Phobia (US)
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| Music genre(s) | Grindcore, Crustcore |
| Homebase | Orange County, CA |
| Years active | 1990-Present |
| Current Status | Active |
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Phobia are a highly infuential band from Orange County, California. The band was formed in 1990 and are heavily influenced by crustcore and grindcore. Unlike many death/grind bands, Phobia sing mainly about socio-political issues and left wing politics, rather than gore, sex, and other sexual/violent taboos.
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[edit] History
The band was formed in 1990, recording the "What Went Wrong?" demo soon after they formed. The band followed up with the All That Remains 7" E.P., released on Relapse Records. In 1994 Phobia released the Return to Desolation CD/E.P. and went on a small west coast tour with well-known hardcore punk bands, such as Capitalist Casualties. In 1997 Slap A Ham Records released the Enslaved 7" E.P. and went on yet another west coast tour. Phobia's first full length record entitled Means of Existance was released by Slap a Ham in 1998 as they embarked on a full U.S. tour.
In 1999 the band recorded a split with the Japanese band Corrupted on Rhetoric Records as well as the CD/E.P. "Destroying the Masses". 1999 also brought the bands first European tour, going on for a lengthy two months, playing countries like Belgium, Germany, Austria, Scottland and Holland. In 2001 the band toured with Anarchus in Mexico. After returning from Mexico, the band released their "Serenity Through Pain" CD/E.P. on Deathvomit Records. Yet again, the band toured the U.S. with labelmates Circle of Dead Children on the Grind Your Fucking Head In tour. September 2001 brought another west coast tour with metal band, Darkest Hour. 2002 brought another tour to support their Serenity Through Pain and also re-issue of Return to Desolation. The band toured the west coast yet again with Pungent Stench, returned to Europe in May 2003, and released the "Grind Your Fucking Head In" CD.
[edit] Discography
- "What Went Wrong?" (Self Produced, 1990)
- "All That Remains" (Relapse Records, 1992)
- "Return to Desolation" (Relapse Records, 1993)
- "Plutocracy / Phobia Split" (Misanthropics Records, 1994)
- "Enslaved" (Slap-a-Ham Records, 1997)
- "Means of Existence" (Slap-a-Ham Records, 1998)
- "Corrupted / Phobia Split" (Rhetoric Records, 1999)
- "Destroying the Masses" (Pessimiser/Theologian Records, 1999)
- "Serenity Through Pain" (Deathvomit/Deep Six Records, 2001)
- "Phobia/Resist & Exist Split" (Ohev/Profane Existence Records, 2002)
- "Grind Your Fucking Head In" (Deep Six Records, 2003)
- "Get Up & Kill" (Deep Six Records, 2004)
- "Relapse Singles Series Compilation Vol.4" (Relapse Records, 2004)
- "Another Four Years of Murder" (Crimes Against Humanity Records, 2006)
- "Cruel" (Willowtip/Deepsix Records, 2006)
[edit] Other Information
Raymond Herrera of the death metal band Fear Factory did session drums on "Return to Desolation".
[edit] Members
Current Members:
Past Members:
