There are at least seven bands that go by this name:
1. Crust punk from … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least seven bands that go by this name:
1. Crust punk from New York City, formed in 1985.
2. Grindcore from Los Angeles, CA formed in 1987.
3. Belgian coldwave band.
4. Naüsea is hardcore punk from Japan.
5. Grindcore band from Cordoba, Argentina.
6. A Finnish grindcore band whose sole release was a 9-track demo tape named "Defective Of Braincells".
7. A disbanded aggrotech group from Chile.

1. Nausea was an American crust punk band from New York City's C-Squat in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan, from 1985-1992. Like such predecessors as the anarchist band Crass, Nausea featured both male and female vocals. They were heavily involved in the Lower East Side squatting community, and active during a dark period in American history, under the right-wing purgatory of the Reagan Administration amidst the "Arms Race", the Iran-Contra Affair and imminent threats of nuclear war with the USSR. Nausea's final line-up was: John John Jesse (bass), Victor Venom (guitar), Amy Miret (vocals), Al Long (vocals), and Roy Mayorga (drums). Past members were Neil Robinson (vocals, 1987-88; replaced by Al), Pablo Jacobson (drums, 1985-87), and Jimmy Williams(drums, 1987-88).

2. Nausea are a grindcore/death metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1987 featuring Oscar Garcia of Terrorizer

Born from the ashes of Majesty, they are not a side project of Terrorizer (as many think incorrectly), but a definite band. When Terrorizer broke up in early 1988 Nausea was in fully active. In fact World Downfall was recorded posthumously one year later and contained some Nausea songs that Oscar took to complete the album ('Corporation Pull-in', 'Need to Live', 'Condemned System' and the title track 'World Downfall' that was in origin a Majesty song).

They split-up in 1994 and reformed in 2001.

3. Also a Belgian coldwave band.
"Then the Nausea seized me, I dropped to a seat, I no longer knew where I was; I saw the colours spin slowly around me, I wanted to vomit. And since that time, the Nausea has not left me, it holds me.""

4. Thrash hardcore/punk rock band from Japan, active in late 80s – early 90s. See also: Naüsea.

Fallout
Nausea Lyrics

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Destitute populations
Diseased minds
Censored opinions
Dwelling on time are people really blind
Or just absent of their minds
A continuous pattern towards
The fallout of our very being

And when at war
Soldier kills soldier
It's man killing mankind

I ask you why?
Why life must go to such a waste?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nausea's song "Fallout" explore the themes of destitution, disease, censorship, and destruction of humanity. The opening lines "Destitute populations, diseased minds, censored opinions" point towards a society in ruins. The next line "Dwelling on time are people really blind or just absent of their minds" hints at the question of whether people are unaware of their surroundings or they choose to ignore the atrocities around them. The song then takes a global view and explains that humans follow patterns that lead to their destruction.

The song's climax comes in the form of the lines, "And when at war, soldier kills soldier, it's man killing mankind. I ask you why? Why life must go to such a waste?" The lyrics pose a poignant question of why humans must lead to the destruction of their kind. The line "it's man killing mankind" suggests that wars are pointless as humans are essentially killing their own kind.

Overall, "Fallout" is a thought-provoking song that highlights the destruction of humankind over time.

Line by Line Meaning

Destitute populations
Impoverished communities

Diseased minds
Mentally afflicted individuals

Censored opinions
Restricted or silenced viewpoints

Dwelling on time are people really blind
Are people truly oblivious to the fleeting nature of time?

Or just absent of their minds
Or simply lacking mental presence

A continuous pattern towards
A recurring trend leading to

The fallout of our very being
The consequences of our existence and actions

And when at war
In times of conflict

Soldier kills soldier
One soldier kills another

It's man killing mankind
It's humans killing fellow humans