''Fear and the Nervous System'' is the sole album by American rock band

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, released on September 18, 2012.

Background

The project began in 2008 led by

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guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer, who began writing for the band after the death of his father. In early 2008 he started gathering musicians for his project, starting with drummer

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and various other projects, followed by Korn's touring keyboardist

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bassist

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, and io echo guitarist

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. After recording the music, Shaffer introduced producer

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to the band's music, who contacted

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to provide vocals. The first single, "Choking Victim", was released on June 29, 2011, as a free download from the band'
website
Shaffer said of the song, "It's a good representation of what people will hear, and it's about something that happens to all of us. You trust somebody, give them your heart, and they turn around and stab you in the back. I think everybody can relate to that."

Track listing

Band members

;Musicians * James Christian Shaffer – guitars *

– vocals *

– guitars, programming, production *

– keyboard *

– bass *

– drums ;Other contributors *

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– album artwork *Tim Harkins – production *

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– production *Jim Monti – mixing

References

{{Authority control 2012 debut albums Fear and the Nervous System albums