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Fear is a Hardcore punk act. Their sound grew out of The Germs. Those roots explain a lot about how Fear arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Circle Jerks, Gang Green, Dead Boys, Reagan Youth and GG Allin, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Offspring, Fugazi, Harley Flanagan, Cro-Mags and John Joseph, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Fear, reaching back through The Germs and forward to The Offspring. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Fear connections
Fear grew out of The Germs, shares an orbit with Circle Jerks, Gang Green, Dead Boys and Reagan Youth, went on to shape The Offspring, Fugazi, Harley Flanagan and Cro-Mags. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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