Fear

Fear is a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1977 and still performs.

Fear appeared in Penelope Spheeris' 1980 film, The Decline of Western Civilization. Their performance was one of th

Fear is a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1977 and still performs.

Fear appeared in Penelope Spheeris' 1980 film, The Decline of Western Civilization. Their performance was one of the most memorable scenes, which they would anger members of the audience with personal attacks and off beat humor. Singer Lee Ving asked one member of the audience "It's 1981—can't you afford a haircut?" or the bass player Derf asking about "holes." This is a cult classic movie that included other well known acts like Black Flag, X, and The Germs. Spheeris met Ving and drummer Spit Spix when they were hanging handbills on telephone poles. After talking with the two, she abruptly asked if they wanted to be in her film. The band achieved notoriety through the movie and even attracted attention from actor John Belushi while being an unsigned act. The mixture of humor and music demonstrated in the film gave the band a unique personality, which seemed to lack in the later years with several member changes. Spheeris went on to direct two sequels to "The Decline," Saturday Night Live, Wayne's World, The Beverly Hillbillies movie, and scores of other popular films.