Purification through Violence is the debut studio album by American death metal band Dying Fetus, following Infatuation with Malevolence, a collection of early demos.

The band left Pulverizer Records shortly after the album's release.

[3] Purification Through Violence was reissued in January 2011 by Relapse.

[4] It included the bonus tracks "Beaten into Submission" (1997 rehearsal demo) and "Raped on the Altar" (live in Herbolzheim, Germany, 1998).

All lyrics are written by Jason Netherton; all music is composed by John Gallagher except for track 8