List of punk rock bands, 0–K
See also: List of punk rock bands, L–Z
This is a list of notable punk rock bands (numbers 0–9 and letters A through K). The bands listed have played some type of punk music at some point in their career, although they may have also played other styles. Bands who played in a style that influenced early punk rock—such as garage rock and protopunk—but never played punk rock themselves, should not be on this list. Bands who created a new genre that was influenced by (but is not a subgenre of) punk rock—such as alternative rock, crossover thrash, metalcore, new wave, and post-punk—but never played punk rock, should not be listed either.
0–9
Band Name | Origin | Years Active | Description |
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108 | New York City, New York, USA | 1991–96, 2005–present | A post-hardcore band with music inspired by the Krishna Consciousness |
1208 | Hermosa Beach, California, USA | 1996-2005 | A melodic punk band started by Alex Flynn, who is closely related to Greg Ginn of Black Flag |
2 Minutos | Valentín Alsina, Argentina | 1987–present | A street punk band. |
25 ta Life | Queens, New York City, New York, USA | 1991–present | |
28 Days | Frankston, Melbourne, Australia | 1997–2007, 2009–present | A punk/rapcore band. |
30 Foot Fall | Houston, Texas, USA | 1993–present | |
The 4-Skins | East End, London, England, UK | 1979–84, 2007–present | A working class Oi! band. |
+44 | Los Angeles, California, United States | 2005–2009 | A pop punk/alternative rock band named after the phone code for the United Kingdom, formed by members of Blink 182, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker.[1] |
45 Grave | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1979–85, 1989–91, 2005–present | A horror punk/deathrock band. |
48May | Hamilton, New Zealand | 2004–08 | A pop punk band. |
5 Seconds of Summer | Sydney, Australia | 2011–present | An Australian punk band |
59 Times the Pain | Fagersta, Sweden | 1992–2001 | A hardcore punk band with working class roots. |
7 Seconds | Reno, Nevada, USA | 1980–present | A straight edge melodic hardcore band who pioneered the youth crew genre. |
88 Fingers Louie | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1993–96, 1998–99 | A melodic hardcore band. |
98 Mute | Hermosa Beach, California, USA | 1993–2002 | A street punk band. |
999 | London, England, UK | 1976–present | A classic punk band from England. |
A
Band Name | Origin | Years Active | Description |
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A//Political | Baltimore, Maryland | 1993 or 1994-1998 or 1999 | A//Political was an Anarcho-punk and Peace punk band from Baltimore, Maryland. |
Abhinanda | Umeå, Sweden | 1992-1999, 2004, 2009-2010, 2012 | Swedish hardcore punk band who had close ties to influential hardcore punk band Refused. |
Abrasive Wheels | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK | 1976–84, 2003–present | Classic English punk band known for their seminal albums "When The Punks Go Marching In" and the singles "Vicious Circle/Voice of Youth" and "Army Song" |
AC4 | Umeå, Sweden | 2008–present | |
!Action Pact! | Stanwell, London, England, UK | 1981–86 | Aggressive English punk band. |
Adam and the Ants | London, England, UK | 1977–82 | A band which originally played punk rock, moving toward post-punk from 1978 to 1979. A later incarnation achieved commercial success as part of the New Romantic movement. |
The Adicts | Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK | 1975–present | A British classic punk band known for dressing similar to the "droogs" (ruffians) in the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange. |
The Adolescents | Fullerton, California, United States | 1980–81, 1986–89, 2001–present | A hardcore punk supergroup with members from Agent Orange and Social Distortion. |
ADS | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1980-84 | |
The Adverts | London, England, UK | 1976–79 | A punk rock band with one of the earliest female punk stars, Gaye Advert. |
Adrenalin O.D. | Elmwood Park, New Jersey, USA | 1981–90 | A hardcore punk band. |
Afektiven Naboj | Struga, Macedonia | ||
AFI | Ukiah, California, USA | 1991–present | Began as a hardcore punk band before shifting to horror punk, then to alternative rock. |
Afro Jetz | Sweden | ||
Against All Authority | Miami, Florida, USA | 1992–present | A DIY ska punk band. |
Against | Brisbane, Australia | 2001–present | |
Against Me! | Gainesville, Florida, USA | 1997–present | A punk rock band. |
Agent 51 | Poway, California, USA | 1995-2005 | |
Agent Orange | Placentia, California, USA | 1979–present | A punk rock band. |
Agnostic Front | New York City, New York, USA | 1982–92, 1997–present | A hardcore punk/crossover thrash band. |
Aiden | Seattle, Washington, USA | 2003–present | An post-hardcore/punk rock/horror punk band. |
Alexisonfire | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | 2001-2011, 2012 | Juno Award-winning post-hardcore band. |
Alkaline Trio | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1996–present | A punk rock trio. |
Alice Donut | New York City, USA | 1986–1996, 2001–present | A psychedelic alternative punk rock band. |
All | Fort Collins, Colorado, USA | 1987–present | A band formed by members of the Descendents. |
The All-American Rejects | Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA | 1999–present | An alternative rock, emo, and pop punk band |
Allister | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1996–2007, 2010–present | a melodic punk band. |
The Alley Cats | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1978–82 | |
GG Allin | Lancaster, New Hampshire, USA | 1976–93 | A punk rock musician known for having debauched stage shows. |
All Systems Go! | Canada | 1995–present | |
Alternative TV | London, England, UK | 1976–79, 1981, 1985–98 | |
Amebix | Devon, England, UK | 1978–87, 2008–present | A pioneer of the crust punk genre. |
Amen | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1994–2011 | |
American Standards (band) | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | 2011–present | hardcore noise-punk [2] |
American Steel | Oakland, California, USA | 1995–present | |
American Hi-Fi | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1998–present | |
The Analogs | Szczecin, Poland | 1995–present | An anti-fascist street punk band |
Andrew Jackson Jihad | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | 2004–present | DIY folk punk band from Arizona. |
Angelic Upstarts | South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK | 1977–present | A socialist working class Oi! punk and skinhead band. |
Ann Beretta | Richmond, Virginia, USA | 1996-2001 | |
Anonymous | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 2004–present | |
Angry Samoans | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1978–present | |
Anti-Cimex | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1981–93 | One of the first bands to define Scandinavian D-beat |
Antidote | Netherlands | 1996–present | |
Anti-Establishment | London, England | 1978–1983 | Second-Wave UK punk/oi band. |
Anti-Flag | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 1988–89, 1993–present | A political punk band. |
Anti-Heros | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | 1984-99 | |
Antillectual | Nijmegen / Utrecht, Netherlands | 2000–present | |
Anti-Nowhere League | Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK | 1980–89, 1992–present | Classic English punk band. |
Anti-Pasti | Derbyshire, England, UK | 1979–84, 1995 | A British punk band from the third wave of punk in England during the early 1980s. |
Anti-Product | New York, New York, USA | 1995-2002 | |
Anti-Scrunti Faction | Boulder, Colorado, USA | 1984-85 | |
Antischism | Columbia, South Carolina, USA | ||
Antisect | Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK | 1982–87 | |
Antiseen | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | 1983–present | |
The Apers | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1996–present | |
The APF Brigade | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK | 1980–present | |
Apocalypse Hoboken | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1987–1999 | |
The Apostles | Islington, London, England, UK | 1979–90 | An experimental anarcho-punk band that, in general, eschewed the prevalent punk aesthetics. |
Appendix | Pori, Finland | 1980–1985, 1995–present | |
The Aquabats | Huntington Beach, California, USA | 1994–present | An American superhero-themed electropunk/ska punk band. |
Armia | Poland | 1984–present | A Christian punk band. |
Armed and Hammered | Toronto, Canada | 1989–2003 | |
Arson Anthem | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | 2006–present | |
The Art Attacks | London, England, UK | 1977–78 | |
Articles of Faith | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1981-85 | |
The Artist Life | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2005–present | |
Die Ärzte | Berlin, Germany | 1982–88, 1993–present | A punk rock band with influences ranging from rock, punk, ska, jazz, swing, and hip hop. |
Asexuals | Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada | 1983-97, 2010–present | |
As Friends Rust | Gainesville, Florida, USA | 1996–2002, 2008, 2011–present | |
Ash | Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, UK | 1992–present | |
Assjack | Gridley, California, USA | 1999–present | |
Assorted Jelly Beans | Riverside, California USA | 1996-99, 2008–present | |
Asta Kask | Töreboda, Sweden | 1978–89, 1992, 2003–present | Pioneers in trallpunk |
At the Drive-In | El Paso, Texas, USA | 1994–2001 | |
The Ataris | Anderson, Indiana, USA | 1995–present | |
Athena | Istanbul, Turkey | 1987–present | A Ska punk band. |
Atheist Rap | Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia | 1989–present | A punk rock band from Serbia whose music is often categorized as "happy punk". |
Atlas Losing Grip | Malmö, Sweden | 2005–present | Swedish punk rock with metal influences. |
Atom and His Package | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 1997–2003 | An electropunk outfit consisting solely of Adam Goren. |
Attaque 77 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1987–present | |
Aurora | Győr, Hungary | 1983–present | |
Aus-Rotten | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 1992–2001 | A crust punk band. |
Authority Zero | Mesa, Arizona, USA | 1994–present | |
Autopilot Off | Orange County, New York, USA | 1996–2005 | |
Autumn Poison | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK | 1980-85 | |
Avail | Richmond, Virginia, USA | 1987–2008 | |
The Avengers | San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA | 1977-79, 1999, 2004–present | |
Avoid One Thing | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 2002-05 | |
Avskum | Kristinehamn, Sweden | 1982–present | |
Avtomaticheskie udovletvoriteli | Leningrad, Russia | 1979–1998 | |
Awkward Thought | New York, New York, USA | ||
B
Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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Babes in Toyland | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | 1987–97 | |
Baby Strange | Glasgow, Scotland | 2012–present | |
Backyard Babies | Nässjö, Sweden | 1987–present | A glam punk/hard rock band. |
Bad Astronaut | USA | 2000-06, 2010 – present | |
Bad Brains | Washington, D.C., USA | 1977–84, 1986–95, 1997–present | A hardcore punk/reggae band. |
Bad Religion | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA | 1979–present | A punk rock group credited with the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s, as well as influencing a large number of other punk bands. Active for over 30 years. |
Bags | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1977-81 | One of the first generation of California punk rock bands. |
Balzac | Osaka, Japan | 1992–present | A Japanese horror punk band. |
The Bananas | Sacramento, California, USA | An underground punk rock band. | |
Bane | Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | 1995–present | |
Bankrupt | Budapest, Hungary | 1996–present | A melodic punk rock band. |
The Banner | New Jersey, USA | 1999–present | |
Banner Pilot | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | 2005–present | |
Barely Blind | Groves, Texas USA | 2003–present | An underground Pop punk, Alternative rock, Indie rock band. |
Basement | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | 2009-2012 (hiatus) | A melodic hardcore band, heavily influenced by the 90's grunge movement |
Batfoot | Sydney, Australia | 2008–present | A pop punk band influenced by Screeching Weasel and The Queers. |
Battalion of Saints | San Diego, California, USA | 1980-85, 1995–present | |
Battery | Washington, D.C., USA | 1990-98 | |
Bayside | Queens, New York City, USA | 2000–present | |
BBQ Chickens | Japan | 2000–present | A Japanese hardcore punk band formed by Ken Yokoyama of Hi-Standard. |
Beastie Boys | Brooklyn, New York, USA | 1980–present | Began as a hardcore punk band, transitioned into Hip-hop/rap rock. |
Beat Crusaders | Japan | 1997–2010 | A pop punk band that performs with masks of dot-matrix drawings of themselves. |
Beatsteaks | Berlin, Germany | 1995–present | |
Bedwetters | Pärnu, Estonia | 2004–present | |
Beer7 | Beersheba, Israel | 2002–present | |
Behind Enemy Lines | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 2000–present | An anarchist crust punk/heavy metal band with two members of Aus-Rotten. |
Belvedere | Alberta, Canada | 1995-2005, 2011–present | |
Bérurier Noir | Paris, France | 1983–89, 2003–06 | |
Best Revenge | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1998–2002 | A queercore punk band. |
Better Than a Thousand | Washington, D.C., USA | ||
Bhopal Stiffs | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1985-89 | |
Bickley | Houston, Texas, USA | 1995–2001 | |
Big Black | Evanston, Illinois, USA | 1981-1987 | Instrumental in the development of noise rock. Notable for using a drum machine instead of a kit. |
Big Boys | Austin, Texas, USA | 1979–84 | One of the pioneers of the hardcore punk genre. |
Big D and the Kids Table | Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1995–present | A third-wave ska band. |
Big Drill Car | Costa Mesa, California, USA | 1987–95, 2008 | One of the pioneers of the melodic hardcore genre. |
Big in Japan | Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK | 1977–79 | |
Bigwig | Nutley, New Jersey, USA | 1995–present | |
Bikini Kill | Olympia, Washington, USA | 1990–98 | A punk rock band part of the Riot Grrrl movement. |
The Bill | Pionki, Poland | 1988–present | |
Billy Idol | Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK | 1975–present | |
Billy Talent | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | 1993–present | The punk rock group was formerly known as Pezz. They changed their name When they were threatened with a lawsuit from an American band of the same name. |
Biohazard | Brooklyn, New York, USA | 1988–2006, 2008–present | One of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore punk with elements of hip-hop. |
Blackbird Raum | Santa Cruz, California, USA | ||
Blackfire | Black Mesa, Arizona, USA | 1989–present | A Navajo traditionally influenced, punk rock group of three siblings, with strong political messages. |
Black Flag | Hermosa Beach, California, USA | 1976–86, 1976–86, 2003 | A hardcore punk band active since the late 1970s. |
The Black Halos | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 1993–present | |
Black Lips | Dunwoody, Georgia, USA | 1999–present | A self-proclaimed "flower punk" band from Georgia. |
Black Lungs | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | 2005–present | |
The Black Pacific | Huntington Beach, California, USA | 2010–present | |
Black Randy and the Metrosquad | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1977-80 | |
Black Square | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | 2002–present | |
Blaggers ITA | England, UK | 1988-93 | |
Blanks 77 | Hillside, New Jersey, USA | 1990–2001, 2004–present | |
Bl'ast | Santa Cruz, California, USA | 1984-90, 2001 | |
Blatz | Berkeley, California, USA | 1989–92 | |
The Bleach Boys | Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK | 1976–present | |
Blink 182 | Poway, California, USA | 1992-2005; 2009–present | A pop-punk, skate punk and alternative rock band. |
Blitz | New Mills, Derbyshire, England, UK | 1980–2007 | An English Oi/Street punk band. |
Blitzkrieg | Southport, Merseyside, England, UK | 1979–1984, 1991–1995, 2007–present | |
Blondie | New York City, New York, USA | 1976–82, 1997–present | A pioneer of American punk rock and new wave music. |
The Blood | London, England, UK | 1982–present | The First Punk Band to feature in the Rock magazine Kerrang. |
Blood for Blood | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1994-2004, 2010 | |
The Blue Hearts | Tokyo, Japan | 1985–95 | An influential punk band from Japan. |
Blue Meanies | Carbondale, Illinois, USA | 1989-2001 | |
Bobot Adrenaline | Los Angeles, California, USA | 2001–present | |
Bodyjar | Melbourne, Australia | 1994–2009 | |
Bold | Westchester County, New York, USA | 1986–2006 | |
Bomb the Music Industry! | Nassau County, New York, USA | 2004–present | DIY punk band that offers its music by donation on Quote Unquote Records. |
The Boomtown Rats | Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland | 1975-86 | |
Bowling for soup | Wichita Falls, Texas | 1994–present | |
Born Against | New York City, USA | 1989-93 | |
The Bouncing Souls | New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA | 1987–present | An American punk rock band. |
Box Car Racer | Los Angeles, California, USA | 2002–03 | A side project of Blink-182, with members Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker. |
The Boys | London, England, UK | 1976–82, 1999–present | |
Bracket | Forestville, California, USA | 1992–present | |
Brain Failure | Bejiing, China | ||
Brand New | Levittown, New York, USA | 2000–present | An alternative rock/pop punk band. |
Brand New War | Los Angeles, California, USA | Formerly known as The God Awfuls. | |
Brat Pack | Nijmegen, Netherlands | 2006–present | |
Bratmobile | Olympia, Washington, USA | 1991-94, 1999–2003 | |
Breakdown | New York, New York, USA | 1986–present | |
Break Even | Perth, Australia | 2005-12 | |
The Briefs | Seattle, Washington, USA | 2000–present | An American Pop-punk band. |
The Briggs | Los Angeles, California, USA | 2001–present | A working class-style punk band. |
The Broadways | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1996-98 | |
Broadway Calls | Rainier, Oregon, USA | 2005–present | |
Broken Bones | England, UK | 1983–present | An English street punk/thrash band. |
The Bronx | Los Angeles, California, USA | 2002–present | |
Brother's Keeper | Erie, Pennsylvania, USA | 1994-2003 | |
The Bruce Lee Band | California, USA | 1997-2005 | |
The Bruisers | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA | 1988–1998 | A street punk band featuring future Dropkick Murphys singer Al Barr |
Brutal Juice | Denton, Texas, USA | 1991-97 | |
Brutto | Belarus | 2014–present | |
Brygada Kryzys | Warsaw, Poland | 1981–present | |
Buck-O-Nine | San Diego, California, USA | 1991–present | |
Bus Station Loonies | Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | 1995–present | A comedic anarcho-punk band, including ex-members of Oi Polloi and Disorder. |
The Business | Lewisham, South London, England, UK | 1979–1988, 1992–present | |
Bunkface | Klang, Selangor, Malaysia | 2005–present | A Malaysian pop punk band. |
Bulbulators | Poland | 1989–present | |
Bullets and Octane | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | 1998–present | |
Bullet Treatment | Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Burn | New York, New York, USA | 1988–present | |
Burning Heads | Orléans, France | 1988–present | |
…But Alive | Hamburg, Germany | 1992–99 | A political punk rock band, signed with G7 Welcoming Committee Records. |
Butthole Surfers | San Antonio, Texas, USA | 1981–present | |
Buzzcocks | Manchester, England, UK | 1975–81, 1989–present | A punk rock band that influenced later pop punk bands and were also one of the first punk bands to establish an independent record label. |
C
Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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Cancer Bats | Toronto, Canada | 2004–present | A hardcore punk/sludge metal band. |
Capdown | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK | 1997–2007 | A ska punk band. |
Carburetor Dung | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1991–present | A Malaysian anarcho-punk group |
Cardiac Kidz | San Diego, California, USA | 1978–81 | An American street punk band. Multiple Killed By Death appearances known also as first punk band to appear on San Diego TV. |
Care Bears on Fire | Brooklyn, New York, USA | 2007–present | An all girl pop punk band. |
Career Soldiers | San Diego, California, USA | 2002–09 | An American hardcore punk/street punk band. |
Career Suicide | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2001–present | |
Carpathian | Melbourne, Australia | 2003-11 | |
The Carrier | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 2006-12 | |
Cartel | Conyers, Georgia, USA | 2003–present | |
The Casualties | Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | 1990–present | A street punk band. |
Catch 22 | East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA | 1996–present | A third wave ska band notable for launching the career of Tomas Kalnoky. |
Catholic Discipline | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1979–80 | A Los Angeles punk band notable for appearing in The Decline of Western Civilization. |
Caustic Christ | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 2000–present | A crust punk band. |
Cauterize | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | 1995–2007 | A pop punk band. |
CCCP Fedeli alla linea | Reggio Emilia, Italy | 1982–90 | A genre-bending punk/industrial/electropop/world band. |
Cerebral Ballzy | New York, New York, USA | 2008–present | |
Ceremony | Rohnert Park, California, USA | 2005–present | Began as a hardcore punk band and shifted to a post-punk style. |
Chain of Strength | California, USA | 1988–91 | An influential Southern California straight edge hardcore band. |
Chainsaw | Brussels, Belgium | 1976-78 | |
Champion | Seattle, Washington, USA | 1999–2006 | A youth crew band. |
A Change of Pace | Peoria, Arizona, USA | 2001–2011 | |
Channel 3 | Cerritos, California, USA | 1980–present | A hardcore punk band. |
Chaos UK | Portishead, Somerset, England, UK | 1979–present | A politically charged English hardcore punk group. |
Charged GBH | Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK | 1978–present | Pioneers of English hardcore punk. |
Charles Bronson | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1994–97 | A powerviolence/thrashcore band. |
Charta 77 | Köping, Sweden | 1983–present | A prolific Swedish punk/pop rock band. |
Cheap Sex | San Diego, California, USA | 2002–07 | An American street punk band. |
Chelsea | London, England, UK | 1976–present | An English punk rock band. |
Chemical People | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1986-97 | |
Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Eugene, Oregon, USA | 1989–present | A funk–ska punk band that later integrated into the swing revival of the late 1990s. |
Children 18:3 | Morris, Minnesota, USA | 1999–present | An American Christian punk band |
The Chinkees | San Francisco, California, USA | 1998-2003 | |
Chixdiggit | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | 1991–present | |
Chokehold | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | 1990–96 | A vegan straight edge hardcore punk band. |
Choking Victim | New York City, USA | 1992–93, 1995–97, 1999, 2005–06 | A crust punk/ska punk band describing themselves as "crack rocksteady". |
Christ on Parade | San Francisco, California, USA | 1985-89 | |
Chumbawamba | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK | 1982–present | A one-hit wonder British anarcho-punk band. |
Circle Jerks | Hermosa Beach, California, USA | 1979–89, 1994–95, 2001–present | A hardcore punk band formed by former Black Flag singer Keith Morris (and future/current Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson). |
Citizen Fish | Bath, Somerset, England, UK | 1990–present | A ska punk band with a member from the Subhumans. |
CIV | New York City, New York, USA | 1994–2000 | A New York hardcore band featuring members of Gorilla Biscuits. |
Civet | Long Beach, California, USA | ||
The Clash | Notting Hill, London, England, UK | 1976–86 | A highly influential and widely acclaimed punk rock band with reggae influences. As they put it, "the only band that matters". |
Classics of Love | Emeryville, California, USA | 2008–present | A hardcore punk band fronted by Operation Ivy's Jesse Michaels. |
Clit 45 | Long Beach, California, USA | 1996–2006 | A street punk band. |
Clockcleaner | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 2003–present | |
Closet Monster | Ajax, Ontario, Canada | 1997–2005, 2009 | |
Cobra | Osaka, Japan | 1982–91, 1999–2005, 2007–present | One of the first Japanese Oi! bands. |
Cobra Skulls | Reno, Nevada, USA | 2005–present | |
Cock Sparrer | East End, London, England, UK | 1972–78, 1982–84, 1992–present | An influential working class Oi! band. |
Cockney Rejects | East End, London, England, UK | 1977–present | A hugely influential Oi! band whose single "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the genre itself. |
Cocobat | Japan | 1991–present | A Japanese hardcore punk band. |
The Code | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 2000–2006 | |
Code Orange Kids | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | 2008–present | A band that mixes hardcore punk with sludge metal |
Code 13 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | 1995–2000 | |
Cólera | São Paulo, Brazil | 1979–present | An influential Brazilian hardcore punk band. |
Color | Osaka, Japan | 1985–95 | Credited as one of the bands to start the Japanese visual kei movement. |
Colossal | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 2003-07 | |
Combat 84 | Chelsea, London, England, UK | 1981–84, 2000 | A British punk rock/oi! band. |
Comeback Kid | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 2002–present | A hardcore punk band. |
Condemned 84 | Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK | 1980–present | A British punk rock/oi! band. |
Conflict | Eltham, London, England, UK | 1981–present | A British punk rock/street punk band who helped to push issues such as animal rights and nuclear disarment in the limelight. |
Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti | Italy | 1992–2000 | An Italian punk band composed of former members of CCCP Fedeli alla linea. |
Consumed | Nottingham, England, UK | 1994–2003 | |
Converge | Salem, Massachusetts, USA | 1990–present | A band blending hardcore punk and metal. |
The Cooters | Oxford, Mississippi, USA | 1993–present | |
Corrosion of Conformity | Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | 1982–present | One of the first bands to fuse heavy metal with hardcore punk, but later only played straight metal. |
Corrupted Ideals | Long Beach, California, USA | 1987–1995, 2013–Present | One of the first bands to bring back the original Oi! sound, and noted for influencing bands like Swingin Utters and Dropkick Murphys, they are known for their later anarcho-punk sound, but earlier releases were straight ahead hardcore punk. |
The Cost | San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA | 1999–2003 | A San Francisco Bay Area punk rock band. |
Count Me Out | Richmond, Virginia, USA | 1997–2003 | A straight edge melodic hardcore group. |
Craig's Brother | Santa Cruz, California, USA | 1995–Present | An innovative melodic punk rock band. Former members include Ryan Key of Yellowcard and Dan McLintock of Inspection 12. |
The Cramps | Sacramento, California, USA | 1976–2009 | An influential psychobilly band. |
Crass | Epping, Essex, England, UK | 1977–84 | A British anarcho-punk band. |
The Creepshow | Burlington, Ontario, Canada | 2005–present | A rockabilly punk band. |
Crime | San Francisco, California, USA | 1976–82; 2007–present | An early US punk rock band, notable for releasing the first single released by a U.S. punk act from the West Coast, "Hot Wire My Heart", which was later covered by Sonic Youth. |
Crime in Stereo | New York, New York, USA | 2002-10 | |
The Criminals | Berkeley, California, USA | 1994–2001 | |
Crimpshrine | Berkeley, California, USA | 1982–present | An influential DIY punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area. |
Cringer | Hawaii, USA | 1985-91 | |
Crisis | England, UK | 1978–81 | A politically charged punk rock group. |
Cro-Mags | New York City, USA | 1982–present | One of the founders of the New York City hardcore scene. |
The Crucified | Fresno, California, USA | 1984–93 | A Christian crossover thrash group. |
Crucifix | Berkeley, California, USA | 1980–84 | A D-beat/anarcho-punk band. |
The Crucifucks | Lansing, Michigan, USA | 1981-89, 96-98 | |
Los Crudos | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1991–98 | |
Cruel Hand | Portland, Maine, USA | 2006–present | |
Crumbsuckers | Baldwin, New York, USA | 1982-89 | Pioneers of the thrash genre. |
Crying Nut | Seoul, South Korea | 1993–present | An influential punk band from South Korea. They released 6 albums. |
Cunter | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | 2009–present | |
Cursed | Canada | 2001–08 | A hardcore punk band. |
The Cute Lepers | Seattle, Washington, USA | 2007–present | |
Cypher in the Snow | San Francisco, California, USA | 1996–98 | An all-woman queercore group. |
D
Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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Daggermouth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 2004-08 | |
Dag Nasty | Washington, D.C., United States | 1985–92 | |
Daisy Chainsaw | London, England, UK | 1989–95 | |
Damage | New York, New York, USA | 1983-88 | |
Damnation A.D. | Washington, D.C. | 1992-1998; 2007–present | Influential hardcore punk band. |
The Damned | London, England, UK | 1976–present | Believed to be the first UK punk band to release an album. Pioneers of the gothic rock genre. |
Dance Hall Crashers | Berkeley, California, USA | 1987-95, 1997–present | |
Darby Crash Band | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1980 | |
Darkbuster | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1996–present | |
Darkthrone | Kolbotn, Norway | 1987–present | Originally a black metal band, a major stylistic shift to crust punk occurred in 2006. |
Dayglo Abortions | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 1979–present | A hardcore punk band. |
d.b.s. | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 1992–2001 | A melodic punk rock band, whose later work incorporated post-hardcore. |
De Lyckliga Kompisarna | Stockholm, Sweden | 1989–97, 2008 | |
The Dead Boys | Cleveland, Ohio, USA | 1976–2005 | Known for their outlandish gigs at New York's CBGB's and Max's Kansas City. |
Dead Kennedys | San Francisco, California, USA | 1978–86, 2001–present | A highly influential political hardcore punk band. |
Dead Milkmen | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 1983–95, 2004, 2008 | A comedic punk band who often used satirical lyrics. |
Dead Swans | Brighton, England, UK | 2006–present | |
Dead to Me | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 1983–95, 2004, 2008 | An Amiercan satirical punk band. |
Death | Detroit, Michigan, USA | 1971–76, 2009 | An early American punk/protopunk band from the 1970s. |
Death Before Dishonor | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 2000–present | |
Death by Stereo | Orange County, California USA | 1996–present | |
Deep Wound | Westfield, Massachusetts, USA | 1982-84 | |
Defeater | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 2004–present | |
Defiance | Portland, Oregon, USA | 1993–present | |
Defiance, Ohio | Columbus, Ohio, USA | 2002–present | An underground folk punk band. |
The Del Fuegos | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1980-1990, 2011-2012 | A garage-style punk rock band. |
The Demics | London, Ontario, Canada | 1977-80 | |
Derozer | Vicenza, Italy | 1989–2008 | An influential Italian punk rock band. |
Descendents | Manhattan Beach, California, USA | 1978–83, 1984–89, 1995–97, 2002–present | A pioneer of pop punk, whose career has largely been dictated by the coming and going of lead singer Milo Aukerman. |
Destine | Tilburg, Netherlands | 2006–present | Emo pop punk band. |
Destroy! | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | 1988-94 | Crust punk band. |
The Destructors | Peterborough, UK | 1977-84 | UK punk band who featured Gizz Butt of The Prodigy |
Devo | Akron, Ohio, USA | 1972–present | Early songs featured punk rock, mixed with synthesizers. |
The Devotchkas | Long Island, New York, USA | 1996–2001 | |
Dexter Danger | San Francisco, California, USA | 2000–present | Pop punk, punk rock, alternative rock. |
Dezerter | Warsaw, Poland | 1981–present | One of the most popular Polish punk bands. |
D.I. | Orange County, California, USA | 1982–95, 1997–present | A band featuring members of The Adolescents and Social Distortion. |
The Dicks | Austin, Texas, USA | 1982–84, 2004–present | A hardcore punk band that incorporates blues rock. |
The Dickies | San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California USA | 1977–present | One of the first-wave of Los Angeles punk bands. |
The Dictators | New York City, USA | 1973–present | |
Die Mannequin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2005–present | |
DieMonsterDie | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | 1995–present | Horror punk |
Die Toten Hosen | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1982–present | A punk rock band that has become one of the biggest rock bands in German history. Also populair in other German speaking countries and Argentina. |
The Diffs | Los Angeles, California, USA | 2003–present | |
Dillinger Four | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | 1994–present | |
The Dils | Carlsbad, California, USA | 1977-80 | |
The Diodes | Toronto, Canada | 1977-82, 1998, 2007, 2010 | |
DIRT | England, UK | 1980–1986, 1992 | An anarchist crust punk band on Crass Records. |
Dirty District | Sèvres, France | 1985–1996 | |
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles | Houston, Texas, USA | 1982–present | A crossover thrash band. |
Discharge | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK | 1977–87, 1991–95, 2001–present | Street punk band that single-handedly created the genre "D-Beat". |
Disclose | Kōchi City, Japan | ||
Discount | Vero Beach, Florida, USA | 1995-2002 | |
Disfear | Nyköping, Sweden | 1989–present | A Swedish D-beat crust punk group. |
Disme | Nijmegen, Netherlands | 1998–2005 | |
Disorder | Bristol, England, UK | 1980–present | |
Disrupt | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1987–1994 | |
Distemper | Moscow, Russia | 1989–present | A Russian ska punk band. |
The Distillers | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1998–2006 | An American punk band led by Brody Dalle. |
División Minúscula | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 1996–present | |
DMZ | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1976-78, 1993, 2001-03 | |
D.O.A. | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 1978–present | An early Canadian political hardcore band that still performs today. |
Dog Eat Dog | Bergen County, New Jersey, USA | 1990–present | A Christian punk band. |
Dog Faced Hermans | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | 1986-95 | |
Doggy Style | Fullerton, California, USA | 1983-88, 2009–present | |
Dogsflesh | Teesside, England, UK | 1982–85, 2005–present | A UK82 punk band. |
Dogwood | Escondido, California, USA | 1993–present | |
Donots | Ibbenbüren, Germany | 1993–present | |
Doom | Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK | 1987–90, 1992–2005 | |
Down by Law | USA | 1990–present | |
downset. | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1989–2009 | |
Down to Nothing | Richmond, Virginia, USA | 2000–present | |
Drabness | Motala, Sweden | 1994-98 | |
The Draft | Gainesville, Florida, USA | 2006–present | |
The Dreams | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 2006–present | |
Dresden 45 | Houston, Texas, USA | 1985-93 | |
Driller Killer | Malmö, Sweden | 1993–present | |
Dr. Know | Oxnard, California, USA | 1981–present | A nardcore band fronted by child star Brandon Cruz. |
Dropdead | Providence, Rhode Island, USA | 1990–present | A hardcore punk who draw on crust punk, powerviolence, D-beat, and thrashcore. |
Dropkick Murphys | Quincy, Massachusetts, USA | 1996–present | A Celtic punk/Oi! band. |
Drunk Injuns | San Jose, California, USA | 1983–present | |
The Ducky Boys | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1995–present | A street punk band from Boston. |
Dwarves | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1986–present | Formerly a garage punk band then a notorious scum punk band; now known for their irreverent attitude and diverse punk sound. |
DYS | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1983–93 | |
Dystopia | Orange County, California, USA | 1991-2008 |
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Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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E!E | Příbram, Czech Republic | 1987–present | |
Early Graves | San Francisco, California, USA | 2007–present | |
Earth Crisis | Syracuse, New York, United States | 1989–2001, 2007–present | |
Easy Cure | Crawley, Sussex, England, UK | 1976-78 | |
Eater | Finchley, London, England, UK | 1976–79, 1996, 2006 | |
Eamon McGrath and the Wild Dogs | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 2006–present | |
Ebba Grön | Rågsved, Stockholm, Sweden | 1977–83 | One of the most famous Swedish punk bands. |
Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds | Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, UK | 1976–77 | A punk band known for the later success of many of its members, which include Morrissey (of the Smiths), Billy Duffy (The Cult), and Ed Garrity (Slaughter & The Dogs). |
Eddie and the Hot Rods | Rochford, Essex, England, UK | 1975–81, 1984–85, 1992, 1994, 2005 | |
The Effigies | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1980-86, 1987–90, 1992, 1995–96, 2004–present | |
electric eels | Cleveland, Ohio, USA | 1972–1975 | Industrial guitars, clever lyrics and a tendency to nihilistic violence. |
Electric Frankenstein | Whippany, New Jersey, USA | 1991–present | |
Eleventyseven | Laurens, South Carolina, USA | 2002–present | An electropunk/pop punk band, that has also used various other elements into their music. |
Elisium | Nizhniy Novgorod,. Russia | 1994–present | |
Ellegarden | Chiba, Japan | 1998-2008 | |
Embers | Oakland, California, USA | 2004–present | |
Embrace Today | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1998-2006 | |
Endpoint | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | 1988-94 | |
Enemy You | San Francisco, California, USA | 1997–2007 | |
English Dogs | Grantham, England, UK | 1981–87, 1993–99, 2007–present | |
Ensign | New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA | 1995–present | |
Eppu Normaali | Ylöjärvi, Finland | 1976–present | |
The Ergs! | South Amboy, New Jersey, USA | 2000–2008 | |
Eskorbuto | Santurtzi, Spain | 1980–1998 | Basque punk rock band from Santurtzi (Greater Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain). They have been one of the most influential bands for Spanish and Latin American punk rock. They are known for their strong attitude and crude lyrics and one of the first bands to perform punk with lyrics in Spanish. |
Eve 6 | La Crescenta-Montrose, California, USA | 1995–2004, 2007–present | |
Excuse 17 | Olympia, Washington, USA | 1993-95 | |
The Ex | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1979–present | Punk collective active in a variety of punk-related genres. |
The Expelled | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK | 1981–present | |
Exploding White Mice | Adelaide, Australia | 1983-94 | |
The Exploited | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | 1979–present | One of the founding hardcore bands, later turning into a crossover thrash band. |
The Explosion | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1998–2007 | |
Extinction of Mankind | England, UK | 1992–present | |
Extreme Noise Terror | Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK | 1985–present | |
Eye for an Eye | Bielsko-Biała, Poland | 1997–present | A hardcore punk band. |
The Eyeliners | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | 1995-2005 |
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Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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Fabulous Disaster | San Francisco, California, United States | 1998–2007 | |
Face to Face | Victorville, California, USA | 1991–2003, 2008–present | A punk band best known for their song "Disconnected", which has been frequently played by KROQ. |
The Faction | San Jose, California, USA | 1982–85, 1989, 2001-05 | |
The Faith | Washington, D.C., USA | 1981–83 | An American D.C. hardcore band led by Alec MacKaye, brother of Minor Threat front man Ian MacKaye. |
Fairweather | Virginia, USA | 1999-2003 | An emo/pop punk band |
The Falcon | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 2004–present | A supergroup with members or former members of The Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, Rise Against, and other bands. |
Fang | Berkeley, California, USA | 1981-89, 1995, present | |
Farben Lehre | Płock, Poland | 1986–present | |
The Fartz | Seattle, Washington, USA | 1981–83, 1998–2003 | An American hardcore band on Dead Kennedys' lead singer Jello Biafra's record company, Alternative Tentacles. |
Los Fastidios | Verona, Italy | 1991–present | |
Fatal Microbes | England, UK | 1979 | |
Fear | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1977–present | A hardcore punk band. |
Fenix TX | Houston, Texas, USA | 1995–2002, 2005–present | A pop punk band. |
Feeling B | Berlin, East Germany | 1983-93, 2007 | Two of their members later formed the band Rammstein. |
Fiasco | Brooklyn, New York City, USA | 2005–present | A trio of teenagers from Brooklyn. They play a combination of hardcore and math punk. |
Fifteen | Berkeley, California, USA | 1991–1996, 1998–2000 | |
The Fight | Dudley, England, UK | 2000-09 | |
Figure Four | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 1996–present | |
Figures of Light | USA | 1970–present | Best known for song "It's Lame" |
Filth | East Bay, California, USA | 1989-91, 2010 | |
Filthy Thieving Bastards | Oakland, California, USA | 2000–present | |
Final Conflict | Long Beach, California, USA | 1983–present | |
Finley | Milan, Italy | 2003–present | An Italian hard rock band that uses pop rock rhythms. |
First Arsch | Schwerin, Germany | 1986 | |
Fit For Rivals | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | 2006–present | An American punk rock, emo & hardcore punk band |
The Fits | Blackpool, England, UK | 1979–present | |
Fitz of Depression | Tumwater, Washington, USA | 1987–1997, 2000, 2002 | |
Five Iron Frenzy | Denver, Colorado, USA | 1995–2003 | A Christian ska band. |
Flatcat | Belgium | 1993–present | |
Flatfoot 56 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 2000–present | A Celtic punk band from Chicago. |
The Flatliners | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2002–present | A Canadian punk rock/ska punk band. |
Fleas and Lice | Groningen, Netherlands, | 1993–present | |
Flema | Gerli, Argentina | 1987–2002, 2007–present | A punk rock band. |
The Flesh Eaters | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1977–1983, 1990–1993, 1999–present | |
Fleshies | Oakland, California, USA | 1999–present | |
Flipper | San Francisco, California, USA | 1979–87, 1990–95, 2005–present | A noise punk band from California. Credited as one of Nirvana's biggest influences. |
Flogging Molly | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1997–present | A celtic punk band. |
Flux of Pink Indians | Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK | 1980-86 | |
The Flys | Coventry, England, UK | 1976–1980 | |
F-Minus | Huntington Beach, California, USA | 1995–2004 | A crust punk band on Hellcat Records. |
FM Static | Toronto, Canada | 2003–present | A Christian pop punk band. |
Fokofpolisiekar | Bellville, South Africa | 2003– present | An Afrikaans punk band from Bellville, South Africa. |
Fonzie | Lisbon, Portugal | 1996–present | |
Fools Dance | Horley, Surrey, England, UK | 1983-85 | |
forgetters | Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA | 2009–present | |
Forgotten Rebels | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | 1977–present | A Canadian punk band. |
Foreign Legion | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK | 1984–present, 2000–present | Wales's longest running punk/streetpunk band. |
Four Walls Falling | Richmond, Virginia, USA | 1983-95 | |
Four Year Strong | Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | 2001–present | |
FPB | Teplice, Czech Republic | 1981–87, 1990, 2008 | An early Czechoslovakian punk rock band, notable for integrating musical complexity and poetry into their music. |
Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 | Landis, North Carolina, USA | 1996–2002, 2004–05 | |
Frenzal Rhomb | Sydney, Australia | 1992–present | |
The Freeze (Scottish band) | 1976-1981 | ||
The Freeze | Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA | 1978–present | A hardcore punk band. |
The Frisk | Berkeley, California, USA | 2000-05 | |
Frodus | Washington, D.C., USA | 1993–1999, 2009 | |
From Ashes Rise | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | 1997–2005, 2010–present | |
The Frustrators | USA | 1999–present | |
The F.U.'s | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1982-90 | |
Fucked Up | Toronto, Canada | 2001–present | Polaris Music Prize-winning hardcore punk band. |
Fuel | East Bay, California, USA | 1989-91 | |
Fugazi | Washington, D.C., USA | 1987–present | One of the first and most important post-hardcore bands. |
Fun People | Campana, Argentina | 1989–2000 | A straight edge melodic hardcore band. |
Funeral Dress | Belgium | 1985–Present | Street Punk band from Antwerpen region. |
Fun Things | Brisbane, Australia | 1979–1980 | A Brisbane punk rock group. |
Fuzigish | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | 1997– present | A Ska punk band from Johannesburg, South Africa. |
F.Y.P | Torrance CA | 1989-99 |
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Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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Gallhammer | Tokyo, Japan | 2003–present | An all-female crust punk band. |
Gang Green | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 1981–98, 2000–present | An American hardcore band. |
Gallows | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK | 2005–present | A British Hardcore punk band currently fronted by Canadian musician Wade MacNeil. |
Garotos Podres | Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil | 1982–present | |
The Gaslight Anthem | New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA | 2006–present | |
Charged GBH | Birmingham, England | 1978–present | A British hardcore punk band the current lineup consists of colin abrahal on lead vocals, colin "jock" Blythe on guitar, Ross lomas on bass and scott preece on drums |
Generation X | London, England, UK | 1976–81 | A punk rock band led by Billy Idol. |
Genocide Superstars | Örebro, Sweden | 1994-2004 | Disbanded after guitarist/vocalist Mieszko Talarczyk was killed in the 2004 tsunami. |
Germs | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1977–80, 2005–present | A punk band whose singer, Darby Crash, died of a heroin overdose, days after performing a live show almost solely to raise the funds to buy the heroin. |
The Ghost | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 2001-2004 | |
Ghost Mice | Bloomington, Indiana, USA | 2002–present | A folk punk duo. |
The Ghost of a Thousand | Brighton, England, UK | 2004–2011 | |
The Gits | Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA | 1986-93 | |
Give Up the Ghost | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1998–2004 | |
Glittertind | Lillesand, Norway | 2001–present | |
A Global Threat | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1997–2000, 2000–07 | An American street punk band. |
The Go Set | Victoria, Australia | 2002–present | |
Gob | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | 1994–present | A pop punk band. |
Goblini | Šabac, Serbia | 1992–2001 | |
Gogol Bordello | Lower East Side, New York City, USA | 1999–present | One of the most popular Gypsy punk bands, known for its theatrical stage shows. |
Goldfinger | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1994–present | A ska punk/pop punk band named after the 1964 James Bond film. |
Good Charlotte | Waldorf, Maryland, USA | 1996–present | A pop punk band. |
Good Clean Fun | Washington, D.C., USA | 1997–present | |
Goodnight Nurse | Auckland, New Zealand | 2001–present | A pop punk band. |
Good Riddance | Santa Cruz, California, USA | 1986–2007, 2012–present | A melodic hardcore band. |
Gorilla Biscuits | New York City, USA | 1986–91, 2005–present | A hardcore punk band. |
The Government | Toronto, Canada | 1979-81 | |
Government Issue | Washington, D.C., USA | 1980–89, 2007 | A hardcore punk band. |
Grade | Burlington, Ontario, Canada | 1993-2002 | |
Gray Matter | Washington, D.C. USA | 1983–86, 1990–93 | |
Grazhdanskaya Oborona | Omsk, Russia | 1984–2008 | |
Green Day | East Bay, California, USA | 1987–present | A punk rock group that has achieved tremendous popular success, selling over 80 million albums worldwide. |
Green Jellÿ | Kenmore, New York, USA | 1981–1995, 2008–present | Formerly known as Green Jellö, but were forced to change after a lawsuit. It is still pronounced the same. |
Greyskull | Dallas, Texas, USA | 2001–present | |
Groovie Ghoulies | Sacramento, California, USA | 1983–2007 | |
Guerilla Poubelle | Paris, France | 2003–present | |
The Gun Club | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1979-96 | A post-punk/punk blues band. |
Guns n' Wankers | England, UK | ||
Guttermouth | Huntington Beach, California, USA | 1988–present | A punk rock band known for their outrageous lyrics and behavior which are deliberately offensive and intended to shock, usually in a humorous and sarcastic manner. |
GWAR | Richmond, Virginia, USA | 1985–present | A thrash metal/punk rock band |
H
Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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H2O | New York City, New York, United States | 1995–present | A melodic hardcore/hardcore punk band. |
Hagar the Womb | Wapping, London, England, UK | 1980-86 | |
Hagfish | Dallas, Texas, USA | 1991-2001 | |
Half Price | Cape Town, South Africa | 2001–present | |
The Hanson Brothers | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 1984–present | A Canadian punk rock band. Alter-ego of progressive rock band Nomeansno |
De Hardheid | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1996–present | |
Hard-Ons | Sydney, Australia | 1982–93, 1998–present | |
Hatebreed | New Haven, Connecticut, USA | 1994–present | A hardcore/metalcore band. |
Haunted Garage | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1985-1993, 2013–present | Horror punk/metal band fronted by actor Dukey Flyswatter |
Have Heart | New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA | 2002-09 | A hardcore punk band. |
Hawk Nelson | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | 2003–present | Voted "Favorite New Artist" by CCM Magazine in 2006. |
Hazen Street | USA | 2004-06, 2009 | |
Heart Attack | New York, New York, USA | 1980-84 | |
The Heartbreakers | New York City, USA | 1975–78, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1990 | |
Hed PE | Huntington Beach, California, USA | 1994–present | A rap/hardcore punk band. |
Heideroosjes | Horst aan de Maas, Netherlands | 1989–2012 | |
The Hellacopters | Stockholm, Sweden | 1994-2008 | |
Hellbastard | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK | 1985-92, 2008–present | |
Hiatus | Liège, Belgium | 1989-96 | |
Hipodil | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1988–present | |
His Hero Is Gone | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | 1995-99 | |
Hi-Standard | Japan | 1991–2000 | |
Hit the Lights | Lima, Ohio, USA | 2003–present | |
The Hives | Fagersta, Sweden | 1995–present | A garage punk band known for their high-energy live performances and matching suits. |
Hjertestop | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2004–present | |
Hladno Pivo | Zagreb, Croatia | 1988–present | |
Hog Hoggidy Hog | Cape Town, South Africa, | 1998–present | |
Hogan's Heroes | Toms River, New Jersey, USA | 1984-1993 | Hardcore punk and skate punk band. Part of the crossover thrash scene. |
Hole | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1989–2002, 2009–present | Alternative/punk rock band led by Courtney Love. |
Home Grown | Orange County, California, USA | 1994-2005 | Lesser known pop punk band signed to Liberation Records. |
The Homosexuals | London, England, UK | 1976–present | |
The Honor System | Chicago, Illinois, USA | 1999–present | |
The Hope Bombs | San Francisco, California, USA | 1994-97 | |
The Hope Conspiracy | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1999–present | |
HorrorPops | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1996–present | Female fronted psychobilly band whose guitarist is Kim Nekroman, bassist for Nekromantix. |
Hot Cross | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 2000-07 | |
Hot Water Music | Gainesville, Florida, USA | 1993–96, 1997–2006, 2008–present | |
The Hunkies | Poland | 2003–present | |
Huggy Bear | London, UK | 1991-94 | |
Humble Gods | Hermosa Beach, California | 1990–present | |
Die' Hunns | USA | 2000–present | |
The Huntingtons | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | 1995–2005 | |
Hüsker Dü | Minneapolis – Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | 1979–88 | A hardcore punk/alternative rock band. |
The Hydromatics | Michigan, Netherlands, Sweden | 1999–present | A garage punk supergroup with members from the USA, the Netherlands and Sweden. |
I
Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary | |
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I Against I | Dordrecht, Netherlands | 1994-2008 | ||
I Am the Avalanche | Brooklyn, New York, USA | 2004–present | ||
I Shot Cyrus | São Paulo, Brazil | 1997-2009 | ||
I Spy | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | 1991–96 | An anarchist hardcore punk band known for its radical left-wing political subject matter. Todd Kowalski, now of Propagandhi, was part of the band. | |
Iceage | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2008–present | ||
The Icemen | New York, New York, USA | 1982–present | ||
Icon For Hire | Decatur, Illinois | 2007–present | a Pop Punk band | |
Icons of Filth | Cardiff, Wales, UK | 1979–2004 | ||
Iggy Pop | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | 1963–present | A protopunk/garage rock musician that is considered one of the most influential musicians in the development of punk rock, and so nicknamed "the Godfather of Punk". Known for his wild stage antics. | |
Ignite | Orange County, California, United States | 1993–present | A melodic hardcore/hardcore punk band. | |
Los Illegals | Los Angeles, USA | |||
The Inchtabokatables | Berlin, Germany | 1991-2002 | ||
Indecision | New York, New York, USA | 1993-2000 | ||
The Influents | East Bay, California, USA | 1999-2003 | ||
In My Eyes | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1997-2000 | ||
Inocentes | Brazil | 1981–present | ||
Inquisition | Richmond, Virginia, USA | 1991-96 | ||
Inside Out | Orange County, California, USA | 1988-91 | A hardcore punk band from Orange County, California.[2] It was fronted by Zack de la Rocha, later of Rage Against the Machine. | |
The (International) Noise Conspiracy | Umeå, Sweden | 1998–present | ||
International Robot | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2000–2002 | Featured Danny Henry from The Soviettes. | |
Intro5pect | Orange County, California, USA | 1997–present | ||
I.R.A. | Medellín, Colombia | 1985–present | ||
Iron Cross | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | |||
Iskra | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 2002–present | ||
Isocracy | Berkeley, California, USA | 1986-88 |
J
Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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The Jabbers | USA | 1977-84, 2003–present | |
Jackson United | California, USA | 2003-2008 (hiatus) | A punk rock supergroup featuring Chris Shiflett from Foo Fighters and Scott Shiflett from Face to Face |
The Jam | Woking, Surrey, England, UK | 1972–82 | A highly celebrated British band, both popularly and critically. Their early recordings were harder and more aggressive, while subsequent works honed the sounds of the late 1970s mod revival movement. |
Jack Off Jill | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA | 1992–2000 | A gothic punk/riot grrl band. |
Janez Detd. | Grembergen, Belgium | 1995–2009, 2015–present | A skatepunk band. |
Jawbox | Washington, D.C., United States | 1989–97, 2009 | A post-hardcore band. |
Jawbreaker | San Francisco, California, USA | 1988–96 | A very influential band which has often been credited with the beginning of modern emo music, though they differ greatly from what is considered emo music today. |
J Church | San Francisco, California, USA | 1992-2007 | |
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine | Los Angeles, California, USA | 2008–present | A hardcore punk band founded by Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra. |
Jerry's Kids | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 1981–85, 1987–?, 2004–present | A hardcore punk band. |
Jersey | Burlington, Ontario, Canada | 1996-2005, 2011–present | |
JFA | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | 1981–present | A hardcore skate punk band. Initials stand for Jodie Foster's Army. |
Jimmy Eat World | Mesa, Arizona, USA | 1993–present | A pop punk/emo band. |
J.M.K.E. | Tallinn, Estonia | 1986–present | |
Joanna Gruesome | Cardiff, Wales, UK | 2010–present | |
Johnie All Stars | Medellín, Colombia | 1997–present | |
Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains | Brattleboro, Vermont USA | ?-2007 | Folk punk band fronted by Pat the Bunny. |
Jon Cougar Concentration Camp | San Diego, California, USA | 1994–present | A pop punk band. |
Johnny Socko | Bloomington, Indiana, USA | 1990-2002 | |
The Joneses | Hollywood, California, USA | 1979-1989 | A junk rock glam band |
Joyce Manor | Torrance, California, USA | 2008–present | A pop punk band |
The Joykiller | Huntington Beach, California, USA | 1995–2003 | A side project band of Jack Grisham of T.S.O.L. |
Jr. Gone Wild | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 1982-95 | |
Judge | New York City, USA | 1987–91 | A straight edge hardcore punk band. |
Jughead's Revenge | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1988–2001, 2009–present | |
Justice League | California, USA | 1983-88 |
K
Band name | Origin | Years active | Brief summary |
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Kaaos | Tampere, Finland | 1980-1985, 1999-2005 | |
KBO! | Kragujevac, Serbia | 1982–present | |
Kid Dynamite | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 1997–2000 | |
The Kids | Belgium | 1976–85, 1996–present | |
Killing Joke | London, England, UK | 1978–96, 2002–present | Post-punk band who were highly influential on industrial rock. |
Killing Time | New York, New York, USA | 1988-98, 2001-05 | |
Kill Your Idols | Long Island, NY | 1995-2007 | A widely regarded New York hardcore band. |
King Apparatus | London, Ontario, Canada | 1987-94, 2000 | |
The King Blues | London, England, UK | 2004-12 | |
Kinoklub | Zagreb, Croatia | 2008–present | |
Kisschasy | Melbourne, Australia | 2002–present | |
Kiss It Goodbye | Seattle, Washington, USA | 1997-98 | |
Klamydia | Vaasa, Finland | 1988–present | Ramones-influenced punk. |
Knuckledust | London, England, UK | 1996–present | |
Komety | Warsaw, Poland | ||
The Kominas | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | 2004–present | A taqwacore band playing Islam-themed punk. |
Korol i Shut | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1988–2013 | A Russian horror punk band. |
Krasnaya Plesen | Yalta, Ukraine | 1989–present | |
Kraut | New York, New York, USA | 1981- | |
Die Kreuzen | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | 1981-92 | One of the first hardcore punk bands from the Midwest. Highly influential. |
The Kristet Utseende | Sweden | ||
Kronstadt Uprising | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK | 1981-86 | |
KSMB | Skärholmen, Stockholm, Sweden | 1977–82, 1993 | One of the well-known Swedish punk bands |
KSU | Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland | 1977–present | |
KUD Idijoti | Pula, Croatia | 1981–present |
References
- ↑ Apar, Corey. "+44". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ↑ Punk, All. "All Punk: American Standards". All Punk. AllPunk.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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