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Not to be confused with Thee Faction.
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The Faction
Origin
San Jose, California
Genres
Skate punk, hardcore punk, punk rock
Years active
1982–1985, 1989, 2001–2005, 2014-2020
Labels
IM Records (band label)
Members
Gavin O'Brien Steve "Cab" Caballero Adam "Bomb" Segal Keith Rendon Ray Stevens, II
The Faction is an American hardcore band from San Jose, California. Pioneers of the skate punk era during the early 1980s, their primary stint being from Halloween 1982 until Halloween 2020, The Faction were one of the first bands whose music and lifestyle tastes centered on punk rock and skateboarding. An early demo tape had these words inscribed on the label: "Music By Skaters For Skaters." All original band members and their subsequent replacements are accomplished skateboarders, most notably bass and guitar player and legendary professional skateboarder Steve Caballero. In the early years of the band Caballero was instrumental in attracting a large following of skateboarders to the band. Lead singer Gavin O'Brien was also a notable skateboarder, popular at local Winchester Skatepark. Drummer Craig Bosch has a skateboard trick named after him, "the Bosch" aka invert to blunt. Pro skateboarder Jeff Kendall would also play with The Faction during a brief reunion in 1989.
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