The Faith (American Band) Members
The Faith may refer to: * The Faith (American band), an American hardcore punk band * The Faith (Australian band), an Australian rock band first formed in 1987 * The Faith (album), a 2005 album from Christian hip hop artist Da’ T.R.U.T.H See also * Faith (other) * Faith Band Faith Band is an American rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana. Between 1973 and 1979 the group released 5 albums that were distributed throughout the United States. The group gained popularity in their hometown in 1978 with the song '' Dancin' S ...

The Faith (American Band)
The Faith was an early American hardcore punk band, from Washington D.C., with strong connections to the scene centered on the Dischord label. Along with Minor Threat, The Faith were key players in the early development of hardcore, with a (later) melodic approach that would influence not just associated acts like Rites of Spring, Embrace and Fugazi, but also a subsequent generation of bands such as Nirvana, whose Kurt Cobain was a vocal fan. History The band formed as a four-piece in the summer of 1981 and featured Alec MacKaye, former vocalist for the Untouchables, on vocals, Michael Hampton and Ivor Hanson of Henry Rollins' first band, State of Alert on guitar and drums respectively, as well as Chris Bald on bass. They called themselves 'The Faith' and played their first show at H.B. Woodlawn High School in November '81. Alec described the name as "a positive kind of sound, not negative like so many others." "We felt that (The) Faith was a stronger-than-macho name. We did wan ...
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The Faith (Australian Band)
''The Faith'' is an Australian rock band first formed in 1987. The members are vocalist Alan White, guitarist Jonathan Purcell, bass player Scott Millard and drummer Chris Briggs. Their music was influenced by bands as diverse as R.E.M., The Cult, Television and The Velvet Underground. They were contemporaries of Died Pretty, The Trilobites, Crash Politics, Candy Harlots, Bell Jar and The Screaming Tribesman. History The Faith was formed after Alan White and Chris Briggs wound up their former band Sons of Guns and joined forces with Scott Millard and Jonathan Purcell, both of whom had just finished up with Sydney band the Seamonsters. The Faith debut performance was in late 1987 supporting well-known local band Bell Jar at the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney's inner west. They were noticed straight away by their peers and quickly became a part of many local billings and line-ups throughout the next few months. A new label called RooArt records noticed the band in 1987. The Fai ...
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Faith (other)
Faith is confidence or trust in a particular religious belief system. * Faith in Buddhism * Faith in Christianity * Jewish principles of faith * Secular Faith Faith may also refer to: * Bad faith, a legal concept in which a malicious motive on the part of a party in a lawsuit undermines their case * Bad faith (existentialism), ''mauvaise foi'', a philosophical concept wherein one denies one's total freedom, instead choosing to behave as an inert object * Fáith, the Irish for "prophet, seer" * Good faith, ''bona fides'', the mental and moral state of honesty * Religion, any specific system of belief ("one's faith") * Religious belief, the belief in the reality of the mythological, supernatural, or spiritual aspects of a religion * The first of the theological virtues in Catholic theology * Trust (social science) in a person or entity * ''Uberrima fides'' (Utmost good faith), the legal doctrine of certain contractual obligations As a proper name Places in the United States * Fa ...
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