1. The first rumblings from B… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 5 acts called Fang:
1. The first rumblings from Bay Area street demons Fang came around '80, with the experimental psychedelic 2-song EP "Yukon Fang," the brainchild of guitarist Tom Flynn. After this record's release, vocalist Sammy (a.k.a. "Slammie," "Sammytown") was recruited from a punk band called Shut Up, and the classic "Fun With Acid" was recorded. This appeared on the '82 Alternative Tentacles/MRR comp. double LP "Not So Quiet On The Western Front," soon followed by the 8-song 12" EP "Landshark," in '82.
Few punk records of the era smack of such drunken, drug-fueled nihilistic chicanery, and the influence the "Landshark" record has had on West Coast punk rock is undeniable. Classics like "Law & Order," "Destroy The Handicapped," and "Skinheads Smoke Dope" leap from the grooves of the record reeking of beer, wearing steel-toed boots, and wielding a boxcutter. This record should have come with a set of brass knuckles and some blotter acid.
After contributing such tracks as "They Sent Me To Hell C.O.D." to the CD Presents '84 compilation LP, Fang hooked up with Boner Records and contributed two songs, "Johnny Puke" and "Better Off Dead" to the Boner compilation "Them Boners Be A-Poppin'" (also feat. such skate rock heroes as Tales Of Terror, Bl'ast!, Special Forces, Verbal Abuse, and the Boneless Ones), before putting out another 12" EP for Boner, "Where The Wild Things Are," named after the famous children's book by Maurice Sendak, from which it borrows its cover art.
Fang then hit the road for Europe and, after a line-up change, recorded the '86 LP "Spun Helga," then in '87 another full-length, "A Mi Ga Sfafas/Get Nothing & Like It," also for Boner. Around this time, another LP was recorded, the still-unreleased (maybe one day) "Pissed-Off Buddha."
After some legal problems and a break Fang reformed in the late '90s and returned with a new LP, "American Nightmare," featuring such classics as "Eat A Vegan," with Jim Martin of Faith No More on guitar. Fang has transformed from being the gnarly drunk scumbag punk band everyone loved to hate, to being considered legitmate old school heroes... and their influence cannot be denied. Covers of Fang songs by bands that grew up listening to them have made the rounds over the years - Mudhoney, the Butthole Surfers, even Nirvana, Green Day, and Metallica have done live and studio Fang covers.
Sammytown currently sings for a band called The Disciples, and Fang still rips it up for the crowd live once in awhile.
2. Fang were a band from Banyoles, Catalonia formed in 1997 by Mariona Aupí and Jaume Garcia. They released four albums: My Weakpoint, My Black Dress and Monster were all using English lyrics. Their last album, Dos Vidas, was performed in Spanish.
Their sound is a mixture of rock and electronica, generally dark and defined by Mariona's silky voice.
The group is now defunct.
3. A Japanese doujin drum and bass producer (real name Yohei Kobayashi) who owns the Sound.AVE label. He also has a few tracks on Touhou remix cds.
4. Fang are an NZ-based indie rock group. Since their original formation in 1998 Fang have released three albums (The Origin Of Species 2000, Somewhere Out There 2002 and Swim Up Stream in 2004) and an EP (Employee of the Month 1999), two videos and played numerous shows, touring every few years. Fang includes members from groups such as Superette and The Fanatics (NZ).
5. Fang is a Dutch punkband from Arnhem, Gelderland. They played from 1983 till 1985.
Invitation
Fang Lyrics
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Wired to an electric chair
I run over and jump in your lap
They throw the switch and everything turns black
I invite you to my suicide
I want you to be my bride
There you are in the alleyway
I caught you lookin my way
My dick got hard and I started craming
The lyrics of Fang's song "An Invitation" are quite dark and disturbing. The beginning of the song paints a picture of someone on an electric chair, about to be executed, while the singer seems to be content sitting on that person's lap. The bizarre and seemingly cruel request, "I invite you to my suicide, I want you to be my bride" adds to the disturbing nature of the song. It seems as though the singer is inviting death and wants their love interest to join them in this act. The latter half of the song continues in the same fashion, with the singer lusting over someone they saw in an alleyway, connecting the idea of death and sex in an unsettling way.
Line by Line Meaning
In the corner I see you there
I notice your presence in some distance
Wired to an electric chair
I observe you physically restrained to an electronic device
I run over and jump in your lap
I move towards you and sit on your thighs suddenly
They throw the switch and everything turns black
The switch is toggled and we are engulfed in darkness
I invite you to my suicide
I request your presence for my death ceremony
I want you to be my bride
I desire for you to be my spouse
There you are in the alleyway
I see you standing in the narrow street
I caught you lookin my way
I observed you staring towards me
I started thinking and I started dreaming
My thought process and imagination initiated
My dick got hard and I started craming
I got an erection and began thrusting sexually
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RICHARD ANDREW CONTE, M. KAWESCH, PAUL WILSON, EVAN MARIEN, IAKOV KREMENSKIY
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