Fatal Microbes are an English punk rock band formed in 1978, featuring Honey Bane on vocals, Gem Stone on drums, Pete Fender on guitar, and Scotty Barker on bass. In 1979, they released their debut Violence Grows EP, a split 12-inch record co-released by Small Wonder and XNTRIX Records alongside Poison Girls. The same year, they issued a 7-inch EP featuring "Violence Grows" on Small Wonder Records, championed by British DJ John Peel.