Fang

The Profile

Fang are an American hardcore punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1980. Early releases include Landshark! (1982) and Where the Wild Things Are (1983). Their raw sound became a touchstone in the East Bay scene, and their song The Money Will Roll Right In was later covered by bands including Nirvana and Mudhoney.

American hardcore punk group formed in Berkeley, California (1980). Key albums: Landshark! (1982) and Where the Wild Things Are (1983). Part of the East Bay punk scene. The song The Money Will Roll Right In has been covered by Nirvana and Mudhoney.

One review by pretazzo revisits Fang’s Landshark! (1982), casting it as a bleak, nihilistic slab of early ’80s Bay Area hardcore. The piece highlights tracks like Law and Order, Diary of a mad werrwoulf, Drunk & Crazy, and The Money Will Roll Right In. It contrasts Fang with Flipper and draws a line toward early grunge aesthetics. Fang are an American hardcore punk band from the Bay Area active since the early 1980s.