The Faith
| The Faith | |
|---|---|
 The Faith live 1981 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Washington (USA) |
| Genre (s) | Hardcore |
| founding | 1981 |
| resolution | 1983 |
| Founding members | |
singing |
Alec MacKaye |
guitar |
Michael Hampton |
bass |
Chris soon |
Drums |
Ivor Hanson |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
Alec MacKaye |
guitar |
Michael Hampton |
guitar |
Edward Janney (from 1982) |
bass |
Chris soon |
Drums |
Ivor Hanson |
The Faith was an American hardcore band from Washington that was part of Dischord Records .
Band history
The band formed in the summer of 1981. Alec MacKaye , former singer of the Untouchables , and Michael Hampton of State of Alert on guitar were involved. After a demo was recorded, a split LP with Void was released on Dischord Records. The album contained the song You're X'd , which took up the straight edge philosophy of MacKaye's older brother Ian ( Minor Threat , Dischord Records).
In 1983 an EP called Subject to Change was released , which was produced by Ian MacKaye. With a second guitarist, the band took on more melodic songs. A few months after the release, the band broke up and three of the five members formed the band Embrace together with Ian MacKaye . Guitarist Eddie Janney joined Rites of Spring and later formed One Last Wish with Michael Hampton . Alec MacKaye later sang with Ignition and The Warmers .
Discography
- 1982: Split album with Void ( Dischord Records )
- 1983: Subject to Change (EP, Dischord Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Brian Cogan: The Encyclopedia of Punk . Sterling, 2008, ISBN 978-1402759604 , p. 103.
- ↑ a b c d Steven Blush: George Petros (Ed.): American Hardcore: A Tribal History Second Edition . Feral House, 2010, ISBN 9780922915712 , pp. 163-165.
- ↑ Michael Azerrad: Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 . Little, Brown and Company, 2001, ISBN 0-316-78753-1 , pp. 379-80.