0DFx (also known as Zero Defects or Zero Defex) is an American
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier pu ...
band.
History
The band was formed in
Akron
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city pro ...
,
Ohio
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, in late 1981
by Tom Seiler of local
punk group The Bursting Brains,
Mick Hurray of the
neo-surf group The Nelsons,
and Jim Friend of V-Nervz.
The band went through a few bass players before placing an ad in the Cleveland free paper ''Scene''.
Brad Warner, who had been in a
new wave group called Mmaxx, answered the ad and after an afternoon audition he was accepted into the band. Warner remained a member of the group until its dissolution.
The band dissolved in the spring of 1983.
In December 2005, Jim Lanza hatched the idea of reviving a handful of old Cleveland-area punk bands for a one time show entitled ''Cleveland's Screaming''.
Warner decided to take the opportunity to create a documentary about the punk rock scene in
Akron
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city pro ...
and
Cleveland
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in the 1980s also entitled ''Cleveland's Screaming''.
The documentary was released in 2007.
Since they reformed, the band has begun writing and recording new music. In early 2013, the band signed to the record label Revolution Harmony. Zero Defex still plays shows as often as the band members are able.
Guest appearances
0DFx appeared on the
Ohio
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-based punk rock compilation, ''The New Hope'' and on the nationally released ''
International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation'',
which has remained in print since 1984.
Members
* Jim Friend "Jimi Imij" (vocals)
* Tom Seiler "Tommy Strange" (guitar, 1981–83)
* Jeff Hardy "Jeffro Smull" (guitar, from 2005)
* Mick Hurray "Mickey X-Nelson" (drums)
*
Brad Warner "Brad No Sweat" (bass)
Short-term members
* Alan Litt "Alan Nelson" (bass)
* Franklin Tarver "Frank N. File" (bass)
* John Despins "Johnny Phlegm" (bass)
Discography
Studio albums
*''Zero Defex'' (0DFx Records 2008)
*''Discography'' (Get Revenge Records, 2008)
*''Caught in a Reflection'' (Revolution Harmony, 2013)
EPs
*''War Hero'' 7 (Get Revenge Records 016, 2007)
*''Drop the A-Bomb'' 7 (Get Revenge Records 018, 2008)
Compilation album appearances
* ''The New Hope'' (New Hope Records 001, 1983)
**Songs - Drop the A-Bomb on Me / By the Day / Oppression / No More
* ''
International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation'' (R Radical Records, 1984)
**Song - Drop the A-Bomb on Me
Related bands
*
Dimentia 13 (Brad Warner)
References
External links
0DFx page at The Ohio Hystairical Musick Society0DFx official Myspace page*
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Musical groups established in 1981
Musical groups from Akron, Ohio