Fear Itself was a short-lived psychedelic blues-rock band formed by Ellen McIlwaine in the late 1960s in Atlanta, Georgia.
[1] The band featured McIlwaine on lead vocals and playing harmonica, rhythm guitar and organ.
Steve Cook played bass guitar and was the bassist on the band's one album, the self-titled Fear Itself.
[citation needed] For most of its time together the group was based in New York City and was part of the Greenwich Village music scene.
After the album was released one band member was killed in a car crash caused by a drunk driver.