Phobia (band)
| Phobia | |
|---|---|
| Origin |
Orange County, California Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Grindcore, crust punk |
| Years active | 1990-Present |
| Labels | Willowtip, Relapse, Slap-a-Ham, Moshpit Tragedy |
| Associated acts | krigblåst, Exhumed, Noisear, Kill The Client, Jesu, Impaled, P.L.F., Intronaut, Uphill Battle, Morbosidad, Gridlink, Murder Construct |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | Shane Mclachlan CECE Bryan Fajardo Calum Mackenzie |
| Past members | Leon del Muerte Shawn Bryan John Haddad Matt Mills Luis Perez Marco Soriano Bruce Reeves Danny Walker Steve Burda Raymond Banda |
Phobia is a grindcore band from Orange County, California. The band was formed in 1990 and is heavily influenced by crust punk and grindcore. Their lyrical content focuses mainly on socio-political issues and anarchism.
The band was formed in 1990 by founding members Shane McLachlan, Bruce Reeves (Mange), (Destroyed In Seconds), Zach Southall, and Marco Soriano, 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 Existence 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 band's first European tour, going on for a lengthy two months, playing countries like Belgium, Germany, Austria, Scotland and the Netherlands.
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 then-labelmates Circle of Dead Children on the Grind Your Fucking Head In tour. September 2001 brought another west coast tour with melodic death metal band, Darkest Hour.
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