Paranoid Visions
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Paranoid Visions are an infamous punk
band from Dublin, Ireland who formed in 1982. They broke up in 1992, had reunion shows and eventually decided to reunite.
The band ran their own label, F.O.A.D. (Fuck Off And Die), during the 80s and 90s. The label was based in Dublin and run by guitarist, P.A. as is the bulk of their current administration to date. In 1987, the band started the FOAD2U2 campaign (meaning Fuck off and die to U2). These letters could be seen sprayed all over Dublin at the time. Their EP, I Will Wallow is a parody of U2's album, Boy
, and their single "I Will Follow". In January 2009, the band announced they would be releasing a new album, Beware of the God. This will be the first album which features new members Aoife Destruction and Steo Pain.
P.A : Guitar
Joe Libido: Guitar
Kevin 7: Guitar
The Master Switch: Bass
Sarah Bellum: Vocals
Aoife Destruction: Vocals
Paul O'Tician: Drums
Steo Vision: Keys, Samples, Hatemospherics etc.
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - August 1983 - with lyric sheet
• Blood in the Snow
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1983
• Destroy / Blood
K7 - Bluurg Records - UK - 1984
Reissue of first two cassettes
• From the Womb to the Bucket
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1984
K7 - Bluurg Records - ??? - UK - 1984 - *16 tracks with 12pp booklet
• Weird Weird World of Guru Weirdbrain *various artists
LP - Hotwire Records - HWLP8505 - IRL - 1985
• The Robot Is Running Amok EP
7" - FOAD Records/All The Madmen - FOAD 1 - 1986 - foc + insert
• Schizophrenia
LP - FOAD Records/All The Madmen - FOAD 2 - 1987
LP - FOAD Records/Revolver - FOAD 2 - 1988 - repress
• I Will Wallow
10" - FOAD Records/All The Madmen - FOAD 2U2 - 1987 - insert
12" - FOAD Records - FOAD 2U2 - (1989) unconfirmed
• Autonomy // Social Security / Strange Girl (live 18.3.87)
• Reaganstein/Paranoid Visions - FOAD To You Fascist American Contra Scum
folded double-printed A3-size sleeve
'Fake' split EP, Reaganstein is a P.V. alter ego the name rumoured to have been taken from the label run by Black Country/West Midlands anarcho punks Indecent Assault ie Reaganstein Records, launched in 1986 as a DIY label to release their own material. This has never been confirmed...
Reaganstein - Blood Empires
Paranoid Visions - Ignore It (live 18.3.87)
• Autonomy EP + Reaganstein/Paranoid Visions *split single
split single 2x7" - FOAD Records - FOAD 5 + FOAD 6 - 1988
• Get Off The Map.. (City of Screams)
mini-LP - FOAD Records/Revolver - FOAD 1000. *1988 - green vinyl + insert.
Also exists as black vinyl test pressing.
• various artists - Comet Tape 3
K7 - Comet Records - COMTAPE 5 - IRL - 1988
• various artists - ALF
LP - No Masters Voice - ??? - USA - 1989
• Halo of Phlegm
LP - FOAD Records - FOAD 8 - unreleased?
K7 - FOAD Records - FOAD 8 - unreleased?
LP/CD - Big Chief Records - ??? - USA - unreleased?
• RAW
CD - Big Chief Records - ??? - USA - unreleased?
• Immature Recollections
K7 - FOAD Records - FOAD 9 - 1990
• The Dismal Abysmals :- Illegitimate Targets
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1990?
Another P.V. alter ego
• Tripping The Live Disaster
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1990?
• Politician EP [cassingle]
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1991
• various artists - Dirt Behind the Daydream Vol.1
K7 - FOAD Records - FOAD 9T1 - 1991
tracks:
• various artists - Dirt Behind the Daydream Vol.2
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1991
• Bollox To Christmas
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1992?
tracks:
• After the Faction (Best Of)
CD - AX-S Records - AXS95CD001 - 1995
Distributed via Southern (UK), Cargo (US) *and Sound Solutions (Germany).
• Live in Stab City
CD - April 2006
• The Triangular EP (Home Sweet Hell)
2x7" - Wednesday Works - DAY 1 - IRL - 1996. *One disc is a flexi.
Archive recordings.
• Outside In. The Vinyl Years 1986-1989
CD - Toxic Records - ??? - 2005
• Missing In Action EP
CD-R - 2007
tracks:
• 40 Shades of Gangreen
CD-R - March 2007
tracks:
• 3R'S EP
CD - 2008
FOAD 0801
tracks:
• The Treasure From The Wasteland EP - Lost Gems From Dublin '79 + '80
CD & 12" Vinyl
2008
FOAD 0802
tracks:
• Hate From The Cities Vol 1
CD & 12" Vinyl
2008
FOAD 0803
Paranoid Visions/Dirty Love/Moutpiece
PV tracks:
• Hate From The Cities Vol 2
CD & 12" Vinyl
2008
FOAD 0804
Paranoid Visions/Devilish Presley/Kidd Blunt
PV tracks:
• Hate From The Cities Vol 3
CD & 12" Vinyl
2008
FOAD 0805
Paranoid Visions/The Restarts/Excuses
PV track:
• Beware Of The God
12" Vinyl & CD
March 2009
FOAD 0902LP & FOAD 0902CD
tracks:
CD bonus tracks:
• I Am The One
7" Vinyl & CD
2009
FOAD 0903 & FOAD 0903CD
tracks:
CD bonus tracks:
• Strobelight And Torture
7" Vinyl & CD
2010
FOAD 10017in & FOAD 1001CD
7" tracks:
CD tracks:
• Black Operations In The Red Mist
Double CD
2010
Overground Records 124CD LC4593
Black Operations CD tracks:
In The Red Mist CD tracks:
• Der Election
CD
2011
FOAD 1101CD
tracks:
Live In Fibber Magee's 11/09/09:
'Politician 2011' from Der Election reached No.6 in the Irish Top 10 Physical Singles Charts for week ending 24th Feb 2011.
Punk rock
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band from Dublin, Ireland who formed in 1982. They broke up in 1992, had reunion shows and eventually decided to reunite.
The band ran their own label, F.O.A.D. (Fuck Off And Die), during the 80s and 90s. The label was based in Dublin and run by guitarist, P.A. as is the bulk of their current administration to date. In 1987, the band started the FOAD2U2 campaign (meaning Fuck off and die to U2). These letters could be seen sprayed all over Dublin at the time. Their EP, I Will Wallow is a parody of U2's album, Boy
Boy (album)
Boy is the debut album from Irish rock band U2, released October 20, 1980. Produced by Steve Lillywhite, the album received generally positive reviews. Common themes among the album's songs are the thoughts and frustrations of adolescence. The album included the band's first United Kingdom hit...
, and their single "I Will Follow". In January 2009, the band announced they would be releasing a new album, Beware of the God. This will be the first album which features new members Aoife Destruction and Steo Pain.
Current members
Deko (The living legend himself): VocalsP.A : Guitar
Joe Libido: Guitar
Kevin 7: Guitar
The Master Switch: Bass
Sarah Bellum: Vocals
Aoife Destruction: Vocals
Paul O'Tician: Drums
Steo Vision: Keys, Samples, Hatemospherics etc.
Discography
• Destroy The Myths of Musical ProgressionK7 - FOAD Records - ??? - August 1983 - with lyric sheet
• Blood in the Snow
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1983
• Destroy / Blood
K7 - Bluurg Records - UK - 1984
Reissue of first two cassettes
• From the Womb to the Bucket
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1984
K7 - Bluurg Records - ??? - UK - 1984 - *16 tracks with 12pp booklet
• Weird Weird World of Guru Weirdbrain *various artists
LP - Hotwire Records - HWLP8505 - IRL - 1985
- tracks: I Will Follow (Moving Statues)
• The Robot Is Running Amok EP
7" - FOAD Records/All The Madmen - FOAD 1 - 1986 - foc + insert
• Schizophrenia
LP - FOAD Records/All The Madmen - FOAD 2 - 1987
LP - FOAD Records/Revolver - FOAD 2 - 1988 - repress
• I Will Wallow
10" - FOAD Records/All The Madmen - FOAD 2U2 - 1987 - insert
12" - FOAD Records - FOAD 2U2 - (1989) unconfirmed
- The repress on 12-inch was announced but its existence is unconfirmed.
• Autonomy // Social Security / Strange Girl (live 18.3.87)
- 7" - FOAD Records/Revolver - FOAD 5 - 1988 - foc + poster + lyric insert
• Reaganstein/Paranoid Visions - FOAD To You Fascist American Contra Scum
- (Nicaragua Benefit Single)
- 7" - FOAD Records/Revolver - FOAD 6 - 1988 -
folded double-printed A3-size sleeve
'Fake' split EP, Reaganstein is a P.V. alter ego the name rumoured to have been taken from the label run by Black Country/West Midlands anarcho punks Indecent Assault ie Reaganstein Records, launched in 1986 as a DIY label to release their own material. This has never been confirmed...
- side one:
Reaganstein - Blood Empires
- side two:
Paranoid Visions - Ignore It (live 18.3.87)
• Autonomy EP + Reaganstein/Paranoid Visions *split single
split single 2x7" - FOAD Records - FOAD 5 + FOAD 6 - 1988
- Double pack consisting of the above two singles.
• Get Off The Map.. (City of Screams)
mini-LP - FOAD Records/Revolver - FOAD 1000. *1988 - green vinyl + insert.
Also exists as black vinyl test pressing.
• various artists - Comet Tape 3
K7 - Comet Records - COMTAPE 5 - IRL - 1988
- tracks: The Other Half Lives
• various artists - ALF
LP - No Masters Voice - ??? - USA - 1989
- track: The Feast
• Halo of Phlegm
LP - FOAD Records - FOAD 8 - unreleased?
K7 - FOAD Records - FOAD 8 - unreleased?
LP/CD - Big Chief Records - ??? - USA - unreleased?
• RAW
CD - Big Chief Records - ??? - USA - unreleased?
- A compilation of Schizophrenia + I Will Wallow. Unreleased.
• Immature Recollections
K7 - FOAD Records - FOAD 9 - 1990
• The Dismal Abysmals :- Illegitimate Targets
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1990?
Another P.V. alter ego
• Tripping The Live Disaster
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1990?
• Politician EP [cassingle]
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1991
• various artists - Dirt Behind the Daydream Vol.1
K7 - FOAD Records - FOAD 9T1 - 1991
tracks:
- Answerable 2 Nun
- Snuff Show
- Look At Me
• various artists - Dirt Behind the Daydream Vol.2
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1991
• Bollox To Christmas
K7 - FOAD Records - ??? - 1992?
tracks:
- Drunken Merry Christmas
- Hozanna in a Hiace
- 12 Months at Christmas
- Santa Claus in Punk Land
- Skanking Merry Christmas
- Santa Baby
- Penneys from Hell
- Carol of the Condom
- Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
- Crusty Claws
- Psycho Christmas Everybody
- Harp The Herald Angels Drinking
- Silent Night
- White Christmas
- Mac the Knife
- A Christmas Tail
• After the Faction (Best Of)
CD - AX-S Records - AXS95CD001 - 1995
Distributed via Southern (UK), Cargo (US) *and Sound Solutions (Germany).
• Live in Stab City
CD - April 2006
• The Triangular EP (Home Sweet Hell)
2x7" - Wednesday Works - DAY 1 - IRL - 1996. *One disc is a flexi.
Archive recordings.
• Outside In. The Vinyl Years 1986-1989
CD - Toxic Records - ??? - 2005
• Missing In Action EP
CD-R - 2007
tracks:
- Missing in Action
- Saints Are Coming
- I Will Wallow (1996)
- Something More (live 2006)
- The Other Half Lives
- Second Hand Daylight (live)
- 12 Months At Xmas
• 40 Shades of Gangreen
CD-R - March 2007
tracks:
- 9 Months to the Disco
- Missing in Action
- Wearside Jack
- Braindance
- Rock N' Roll N' Revolution
- Albert Fish (Psycho)
- Fuck Forever
- Visions
- Acts of Love
- Forever Winter
- Creeping
- 40 Shades of Gangreen
- Aids
- Sonic Reducer
- The Saints Are Coming
• 3R'S EP
CD - 2008
FOAD 0801
tracks:
- Rock 'N' Roll 'N' Revolution
- 40 Shades Of Gangreen
- Halo Of Phlegm Pts 1 & 2
- Afraid Of Life
- Don't Vote For Freedom
- Fuck Forever
- House The Seed
• The Treasure From The Wasteland EP - Lost Gems From Dublin '79 + '80
CD & 12" Vinyl
2008
FOAD 0802
tracks:
- Treasure On The Wasteland
- High Cost Of Living
- Reptile
• Hate From The Cities Vol 1
CD & 12" Vinyl
2008
FOAD 0803
Paranoid Visions/Dirty Love/Moutpiece
PV tracks:
- Sex Kills (Alt mix)
- Amhrán na Bhfiann
• Hate From The Cities Vol 2
CD & 12" Vinyl
2008
FOAD 0804
Paranoid Visions/Devilish Presley/Kidd Blunt
PV tracks:
- Frantic World (From Toxic compilation)
- Visions (Recorded live in the Voodoo Lounge April 2006)
• Hate From The Cities Vol 3
CD & 12" Vinyl
2008
FOAD 0805
Paranoid Visions/The Restarts/Excuses
PV track:
- Shell To Sea (Rough Mix)
- You're A Wanker (From The Dismal Abysmals Sessions 1990)
• Beware Of The God
12" Vinyl & CD
March 2009
FOAD 0902LP & FOAD 0902CD
tracks:
- High Cost Of Living
- I Am The One
- Sex Kills
- Bondage (When We Get Out)
- No Sunny Days
- New Dark Ages
- From Dublin With Love
- Shell To Sea
- Asylum In My Mind
- Fatal Distraction
- Fritzl's Basement
CD bonus tracks:
- Mongoloid
- Action, Time And Vision
- Strange Girl (Acoustic)
• I Am The One
7" Vinyl & CD
2009
FOAD 0903 & FOAD 0903CD
tracks:
- I Am The One
- Don't Dictate
- (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone
CD bonus tracks:
- The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle
- The Saints Are Coming
- Mongoloid
- Treasure On The Wasteland
- A Hard Days Night
- Action, Time And Vision
- Sonic Reducer
- Michelle
- The Saints Are Coming (Live)
- (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (Live)
• Strobelight And Torture
7" Vinyl & CD
2010
FOAD 10017in & FOAD 1001CD
7" tracks:
- Strobelight And Torture
- (Now That) God Is Dead
- New Dark Ages (Live)
CD tracks:
- Strobelight And Torture
- (Now That) God Is Dead
- New World Joy Division (Days Of Rape) Demo
- Strobelight And Torture (Full Version)
- Sex Kills (Live)
- New Dark Ages (Live)
• Black Operations In The Red Mist
Double CD
2010
Overground Records 124CD LC4593
Black Operations CD tracks:
- Strobelight And Torture
- Asleep At The Wheel
- Autonomy
- Second Hand Daylight (Live)
- Missing In Action
- Ignore It
- Strange Girl
- Acts Of Love
- I Will Wallow
- TV Ads
- Sex Kills
- Vandals
- Don't Vote For Freedom
- Lies (Live)
- Revolution (Live)
- Look At Me (Live)
- Creeping (Demo)
- An Bfhuil tu Sasta
- Home Sweet Hell
- Fritzl's Basement
In The Red Mist CD tracks:
- Visions
- Cycles Of Christ (Live)
- Politician
- Braindance
- The Feast (Radio Session)
- Bombsong
- War Is Over (Radio Session)
- Fan The Flames (Live)
- Time Bome
- I Will Wallow ('96 Version)
- Rhythm Of Injustice (U.S. Mix)
- Something More
- Newtownism
- Adventure Playground
- Detention
- City Of Screams
- Against The Wall
- Fences
- Bondage (When We Get Out)
• Der Election
CD
2011
FOAD 1101CD
tracks:
- All Systems Go
- Politician 2011
- (Join The) Recession Klub
Live In Fibber Magee's 11/09/09:
- High Cost Of Living
- Braindance
- Asleep At The Wheel
- Rock 'N' Roll 'N' Revolution
- Strange Girl
- Fritzl's Basement
'Politician 2011' from Der Election reached No.6 in the Irish Top 10 Physical Singles Charts for week ending 24th Feb 2011.