This is a list of bands that are considered part of the second wave of
punk rock, beginning in the mid- to late-1980s.
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AFI
AFI may refer to:
* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
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Agent Orange
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Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Matt Skiba (vocals, guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals, bass) and Derek Grant (drums, vocals).
Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...
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All
All or ALL may refer to:
Language
* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of the English determiners
* Allar language (ISO 639-3 code)
* Allative case (abbreviated ALL)
Music
* All (band), an American punk rock band
* ''All'' (All al ...
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Amebix
Amebix were an English crust punk band. Formed as the Band with No Name, the band's original run was from 1978 to 1987, during which time they released two EPs and three albums. The group reunited in 2008, released another full-length album ...
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Anti System
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Antidote
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Antisect
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Anti-Flag
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Anti-Establishment
An anti-establishment view or belief is one which stands in opposition to the conventional social, political, and economic principles of a society. The term was first used in the modern sense in 1958, by the British magazine ''New Statesman'' ...
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Anti-Nowhere League
Anti-Nowhere League are an English punk rock band, formed in 1979 by lead singer Animal (Nick Culmer), guitarist Magoo (Chris Exall), Bones (Tony Shaw) on drums and Chris Elvy on bass.
Career Early days
The band first played at the 1980 Cha ...
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Anti-Scrunti Faction
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The Apostles
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Attila the Stockbroker
John Baine (born 21 October 1957), better known by his stage name Attila the Stockbroker,Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 208 is an English punk poet, multi instrumentalist musician and songwriter. He pe ...
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Bad Brains
Bad Brains are an American rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Originally a jazz fusion band under the name Mind Power, they are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members have objected to the use of this t ...
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Bad Religion
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Bickley
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Big Black
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Big Boys
Big Boys were an American pioneering punk rock band who are credited with having helped to create and introduce skate punk as a new style of music, which became popular in the 1980s. They also were famous for bringing elements of funk into thei ...
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Big Drill Car
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Bikini Kill
Bikini Kill is an American punk rock band formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990. The group consisted of singer and songwriter Kathleen Hanna, guitarist Billy Karren, bassist Kathi Wilcox, and drummer Tobi Vail. The band pioneered th ...
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Blaggers I.T.A.
Blaggers ITA (formerly The Blaggers) were a British punk rock band founded in 1988. Main vocalist Matty 'Blagg' Roberts had previously fronted Oi! band Complete Control, who released an LP on ''Oi! Records'' in 1985 Blaggers ITA were noted for ...
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Blatz
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Boikot
Boikot is a Spanish left-wing punk rock band.
History
The band started in 1987 playing at bars, parties and every type of dive. After a pair of adjustments to the band's lineup they recorded two albums with the label Barrabás. They made th ...
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Bored Suburban Youth
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Born Against
Born Against was an American hardcore punk band from New York active between 1989 and 1993. In addition to their radical leftist politics, the group espoused a DIY punk message and challenged what they perceived as being a problem within the p ...
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Bouncing Souls
The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-he ...
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Broken Bones
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The Casualties
The Casualties are an American hardcore punk band from New York City, founded by vocalist Jorge Herrera, Hank (guitar), Colin Wolf (vocals), Mark Yoshitomi (bass) and Yureesh Hooker (drums) in 1990. In July 2017, it was announced on the band's F ...
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Chaotic Dischord
Chaotic Dischord are a punk rock band from Bristol, England, allegedly formed by members of Vice Squad and their road crew in 1981, although this still remains unconfirmed by members of the band. The band also recorded a one-off EP under the ...
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Charged GBH
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Chemical People
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Chumbawamba
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Chaos UK
Chaos UK is an English punk rock band formed in 1979 in Portishead, near Bristol. They emerged as part of the anarcho-punk scene, developing a fast and aggressive hardcore punk style. The band recorded two EPs and a full LP for Riot City Rec ...
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Circle Jerks
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Citizen Fish
Citizen Fish is an English punk rock band that has been active since 1990 and shares members with Subhumans. Citizen Fish does not emphasize the raw political statements and nihilistic viewpoint of the former, instead focusing on issues of ...
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Coca Carola
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Cockney Rejects
Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1978. Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre. The band members are supporters of West Ham United, and pay ...
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Conflict
Conflict may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Conflict'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Stuart Paton
* ''Conflict'' (1936 film), an American boxing film starring John Wayne
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Cows
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Crimpshrine
Crimpshrine was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California. The group was formed in 1982 by Aaron Cometbus, founder of the seminal punk rock zine ''Cometbus'', and future Operation Ivy vocalist Jesse Michaels. They grew out of the East ...
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Cringer
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Cro-Mags
Cro-Mags are an American hardcore punk band from New York City. The band, which has a strong cult following, has released six studio albums, with the first two considered the most influential. With a Hare Krishna background, they were among t ...
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Crucifucks
The Crucifucks were an American punk band formed in 1981 in Lansing, Michigan. They were noted for their political agitation, provocative lyrics, and unusually shrill vocals by band leader Doc Corbin Dart. Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra sig ...
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Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity (also known as COC) is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina, formed in 1982. The band has undergone multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with guitarist Woody Weatherman as the sole const ...
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D.O.A.
DOA may refer to:
* Dead on arrival
* Dead or Alive (disambiguation)
Film
* ''D.O.A.'' (1949 film), a ''film noir''
* ''D.O.A.'' (1988 film), a remake of the 1949 film
* '' D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage'' (1980 film), a documentary on the gene ...
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Daisy Chainsaw
Daisy Chainsaw were an English rock group who were active between 1989 and 1994 started by guitarist and songwriter Crispin Gray. The group's original lead vocalist KatieJane Garside appeared on the band's early EPs and 1992 debut album, '' ...
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Dayglo Abortions
The Dayglo Abortions (sometimes abbreviated to DGA) are a Canadian hardcore punk and metal band from Victoria, British Columbia. Their lyrics reflect a genre-typical disregard for societal norms. The band was formed in 1979 and released their first ...
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Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining punk bands during its initial eight-year run.
Dead Kennedys' lyrics were usually political in nature, satirizing p ...
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De Heideroosjes
Heideroosjes (pronounced: hi-duh-rose-yes, HR in short), are a Dutch punk rock band from Horst aan de Maas. The band are known for their energetic shows and songs with lyrics mostly in Dutch and English, and a few songs in German and Limburg ...
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Dead Milkmen
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Descendents
The Descendents are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in Manhattan Beach, California, by guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson. In 1979, they enlisted Stevenson's school friend Milo Aukerman as a ...
*Die Ärzte
*Die Kassierer
*Dicks (band), Dicks
*Discharge (band), Discharge
*Down by Law (band), Down By Law
*Drei Flaschen
*Dritte Wahl
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*Electric Frankenstein
*Eskorbuto
*Excuse 17
*The Exploited
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*Face to Face (punk band), Face to Face
*The Faction (band), The Faction
*The Faith (American band), The Faith
*Fifteen (band), Fifteen
*Firehose (band), Firehose
*Flatcat (band), Flatcat
*The Flatliners
*The Flesh Eaters
*Fleshies
*Flipper (band), Flipper
*Flux of Pink Indians
*Frenzal Rhomb
*Frightwig
*Fugazi (band), Fugazi
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*Good Riddance (band), Good Riddance
*Government Issue
*Guttermouth
*Green Day
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*Hammerhead (band), Hammerhead
*Hi-Standard
*Hogan's Heroes (band), Hogan's Heroes
*The Honor System (band), The Honor System
*The Hope Bombs
*Horrorpops
*Hot Snakes
*Hot Water Music
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*Janez Detd.
*The Julie Ruin
*The Scarred, Justin Scarred
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*Killdozer (band), Killdozer
*Klamydia
*Kronstadt Uprising (band), Kronstadt Uprising
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*Lagwagon
*The Lawrence Arms
*Leningrad (band), Leningrad
*The Living End
*Longstocking
*The Loved Ones (Australian band), The Loved Ones
*Lower Class Brats
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*Magnapop
*The Marked Men
*Mary Ellis
*The Matches
*Meat Puppets
*The Menzingers
*Minor Threat
*Minutemen (band), Minutemen
*The Murder City Devils
*MDC (band), MDC
*Melvins
*Mob 47
*Murphy's Law (band), Murphy's Law
*Mustard Plug
*Misfits (band), Misfits
*Mission of Burma
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*Nailpin
*Neck (band), Neck
*The Need
*Negative Approach
*New Bomb Turks
*Nomeansno
*No Use for a Name
*NOFX
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*The Offspring
*One Man Army (band), One Man Army
*Operation Ivy (punk band), Operation Ivy
*Organ Thieves
*One Way System
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*Pansy Division
*Pegboy
*Pennywise (band), Pennywise
*Peter and the Test Tube Babies
*The Phantom Limbs
*Phinius Gage
*Picture Frame Seduction
*Pinhead Gunpowder
*Pistol Grip
*Protein (band), Protein
*Pulley (band), Pulley
*Punchline (band), Punchline
*The Punkles
*PUP (band), PUP
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*The Queers
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*Rancid (band), Rancid
*Reagan Youth
*The Real McKenzies
*Redd Kross
*Reel Big Fish
*The Riffs
*Rich Kids on LSD
*Rise Against
*RIOT 111
*Rites of Spring
*Rollins Band
*Rudimentary Peni
*Rx Bandits
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*Samhain (band), Samhain
*Samiam
*The Scarred
*Scaterd Few
*Scratch Acid
*Screeching Weasel
*Seaweed (band), Seaweed
*Sham 69
*She Devils
*Sheer Terror
*Sick of it All
*Sister George
*Slick Shoes
*Sloppy Seconds
*SNFU
*Social Distortion
*Soulside
*The Spermbirds
*Steve Bjorklund
*The Stitches
*Street Dogs
*Streetlight Manifesto
*Strung Out
*Subhumans (UK band)
*Suicidal Tendencies
*The Suicide Machines
*Sum 41
*Swingin' Utters
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*Tales of Terror (band), Tales of Terror
*Teen Idles
*Terrorgruppe
*The Scarred
*Three Dollar Bill
*Toxic Waste (band), Toxic Waste
*T.S.O.L.
*Two Man Advantage
*The Templars (band), The Templars
*Transplants (band), The Transplants
*Total Chaos
*Toy Dolls
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*The Vandals
*The Varukers
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*Wizo
*Wrangler Brutes
Y
*The Young Werewolves
Z
*Zebrahead
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