Violent Abuse: 'Defenseless' EP Release Show with It's a Setup, Hofsess

The new album Defenseless by local hardcore punk duo Violent Abuse is 11 songs long. The band gets through all those tracks in 8 minutes and 24 seconds. That, my friends, is ruthless efficiency. Violent Abuse has been rising in the local scene with a noisy power violence sound produced by Kyle Schmitt (guitar, bass, vocals) and Jason Wolpert (drums, vocals) being an ideal soundtrack for unloading one’s rage in a thrash pit. Defenseless condenses the frenetic chaos to slam dance listeners’ eardrums, and the band is celebrating the album’s arrival with shows in both Spokane and Moscow.

Violent Abuse, It’s a Setup, Hofsess • Sat, April 26 at 8 pm • $10 • All Ages • The Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington St. • thebigdipperspokane.com