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.
[3][4] Soon after, Pimlott moved to Leeds, where he recruited additional musicians to help perform the music live.
[7][8] In June 2016, they announced that they would be breaking up at the end of the year, after a European tour with Arms Race.
They have cited influences including Poison Idea, Out Cold, Negative Approach, State of Alert, Agnostic Front,[1][10] Minor Threat, SSD, the 4 Skins, Blitz,[8] 86 Mentality and Straight Ahead.