History & Biography These thrashers released an album, appeared on a Combat video compilation and disappeared. Faith Or Fear featured later Overkill guitarist Merrit Grant at one point in 1990. Faith Or Fear co-headlined the Punish The World/Beneath The Remains Tour with Sepultura in 1989. They reformed in 1994 under a new monicker and played cover versions, but disappeared again. A lineup of Tim Blackman, CJ Jenkins, Bob Perna, Chris Bombeke and drummer Daniel Hansen reformed in late 2002 and performed a show in January, 2003. The band began rehearsals in early 2003 in consideration of performing shows.
The reformed thrashers announced a tour with OITC, the band managed by new drummer Dan Hansen. The band's line-up was Tim Blackman on vocals, Bob Perna and Chris Bombeke on guitars, CJ on bass and Dan Hansen on drums at this point. There were no plans to record new music. Former guitarist Chris Bombeke and Shane Gellert of One In The Chamber formed a band in late 2006 called Tragedy In Progress in which Chris played bass. Faith Or Fear reformed again in late 2008 and signed a deal with Lost And Found Records. The band had finished recording new and older material towards a new CD, called Instruments Of Death, which was due in May. Faith Or Fear bassist Clarence "C.J." Jenkins died Sunday September 13th, 2009 after suffering a heart attack during the group's concert at Millville, NJ’s Arts, Music and Antiques Festival.
The band completed a new demo called System Is Armed in 2011. Titanium, with the song System Is Armed, appeared in 2012. It was dedicated to C.J. Jenkins. Bassist Rob Guidotti played on the record. He would die in 2022. Jarvis Ozric became the singer in 2014. Bill Cavallo took over the drums in 2015. The band headed to South America. The band was recording in 2018. The band uploaded a song called Conflict Resolution in 2020. There was an EP called Live In Philadelphia 1989 in 2020.
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