Fang is an American hardcore punk band from the early East Bay punk rock scene, established in Berkeley, California, in 1980.
Fang performing in 1983. Left to right: Tim Stiletto and Tom Flynn. Vocalist Sam McBride and bassist Chris Wilson are not visible.
Verbal Abuse is an American hardcore punk/crossover thrash band formed in Houston in 1981. They were one of the early bands of hardcore punk. In 1983, they relocated to San Francisco where they recorded a solid hardcore album. By 1985, along with multiple band member changes, they had transitioned to a crossover thrash sound, becoming a significant part of the nascent California crossover thrash scene. Eventually they settled in Oakland, California.
Live in May 2010 in Wilmington, North Carolina