PHOBIA
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.