There are multiple artists with this name. 1. Formed in the San Francisco East Bay in 1989, from the ashes of
Isocracy,
the Vagrants, and
Crimpshrine. Filth was a hardcore band that would help define the "East Bay hardcore" style. The band combined the more upbeat, sometimes poppy guitar styles of
Isocracy's Lenny Rokk with harsh screamed vocals, courtesy of
Crimpshrine roadie, Jake Sayles. The rhythm section was composed of an East Bay punks as Mike-o the Psycho, on bass, Jim Gray, a Canadian who temporarily moved to SoCal, on guitar, the more well-known Dave (E.C.) …
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