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on vocals, Gem Stone on drums, Pete Fender on guitar and Scotty Barker on bass. The band's name is regarded as a reference to the theme of disgust and toxicity, explored and embraced by many punk rock acts in the late 1970s and early 1980.

History

In 1979 Small Wonder and XNTRIX Records co-released a split

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EP entitled "Violence Grows", which also featured the

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(whose singer,

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, was also mother to Gem Stone and Pete Fender). In the same year Fatal Microbes released a 7-inch single featuring "Violence Grows" on the punk rock record label

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. The single was championed by British DJ and radio presenter

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. Honey Bane later had a career as a solo artist, a film and stage actress and a model. Pete Fender subsequently went on to form

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with Gem Stone (bass) and Sid Ation (drums). Fender later released a 7-inch EP, "Four Formulas", under his own name on XNTRIX records. Fender and ‘It’ had formed the band Punktuation in 1977. With an average age of 13 years, they were amongst the youngest punk bands in the country at the time. Scott Barker went on to become a founder member of the legendary 'Old Reenies' (sometimes spelt 'Ol Rene's') with former Sods front man Kevin Jones and former No Warning guitarist Martin Brown. Scott Barker now lives in Spain and continues to perform. The band's songs were included in the compilation album for ''

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Former members

;Main line-up *

– vocals * Gem Stone (Gemma Sansom) – drums * Pete Fender (Dan Sansom) – guitar * Scotty Boy Barker (Scott Barker) – bass ;Other former members * It (Quentin North) – bass

Discography

;Singles * "Violence Grows" (1979; split single with

) * "Violence Grows b/w Beautiful Pictures + Cry Baby" (Small Wonder Records 1979)

References

External links

* English punk rock groups English post-punk music groups Musical quartets Musical groups established in 1978 Musical groups disestablished in 1979 {{UK-rock-band-stub