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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.

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Kaytleah22 wrote:
6 hours ago

love The Faint,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.

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Beerbaybe wrote:
Tuesday evening

http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Opposite+Villains Please listen to music of mine band and express the opinion=)

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Koszmonaut wrote:
Monday morning

I Have Music for Breakfast. :)

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illuziimoi wrote:
Sunday afternoon

крутые ребята!

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bexestabueno wrote:
Sunday morning

fuck. can we please get a new picture

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Alby_ wrote:
Saturday evening

Call Call

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maax21 wrote:
last week

My favorite one is Symptom Finger on Wet from Birth!!! So good

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Frillicious wrote:
14 days ago

Great music. Awesome beats. Violent!

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zane_ wrote:
15 days ago

there are still too many ppl around the world who havent heard of this band... ive been listening to the faint since i was liek sixteen and feel like they are my best friends ive never met! for some reason no one outside the states and teh uk and germany know of their uberness ;)

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TheFinalJoker wrote:
17 days ago

Anyone knows if they'll visit Germany for some live acts in 2010?

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aniym wrote:
18 days ago

it's the opposite for me too. I didn't like BWA at first, thought DM was too scenester...Wet From Birth was when I started listening carefully, and gradually I grew to like all their albums equally. Well, except for for Fasciination.

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militantirony wrote:
19 days ago

@AlternateRaiL, It's been the opposite for me. I've enjoyed The Faint for years now.. I can listen to Wet From Birth and Danse Macabre for hours.

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Clemenjo wrote:
21 days ago

This is such a HUGE show, and I'm going to miss it (my parents live on the East Coast). If anyone goes to the Waiting Room, please leave a comment at http://omaha.net/articles/my-omaha-alternative-holiday-experience That article has some local publicity/info about The Faint (local to Omaha that is), and has a great calendar of other upcoming shows in the city. I'd love to see what people are saying about Omaha music and The Faint!

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Jedidude77 wrote:
23 days ago

where are they?

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AlternateRaiL wrote:
24 days ago

I think The Faint are one of those bands that are initially impressive, but as you keep listening; flaws and cracks appear in the song writing. Danse Macabre was really great first time round, but the songs aren't built to last, they don't keep you enthralled for long, and soon enough I was skipping all their tracks.

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blanee wrote:
24 days ago

i just saw you guys yesterday on goliath mexico you are freakn awesome :)

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mathewjordan wrote:
29 days ago

LET THE POISON SPILL.

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Karilo13 wrote:
30 days ago

Danse Macabre is my favorite album EVER!

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ccjav wrote:
last month

blank wave=danse>fasciinatiion>wet from>media

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PleasantKenobi wrote:
last month

Just wanting to voice my love of this band. ^^ Violent, off of Danse macabre, is probably my faveourite track of theirs.

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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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