Blasphemous Death Metal from Austin, Texas featuring SECT OF EXECRATION guitar player Steven Watkins and ACERBUS drummer Larry Jackson. Singer John Zig has carved a reputation on the art front, his work gracing sleeve designs by many US Death Metal releases. The first IMAGES OF VIOLENCE offering, a 2003 demo entitled 'Burnt', closed out with a cover version of NAPALM DEATH's 'Suffer The Children'. Deep Send Records followed with a 2004 EP 'Cadaverous Recomposition'. The band also employs Dobber Beverly, better known as drummer for INGURGITATE, SECT OF EXECRATION and BRACED FOR NAILS, on second guitar.

In 2004 IMAGES OF VIOLENCE members guitarist Steven Watkins, bass player Mark Denton and vocalist Jon Zig united with drummer Rick Myers of DISGORGE and CINERARY to forge the SARCOLYTIC project. Houston based Ossuary Industries released the IMAGES OF VIOLENCE album 'Degrade The Shapeless' on June 6th 2006.