Sworn Vengeance | |
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Background information | |
Origin | San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. |
Genres | Hardcore punk, heavy hardcore, metallic hardcore |
Years active | 1998-2003, 2012-present |
Labels | Escapist Records (US) Goodlife Recordings (EUR) |
Members | Trey Derbes Ryan Encinas Alvan Friend Jon Frost Keith Welch |
Website | swornvengeanceband |
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Sworn Vengeance has played shows and festivals throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Europe with Hatebreed, Sick of It All, Terror, Earth Crisis, Slapshot, Ringworm, The Old Firm Casuals, Hoods, Born From Pain, Shadows Fall, Xibalba, Rotting Out, NJ Bloodline, Vision of Disorder, Buried Alive, Snapcase, Glassjaw, One King Down, Lionheart, Cave In, Redemption 87, Animosity, Eighteen Visions, Embrace the End, Over My Dead Body, Papa Roach, Bleeding Through, and many more.
SV's current lineup is Trey Derbes on drums, Ryan Encinas on vocals, Alvan Friend on guitar, Jon Frost on bass, and Keith Welch on guitar.
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