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Fear, stylized as FEAR, is an American
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band from
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, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of Californian
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. The group gained national prominence after an infamous 1981 performance on ''
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''. Frontman
Lee Ving Lee James Jude Capallero (born April 10, 1950), also known as Lee Ving, is an American guitarist, singer, and actor. Ving is the frontman of the Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band Fear. As an actor, Ving played topless club owner Johnny C. i ...
has been the band's only constant member. Since its formation, the band has gone through various lineup changes, and at one point featured
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, later a member of the
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, on bass. The classic Fear lineup existed from 1978 to 1982, and was composed of Ving, guitarist Philo Cramer, bassist
Derf Scratch Frederick Charles Milner III (October 30, 1951 – July 28, 2010), better known by his stage name Derf Scratch, was an American musician, best known as a former member of the punk rock band Fear and its original bass guitarist. Career Scratch pl ...
, and drummer Spit Stix. Cramer and Stix later rejoined the band in 2018.


History


1970s

Fear was formed in 1977 by singer/guitarist
Lee Ving Lee James Jude Capallero (born April 10, 1950), also known as Lee Ving, is an American guitarist, singer, and actor. Ving is the frontman of the Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band Fear. As an actor, Ving played topless club owner Johnny C. i ...
and bassist
Derf Scratch Frederick Charles Milner III (October 30, 1951 – July 28, 2010), better known by his stage name Derf Scratch, was an American musician, best known as a former member of the punk rock band Fear and its original bass guitarist. Career Scratch pl ...
, who recruited guitarist Burt Good and drummer Johnny Backbeat. According to Scratch, the band was named by photographer
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. In 1978, Fear released the single "
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". Shortly after this, Good and Backbeat left the band and were replaced by Philo Cramer and Spit Stix.


1980s

Film director
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met Ving and Stix while they were hanging
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on telephone poles in Los Angeles on Laurel Canyon Boulevard. After a brief discussion, she asked if they wanted to be in a documentary about the Los Angeles punk scene, ''
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'' (1981). In the film, Fear performed a set in which they baited members of the audience with personal attacks, sexist and homophobic slurs, and offbeat humor, inspiring some audience members to come on stage to fight them. At the time, Spheeris was married to
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president Bob Biggs who, later that year, signed a recording deal with Fear. Actor
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, who became a fan of the band through an episode of L.A.-based ''
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'' in 1980, successfully lobbied to get the band a spot as a musical guest on the 1981 Halloween episode of his former show ''
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''. Belushi had originally offered Fear a song on the soundtrack for his final motion picture '' Neighbors''. The film's producers eventually forced Fear off the project, and Belushi got them the infamous ''SNL'' gig as compensation. The band's appearance included a group of slamdancers, among them Belushi,
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of
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and
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,
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of
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,
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and John Joseph of the
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, and John Brannon of
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. The show's director originally wanted to prevent the dancers from participating, so Belushi offered to be in the episode if the dancers were allowed to stay. The end result was the shortening of Fear's appearance on TV. Fear played "I Don't Care About You", "Beef Bologna", "New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones", and started to play "Let's Have a War" when the telecast faded into commercial. They ended "Beef Bologna" by saying, "It's great to be in
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", drawing boos from the New York live audience. The slamdancers left ripe pumpkin remains on the set. Cameras, a piano and other property were damaged. After their ''SNL'' appearance, which resulted in $20,000 in damage, some clubs chose not to hire the band. The song originally recorded for the film, also titled "Neighbors", featured vocals from Belushi and Ving, and was eventually released by Ving in 2015. Fear also appeared in the 1981
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film ''
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'', directed by
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. Ving performed under the name Lee James Jude. Additionally that year,
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released the hit song " Johnny Are You Queer?". The song was based on Fear's song "Fetch Me One More Beer", written by Philo Cramer and John Clancy. Bobby and Larson Paine, who were managing
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, re-worked the song with new lyrics and gave it to them, but after a falling out forbade the band from playing it and gave it to Cotton. In several interviews Cotton has suggested that the song's title was lifted from lyrics in the Fear song, though she has also stated that Fear's version of it went "You're a fuckin' queer", which is consistent with Fear's demo of the song. When Fear found out a variation of their song had become popular, a meeting regarding the publishing rights of the song was arranged between them and the Paines. The two sides decided the winner of a
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would get the publishing rights to the song, which the Paines won. In 1982, Fear released their debut album ''
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''. After touring in support of the album, Ving fired Scratch, which Scratch later claimed was due to jealousy and Ving taking extra payments without the band's knowledge. Eric Feldman (of
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,
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, and later
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and
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) briefly filled in on bass before he was replaced by
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. Flea left the band and was replaced by Lorenzo Buhne. On July 3, 1983, Fear performed at the "Rock Against Reagan" protest concert at the
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in
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along with the
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, MDC,
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,
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and others. In the summer of 1983 through early 1984, while Stix was touring Europe with
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,
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was supposed to replace him, but Stix returned and Biscuits never played any shows with Fear. With Ving producing, the band recorded their second album '' More Beer'' in 1985 in just two days, according to the band. However, according to a representative from
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, it took a full year, as quoted in a March 1986 issue of ''
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''.


1990s

'' Live...For the Record'', a live album of a 1985 performance for Spin Radio, was released in 1991. Shortly afterwards, bassist Will "Sluggo" MacGregor was hired. After 1991–93 North American tours, Fear disbanded. Cramer and Stix left the band, citing disputes with Ving over finances. For the next two years, Ving performed in
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as Lee Ving's Army. This eventually became the new Fear lineup, including Ving backed by LVA members Sean Cruse (guitar), Scott Thunes (bass) and Andrew Jaimez (drums). In 1995, Fear released the '' Have Another Beer with Fear'' album, followed by ''American Beer'' (2000), which featured Ving and Jaimez along with new members Richard Presley and Mando Lopez. The album included new recordings of several previously unreleased older Fear songs, as well as some new compositions. Presley and Lopez then began playing with
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and
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in
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.


2000–present

Fear (with Ving as the only original member) performed in the annual
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in 2008. Former bassist Scratch died from liver disease on July 28, 2010. He was 58 years old. Fear played the
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festival in 2012. A re-recording of 1982's ''The Record'' was released in late 2012, under the title of '' The Fear Record''. In 2018, the band reunited with Cramer and Stix, and added former
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bassist
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in 1995. Kresge played with the punk rock, punk group AFI (band), AFI during their early career, from 1992 through 1997, and ...
and Henchmen guitarist Eric Razo to the lineup. In the spring of 2022, Fear announced that they had regained the master rights of ''The Record'' from Warner Music and announced a 40th anniversary deluxe edition of the album. Fear went on tour throughout 2023. On October 31, 2023 Fear released the album ''For Right and Order''. It was their first new studio album in 11 years (and first new studio album of original material in 23 years). The lineup consisted of Ving, Stix, Kresge, and Razo, in addition to songwriting contributions from Cramer.


Band members

Current *
Lee Ving Lee James Jude Capallero (born April 10, 1950), also known as Lee Ving, is an American guitarist, singer, and actor. Ving is the frontman of the Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band Fear. As an actor, Ving played topless club owner Johnny C. i ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1977–present) * Philo Cramer – lead guitar (1978–1993, 2018–present) * Spit Stix – drums (1977–1993, 2018–present) * Eric Razo – lead guitar (2018–present) * Frank Meyer - rhythm guitar (2024–present) * Amos Cook - bass (2024–present) Former Drums * Johnny Backbeat – drums (1977) * Andrew Jaimez – drums (1993–2018) Bass *
Derf Scratch Frederick Charles Milner III (October 30, 1951 – July 28, 2010), better known by his stage name Derf Scratch, was an American musician, best known as a former member of the punk rock band Fear and its original bass guitarist. Career Scratch pl ...
– bass (1977–1982; died 2010) * Eric Feldman – bass (1982) *
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– bass (1982–1984) * Lorenzo Buhne – bass (1984–1988) * Will MacGregor – bass (1988–1993) *
Scott Thunes Scott Thunes ( ; born January 20, 1960) is a bass player, formerly with Frank Zappa, Wayne Kramer, Steve Vai, Andy Prieboy, Mike Keneally, Fear, The Waterboys, Big Bang Beat, and others. Early life Thunes was raised in San Anselmo, Califo ...
– bass (1993–1995) *
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– bass (1995–1997) * Mando Lopez – bass (1997–2008) * Jeffery "Beldo" Beller – bass (2008) * Sam Bolle – bass (2008–2009) * Paul Lerma – bass, backing vocals (2010–2018) *
Geoff Kresge Geoff Kresge is a songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and record producer. Career file:AFI Berkley.JPG, Kresge
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in 1995. Kresge played with the punk rock, punk group AFI (band), AFI during their early career, from 1992 through 1997, and ...
– bass (2018–2023) Lead guitar * Burt Good – lead guitar (1977–1978) * Sean Cruse – lead guitar (1993–1999) * Richard Presley – lead guitar (1999–2005) * Derol Caraco – lead guitar (2005–2009) * Lawrence Arrieta – lead guitar (2009–2010) * Dave Stark – lead guitar, backing vocals (2011–2018)


Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums * ''
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'' (1982,
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) * '' More Beer'' (1985,
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) * '' Have Another Beer with Fear'' (1995, Sector 2 Records) * ''
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'' (2000, Hall of Records) * '' The Fear Record'' (2012, The End Records) (rerecorded version of ''The Record'') *''For Right and Order'' (2023, Atom Age Industries and Fear Records) *''The Last Time'' (2024) Singles and EPs * "
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" 7-inch single (1978, Criminal Records) * ''Fuck Christmas'' 7 single (1982, Slash Records): It was recorded during the sessions that produced their debut ''The Record'', but was not released until months later. The single's A-side was later added as a bonus track to the CD reissue of ''The Record''. It is also present on cassette copies of the album. "(Beep) Christmas" is identical to "Fuck Christmas" but with censored profanity, done as a way to promote the single on radio. Punk band
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covered the song at
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in 1993 and 1994 * "
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" 7-inch single (2011, The End Records) * Paradise Studios Sessions Vol. 1 7-inch EP (2014, Atom Age Industries / Fear Records) * Paradise Studios Sessions Vol. 2 7-inch EP (2015, Atom Age Industries / Fear Records) * Paradise Studios Sessions Vol. 3 7-inch EP (2016, Atom Age Industries / Fear Records) * "Neighbors" 7-inch single with
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(2016, Atom Age Industries / Fear Records) * "Fuel To The Fire / People Person" 7 inch single (Recorded in 1992, released 2019 on Fear Records and Atom Age Industries) * "Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock & Roll)" EP (2023, Atom Age Industries and Fear Records) Live albums * '' Live...for the Record'' (1991, Restless Records) Soundtrack compilation appearances * ''
The Decline of Western Civilization ''The Decline of Western Civilization'' is a 1981 American documentary filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie is about the Los Angeles punk rock scene and was directed by Penelope Spheeris. In 1981, the LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates wrot ...
'' (1980, Slash Records) * '' Get Crazy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (1983, Morocco Records) * '' Repo Man (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (1984, San Andreas Records) * '' SLC Punk – Original Soundtrack'' (1999,
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Influence

Fear's influence is illustrated by the bands who have paid tribute by covering its songs. *
A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American Rock music, rock Supergroup (music), supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool (band), Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle released three of their ...
covered "Let's Have a War" on their album '' eMOTIVe''. *
Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and ...
covered " Fuck Christmas", though it was not released. The band also covered "I Don't Care About You" during its May 18, 1998, performance at the TLA in
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. * Blatz covered "I Don't Care About You" on ''Shit Split''. * Course of Empire covered "Let's Have a War" as a B-side on their 1993 single "Infested!" *
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covered "I Am A Doctor" on his ''Not Making Any Friends Here... Vol. 1'' tour EP. * Dark Angel covered "I Don't Care About You" on their ''Live Scars'' album. *
Demoniac Demoniac were a New Zealand Heavy metal music, heavy metal band, formed in Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington in 1993 by singer and bass player Lindsay Dawson, guitarist Sam Totman and drummer Steve Francis. They later moved to London, UK. ...
quoted the lyric "Hatred is purity, weakness is disease" from Fear's "Foreign Policy" in the song "Hatred Is Purity". * Dog Eat Dog covered "More Beer" on their EP ''If These Are the Good Times''. *
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covered "Let's Have a War" for the ''
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'' soundtrack released by
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. *
Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 as a merger of local bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" line-up consisted of vocalist Axl R ...
included "I Don't Care About You" on their 1993 ''
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'' punk covers album. "Fear's what I would consider one of the only good bands that was around in 1978 in Los Angeles," observed GNR guitarist
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. "And that record that that song is from sone of the only records I had when Guns N' Roses first started. So it's sort like an anthem… Fear was the only band that I really liked. I couldn't really tell you all that much. They were just a bunch of fuckin' rowdies." *
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covered "We Destroy the Family" on their 2008 album '' Life... The Best Game in Town''. * Indecision covered "I Don't Care About You" and "New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones" on ''Punk Rock Jukebox Volume 2''. *
Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...
covered "Foreign Policy" on their ''
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'' album. * Method of Destruction (M.O.D.) covered "I Love Livin' in the City" on their ''
Gross Misconduct ''Gross Misconduct'' is the second album from crossover thrash metal band, M.O.D. It was released in 1989 on Megaforce Records and Noise International and follows 1988's extended play '' Surfin' M.O.D.'' It was three years until the band rel ...
'' album. *
Poster Children Poster Children is an American indie rock band formed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1987.On the Offensive ''On the Offensive'' is an EP released by Poster Children in 2004. It is composed of politically themed cover songs. Track listing # "Clampdown" – 3:17 (originally by the Clash) # "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" – 3:16 (original ...
'' CD EP. *
Sacred Reich Sacred Reich is an American thrash metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 1985. Since 2019, the band's lineup has consisted of vocalist-bassist Phil Rind, lead guitarist Wiley Arnett, rhythm guitarist Joey Radziwill, and drummer Dave McClai ...
covered "Let's Have a War" on their ''A Question'' EP and "Beef Bologna" on the Japanese version of their album ''Heal''. *
Soundgarden Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Cornell switched to rhythm guitar in 1985, replaced on drums initially ...
covered "I Don't Care About You", appearing as a B-side on several of their singles. *
Stormtroopers of Death Stormtroopers of Death (abbreviated to S.O.D.) was an American crossover thrash band formed in New York City in 1985. They are credited as being amongst the first groups to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal into a style often referred to as c ...
(S.O.D.) covered "I Love Livin' in the City" on their '' Live at Budokan'' album. * The Reatards covered "
I Love Livin' in the City "I Love Livin' in the City" is the first single by the punk rock band Fear. It was originally released in 1978 on the Los Angeles-based Criminal Records. Background "I Love Livin' in the City" was re-recorded twice: once during the group's unrel ...
" on their album '' Teenage Hate''. *
Turbonegro Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian rock band, active from 1989 to 1998 and from 2002 to the present. The band combines glam rock, punk rock, and hard rock into a self-described "deathpunk" musical style. History Early years (19 ...
covered "I Don't Care About You" on their ''
Small Feces ''Small Feces'' is a two-part compilation album by the Norwegian rock band Turbonegro, released in 2005 on Bitzcore Records. It features 42 songs and documents the first steps from the beginning in 1989 until the '' Ass Cobra'' times ca. 1997. It ...
'' box set.


References


External links


FEAR band site.
From Spit Stix's personal page.
FEAR The Band Facebook Page
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