Editing SNFU (section)

===''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish'' and ''Better Than a Stick in the Eye'' (1985–1989)===
Jones left the band due to exhaustion in mid 1985, and Schmitz departed in May.<ref>Walter 2014: 57</ref>  Dave Bacon joined as bassist, while [[Jon Card]] (previously of [[Personality Crisis (band)|Personality Crisis]], and later of [[D.O.A. (band)|D.O.A]] and [[Subhumans (Canadian band)|the Subhumans]]) moved to Edmonton and joined as drummer.  With the new lineup, the group toured North America. They released the comparatively experimental album<ref>Walter 2014: 75</ref> ''[[If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish]]'' in 1986 via BYO.  Card left the band after the album's completion.<ref>Walter 2014: 74</ref>  With drummer Ted Simm, SNFU self-released the ''[[She's Not on the Menu]]'' 7-inch EP, which also included the "Life of a Bag Lady" recordings from 1982.  Bacon departed in early 1987 due to musical differences and health concerns.<ref>Walter 2014: 89</ref>  [[Curtis Creager]] (of Urban Holiday), a former roommate of Chinn and Marc Belke, replaced him.

The band's popularity steadily increased. ''[[Flipside (fanzine)|Flipside]]'' [[fanzine]] voted them Best Live Band in 1987 over the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] and [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]].  [[Metallica]] included photos of lead singer [[James Hetfield]] wearing SNFU's iconic 'zombie' T-shirt in their ''[[The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/culture/story.html?id=084b3ec6-7f47-4207-86cc-8d2e866f6fc7|title=SNFU's zombie shirt lives on|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|access-date=March 10, 2012|date=May 3, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108110925/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/culture/story.html?id=084b3ec6-7f47-4207-86cc-8d2e866f6fc7|archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>  SNFU toured alongside [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] and the [[Dayglo Abortions]], and signed to [[Cargo Records (Canada)|Cargo Records]].<ref>Walter 2014: 95</ref>  Cecil English produced their third record, ''[[Better Than a Stick in the Eye]]'', which was issued in 1988 and remains influential among hardcore punk audiences.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=Vincent|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/better-than-a-stick-in-the-eye-mw0000264613|title=''Better Than a Stick in the Eye'' - SNFU|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/retrospective-review-snfu-and-no-one-else-wanted-to-play/|title=RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: SNFU - ''...And No One Else Wanted to Play''|magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Noisey]]|date=December 2, 2014|access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref>  The supporting tour included the group's first trip to Europe.

Due to internal tensions and musical differences, they disbanded in late 1989.<ref name=doc /><ref>Walter 2014: 99</ref>  Simm returned to [[Winnipeg]], while the Belkes and Creager formed the [[Wheat Chiefs]] (which the Belkes would keep active until 1998).  Chinn moved to Vancouver and led The Wongs and Little Joe, both short-lived.  Chinn also became open about his homosexuality, thereafter being an advocate for queer identity.<ref name=doc /><ref name=fer>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-ferocious-snfu-singer-chi-pig-led-the-hardcore-punk-scene/|title=Ferocious SNFU singer Chi Pig led the hardcore punk scene|first=Jana G.|last=Pruden|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=July 20, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>