Mood of Defiance was an American punk rock band from San Pedro, California.
[1] The band name was taken from a headline in an issue of Time[4] which read "MIDDLE EAST: A Mood of Defiance".
[1] A seven track demo was made in 1981 at Media Art with SST house engineer Spot producing.
[5] The band began playing shows around town and Hatha became known for her outrageous stage antics such as burning a flag onstage,[1] performing while wearing a wedding dress or covered in fake vomit.
[2] About a year after forming,[1] Black and Ball left the band to be replaced by Danny Phillips (a.k.a.