Articles of Faith
Articles of Faith were an American hardcore punk band from 1981-1985, forme… Read Full Bio ↴Articles of Faith were an American hardcore punk band from 1981-1985, formed in Chicago, IL. Their sound featured hooks and venom, accompanied by lyrics bemoaning the difficulty of finding freedom and fulfillment in a cookie-cutter, mass-consumption-driven society, typically but not always delivered at a searing pace. While the band's influence was blunted by being based in Chicago, they maintained close musical and thematic ties to the Washington DC / Dischord Records scene. Drummer Virus X briefly left the band in 1984, due to the relative waning of the band's political emphasis, but returned to record In This Life.
Vocalist/guitarist Vic Bondi was originally a protest singer with decidedly leftist views. He went on to form the bands Alloy and Jones Very after AoF's demise. At the time of AoF's original breakup, Bondi was working as a History instructor at the University of Massachusetts. Bondi's subsequent day jobs included working on Microsoft's Encarta, where he was Managing editor of the Encarta Interactive English Learning edition (Bondi's comments on this fairly ironic form of employment can be found here). Alternative Tentacles Records released the complete discography of the band in 2002. Bondi resurfaced with another politically charged band, Report Suspicious Activity, in 2006 and was featured prominently in the documentary "American Hardcore".
Vocalist/guitarist Vic Bondi was originally a protest singer with decidedly leftist views. He went on to form the bands Alloy and Jones Very after AoF's demise. At the time of AoF's original breakup, Bondi was working as a History instructor at the University of Massachusetts. Bondi's subsequent day jobs included working on Microsoft's Encarta, where he was Managing editor of the Encarta Interactive English Learning edition (Bondi's comments on this fairly ironic form of employment can be found here). Alternative Tentacles Records released the complete discography of the band in 2002. Bondi resurfaced with another politically charged band, Report Suspicious Activity, in 2006 and was featured prominently in the documentary "American Hardcore".
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Articles of Faith Lyrics
Acceptance Edicts issued from inside the citadel and Codes of conduc…
American Dreams Look what's happened to my hands I can't get past the…
Bad Attitude Bad attitude's a catch-all phrase When things don't work out…
Buried Alive Stop your bitchin', if that's what you want, Someone to hold…
Buy This War So you say I got a choice It looks the same…
Chicago The eyes that deceive The eyes that despise The lies it can'…
Every Man for Himself The cracks in your face where the porcelain broke some thi…
False Security Someone said the answer's at the end Line's on the left…
Give Thanks Horns of plenty it fills the coffers of this land Where's …
Hollow Eyes The rules of this wasteland will humble out the best a pri…
I Objectify I object to what I want to see Not feeling close…
In This Jungle Like blood torn from bones You only get what you earn When…
In Your Suit You've been drafted with a grey flannel tie another uniform…
My Father's Dreams My destiny's made out for me Everything that I see Living so…
Remain in Memory You could walk away without a loss Chances are as chances…
Wait I will swallow the glass That is stuck in my throat Because…
Wait for Me I will swallow the glass That is stuck in my throat Because…
What We Want Is Free I don't need no credit rating Mass production market slaving…