Fear of God

Fear of God or F.O.G. is a Swiss grindcore band, from the middle of 80´s.

They started in 1987 and broke-up in 1988, but reformed in the middle of 2002.

One of their most acclaimed works is the EP Pneumatic Slaughter. But they kicked offf with their s/t 7"EP (yeah, on vinyl ....) in 1987 - a true pioneering grindcore massacre that was and is way beyond anythnig else ever released in terms of musical brutality. The 7" had 21 tracks, all of them later on got covered by other bands including Nausum, Mike Patton, Atoxxxico, Stress, Drop Dead and many many more.

The band is not to be confused with a number of other Fear Of Gods. One was a Los Angeles thrash metal band that eventually morphed into F.O.G., who was then based in Baltimore. Another earlier Fear Of God from Baltimore was an old school hardcore punk band who was active in the early 1980s.

Band members

Discography

CDs

The End of Fear Of God - V/A Tribute Album CD Tochnit Aleph Records (2004)
Zeitgeist - CD 2003 Ipecac Records / U.S.A.
Dave Phillips: The Hermeneutics of Fear of God - CD Tochnit Aleph Records (2003)
Fear Of God (1st) - CD 2003 Eu91 / Italy
''Fear Of God - CD 2001 A.Marsch / Japan
I'm Positive - MCD 1997 Maimed by Love / U.S.A.
Blazing Swiss Noise - MCD 1988 Private Records / Switzerland
At Speedairplay/LoRa - MCD 1988 Off the Disk / Switzerland

LPs

Zeitgeist - Double-LP 2003 Absurd Records / Brazil
Grind Masters - LP
As Statues Fell - 12"LP re-release 1992 Farewell / Germany
As Statues Fell - 12"LP 1988 Off the Disk / Switzerland

EPs

Pneumatic Slaughter - 7"EP re-release 1993 Anomie / Germany
Konserven - 7"EP 1992 Wo Sheds / Switzerland
Pneumatic Slaughter/Live - 7" EP 1990 Atrocious / U.S.A.
Fear Of God - 7"EP re-release 1990 Far Out / Switzerland
Fear Of God - 7"EP 1988 Temple of Love Records / Germany

Compilations

Nobody Listens Anymore - Compilation 7"EP with Youth Crew, Psycho Sin, Filthy Christians, etc. 1990 P.P.R. / Violent Noise / Mexico
Trapped in a Tooth Gear - Compilation LP 1993 Two Sheds Records / Swiitzerland

Bootlegs

Fear Of God - 7"EP, including 1 Bonus Track ("Break the chains" by Infest)1985
Fear Of God - Controlled By Fear - LP (Live and practice recordings)
Fear Of God/Infest - split 7"EP
Fear Of God/Death Noise - split 12"EP
Fear Of Godstomper - 7"EP split with Godstomper

Official Tapes & Compilation-Tapes

Compilation Tape with Napalm Death, Ripcord and T.M.P.- Live in Geislingen 1.July 1987 Sewer Corpse Tapes / Germany
This is What Rudy Says - Eat The Rich! - Split tape with Crawl Noise - Live in Luzern, & Seven Minutes Of Nausea Demo Total Noise Tapes Germany
Blazing Swiss Noise - Demo Tape 1987
Demo 2 - 1988
World Under My Fingernails - Demo Tape 3
Glimmer of Hope - Demo Tape 4
I'm Positive - K7 (discography-tape)

Compilation Tapes

Honest Friendship DCF Tapes & Sick Of Fanzine / Austria
More Censorship released by Mark Sikora / Germany
Bock Biere Rot Rixe Fraggle Product / France
Music For Narrow Minded People Vol.2 Switzerland
SpeedAirplay Special: Fear Of God in Studio SpeedAirplay Tapes / Switzerland
Choice Of Noise Germany
Use Your Anger SOA Tapes

External links

Grindcore