Trust Obey was an American band based in

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and founded by

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and Brett Smith, who comprised the creative nucleus of the group. They released six studio albums: ''Rip Saw'' (1989), '' The Veil'' (1990), '' Locust'' (1990), ''

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'' (1991), ''

Fear and Bullets ''Fear and Bullets'' is an soundtrack album by Trust Obey created through a collaboration between James O'Barr and longtime friend John Bergin as a soundtrack to O'Barr's graphic novel ''The Crow''. It was originally released in 1994 along with a ...

'' (1994) and '' Hands of Ash'' (1996).

History

Trust Obey was formed by vocalist and programmer

and guitarist Brett Smith. He had originally composer under the moniker Orifice, which he founded in 1985. The band debuted with the

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

''Rip Saw'' in 1989. Two albums followed in 1990, were self-released and titled '' The Veil'' and '' Locust''. The band's fourth album ''

'' was released in 1991. After three years Bergin returned with a collaboration with graphic novelist

James O'Barr James O'Barr (born January 1, 1960) is an American comics artist, writer and graphic artist, best known as the creator of the comic book series ''The Crow''. Early life O'Barr, an orphan, was raised in the foster care system. Career In 1978, O' ...

, a

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to O'Barr's

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The Crow The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at t ...

'' titled ''

'', released by Graphitti Designs. In 1996 the band released their sixth

titled '' Hands of Ash'' for

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. The album was commended by critics for its

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undertones and high production quality.

Discography

Studio albums * ''Rip Saw'' (1989) * '' The Veil'' (1990) * '' Locust'' (1990) * ''

'' (1991) * '' Hands of Ash'' (1996, Fifth Colvmn) * ''Audio Asphyxiation: The John Bergin Special'' (1996, Grinder Books and Recordings) Soundtrack albums * ''

'' (1994, Graphitti Designs) * ''Fear and Bullets (1991 Demo)'' (2018) Extended plays * ''Fear and Bullets: Seven Blackbirds'' (2018) * ''Fear and Bullets: The Tides of Sin'' (2018) Compilation albums * ''Sanctity Now (1991 Demo)'' (2018) Compilation appearances * ''Le Bruit Pour La Raison Qui S'y Trouve'' (1991, Ensemble Vide) * '' Sever Motor Discordia'' (1992, Technical Chaos) * ''Terra X: Vol. 1 Love and Hate'' (1993, Terra X) * ''Kansas City Misery'' (1995, Red Decibel) * ''

Fascist Communist Revolutionaries ''Fascist Communist Revolutionaries'' is a various artists compilation album released on September 24, 1996 by Fifth Colvmn Records. It was the second Fifth Colvmn Records compilation and was released to celebrate the three year anniversary of t ...

'' (1996, Fifth Colvmn) * ''World War Underground'' (1997, Fifth Colvmn) * ''Wish You Were Queer: A Tribute to Ministry'' (1999, Invisible) * '' Nod's Tacklebox O' Fun'' (1999,

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) * ''An Industrial Tribute To: Ministry'' (2003, Tributized) * ''Tributaeminesteriumni - Two CD Tribute Set'' (2004, Underground, Inc.)

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