The Faction
The Faction was a punk rock band from San Jose, California who were closely… Read Full Bio ↴The Faction was a punk rock band from San Jose, California who were closely linked to the underground skateboarding culture. The band played primarily during the years 1982 to 1985, although a different lineup recorded three songs and played two shows in 1989, and then another lineup played numerous shows and recorded 4 new songs in the early 21st century. Steve Caballero, one of skateboarding's brightest stars, played bass, and then guitar, in The Faction. Caballero probably attracted a lot of young skateboarders' interest to the band, but the music kept them coming back for more, and he wasn't the only skater in the band. Singer Gavin O'Brien was a heavy local at Winchester Skatepark and was more than able to hold his own in any session: vert, street, banks, whatever. Adam "Bomb" Segal's trademark high top Vans in all the bright, cool colors of the day had ollie holes on both shoes-the dude was doing switch tricks before anyone. Keith Rendon (drummer #1), Ray Stevens, II (bass) and Craig Bosch (drummer #2) were all accomplished skaters; Craig even has a trick named after him: the Bosch (a invert to blunt on a curb, ledge, etc).

Catching onto the then-noteworthy idea of touring , the band gained notereity through repeated exposure in the skateboarding world, which helped on tour, and which helped create a national fanbase. Thrasher Magazine's MoFo compiled the first Skate rock tape, which featured several Faction songs, as well as songs by JFA and the Big Boys, the two other most established skate punk bands. Other bands included were Riot .303, Minus One, Los Olvidados, Skoundrelz, featuring Tony Alva, Anvil Chorus, Free Beer, featuring San Francisco's Tony and Tommy Guerrero, and others.

The Faction recorded two 7" records, an LP, an EP, and a posthumous EP, and contributed songs to a 7" compilation single, From The Valley Within. Their song Skate and Destroy was also featured in the first skateboarding video, Powell-Peralta's "Bones Brigade Video Show." Except for the Thrasher Skate Rock tapes and the posthumous "Epitaph" EP, which was released on Mystic Records, all the Faction's music was released on IM Records. This label was owned by guitarist Adam Segal, and financed by Arly. Primarily due to musical evolutional differences in the band, they broke up in 1985. In 1989 they reformed with pro skateboarder Jeff Kendall on guitar instead of Adam Bomb. They played two shows, recorded "Accelerate" (used in the "Stoked: The Gator Story") and for whatever reason it didn't go any further.

In 1994, Mark Waters, of Goldenrod Records, approached the band with the idea to compile the Faction's musical history into one complete CD package. The resulting "Collection" gathered most of the band's studio recordings along with some live and radio recordings, along with Gavin's complete list of every show the band ever played, complete lyrics, and what most of the band called their first good artwork. In 2001, the band started playing shows here and there, with original guitarist Russ Wright on guitar. One show led to more, and between 2001 and 2005 the band played a handful of shows, including gigs in Dortmund and Munster Germany, Vancouver B.C., Aberdeen Scotland, Seattle (with X), San Diego and Anaheim with the Adolescents and Strung Out, Sacramento, and numerous San Jose and San Francisco shows.

The Faction's song 'Skate And Destroy" is featured in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 video game.
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The Faction Lyrics


100 Years War Amidst the burning rubble the spirit still lives on To rise…
Being Watched It's late at night The house is dark The t.v. glow won't…
Beyond The Mirror There it is stuck on the wall Your reflection comes back…
Black Balled Parents, police, teachers, do we need them? Action, myself,…
Boredom Awaits Life is dull for most of you They ram it down…
Bullets Are Faster Than Words You're dead set against killing You'll never go to war Peace…
California Dreamin' Mentality is down, everyone's astray California dreamin' Mt…
Corpes in Disguise Dressin' like a real nice guy I trick your sight and…
Corpse In Disguise Dressin' like a real nice guy I trick your sight and…
Dark Room Sleep does not exist at all, my efforts are in…
Deathless No use to try at all, I can't stop what…
Demons The demons came from over the hills To murder pillage rape…
Eternal Plan 6-6-6 upon your head, promised fun when you're dead You thi…



Fast Food Diet Have no money but I have a plan Not so funny…
Friends and Enemies You did your best but it got in your way Fear…
I Decide For Me I don't remember anyone dying leaving you to run my…
Let's Go Get Cokes Headin' out we're gonna meet the crew But first we stop,…
Lost In Space We've gone too far, what are we to do now? We…
Not Mine So you've done wrong, a stab in the back You were…
Pegged For Life I can't help being the way that I am It's not…
Room 101 A place for you if you do what's wrong Goes beyond…
Running Amok Total chaos everywhere One step beyond the old Red Scare P…
Since I Was A Kid Dad said I was one of the few who acted…
Skate & Destroy Forget the light, skate and destroy Pass the jogger, skate a…
Skate Harassment There's disobedience in the streets In all of suburbia's dre…
Spineless Majority You're all alone and by yourself Pretty much nothing to do …
Tenebrae See Being Watched.…
Terror in the Streets Time to go it's late, as the fog begins to…
The Demons The demons came from over the hills To murder pillage rape…
The Kids Are The Future Let's teach them well let's teach them wise Make sure we…
Tongue Like A Battering Ram With a tongue like a battering ram the wench is on…
Why Save The Whales Funds collected in a humane cause, to rescue a mammal…
Yesterday Is Gone Yesterday is gone, let it go I say And none of…
You Are Here Alone at last to collect all of my thoughts Is it…


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