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Formed
in Orange County California in 1990, Phobia has
been punishing ears with their murderous sociopolitical
grinding noise assault for a full decade.
Dealing out their savage combination
of the energy and ideals of hardcore punk mixing
it with the power and brutality of early grind,
Phobia has shared the stage with a diverse mix of
bands over the years such as Chaos U.K, Grave,
Napalm Death, Detestation, Neurosis,
Deicide, Final Conflict, Corrupted,
Assuck, Spazz, Exhumed, Immolation,
Disassociate, Darkest Hour, and
Mayhem to name a few.
Soon after forming, their demo
"What
Went Wrong"
was recorded, followed by the "All
That Remains"
7 inch on Relapse Records, during which time Phobia
tore up the O.C. / L.A. scene with the likes of
local bands such as Mindrot, Morgion,
Dystopia, Confrontation, A//Solution,
Glycine Max, Carcinogen, Fear Factory,
and Excruciating Terror.
1994 brought the release of the
"Return To Desolation" cd/ep and
a small west coast tour sharing insanity with Capitalist
Casualties, Lack Of Interest, and Christdriver.
1997 brought the union of Slap-A-Ham records and
the release of their "Enslaved"
7 inch. Another west coast tour followed, reaching
as far as Victoria Canada. Phobia's first full length
release "Means
Of Existence"
on Slap-A-Ham was pressed in 1998, as they embarked
on a full U.S. tour.
Througout 1999 a split 7"
with Japan's Corrupted on Rhetoric records, as well
as a cd/ep entitled "Destroying
The Masses"
has been released on Pessimiser/Theologian records.
1999 also saw Phobia's long over due first European
tour. Embarking for a madning 2 months and almost
50 shows througout the countries of GERMANY, AUSTRIA,
SLOVANIA, BELGIUM, HOLLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC, ENGLAND,
and SCOTTLAND they tore it up with the likes of
Hard To Swallow, John Holmes, State
Of Filth, Immolation, Trip Scope,
as well as numerous other local grinders.
July 2000 brought a 12 date tour
of Japan with local heroes of the underground CORRUPTED.
July 2001 the touring continued. This time joining
forces with long time friends ANARCHUS and embarking
on the "GRINDING OVER AZATLAN" Mexico
tour.
Shortly
after returning from Mexico and with the release
of their new album SERENITY
THROUGH PAIN (Deathvomit Records)
Phobia tore up the US soil once again on the GRIND
YOUR FUCKING HEAD IN tour with support from label
mates CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN as well as tons of
other insane local bands and friends. September
2001, West Coast madness ensued with a two week
jaunt up the 5 fwy with metalers and fellow three
wheelin fanatics DARKEST HOUR.
2002 Brought yet another US tour in
Support of Serenity Through Pain, and the re issue
of RETURN TO DESOLATION. Future plans includean
upcoming west coast tour with PUNGENT STENCH, a
return to Europe in May 2003, and some new releases
including a new CD/EP GRIND YOUR FUCKING HEAD IN
sure to make even the strongest of ears bleed.
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