Fear is a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1977 and still performs.
Fear appeared in Penelope Spheeris' 1980 film, The Decline of Western Civilization. Their performance was one of the most memorable scenes in the film. The film showed them angering members of the audience with personal attacks and offbeat humor. Singer Lee Ving asked one member of the audience "It's 1980—can't you afford a haircut?" The bass player Derf Scratch tells the joke: Q:"Why do girls have their two holes so close together?" A:"So you can carry them like a six-pack!" The cult classic movie included other well known acts like Black Flag, X, and The Germs.