Friend Or Foe

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Background Information
Name (English)	Friend Or Foe
Origin	Shanghai
Genre	Rock / Punk / Dance
Members
Vocals / Guitars: Rabshakeh (US) Bass: Bill Drums: Mahanadan (US)

History

The story starts when the demon Moloch escaped from a dark corner of hell and went on a rampage through the heavens. While lose and in an animalistic fit he raped the pious angel Charoum and as a result of this tragic event she found herself pregnant. When her time came, it was not one child but three that emerged. She decided to raise them as innocent, pure children with no knowledge of the dark origins.

However, these triplets were different from their immaculate peers, continually straying into dark and devious activities. No matter how much Charoum scolded them, they defied her orders. Yet, whenever possible they kept their mischief a secret due to their deep and pure love for their angelic mother. Currently they take the stage as Friend or Foe. They wear masks to hide their identity, because underneath their trouble-making they are good boys at heart and are afraid that if their mommy catches them, they will get into trouble.

On June 13th 2011, they performed at the Yuyintang as support act to New Zealand band Die Die Die. According to Andy Best: Friend or Foe were strong as usual and you still have one more chance to see them before the original line up splits as bassist Fish leaves these shores^[1]

In January 2012, one of their songs got included in the compilation record We Are Shanghai (VA). Asked on how they got introduced to the record, Friend or Foe stated in an interview with Rock in China:

We are friends with the compilers and one of them (Dennis Nichols from Rainbow Danger Club [rainbowdangerclub.com]) helped us to arrange the tracks. Another (Adam Gaensler from Luwan Rock [luwanrock.com]) actually had already helped us to record our demo. And Ivan Belcic from Twin Horizon [twinhorizon.com] did the art for the awesome comic book that comes with our album. That is 3 of the 4 guys who put the compilation together, so we were in from the start.