Fear of God (Swiss band)

Fear of God (often abbreviated to F.O.G.) were a Swiss grindcore band who were active in the mid-1980s.

They started in 1986 and broke up in 1988, but briefly reformed in the middle of 2002.

Their first release was a self-titled, 21-track 7-inch EP, released in 1987. It was one of the first grindcore releases, and was very extreme for its time. Their most well-known and acclaimed work is the Pneumatic Slaughter EP.

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

Swiss Fear Of God band members

• Erich Keller - Vocals
• Reto Kühne - Guitar
• Franz Oswald - Drums (April 1988 – July 1988)
• Dave Phillips - Bass, Vocals (1987 – April 1988)
• Hervé Geuggis - Guitar
• Gilles Geuggis - Guitar
• Massimo - Bass guitar

Discography

• Dave Phillips: A Collection of Curses - CD Blossoming Noise / U.S. (2006)
• V/A Tribute Album: The End of Fear Of God - CD Tochnit Aleph Records / Germany (2004)
• Dave Phillips: The Hermeneutics of Fear Of God - CD Tochnit Aleph Records / Germany (2003)
• Fear of God: Fear Of God(1st) - CD Eu91 / Italy (2003)
• Fear of God: s/t - CD A.Marsch / Japan (2001)
• Fear of God: I'm Positive - MC Maimed by Love / U.S. (1997)
• Fear of God: Blazing Swiss Noise - MC Private Records / Switzerland (1988)
• Fear of God: At Speedairplay/LoRa - MC Off the Disk / Switzerland (1988)

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 Two Sheds / Switzerland
• Pneumatic Slaughter/Live - 7" EP 1990 Atrocious / U.S.
• 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 / Switzerland

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 and 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

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• Fear of God - Homepage
• Fear of God Interview on EU´91 Serbian League Magazine
• Dave Phillips Homepage
• Loveform (Massimo) Homepage
• Dj Terrorist (Hervé Geuggis) Homepage
• Addis (Gilles Geuggis) Homepage