The Faith / Void

The Faith and Void were hardcore bands from Washington D.C., both with few releases (this is Void's only release throughout the band's existence),^[3] but the record built a relatively large underground following among punk and hardcore punk fans.^[4] Both bands were connected to Dischord Records, the punk label run by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson of Minor Threat and were considered pioneers of DC Hardcore.^[5]

Kurt Cobain listed the album in his top fifty albums of all time.^[6][7]

The record was the eighth release in the Dischord catalog. Originally, it was available in a test pressing with a handmade sleeve, followed by a regular pressing in cardboard sleeve with two lyrics inserts, one per band, both made in 1982. Dischord has since remastered the album and re-released it twice—in 2008 on clear purple vinyl, and in 2011 on black vinyl.^[8]

Writing for the Guardian, Craig Finn of the Hold Steady referred to the split as “one of the most vital hardcore records ever released” and continued: “It's a reminder of hardcore at its finest: angry and dangerous without being cartoonish”.^[9]

Punknews called the Void side of the split “probably the most influential on the punk-thrash scene of the 90's”.^[10]

Dischord re-issued the album on compact disc in November 1993, with the following extra tracks (from the Faith's Subject to Change EP). The disc was remastered at Silver Sonya in 2002 and subsequently re-released.

1. Aware
2. Say No More
3. Limitations
4. No Choice
5. Untitled
6. Subject to Change
7. More of the Shame
8. Slowdown

The Faith / Void personnel as listed in the album liner notes.