Reaction Debut New Album Marching On |date=24 March 2015 |url=https://blowthescene.com/features/exclusive-violent-reaction-debut-new-album-marching-on.html |accessdate=15 November 2019}} Soon after, Pimlott moved to Leeds, where he recruited additional musicians to help perform the music live.{{cite web |title=Violent Reaction |url=http://www.revelationrecords.com/band/195 |accessdate=14 November 2019}} In 2013, they toured the U.S. in support of Hounds of Hate. In 2014, they did a U.S. tour, with support from the Flex. In 2015, they took part in a co-headline tour of the U.S. with Arms Race.{{cite web |title=UK Hardcore Band Violent Reaction Say "Leave Me Out" on New Revelation LP |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/64yd7b/violent-reaction-leave-me-out |website=Vice Media |accessdate=14 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=UK Hardcore Band Violent Reaction Say "Leave Me Out" On New Revelation LP |url=https://www.londonmusichall.co.uk/uk-hardcore-band-violent-reaction-say-leave-me-out-on-new-revelation-lp/ |accessdate=15 November 2019}} They released their sophomore album Marching On on 31 March 2015 through Revelation Records, being the first non-American band to sign to the label. In June 2016, they announced that they would be breaking up at the end of the year, after a European tour with Arms Race.{{cite web |last1=Hereth |first1=Simon |title=VIOLENT REACTION WILL DISBAND AT THE END OF 2016 |date=22 June 2016 |url=https://www.awayfromlife.com/violent-reaction-loesen-sich-ende-2016-auf/ |accessdate=15 November 2019}}
Musical style
The band merges American–style hardcore punk with elements of UK82 and Oi!. They have cited influences including Poison Idea, Out Cold, Negative Approach, State of Alert, Agnostic Front,{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Stream Violent Reaction Marching On |date=25 March 2015 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1789659/stream-violent-reaction-marching-on/music/album-stream/ |accessdate=15 November 2019}} Minor Threat, SSD, the 4 Skins, Blitz,{{cite web |title=Violent Reaction Decimate Stages & Show Great Work Ethic |date=15 September 2015 |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/violent-reaction-decimate-stages-show-great-work-ethic/ |accessdate=15 November 2019}} 86 Mentality and Straight Ahead.{{cite web |last1=Kamiński |first1=Karol |title=MUSICVIOLENT REACTION streaming their new LP in full! |date=25 March 2015 |url=https://idioteq.com/violent-reaction-streaming-new-lp-full/ |accessdate=15 November 2019}} They are considered a hardcore punk band.{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Noel |title=It's Noel's Straight Hedge! The Latest Punk & Hardcore Reviewed |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/17889-punk-hardcore-record-reviews |website=The Quietus |accessdate=15 November 2019}}{{cite web |last1=ANDREW |first1=J. |title=Album Review: VIOLENT REACTION Marching On |url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-violent-reaction-marching-on |website=Metal Injection |date=9 April 2015 |accessdate=14 November 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Frankel |first1=Ricky |title=Violent Reaction Marching On (2015) |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/14063/violent-reaction-marching-on |accessdate=14 November 2019}}{{cite web |last1=H |first1=Kane |title=Violent Reaction launch pre-orders, release songs |url=https://killyourstereo.com/news/1049470/violent-reaction-launch-pre-orders-release-songs/ |accessdate=15 November 2019}} Peter Freyer of Slug Magazine described them as "Part Negative Approach, part U.K. street punk with a healthy amount of NYHC".{{cite web |last1=FRYER |first1=PETER |title=REVIEW: VIOLENT REACTION – MARCHING ON |date=May 2015 |url=https://www.slugmag.com/national-music-reviews/violent-reaction-marching-on/ |accessdate=15 November 2019}}
Members
- Tom Pimlott – vocals (2011–2015)
- Tom "Razor" Hardwick – guitar (2013–2015)
- Charlie "Chubby Charles" Fresh – guitar, bass (2013–2015)
- Jimmy "J–Town" Wizard – bass, guitar (2013–2014)
- Callum Baird – bass (2014–2015)
- Nick "Skins" Sarnella – drums (2013–2015)
Discography
;Albums
- City Streets (2013)
- Marching On (2015)
;EPs
- Violent Reaction (2012)
- Dead End (2014)
;Demos
- Violent Reaction (2011)
- Session One (2011)