Phobia (band)
| Phobia | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Orange County , USA |
| Genre (s) | Grindcore |
| founding | 1990 |
| Website | http://www.phobiagrind.net/ |
| Founding members | |
| Shane "The Pain" MacLachlan | |
| Bruce Reeves | |
Electric guitar |
Zach Southall |
| Marco Soriano | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Shane "The Pain" MacLachlan |
Electric guitar |
CC grind |
Electric bass |
Calum MacKenzie |
Drums |
Brian Fajardo |
Phobia is an American grindcore band from Orange County formed in 1990 .
history
Phobia was founded in 1990 by singer, bassist and guitarist Shane MacLachlan. The history of the band has been marked by numerous line-up changes since it was founded. The first studio album Return to Desolation was released in 1994 on Relapse Records , in the following years a total of seven studio albums were released, the last with the title Remnants of Filth in 2012 on Willowtip Records . In addition, Phobia released numerous singles , splits and EPs . Phobia has performed live with bands such as Chaos UK and Napalm Death and has performed at genre festivals such as Obscene Extreme .
style
The band plays classic grindcore in the style of bands like Repulsion , Terrorizer and Napalm Death . In addition to the grindcore bands of the 1980s, the main influences of Phobia include the hardcore punk with English and Swedish influences.
The texts of the pieces, which are mostly just over a minute long, have politically left-wing content.
Discography
Albums and EPs
- 1992: All that Remains (Single, Relapse Records)
- 1994: Return to Desolation (Relapse Records)
- 1996: Enslaved (EP, Slap A Ham Records )
- 1998: Means of Existence (Slap A Ham Records)
- 1999: Destroying the Masses (EP, Pessimiser Records)
- 2001: Serenity Through Pains (Deathvomit / Deep Six)
- 2004: Grind Your Fucking Head In (Deep Six)
- 2004: Get Up and Kill! (EP, Deep Six)
- 2006: Cruel (Willowtip Records)
- 2008: 22 Random Acts of Violence (Willowtip Records)
- 2010: Loud Proud and Grind as Fuck ( Live album , Deep Six)
- 2010: Unrelenting (EP, Relapse Records)
- 2012: Remnants of Filth (Willowtip Records)
Split releases
- 1994: Untitled with Plutocracy (Misanthropic Records)
- 1999: Untitled with Corrupted (Deaf American Recordings)
- 2002: Untitled with Resist and Exist (Profane Existence)
- 2004: Another Four Fears of Murder with Scruples (Regurgitated Semen Records)
- 2010: Untitled with Gadget (Power It Up)
- 2010: Fearing the Dissolve of Humanity with Extinction of Mankind (Agipunk)
- 2011: Untitled with Abaddon Incarnate (Underground Movement)
- 2012: Untitled with Suffering Mind (Behind the Mountain)
Web links
- Phobia at Allmusic (English)
- Phobia at Willowtip Records (English)