Fear "The Record"

Fear, an American hardcore punk band, released their debut studio album, "The Record", on May 16, 1982, under Slash Records and produced by Gary Lubow. The album was reissued on CD in 2007 with an additional bonus track "Fuck Christmas". The band also re-recorded the entire album and released it as The Fear Record in 2012.

"The Record" is regarded as one of the best albums of Fear and a classic album of the 1980s Los Angeles hardcore punk scene. The album received mostly positive reviews, with Mark Deming of AllMusic giving it a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating that it is like the punk equivalent of the movie Animal House, entertaining on a non-think level while it lasts. Fear is recognized for their unique perspective and efficient way of making everyone around them angry through punk, which they achieved with The Record. Mark Rigby of Record Collector called it "probably the most exciting and impressive, one-dimensional, ill-mannered, distasteful, odious 'hate' record ever made".

The album's legacy is remarkable, with Kurt Cobain including it in his top 50 albums of all time. Vocalist/rhythm guitarist Lee Ving was interviewed about the original album's recording in Dave Grohl's 2013 documentary film "Sound City". Duff McKagan, bassist of Guns N' Roses, picked "We Destroy the Family" for his 2016 list "The 10 Best Punk Songs", and he stated that "The Record" still gets played backstage before he goes on. "Let's Have a War" was included on the Repo Man soundtrack album and covered by A Perfect Circle on the album eMOTIVe. It was also covered by Course of Empire on the Infested EP.