Wayne Maestri died in January 2026.
The FUs performed a reunion show in the Boston area on August 29, 2010, along with fellow Boston pioneer hardcore punk bands DYS , Jerry’s Kids , and Gang Green as well as New York City’s Antidote. The show was in support of xxx ALL AGES xxx , a documentary…
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John Sox reintroduced the music of FUs and Straw Dogs by forming the band Payload! in 2006 with Richie Rich, Bobby Frankenheim (who later joined the reunited DYS), Jack Snyder currently of Wrought Iron Hex, and Mick Stunt, currently of the West Coast band, The Stuntmen. When approached by Katie…
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The FUs material was re-released on Classy Records and then on Taang! Records . In 2002 Reflex/Wolfpack Records re-released both Kill For Christ and My America on one LP.
Later the same year, FUs‘ debut album, Kill For Christ , was released on Xclaim Records, featuring cover artwork by Septic Death frontman Brian ‘Pushead’ Schroeder , depicting Jesus with a machine gun . Their second album for Xclaim, My America , came out in 1983, and the band’s final…
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The FUs started out playing fast, thrashy hardcore punk. In 1982 Wayne Maestri was recruited to take over bass guitar, and this four-piece line-up recorded tracks for the Modern Method compilation, This Is Boston, Not LA , which also featured tracks by Gang Green , Jerry’s Kids and The Freeze…
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The FUs formed as a hardcore punk band in Boston late in 1981. The band initially consisted of John Sox on bass and lead vocals, Bob Furapples on drums, and Steve Grimes on guitar. This line-up recorded a four-song demo which received airplay on the numerous college radio stations in…
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