0DFx

American hardcore punk band 0DFx Akron, Ohio, United States Hardcore punk 1981–1983 Jimi ImijTommy StrangeMickey X-NelsonBrad No Sweat group_or_band 0DFx (also known as Zero Defects or Zero Defex) is an American hardcore punk band. History The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in late 1981ODFx (Zero Defects) http://homepage.mac.com/doubtboy/ODFx.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120111123717/http://homepage.mac.com/doubtboy/ODFx.html 2012-01-11 May 7, 2013 by Tom Seiler of local punk group The Bursting Brains, Mick Hurray of the neo-surf group The Nelsons, and Jim Friend of V-Nervz. The band went through a few bass players before placing an ad in the Cleveland free paper Scene.Warner Brad Brad Warner Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & the Truth About Reality Wisdom Publications 2003 22–23 0-86171-380-X Brad Warner, who had been in a new wave group called Mmaxx,Warner Brad Brad Warner Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & the Truth About Reality Wisdom Publications 2003 20–21 0-86171-380-X answered the ad and after an afternoon audition he was accepted into the band. Warner remained a member of the group until its dissolution.About O.D.F.X. http://www.mtv.com/artists/odfx/biography/ MTV May 7, 2013 December 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203180957/http://www.mtv.com/artists/odfx/biography/ dead The band dissolved in the spring of 1983.Warner Brad Brad Warner Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye New World Library 2007 1 9781577315599 In December 2005, Jim Lanza hatched the idea of reviving a handful of old Cleveland-area punk bands for a one time show entitled Cleveland's Screaming.Warner Brad Brad Warner Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye New World Library 2007 7–8 9781577315599 Warner decided to take the opportunity to create a documentary about the punk rock scene in Akron and Cleveland in the 1980s also entitled Cleveland's Screaming. The documentary was released in 2007.http://muvi.es/w3964 Cleveland's Screaming! 31 July 2023 Distrify August 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2007/10/03/clevelandandacircs-screaming-new-doc-looks-at-80s-punk-scenes Cleveland's Screaming: New Doc Looks at 80s Punk Scenes Cleveland Scene 2013-05-07 2013-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20131204002917/http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2007/10/03/clevelandandacircs-screaming-new-doc-looks-at-80s-punk-scenes live Since they reformed, the band has begun writing and recording new music. In early 2013, the band signed to the record label Revolution Harmony.American hardcore punk legends ZERO DEFEX sign to Revolution Harmony, release free single/video http://www.revolutionharmony.org/home.cfm?feature=2902723&postid=3743732 Revolution Harmony May 7, 2013 September 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922023238/https://www.revolutionharmony.org/home?feature=2902723&postid=3743732 live Zero Defex still plays shows as often as the band members are able.Warner Brad Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma New World Library 2009 xi 978-1-57731-654-1 Guest appearances 0DFx appeared on the Ohio-based punk rock compilation, The New HopeOhio punk compilations https://web.archive.org/web/20070407121437/http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/ohio/comps.html 2007-04-07 Retrieved: 05 April 2007 and on the nationally released International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation,Warner Brad Brad Warner Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & the Truth About Reality Wisdom Publications 2003 xiv-xv 0-86171-380-X which has remained in print since 1984. Members Jim Friend "Jimi Imij" (vocals) Tom Seiler "Tommy Strange" (guitar, 1981–83) Jeff Hardy "Jeffro Smull" (guitar, from 2005) Mick Hurray "Mickey X-Nelson" (drums) Brad Warner "Brad No Sweat" (bass) Short-term members Alan Litt "Alan Nelson" (bass) Franklin Tarver "Frank N. File" (bass) John Despins "Johnny Phlegm" (bass) Discography Studio albums Zero Defex (0DFx Records 2008) Discography (Get Revenge Records, 2008)Zero Defex discography http://www.discogs.com/artist/Zero+Defex?anv=ODFX discogs May 7, 2013 September 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922023238/https://www.discogs.com/artist/544749-Zero-Defex live Caught in a Reflection (Revolution Harmony, 2013)ZERO DEFEX 'Caught In A Reflection' (out today) http://www.revolutionharmony.org/home.cfm?feature=2902723&postid=4210085 Revolution Harmony May 7, 2013 September 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922023242/https://www.revolutionharmony.org/home?feature=2902723&postid=4210085 live EPs War Hero 7 (Get Revenge Records 016, 2007) Drop the A-Bomb 7 (Get Revenge Records 018, 2008) Compilation album appearances The New Hope (New Hope Records 001, 1983) Songs - Drop the A-Bomb on Me / By the Day / Oppression / No More International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation (R Radical Records, 1984) Song - Drop the A-Bomb on Me Related bands Dimentia 13 (Brad Warner) References External links 0DFx page at The Ohio Hystairical Musick Society 0DFx page at ClePunk 0DFx official Myspace page Friendsect https://web.archive.org/web/20221101150216/https://www.friendsect.com/ 2022-11-01 Category:Musical groups established in 1981 Category:Musical groups from Akron, Ohio