100 Years War - Music

The Faction Was A Punk Rock Band From San Jose California Who Were Closely Linked To The Underground Skateboarding Culture. The Band Played Primarily During The Years 1982 To 1985 Although A Different Lineup Recorded Three Songs And Played Two Shows In 1989 And Then Another Lineup Played Numerous Shows And Recorded 4 New Songs In The Early 21st Century. Steve Caballero One Of Skateboarding's Brightest Stars Played Bass And Then Guitar In The Faction. Caballero Probably Attracted A Lot Of Young Skateboarders' Interest To The Band But The Music Kept Them Coming Back For More And He Wasn't The Only Skater In The Band. Singer Gavin O'Brien Was A Heavy Local At Winchester Skatepark And Was More Than Able To Hold His Own In Any Session Vert Street Banks Whatever. Adam "Bomb" Segal's Trademark High Top Vans In All The Bright Cool Colors Of The Day Had Ollie Holes On Both Shoes-The Dude Was Doing Switch Tricks Before Anyone. Keith Rendon Drummer #1 Ray Stevens II Bass And Craig Bosch Drummer #2 Were All Accomplished Skaters Craig Even Has A Trick Named After Him The Bosch A Invert To Blunt On A Curb Ledge Etc . Catching Onto The Then-Noteworthy Idea Of Touring The Band Gained Notereity Through Repeated Exposure In The Skateboarding World Which Helped On Tour And Which Helped Create A National Fanbase. Thrasher Magazine's MoFo Compiled The First Skate Rock Tape Which Featured Several Faction Songs As Well As Songs By JFA And The Big Boys The Two Other Most Established Skate Punk Bands. Other Bands Included Were Riot .303 Minus One Los Olvidados Skoundrelz Featuring Tony Alva Anvil Chorus Free Beer Featuring San Francisco's Tony And Tommy Guerrero And Others. The Faction Recorded Two 7" Records An LP An EP And A Posthumous EP And Contributed Songs To A 7" Compilation Single From The Valley Within. Their Song Skate And Destroy Was Also Featured In The First Skateboarding Video Powell-Peralta's "Bones Brigade Video Show." Except For The Thrasher Skate Rock Tapes And The Posthumous "Epitaph" EP Which Was Released On Mystic Records All The Faction's Music Was Released On IM Records. This Label Was Owned By Guitarist Adam Segal And Financed By Arly. Primarily Due To Musical Evolutional Differences In The Band They Broke Up In 1985. In 1989 They Reformed With Pro Skateboarder Jeff Kendall On Guitar Instead Of Adam Bomb. They Played Two Shows Recorded "Accelerate" Used In The "Stoked The Gator Story" And For Whatever Reason It Didn't Go Any Further. In 1994 Mark Waters Of Goldenrod Records Approached The Band With The Idea To Compile The Faction's Musical History Into One Complete CD Package. The Resulting "Collection" Gathered Most Of The Band's Studio Recordings Along With Some Live And Radio Recordings Along With Gavin's Complete List Of Every Show The Band Ever Played Complete Lyrics And What Most Of The Band Called Their First Good Artwork. In 2001 The Band Started Playing Shows Here And There With Original Guitarist Russ Wright On Guitar. One Show Led To More And Between 2001 And 2005 The Band Played A Handful Of Shows Including Gigs In Dortmund And Munster Germany Vancouver B.C. Aberdeen Scotland Seattle With X San Diego And Anaheim With The Adolescents And Strung Out Sacramento And Numerous San Jose And San Francisco Shows. The Faction's Song 'Skate And Destroy" Is Featured In The Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 Video Game. read less