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List of punk rock bands, 0–K

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This is a list of notable punk rock bands beginning with the 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, are not 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, grunge, metalcore, new wave, and post-punk—but never played punk rock, are not listed either.

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Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
108	New York, New York, US	1991–96, 2005–present	A post-hardcore band with music inspired by the Krishna Consciousness.
1208	Hermosa Beach, California, US	1994–2007	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.
22 Jacks	California, United States	1995–2001, 2007–present	A punk supergroup with members of Wax (American band), The Breeders, Adolescents (band), and Royal Crown Revue.
25 ta Life	Queens, New York, US	1991–present	A New York hardcore band.
28 Days	Frankston, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1997–2007, 2009–present	A punk/rapcore band.
3 Feet Smaller	Vienna, Austria	2000–present	A punk rock band.
30 Foot Fall	Houston, Texas, US	1993–present	A band that has played different genres of punk, including melodic hardcore, skate punk and hardcore punk.
The 4-Skins	East End, London, England, UK	1979–1984, 2007–present	A working class Oi! band.
+44	Los Angeles, California, US	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, US	1979–1985, 1988–1990, 2005–present	A horror punk/deathrock band.
48May	Hamilton, New Zealand	2004–2008	A pop punk band.
5 Seconds of Summer	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	2011–present	A pop punk/pop rock band.
59 Times the Pain	Fagersta, Sweden	1992–2001, 2008	A hardcore punk band with working-class roots.
6 Voltios	Lima, Peru	1998–present	A punk rock band.
7 Seconds	Reno, Nevada, US	1980–2018, 2022	A straight edge melodic hardcore band who pioneered the youth crew genre.
88 Fingers Louie	Chicago, Illinois, US	1993–1996, 1998–1999, 2009–2010, 2013–present	A melodic hardcore band.
98 Mute	Hermosa Beach, California, US	1993–2002, 2016	A street punk band.
999	London, England, UK	1977–1982, 1983–1987, 1993–present	A classic punk band.

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
A	Suffolk, England, UK	1993–2005, 2008–present	An alternative rock band who have also played genres such as pop punk, hard rock and post-grunge.
Abhinanda	Umeå, Sweden	1992–1999, 2004, 2009–2010, 2012, 2022–present	A hardcore punk band who had close ties to influential hardcore punk band Refused.
Abrasive Wheels	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK	1976–1984, 2003–present	A 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	2008–2013	A hardcore punk band.
Ace Troubleshooter	Plymouth, Minnesota, US	1995–2005	A pop punk band.
!Action Pact!	Stanwell, London, England, UK	1981–1986	An aggressive English punk band.
Adam and the Ants	London, England, UK	1977–1982	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	1977–1993, 2002–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, US	1980–1981, 1986–1989, 2001–present	A hardcore punk supergroup with members from Agent Orange and Social Distortion.
The Adverts	London, England, UK	1976–1979	A punk rock band with one of the earliest female punk stars, Gaye Advert.
Adrenalin O.D.	Elmwood Park, New Jersey, US	1981–1990, 1999, 2005, 2007	A hardcore punk band.
Afektiven Naboj	Struga, North Macedonia	1979–present	A punk rock band.
AFI	Ukiah, California, US	1991–present	A band that began as a hardcore punk band before shifting to horror punk, then to alternative rock.
Afro Jetz	Umeå, Sweden	1987–1989	A punk rock band consisting of Dennis Lyxzén.
Against All Authority	Culter Bay, Florida, US	1992–2007, 2021–present	A DIY ska punk band.
Against	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	2001–present	A hardcore punk band.
Against Me!	Naples, Florida, US	1997–2020	A punk rock band.
Agent 51	Poway, California, US	1995–2005, 2008, 2012, 2015	A punk rock band.
Agent Orange	Placentia, California, US	1979–present	A surf punk band.
Agnostic Front	New York, New York, US	1982–1992, 1997–present	A key New York hardcore band; had a crossover thrash period.
Aiden	Seattle, Washington, US	2003–2012, 2014–2016	A post-hardcore/punk rock/horror punk band.
Alexisonfire	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada	2001–2011, 2012, 2015–present	A Juno Award-winning post-hardcore band.
Alkaline Trio	Chicago, Illinois, US	1996–present	A punk rock trio.
Alice Donut	New York, New York, US	1986–1996, 2001–present	A psychedelic alternative punk rock band.
All	Fort Collins, Colorado, US	1987–2003, 2008–present	A punk rock band formed by members of the Descendents.
The All-American Rejects	Stillwater, Oklahoma, US	1999–present	An alternative rock, emo, and pop punk band.
Allister	Chicago, Illinois, US	1994–2007, 2010–present	A melodic punk band.
The Alley Cats	Los Angeles, California, US	1977–1982, 2015–present	A punk rock trio.
GG Allin	Lancaster, New Hampshire, US	1976–1993	A shock rock musician known for having debauched stage shows.
All Systems Go!	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1998–2006	A punk rock supergroup.
Alternative TV	London, England, UK	1976–1979, 1981, 1985–2004, 2014–present	A pioneer of reggae rhythms in punk.
Amebix	Devon, England, UK	1978–87, 2008–2012	A pioneer of the crust punk genre.
Amen	Los Angeles, California, US	1994–2008, 2015–present	A band that plays a mix of nu metal and hardcore punk.
American Standards	Phoenix, Arizona, US	2011–present	A hardcore noise-punk band.^[2]
American Steel	Oakland, California, US	1995–present	A punk rock band.
American Hi-Fi	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1998–present	A pop punk band.
Amyl and the Sniffers	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	2016–present	A pub rock band.
Anamanaguchi^[3]	New York City, New York, US	2004–present	A chiptune-based pop and rock band.
The Analogs	Szczecin, Poland	1995–present	An anti-fascist street punk band.
Andrew Jackson Jihad	Phoenix, Arizona, US	2004–present	A DIY folk punk band.
Angelic Upstarts	South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK	1977–present	A socialist working class Oi! punk and skinhead band.
Anhrefn	Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK	1982–1995, 2007	A Welsh language punk rock band. The band also sang in English.
Ann Beretta	Richmond, Virginia, US	1996–2004, 2012–2023	A skate punk band.
Anonymous	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	2004–2007	A punk rock band.
Angry Samoans	Los Angeles, California, US	1978–present	A classic punk band.
Anthrax	Gravesend, Kent, England, UK	1980–1984, 2010–present	An English anarcho-punk band. Not to be confused with the American thrash metal band, Anthrax.
Anti-Cimex	Gothenburg, Sweden	1981–1993	A band that was one of the first bands to define Scandinavian D-beat.
Antidote	Amsterdam/Rotterdam/Utrecht, Netherlands	1996–2012, 2017	A hardcore punk band.
Anti-Establishment	London, England, UK	1978–1983, 2013	A second-wave UK punk/Oi! band.
Anti-Everything	Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago	2000–present	A punk rock band that is the only punk rock band from Trinidad And Tobago and the only punk rock band to use a steelpan.
Anti-Flag	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	1988–89, 1992–2023	A political melodic punk rock band.
Anti-Heros	Atlanta, Georgia, US	1984–1988, 1994–1999	An Oi!/street punk band.
Antillectual	Nijmegen/Utrecht, Netherlands	2000–present	A melodic hardcore band.
Anti-Nowhere League	Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK	1980–1989, 1992–present	A classic English punk band.
Anti-Pasti	Derbyshire, England, UK	1978–1984, 1995, 2012–present	A British punk band from the third wave of punk in England during the early 1980s.
Anti-Scrunti Faction	Boulder, Colorado, US	1984–1985	A queercore punk trio.
Antischism	Columbia, South Carolina, US	1988–1991, 1993–1994	A crust punk band.
Antisect	Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK	1982–87, 2011–present	An anarcho-punk band.
Antiseen	Charlotte, North Carolina, US	1983–present	A punk rock band.
Anti-System	Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK	1982–1986, 2014–present	An anarcho-punk band.
The Apers	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1996–present	A pop punk band.
The Apostles	Islington, London, England, UK	1979–1990	An experimental anarcho-punk band that, in general, eschewed the prevalent punk aesthetics.
Appendix	Pori, Finland	1980–1985, 1995–present	A punk rock band.
The Aquabats	Huntington Beach, California, US	1994–present	An American superhero-themed electropunk/ska punk band. Travis Barker's (Blink-182) former band from 1996 to 1998.
Armia	Poland	1984–present	A christian punk band.
Armed and Hammered	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1989–2003, 2010, 2012–present	A hardcore punk band.
Arson Anthem	New Orleans, Louisiana, US	2006–2013	A hardcore punk band.
The Art Attacks	London, England, UK	1977–1978	A classic punk band.
Articles of Faith	Chicago, Illinois, US	1981–1985, 1991, 2010	A hardcore punk band.
The Artist Life	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2005–2012	A pop punk band.
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	1983–1996, 2010–2012, 2016–2017, 2019	A hardcore punk band.
As Friends Rust	Davie, Florida, US	1996–2002, 2008, 2011–present	A melodic hardcore band.
Ash	Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK	1992–present	A pop punk band.
Assjack	Gridley, California, US	1999–2009	A hardcore punk band.
Assorted Jelly Beans	Riverside, California, US	1996–1999, 2008	A punk rock band consisting of Richard Falomir.
Asta Kask	Töreboda, Sweden	1978–1989, 1992, 2003–present	A pioneer of trallpunk.
At the Drive-In	El Paso, Texas, US	1994–2001, 2012, 2016–2018	A post-hardcore band.
The Ataris	Anderson, Indiana, US	1996–present	A pop punk band.
Athena	Istanbul, Turkey	1987–present	A ska punk band.
Atheist Rap	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia	1989–present	A punk rock band whose music is often categorized as "happy punk".
Atlas Losing Grip	Lund, Scania, Sweden	2005–2016	A Swedish punk rock band with metal influences.
Atom & His Package	Oreland, Pennsylvania, US	1997–2003, 2008, 2017, 2020	An synthpunk outfit consisting solely of Adam Goren.
Attaque 77	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1987–present	A punk rock band.
Aurora	Győr, Hungary	1983–present	A hardcore punk band.
Aus-Rotten	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	1992–2001, 2019	A crust punk band.
Authority Zero	Mesa, Arizona, US	1994–present	A reggae/skate punk band.
Automatics	England, UK	1976–78, 2000–present	A classic punk band.
Autopilot Off	Orange County, New York, US	1996–2005, 2011–present	A skate punk band.
Avail	Reston, Virginia, US	1987–2007, 2019–present	A melodic hardcore band.
The Avengers	San Francisco Bay Area, California, US	1977–79, 1999, 2004–present	A hardcore punk band.
Avenues	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US	2006–present	The band's song "Hold Me" was featured on episode 2 of the MTV reality series The Real World: St. Thomas in 2012.
Avoid One Thing	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2002–2005, 2019–present	A punk rock band.
Avril Lavigne	Belleville, Ontario, Canada	1999–present	Her debut album, Let Go (2002), is the best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist. It yielded the singles "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate punk persona and earned her the title "Pop-Punk Queen" from music publications.
Avtomaticheskie udovletvoriteli	Leningrad, Russia	1979–1998	A classic punk band.
Awkward Thought	New York, New York, US	1999–2003	A hardcore punk band.

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Babes in Toyland	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	1987–97
Baby Strange	Glasgow, Scotland, UK	2012–present
Backyard Babies	Nässjö, Sweden	1987–present	A glam punk/hard rock band.
Bad Astronaut	US	2000–06, 2010–present
Bad Brains	Washington, D.C., US	1977–84, 1986–95, 1997–present	An all black hardcore punk/reggae band. One of the pioneers of hXc.
Bad Religion	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, US	1979–present	A second tier early 80's Cali hardcore group turned influential melodic hardcore pioneers. Active over 40 years.
Bags	Los Angeles, California, US	1977–81	One of the first generation of California punk rock bands.
Balzac	Osaka, Japan	1992–present	A Japanese horror punk band.
Bambix	Nijmegen, Netherlands	1988-present	Dutch Punk/Riot grrl/queercore band.
Bane	Worcester, Massachusetts, US	1995–present
Bankrupt	Budapest, Hungary	1996–present	A melodic punk rock band.
The Banner	New Jersey, US	1999–present
Banner Pilot	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	2005–present
Basement	Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK	2009–2012 (hiatus)	A melodic hardcore band, heavily influenced by the 1990s grunge movement.
Batfoot	Sydney, Australia	2008–present	A pop punk band influenced by Screeching Weasel and The Queers.
Battalion of Saints	San Diego, California, US	1980–85, 1995–present
Battery	Washington, D.C., US	1990–98
Bayside	Queens, New York, US	2000–present
BBQ Chickens	Japan	2000–present	A Japanese hardcore punk band formed by Ken Yokoyama of Hi-Standard.
Beastie Boys	Brooklyn, New York, US	1978–2012	Began as a hardcore punk band, transitioned into hip hop and 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
Beer7	Be'er Sheva, Israel	2002–present
Behind Enemy Lines	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	2000–present	An anarchist crust punk/heavy metal band with two members of Aus-Rotten.
Being As An Ocean	Alpine, California	2011–present	A melodic hardcore band.
Belvedere	Alberta, Canada	1995–2005, 2011–present
Bérurier Noir	Paris, France	1983–89, 2003–06
Best Revenge	Los Angeles, California, US	1998–2002	A queercore punk band.
Better Luck Next Time	Los Angeles, California, US	2004–2014	In September 2006, Better Luck Next Time was chosen as 1 of 10 local bands out of 2,500 in Southern California given the chance to play KROQ-FM's Inland Invasion, in which they placed 2nd.
Better Than a Thousand	Washington, D.C., US
Bhopal Stiffs	Chicago, Illinois, US	1985–89
Bickley	Houston, Texas, US	1995–2001
Big Black	Evanston, Illinois, US	1981–1987, 2006	Instrumental in the development of noise rock. Notable for using a drum machine instead of a kit.
Big Boys	Austin, Texas, US	1979–84	One of the pioneers of the hardcore punk genre.
Big D and the Kids Table	Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, US	1995–present	A third-wave ska band.
Big Drill Car	Costa Mesa, California, US	1987–95, 2008	One of the pioneers of the melodic hardcore genre.
Big in Japan	Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK	1977–79	Members went on to be in bands such as The KLF, Lightning Seeds, Siouxsie and the Banshees Pink Military and Frankie goes to Hollywood
Bigwig	Nutley, New Jersey, US	1995–present
Bikini Kill	Olympia, Washington, US	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 Liar	Edinburgh, Scotland	2005–present	An acoustic punk/folk band from Edinburgh, fronted by the solo singer of the same name.
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, US	1988–2006, 2008–present	One of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore punk with elements of hip-hop.
Blackbird Raum	Santa Cruz, California, US
Blackfire	Black Mesa, Arizona, US	1989–present	A Navajo traditionally influenced, punk rock group of three siblings, with strong political messages.
Black Flag	Hermosa Beach, California, US	1976–86, 1976–86, 2003, 2013–2014, 2019–present	An influential hardcore punk band active since the late 1970s. Also one of the pioneers of post-hardcore.
The Black Halos	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	1993–present
Black Lips	Dunwoody, Georgia, US	1999–present	A self-proclaimed "flower punk" band from Georgia.
Black Lungs	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada	2005–present
The Black Pacific	Huntington Beach, California, US	2010–present
Black Randy and the Metrosquad	Los Angeles, California, US	1977–80
Black Square	Honolulu, Hawaii, US	2002–present
Blaggers ITA	England, UK	1988–95	Band noted for their strong anti-fascist and left wing lyrics & activism.
Blanks 77	Hillside, New Jersey, US	1990–2001, 2004–present
Bl'ast	Santa Cruz, California, US	1984–90, 2001
Blatz	Berkeley, California, US	1989–92
The Bleach Boys	Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK	1976–present
Blink-182	Poway, California, US	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.
Blitzkid	West Virginia, USA	1997–2012, 2019–present	Horror Punk
Blitzkrieg	Southport, Merseyside, England, UK	1979–1984, 1991–1995, 2007–present
The Blockheads	London, UK	1977–present	Backing band for Ian Dury, whose musical influences spanned disco, funk, music hall, and 1950s rock and roll.
Blondie	New York, New York, US	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, US	1994–2004, 2010
The Blue Hearts	Tokyo, Japan	1985–95	An influential punk band from Japan.
Blue Meanies	Carbondale, Illinois, US	1989–2001
Blyth Power	Somerset, England, UK	1983–present	Folk punk band.
Bobot Adrenaline	Los Angeles, California, US	2001–present
Bodyjar	Melbourne, Australia	1994–2009
Bold	Westchester County, New York, US	1986–2006
Bomb Factory	Tokyo, Japan	1991–present
The Bombpops	San Diego, California, US	2007–present	The band name was chosen after the drummer ordered a Lickety Lick Bombpop from an ice cream van that stopped near his house.
Bomb the Music Industry!	Nassau County, New York, US	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	Art Punk, New Wave, Power Pop.
Bowling for Soup	Wichita Falls, Texas, US	1994–present	A pop punk band.
Born Against	New York, New York, US	1989–93
The Bouncing Souls	New Brunswick, New Jersey, US	1987–present	An American punk rock band.
Box Car Racer	Los Angeles, California, US	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, US	1992–present
Brain Failure	Beijing, China
Brand New	Levittown, New York, US	2000–2018	An alternative rock/pop punk band.
Brand New War	Los Angeles, California, US		Formerly known as The God Awfuls.
Bratmobile	Olympia, Washington, US	1991–94, 1999–2003
Breakdown	New York, New York, US	1986–present
Break Even	Perth, Australia	2005–12
The Briefs	Seattle, Washington, US	2000–present	An American Pop-punk band.
The Briggs	Los Angeles, California, US	2001–present	A working class-style punk band.
The Broadways	Chicago, Illinois, US	1996–98
Broadway Calls	Rainier, Oregon, US	2005–present
Broken Bones	Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK	1983–present	An English street punk/thrash band.
The Bronx	Los Angeles, California, US	2002–present
Brother's Keeper	Erie, Pennsylvania, US	1994–2003
The Bruce Lee Band	California, US	1997–2005
The Bruisers	Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US	1988–1998	A street punk band featuring future Dropkick Murphys singer Al Barr.
Brutal Juice	Denton, Texas, US	1991–97
Brutto	Belarus	2014–present
Brygada Kryzys	Warsaw, Poland	1981–present
Buck-O-Nine	San Diego, California, US	1991–present
Bullets and Octane	St. Louis, Missouri, US	1998–present
Bullet Treatment	Los Angeles, California, US
Bunkface	Klang, Selangor, Malaysia	2005–present	A Malaysian pop punk band.
Burn	New York, New York, US	1988–present
Burning Heads	Orléans, France	1988–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	An Oi! / street punk band.
…But Alive	Hamburg, Germany	1992–99	A political punk rock band, signed with G7 Welcoming Committee Records.
Butthole Surfers	San Antonio, Texas, US	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.

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Cancer Bats	Toronto, Ontario, 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, US	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, US	2007–present	An all girl pop punk band.
Career Soldiers	San Diego, California, US	2002–09	An American hardcore punk/street punk band.
Career Suicide	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2001–present
Carpathian	Melbourne, Australia	2003–11
The Carpettes	Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, UK	1977–81, 1996–present
The Carrier	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2006–12
Cartel	Conyers, Georgia, US	2003–present
The Casualties	Jersey City, New Jersey, US	1990–present	A street punk band.
Catch 22	East Brunswick, New Jersey, US	1996–present	A third wave ska band notable for launching the career of Tomas Kalnoky.
Catholic Discipline	Los Angeles, California, US	1979–80	A Los Angeles punk band notable for appearing in The Decline of Western Civilization.
Caustic Christ	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	2000–present	A crust 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, US	2008–present
Ceremony	Rohnert Park, California, US	2005–present	Began as a hardcore punk band and shifted to a post-punk style.
Chain of Strength	California, US	1988–91	An influential Southern California straight edge hardcore band.
Champion	Seattle, Washington, US	1999–2006	A youth crew band.
A Change of Pace	Peoria, Arizona, US	2001–2011
Channel 3	Cerritos, California, US	1980–present	A hardcore punk band.
Chaos UK	Portishead, Somerset, England, UK	1979–present	A politically charged English hardcore punk group.
Chaotic Dischord	Bristol, England, UK	1981–88, 2019–present	Punk band originally formed to parody some of their contemporaries.
Charged GBH	Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK	1978–present	Pioneers of English hardcore punk.
Charles Bronson	Chicago, Illinois, US	1994–97	A powerviolence/thrashcore band.
Charta 77	Köping, Sweden	1983–present	A prolific Swedish punk/pop rock band.
Cheap Sex	San Diego, California, US	2002–07	An American street punk band.
Chelsea	London, England, UK	1976–present	An English punk rock band.
Chemical People	Los Angeles, California, US	1986–97
Cherry Poppin' Daddies	Eugene, Oregon, US	1989–present	A funk–ska punk band that later integrated into the swing revival of the late 1990s.
Children 18:3	Morris, Minnesota, US	1999–present	An American Christian punk band.
The Chinkees	San Francisco, California, US	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, New York, US	1992–93, 1995–97, 1999, 2005–06	A crust punk/ska punk band describing themselves as "crack rocksteady".
Christ on Parade	San Francisco, California, US	1985–89	A mid-late 1980s San Francisco East Bay/Oakland political hardcore, crust punk band.
Chron Gen	Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK	1978–85, 2013–present
Chronics	Bologne, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	1996–present	A pop punk band.
Chumbawamba	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK	1982–present	A one-hit wonder British anarcho-punk band.
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!	Paris, France	2007–2016, 2020–present	The band name is taken from the scene in 1985 adventure-comedy movie The Goonies, in which Chunk and Sloth arrive on the scene to help their friends.
Circle Jerks	Hermosa Beach, California, US	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, New York, US	1994–2000	A New York hardcore band featuring members of Gorilla Biscuits.
Civet	Long Beach, California, US
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, US	2008–present	A hardcore punk band fronted by Operation Ivy's Jesse Michaels.
Clit 45	Long Beach, California, US	1996–2006	A street punk band.
Clockcleaner	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	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, US	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, US	2000–2006
Code Orange	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	2008–present	A band that mixes hardcore punk with sludge metal.
Coldrain	Nagoya, Japan	2007–present	A Japanese post-hardcore/alternative rock band whose early sound was in style of punk rock.
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, US	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 disarmament 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, US	1990–present	A band blending hardcore punk and metal.
The Copyrights	Carbondale, Illinois, US	2002–present	The band is known for what Alternative Press calls "both the sloppy, slacker pop-punk of, say, early Green Day with the slightly more polished sheen of Teenage Bottlerocket or recent Bouncing Souls."
Corrosion of Conformity	Raleigh, North Carolina, US	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, US	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 Cortinas	Bristol, UK	1976–78	First wave English punk band.
The Cost	San Francisco Bay Area, California, US	1999–2003	A San Francisco Bay Area punk rock band.
Count The Stars	Albany, New York, US	1995–2003	Was a four-piece pop punk band from Albany, New York that formed in 1995. After recording two albums, one with Chicago's Victory Records, the band split up in late 2003.
Craig's Brother	Santa Cruz, California, US	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, US	1976–2009	An influential psychobilly band.
Crass	Epping, Essex, England, UK	1977–84	A British anarcho-punk band.
Creaming Jesus	London, England, UK	1987–94
Creeper (band)	Southampton, England	2014–present	A horror punk band.
The Creepshow	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	2005–present	A rockabilly punk band.
Crime	San Francisco, California, US	1976–82, 2007–present	An early U.S. 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, US	2002–10
The Criminals	Berkeley, California, US	1994–2001
Crimpshrine	Berkeley, California, US	1982–present	An influential DIY punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Cringer	Hawaii, US	1985–91
Crisis	England, UK	1978–81	A politically charged punk rock group.
Cro-Mags	New York, New York, US	1982–present	One of the founders of the New York City hardcore scene.
The Crouches	Coventry, England, UK	1981–1984	DIY anti-fascist band.
The Crucified	Fresno, California, US	1984–93	A Christian crossover thrash group.
Crucifix	Berkeley, California, US	1980–84	A D-beat/anarcho-punk band.
The Crucifucks	Lansing, Michigan, US	1981–89, 96–98
Los Crudos	Chicago, Illinois, US	1991–98
Cruel Hand	Portland, Maine, US	2006–present
Crumbsuckers	Baldwin, New York, US	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.
The Cryptkeeper Five	Trenton, New Jersey, USA	1997–present
Cunter	Brampton, Ontario, Canada	2009–present
Cursed	Canada	2001–08	A hardcore punk band.
Cypher in the Snow	San Francisco, California, US	1996–98	An all-woman queercore group.

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Daggermouth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	2004–08
Dag Nasty	Washington, D.C., US	1985–92
Daisy Chainsaw	London, England, UK	1989–95
Damage	New York, New York, US	1983–88
Damnation A.D.	Washington, D.C., US	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, US	1987–95, 1997–present
The Dangerous Summer	Ellicott City, Maryland, US	2006–2014, 2017–present	The band's song "The Permanent Rain" was used in a trailer for the 2009 movie Love Happens.
Dan Vapid & The Cheats	Chicago, Illinois, US	2011–present	A pop punk band from Chicago that features former members of Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Methadones, Noise By Numbers, The Vindictives, Sludgeworth and The Bomb.
Darby Crash Band	Los Angeles, California, US	1980
Darkbuster	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1996–present
Darkthrone	Kolbotn, Norway	1987–present	Originally a black metal band, a major stylistic shift to crust punk occurred in 2006.
Days N Daze	Houston TX	2008–Present	Folk Punk
A Day To Remember	Ocala, Florida	2003–present	A fusion of pop punk and metalcore known as easycore.
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, US	1976–2005	Known for their outlandish gigs at New York's CBGB's and Max's Kansas City.
Dead Kennedys	San Francisco, California, US	1978–86, 2001–present	A highly influential political hardcore punk band.
Dead Milkmen	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	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, US	1983–95, 2004, 2008	An American satirical punk band.
Death	Detroit, Michigan, US	1971–1977, 2009–present	An early American punk/protopunk band from the 1970s.
Death Before Dishonor	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2000–present
Death by Stereo	Orange County, California, US	1996–present
Decibel	Milan, Italy	1977–present
The Decline (band)	Perth, Western Australia, Australia	2005–present	Skate Punk
Deep Wound	Westfield, Massachusetts, US	1982–84
Defeater	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2004–present	Hardcore punk and Emo.
The Defects	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	1978–84, 2010–present
Defiance	Portland, Oregon, US	1993–present
The Del Fuegos	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1980–1990, 2011–2012	A garage-style punk rock band.
The Demics	London, Ontario, Canada	1977–80
Descendents	Manhattan Beach, California, US	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, US	1988–94	Crust punk band.
Destroy Boys	Sacramento, California, US	2015–present	A US punk rock / garage punk band of three members.
The Destructors	Peterborough, UK	1977–84	UK punk band who featured Gizz Butt of The Prodigy.
Deviated Instinct	Norwich, England, UK	1984–91, 2007–present	A crust punk / stenchcore band, later turning to death metal.
Devo	Akron, Ohio, US	1972–present	Early songs featured punk rock, mixed with synthesizers.
The Devotchkas	Long Island, New York, US	1996–2001
Dezerter	Warsaw, Poland	1981–present	One of the most popular Polish punk bands.
D.I.	Orange County, California, US	1982–95, 1997–present	A band featuring members of The Adolescents and Social Distortion.
The Dicks	Austin, Texas, US	1980–1986, 2004–2016	A hardcore punk band that incorporates blues rock.
The Dickies	San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California US	1977–present	One of the first-wave of Los Angeles punk bands.
The Dictators	New York, New York, US	1973–present
Die Mannequin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2005–present
DieMonsterDie	Salt Lake City, Utah, US	1995–present	Horror punk.
Diesel Boy	Santa Rosa, California, US	1993–2002, 2022–present	Diesel Boy appears, as a band, while performing their own material from the Cock Rock album, on an episode of Freaks and Geeks called "Moshing and Noshing" that aired in 2000.
Die Toten Hosen	Düsseldorf, Germany	1982–present	A punk rock band that has become one of the biggest rock bands in German history. Also popular in other German speaking countries and Argentina.
The Diffs	Los Angeles, California, US	2003–present
Dillinger Four	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	1994–present
The Dils	Carlsbad, California, US	1977–80
The Diodes	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1977–82, 1998, 2007, 2010
Direct Hit!	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US	2007–present	In September 2014, Nick Woods was a guest on the television show Last Call with Carson Daly, where he was interviewed about his band.
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles	Houston, Texas, US	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, US	1995–2002
Disfear	Nyköping, Sweden	1989–present	A Swedish D-beat crust punk group.
Disorder	Bristol, England, UK	1980–present
Disrupt	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1987–1994
Distemper	Moscow, Russia	1989–present	A Russian ska punk band.
The Distillers	Los Angeles, California, US	1998–2006, 2018–present	An American punk band led by Brody Dalle.
División Minúscula	Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico	1996–present
DMZ	Boston, Massachusetts, US	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, US	1990–present	A Christian punk band.
Dog Faced Hermans	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK	1986–95
Doggy Style	Fullerton, California, US	1983–88, 2009–present
Dogsflesh	Teesside, England, UK	1982–85, 2005–present	A UK82 punk band.
Dogwood	Escondido, California, US	1993–present
The Dollyrots	Los Angeles, California, US	2000–present	The band's song has been used in movies, TV shows, and commercials.
Donots	Ibbenbüren, Germany	1993–present
Doom	Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK	1987–90, 1992–2005
The Dopamines	Cincinnati, Ohio, US	2006–present	Musical style is similar to bands like Banner Pilot and Dear Landlord.
Down by Law	US	1990–present
downset.	Los Angeles, California, US	1989–2009
Down to Nothing	Richmond, Virginia, US	2000–present
Drabness	Motala, Sweden	1994–98
The Draft	Gainesville, Florida, US	2006–present
The Dreams	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	2006–present
Dresden 45	Houston, Texas, US	1985–93
Driller Killer	Malmö, Sweden	1993–present
Dritte Wahl	Rostock, East Germany	1988–present	Deutschpunk band
Dr. Know	Oxnard, California, US	1981–present	A nardcore band fronted by child star Brandon Cruz.
The Drones	Manchester, England, UK	1975–82, 1999, 2015–present	Early English pub rock / punk band.
Dropdead	Providence, Rhode Island, US	1990–present	A hardcore punk who draw on crust punk, powerviolence, D-beat, and thrashcore.
Dropkick Murphys	Quincy, Massachusetts, US	1996–present	A Celtic punk/Oi! band.
Drunk Injuns	San Jose, California, US	1983–present
The Ducky Boys	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1995–present	A street punk band from Boston.
Dwarves	Chicago, Illinois, US	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, US	1983–93
Dystopia	Orange County, California, US	1991–2008

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
E!E	Příbram, Czech Republic	1987–present
Early Graves	San Francisco, California, US	2007–present
Earth Crisis	Syracuse, New York, US	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
EA80	Mönchengladbach, Germany	1979–present	Deutschpunk
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, US	1980–86, 1987–90, 1992, 1995–96, 2004–present
The Ejected	Dagenham, London, England, UK	1981–83, 1999, 2014, 2015
electric eels	Cleveland, Ohio, US	1972–1975	Industrial guitars, clever lyrics and a tendency to nihilistic violence.
Electric Frankenstein	Whippany, New Jersey, US	1991–present
Eleventyseven	Laurens, South Carolina, US	2002–present	An electropunk/pop punk band, that has also used various other elements into their music.
Ellegarden	Chiba, Japan	1998–2008
Embers	Oakland, California, US	2004–present
Embrace	Washington D.C.	1985–1986	A hardcore punk band that was one of the original pioneers of emocore.
Embrace Today	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1998–2006
Endpoint	Louisville, Kentucky, US	1988–94
Enemy You	San Francisco, California, US	1997–2007
Energy	Stoughton, Massachusetts, US	2006–present
English Dogs	Grantham, England, UK	1981–87, 1993–99, 2007–present
Ensign	New Brunswick, New Jersey, US	1995–present
Eppu Normaali	Ylöjärvi, Finland	1976–present
The Ergs!	South Amboy, New Jersey, US	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, US	1995–2004, 2007–present
Excuse 17	Olympia, Washington, US	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, US	1998–2007
Extreme Noise Terror	Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK	1985–present
The Eyeliners	Albuquerque, New Mexico, US	1995–2005

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The F-Ups	Rochester, Minnesota, US	1999–2006	They are best known for their song 'Lazy Generation' which was featured on NHL 2005 and Burnout 3: Takedown, being the theme song for Takedown. After the break up several of the members formed a new band Hang 'Em High, which itself disbanded in 2014.
Fabulous Disaster	San Francisco, California, US	1998–2007
Face to Face	Victorville, California, US	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, US	1982–85, 1989, 2001–05
The Faith	Washington, D.C., US	1981–83	An American D.C. hardcore band led by Alec MacKaye, brother of Minor Threat front man Ian MacKaye.
Fairweather	Virginia, US	1999–2003	An emo/pop punk band.
The Falcon	Chicago, Illinois, US	2004–present	A supergroup with members or former members of The Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, Rise Against, and other bands.
The Fall	Manchester, UK	1977–2018	A pioneering band who helped invent post-punk fronted by the late Mark E. Smith
Fall of Efrafa	Brighton, England	2005–2009	An influential crust punk band.
Fang	Berkeley, California, US	1981–89, 1995, present
Farben Lehre	Płock, Poland	1986–present
The Fartz	Seattle, Washington, US	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, US	1977–present	A hardcore punk band.
Fenix TX	Houston, Texas, US	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, US	2005–present	A trio of teenagers from Brooklyn. They play a combination of hardcore and math punk.
Fidlar	Los Angeles, California, US	2009–present	Featured on Conan, in 2016, where they performed "West Coast"
The Fight	Dudley, England, UK	2000–09
Figure Four	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	1996–present
Figures of Light	US	1970–present	Best known for song "It's Lame".
Filth	East Bay, California, US	1989–91, 2010
Filthy Thieving Bastards	Oakland, California, US	2000–present
Final Conflict	Long Beach, California, US	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, US	2006–present	An American punk rock, emo and hardcore punk band.
The Fits	Blackpool, England, UK	1979–present
Fitz of Depression	Tumwater, Washington, US	1987–1997, 2000, 2002
Five Iron Frenzy	Denver, Colorado, US	1995–2003	A Christian ska band.
Flatcat	Belgium	1993–present
Flatfoot 56	Chicago, Illinois, US	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, US	1977–1983, 1990–1993, 1999–present
Fleshies	Oakland, California, US	1999–present
Flipper	San Francisco, California, US	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, US	1997–present	A celtic punk band.
Fluffy	London, England, UK	1994–98
Flux of Pink Indians	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK	1980–86
The Flys	Coventry, England, UK	1976–1980
F-Minus	Huntington Beach, California, US	1995–2004	A crust punk band on Hellcat Records.
FM Static	Toronto, Ontario, 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, US	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.
Foss	El Paso, Texas, US	1993–1995	American post-hardcore band, best-known (retrospectively) because Texas politician Beto O'Rourke was a member.
Four Walls Falling	Richmond, Virginia, US	1983–95
Four Year Strong	Worcester, Massachusetts, US	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, US	1996–2002, 2004–05
Frenzal Rhomb	Sydney, Australia	1992–present
Free Throw	Nashville, Tennessee, US	2012–present	The vocalist described the band's sound as being derived from "underground punk emo."
The Freeze (Scottish band)		1976–1981
The Freeze	Cape Cod, Massachusetts, US	1978–present	A hardcore punk band.
Frightwig	San Francisco, California, US	1982–1994, 2012–present	An all-female feminist punk band.
The Frisk	Berkeley, California, US	2000–05
Frodus	Washington, D.C., US	1993–1999, 2009
From Ashes Rise	Nashville, Tennessee, US	1997–2005, 2010–present
The Frustrators	US	1999–present
The F.U.'s	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1982–90
Fucked Up	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2001–present	Polaris Music Prize-winning hardcore punk band.
Fuel	East Bay, California, US	1989–91
Fugazi	Washington, D.C., US	1987–present	One of the first and most important post-hardcore bands.
Funeral for a Friend	Bridgend & Maesteg, Wales	2001–2016	Welsh Post-hardcore/Hardcore band
Fun People	Campana, Argentina	1989–2000	A straight edge melodic hardcore band.
Funeral Dress	Belgium	1985–present	Street Punk band from Antwerp 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, California, US	1989–99

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Gallhammer	Tokyo, Japan	2003–present	An all-female crust punk band.
Gang Green	Boston, Massachusetts, US	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, US	2006–present
Charged GBH	Birmingham, England, UK	1978–present	A British hardcore punk band the current lineup consists of Colin Abrahall 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, US	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, US	2001–2004
The Ghost Inside	Los Angeles, California	2004–present	A hardcore punk band.
The Ghost of a Thousand	Brighton, England, UK	2004–2011
Ghoti Hook	Virginia, USA	1990–2002, 2009	Christian Punk, Punk Pop.
The Gits	Yellow Springs, Ohio, US	1986–93
Give Up the Ghost	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1998–2004
Glittertind	Lillesand, Norway	2001–present
A Global Threat	Boston, Massachusetts, US	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
The God Awfuls	Los Angeles, California, US	2002–present	The band's song "Watch It Fall" was featured in the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (2005).
Gogol Bordello	Lower East Side, New York, New York, US	1999–present	One of the most popular Gypsy punk bands, known for its theatrical stage shows.
Goldblade	Manchester, England, UK	1996–present
Goldfinger	Los Angeles, California, US	1994–present	A ska punk/pop punk band named after the 1964 James Bond film.
Good Charlotte	Waldorf, Maryland, US	1996–2010, 2016–present	A pop punk band.
Good Clean Fun	Washington, D.C., US	1997–present
Goodnight Nurse	Auckland, New Zealand	2001–present	A pop punk band.
Good Riddance	Santa Cruz, California, US	1986–2007, 2012–present	A melodic hardcore band.
Gorilla Biscuits	New York, New York, US	1986–91, 2005–present	A hardcore punk band.
Government Issue	Washington, D.C., US	1980–89, 2007	A hardcore punk band.
Grade	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	1993–2002
Gray Matter	Washington, D.C., US	1983–86, 1990–93
Grayscale	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	2011–present	The band's style has been described as "pop punk," as well as "blending pure, raw emotion with elements of alternative rock and punk roots."
Grazhdanskaya Oborona	Omsk, Russia	1984–2008
Green Day	East Bay, California, US	1986–present	A punk rock group that has achieved tremendous popular success, selling over 80 million albums worldwide.
Green Jellÿ	Kenmore, New York, US	1981–1995, 2008–present	Formerly known as Green Jellö, but were forced to change after a lawsuit. It is still pronounced the same.
Greenland Whalefishers	Bergen, Norway	1994–Present	Celtic Punk.
Greyskull	Dallas, Texas, US	2001–present
Groovie Ghoulies	Sacramento, California, US	1983–2007	Pop Punk, Horror Punk, Ramonescore.
Guerilla Poubelle	Paris, France	2003–present
The Gun Club	Los Angeles, California, US	1979–96	A post-punk/punk blues band.
Guns n' Wankers	England, UK	1991–1994, 2019–present
Guttermouth	Huntington Beach, California, US	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, US	1985–present	A thrash metal/punk rock band.
Gypsy Fly	Carol Stream, Illinois	1998–present	punk rock

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
H₂O	New York, New York, US	1995–present	A melodic hardcore/hardcore punk band.
Hagar the Womb	Wapping, London, England, UK	1980–86
Hagfish	Dallas, Texas, US	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
Hard Skin	Gipsy Hill, London, UK	1996–present	A comedy Oi! band.
Hass	Marl and Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	1978–2001, 2013-present	Deutschpunk band.
Hatebreed	New Haven, Connecticut, US	1994–present	A hardcore/metalcore band.
Haunted Garage	Los Angeles, California, US	1985–1993, 2013–present	Horror punk/metal band fronted by actor Dukey Flyswatter.
Have Heart	New Bedford, Massachusetts, US	2002–09	A hardcore punk band.
Have Nots	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2006–present	The band was formed in 2006, combining members of local bands Chicago Typewriter and Stray Bullets.
Hawk Nelson	Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	2003–present	Voted "Favorite New Artist" by CCM Magazine in 2006.
Hazen Street	US	2004–06, 2009
Heart Attack	New York, New York, US	1980–84
The Heartbreakers	New York, New York, US	1975–78, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1990
Hed PE	Huntington Beach, California, US	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
Hightower	Paris, France	2013–present	A punk rock band
Hipodil	Sofia, Bulgaria	1988–present
His Hero Is Gone	Memphis, Tennessee, US	1995–99
Hi-Standard^[4]	Japan	1991–2000, 2011–present	Melodic hardcore and pop punk band.
Hit the Lights	Lima, Ohio, US	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, US	1984–1993	Hardcore punk and skate punk band. Part of the crossover thrash scene.
Hole	Los Angeles, California, US	1989–2002, 2009–present	Alternative/punk rock band led by Courtney Love.
Home Grown	Orange County, California, US	1994–2005	Lesser known pop punk band signed to Liberation Records.
The Homosexuals	London, England, UK	1976–present
The Honor System	Chicago, Illinois, US	1999–present
The Hope Bombs	San Francisco, California, US	1994–97
The Hope Conspiracy	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1999–present
HorrorPops	Copenhagen, Denmark	1996–present	Female fronted psychobilly band whose guitarist is Kim Nekroman, bassist for Nekromantix.
Hot Cross	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	2000–07
Hot Water Music	Gainesville, Florida, US	1993–96, 1997–2006, 2008–present
Ho99o9	Newark, New Jersey, US	2012–present	Experimental Hip Hop/Hardcore Punk band.
The Hunkies	Poland	2003–present
Huggy Bear	London, England, UK	1991–94
Humble Gods	Hermosa Beach, California, US	1990–present
Die' Hunns	US	2000–present
The Huntingtons	Baltimore, Maryland, US	1995–2005
Hüsker Dü	Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, US	1979–88	A hardcore punk/alternative rock band.
Husking Bee	Japan	1994–2005, 2012–Present	A Pop-Punk Band.
The Hydromatics	Michigan; Netherlands; Sweden	1999–present	A garage punk supergroup with members from the US, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
I Against I	Dordrecht, Netherlands	1994–2008
I Am the Avalanche	Brooklyn, New York, US	2004–present
I Call Fives	Washington Township, New Jersey, US	2006–2014, 2016, 2020–present	The band's debut album premiered at #13 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
IHIWYP	Flagstaff, Arizona	2002–2005	One man punk rock band
I Prevail	Southfield, Michigan, US	2013–present	A punk/metal band formed in the US, their 2016 album, Lifelines, was published by Fearless Records
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, US	1982–present
Icon A.D.	Leeds, West Yorkshire, U.K.	1979–1981, 1982–1983
Icon For Hire	Decatur, Illinois	2007–present	A Pop Punk band.
Icons of Filth	Cardiff, Wales, UK	1979–2004
Idles	Bristol, England, UK	2009–present
Iggy Pop	Muskegon, Michigan, US	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, US	1993–present	A melodic hardcore/hardcore punk band.
Los Illegals	Los Angeles, US
The Inchtabokatables	Berlin, Germany	1991–2002
Indecision	New York, New York, US	1993–2000
Infa Riot	London, England, UK	1980–85, 2011–present
The Influents	East Bay, California, US	1999–2003
In My Eyes	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1997–2000
Inocentes	Brazil	1981–present
Inquisition	Richmond, Virginia, US	1991–96
Inside Out	Orange County, California, US	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.
Instigators	Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, UK	1980–present
The (International) Noise Conspiracy	Umeå, Sweden	1998–present
International Robot	Minneapolis, Minnesota	2000–2002	Featured Danny Henry from The Soviettes.
The Interrupters	Los Angeles, California, US	2011–present	A ska punk band.
Intro5pect	Orange County, California, US	1997–present
I.R.A.	Medellín, Colombia	1985–present
Iron Chic	Long Island, New York, US	2008–present	The band was formed in 2008 after the dissolution of Phil Douglas' and Brian Crozier's former band Latterman.
Iron Cross	Baltimore, Maryland, US
Isocracy	Berkeley, California, US	1986–88

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Jabbers	US	1977–84, 2003–present
Jackson United	California, US	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, US	1992–2000	A gothic punk/riot grrl band.
Janez Detd.	Grembergen, Belgium	1995–2009, 2015–present	A skatepunk band.
Jawbox	Washington, D.C., US	1989–97, 2009	A post-hardcore band.
Jawbreaker	San Francisco, California, US	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, US	1992–2007
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine	Los Angeles, California, US	2008–present	A hardcore punk band founded by Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra.
Jennifer Rostock	Berlin, Germany	2007–present	pop-punk band.
Jerry's Kids	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1981–85, 1987–?, 2004–present	A hardcore punk band.
Jersey	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	1996–2005, 2011–present
The Jesus and Mary Chain	East Kilbride, Scotland, UK	1983–99, 2007–present	Influential post-punk / noise pop band.
JFA	Phoenix, Arizona, US	1981–present	A hardcore skate punk band. Initials stand for Jodie Foster's Army.
Jimmy Eat World	Mesa, Arizona, US	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, US	?–2007	Folk punk band fronted by Pat the Bunny.
Jon Cougar Concentration Camp	San Diego, California, US	1994–present	A pop punk band.
Johnny Socko	Bloomington, Indiana, US	1990–2002
The Johnnys	Sydney, NSW, Australia	1982–1989	Country influenced punk rock band from Sydney Australia
The Joneses	Hollywood, California, US	1979–1989	A junk rock glam band.
Josephine Collective	Johnson County, Kansas, US	2004–2009	The band signed to Warner Bros. Records after John Feldmann had been introduced to their music via Myspace and invited them to open for his band, Goldfinger.
Joy Division	Salford, Greater Manchester, UK	1976–1980	Highly influential post punk band.
Joyce Manor	Torrance, California, US	2008–present	A pop punk band.
The Joykiller	Huntington Beach, California, US	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, New York, US	1987–91	A straight edge hardcore punk band.
Jughead's Revenge	Los Angeles, California, US	1988–2001, 2009–present

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Kaaos	Tampere, Finland	1980–1985, 1999–2005
Kamikazee	Quezon City, Philippines	2000–2015, 2017–present	The band's song "Chicksilog" was nominated for Song Of The Year at the NU Rock Awards (2005). The band's song "Narda" won Song Of The Year at the NU Rock Awards (2006) and the Awit Awards (2007).
KBO!	Kragujevac, Serbia	1982–present
Kid Dynamite	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	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, US	1988–98, 2001–05
The Killjoys	Birmingham, England, UK	1976–78	Early English punk band that featured Kevin Rowland.
Kill Your Idols	Long Island, New York, US	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, US	1997–98
Klamydia	Vaasa, Finland	1988–present	Ramones-influenced punk.
Knuckledust	London, England, UK	1996–present
Knuckle Puck	Chicago, Illinois, US	2010–present	The band's name comes from the "knucklepuck" shot in ice hockey, which was popularized by the 1994 movie D2: The Mighty Ducks.
Komety	Warsaw, Poland
The Kominas	Boston, Massachusetts, US	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, US	1981–
Die Kreuzen	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US	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

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