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Omaha NE, United States (1995 – present)
The Faint is an indie rock/dance punk band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska in 1995 The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer, a reference to Norman Mailer. The band Norman Bailer also included Conor Oberst, of Bright Eyes, with whom The Faint toured in 2005. He left shortly after joining and wasn’t let back into the band when he attempted to come back. They recently split from their longtime home Saddle Creek Records to record their latest album “Fasciinatiion” on their own label, “blank.wav”.
The band consists of Clark Baechle, Todd Fink (formerly known as Todd Baechle), and Joel Petersen. They signed to Saddle Creek Records and released a few singles, but were unable to establish widespread sales, though they were extremely popular in the Omaha-area. After adding Matt Bowen, The Faint released Media, which established them within a small, national community of fans. While touring, Bowen left and was replaced by Jacob Thiele who helped move the next album, Blank-Wave Arcade, towards a more dance and electronica influenced sound. The album was an underground hit. Partway through the creation of the morose Danse Macabre, The Faint added Dapose, a death metal guitarist formerly of Lead. Danse Macabre was also a critical and commercial success and has helped to establish a wider fanbase for the band. Their 4th album, released in 2004, is called Wet from Birth.
In 2002 bassist Joel Petersen released the first album from his solo project, Broken Spindles, and he has since released two subsequent albums and had a U.S. tour. Guitarist Dapose also has a side-project, Vverevvolf Grehv, releasing his first album in 2008.
The band consists of Clark Baechle, Todd Fink (formerly known as Todd Baechle), and Joel Petersen. They signed to Saddle Creek Records and released a few singles, but were unable to establish widespread sales, though they were extremely popular in the Omaha-area. After adding Matt Bowen, The Faint released Media, which established them within a small, national community of fans. While touring, Bowen left and was replaced by Jacob Thiele who helped move the next album, Blank-Wave Arcade, towards a more dance and electronica influenced sound. The album was an underground hit. Partway through the creation of the morose Danse Macabre, The Faint added Dapose, a death metal guitarist formerly of Lead. Danse Macabre was also a critical and commercial success and has helped to establish a wider fanbase for the band. Their 4th album, released in 2004, is called Wet from Birth.
In 2002 bassist Joel Petersen released the first album from his solo project, Broken Spindles, and he has since released two subsequent albums and had a U.S. tour. Guitarist Dapose also has a side-project, Vverevvolf Grehv, releasing his first album in 2008.
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Wet From Birth
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Danse Macabre
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Blank-Wave Arcade
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Danse Macabre Remixes
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TheFinalJoker wrote:
Wet From Birth is still the best album. I hope their new record will come back to that style, although they changed their style slightly with every album...
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krazikilla wrote:
huwet hurom birf
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timmooo wrote:
fasciination is awesome
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Legolas310 wrote:
These guy's really know how to put on a show :D
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AlbatrossinComa wrote:
Danse Macabre>Blank Wave Arcade>Wet From Birth>Fasciination=Media so they are still technically on saddle creek still because I am pretty sure Saddle Creek owns blank.wav and its just an imprint
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loveallpunk wrote:
i love this band¡¡.. are amazing¡¡
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Scott_25 wrote:
Wet From Birth>Danse Macabre>Blank Wave Arcade>Fasciinatiion>Media
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AlbatrossinComa wrote:
I love that Danse Macabre is such a gloomy sounding album. It's my favorite of theirs.
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vigimael wrote:
Fasciinatiion is probably my favourite Faint album.
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VR515 wrote:
Take the subway, fuck the street
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SeanVogel wrote:
:)
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bexestabueno wrote:
their similar artists are mostly those from NE. i dont know why they would use that as a comparison instead of the sound of the band, but whatever...
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truculenttyler wrote:
i always thought their similar artists was strange too. it hasn't changed much. i don't like their new album much at all for the record.
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bexestabueno wrote:
facinatiion is good tho. just takes a bit to get used to. at first i didnt like it either, but its become one of my favorite albums.
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akaronniedobbs wrote:
new album is nuts, pleasantly surprised
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akaronniedobbs wrote:
we got a flying machine!
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maryann2version wrote:
Hell yes, Danse Macabre <3
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Evilninja1337 wrote:
every time i introduce someone to this band, they get hooked
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
strange similar artists
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brownieboy wrote:
Agenda suicide
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5
Goliath Music Fest
Parque Alameda Poniente, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Dec
27
The Faint
The Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln, NE, United States
1 shout
| 7 attendees
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Dec
28
The Faint
The Waiting Room, Omaha NE, United States
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| 2 attendees
News
Broken Spindles Kiss/Kick (addendum) now available @ blankwav.com
5 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thefaint
Broken Spindles' new digital album Kiss/Kick (addendum) is now available through blankwav.com for only $7!
As the Broken Spindles' website says:
It contains 11 tracks consisting of previously ...
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