0DFx

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0DFx
Background information
Origin	Akron Ohio United States
Genre(s)	Hardcore Punk
Years active	1981–1983
Former members
Jimi Imij Tommy Strange Mickey X-Nelson Brad No Sweat

0DFx (also known as Zero Defects or Zero Defex) was a hardcore punk band.

It was formed in Akron, Ohio in late 1981 by Tom Seiler of local punk group The Bursting Brains, Mick Hurray of the neo-surf group The Nelsons, and Jim Friend of V-Nervz, another local punk rock group. After trying out a few bassists, they appointed Brad Warner, who had been in a new wave group called Mmaxx, through an ad in a local rock paper. Warner remained a member of the group until its dissolution.

0DFx appeared on the Ohio-based punk rock compilation, The New Hope^[1] and on the nationally released P.E.A.C.E./War compilation, which has remained in print since 1983. But they are most notable for their role as a precursor to Brad Warner's book, Hardcore Zen, as well as for Tommy "Strange" Seiler's later bands, the Ragged Bags, Strawman and Songs For Emma.

1 Members
- 1.1 Short-term members
2 Discography
3 Related bands
4 External links
5 Notes

[edit] Members

Jim Friend "Jimi Imij" (vocals)
Tom Seiler "Tommy Strange" (guitar)
Mick Hurray "Mickey X-Nelson" (drums)
Brad Warner "Brad No Sweat" (bass)

[edit] Short-term members

Alan Litt "Alan Nelson" (bass)
Franklin Tarver "Frank N. File" (bass)
John Despins "Johnny Phlegm" (bass)
Jeff Hardy "Jeffro Smull" (guitar, from 2005)

[edit] Discography

Compilation appearances

The New Hope LP (New Hope Records 001, 1983)
- Songs - Drop The A-Bomb On Me / By The Day / Oppression / No More
P.E.A.C.E./War double LP (RRadical Records, 1983)
- Song - Drop The A-Bomb On Me