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, grunge, New Wave, and post-punk—but never played punk rock, should not be listed either.

0–9

Band Name	Origin	Years Active	Description
108	New York City, USA	1991–96, 2005–present	A hardcore punk band with music inspired by the Krishna Consciousness
20 Bulls Each	Dublin, Ireland	2002–present	An Irish hardcore punk band.
2Cents	Malibu, California, USA	1996–present
2 Minutos	Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina	1987–present	An Oi!/street punk band.
25 ta Life	Queens, New York City, USA	1991–present
28 Days	Frankston, Melbourne, Australia	1997–2007	A punk/rapcore band.
3 Colours Red	London, England, UK	1995–99, 2002–05	A punk/hard rock band.
30 Foot Fall	Houston, Texas, USA	1993-present
The 4-Skins	East End, London, England	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.
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.
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	1976–present	A classic punk band from England.

A

Band Name	Origin	Years Active	Description
Aborto Elétrico	Brasília, Brazil	1978-82
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"
Adam and the Ants	London, England	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	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.
The Adverts	London, England	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 who pioneered the thrash movement of the late 80's.
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.
Against All Authority	Miami, Florida, USA	1992–present	A DIY ska punk band.
Against Me!	Gainesville, Florida, USA	1997–present	A folk punk band.
Agent Orange	Placentia, California, USA	1979–present	A surf punk 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 alternative rock/horror punk band.
The A.K.A.s	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	2003-present
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.
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 Time Low	Baltimore, Maryland, USA	2003–present
Alternative TV	London, England	1976–79, 1981, 1985–98
Amebix	Devon, England	1978–87, 2008–present	A pioneer of the crust punk genre.
Amen	Los Angeles, California, USA	1994–2011
American Steel	Oakland, California, USA	1995–present
American Hi-Fi	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1995–present
The Analogs	Szczecin, Poland	1995–present	An anti-fascist street punk band
Angelic Upstarts	South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England	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
Anti-Flag	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	1988–89, 1993–present	A political punk band.
Antillectual	Nijmegen / Utrecht, Netherlands	2000-present
Anti-Nowhere League	Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England	1980–89, 1992–present	Classic English punk band.
Anti-Pasti	Derbyshire, England	1979–84, 1995	A British punk band from the third wave of punk in England during the early 1980s.
AntiProduct	UK	2000-present
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	1982–87
Antiseen	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	1983–present
The APF Brigade	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England	1980–present
Apocalypse Hoboken	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1987–1999
The Apostles	Islington, London, England	1979–90	An experimental anarcho-punk band that, in general, eschewed the prevalent punk aesthetics.
The Aquabats	Huntington Beach, California, USA	1994–present	An American superhero-themed synthpunk/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	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.
As Friends Rust	Gainesville, Florida, USA	1996–2002, 2008, 2011–present
Ash	Downpatrick, Northern Ireland	1992-present
Ashes	Washington, D.C., USA	1991-95
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".
Atom and His Package	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	1997–2003	A synth punk 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	1980-85
Avail	Richmond, Virginia, USA	1987–2008
The Avengers	San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA	1977-79, 1999, 2004–present

B

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Babes in Toyland	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	1987–97
Backyard Babies	Nässjö, Sweden	1987–present	A glam punk/hard rock band.
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	1980–84, 1986–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.
The Bananas	Sacramento, California, USA		An underground punk rock band.
Bankrupt	Budapest, Hungary	1996–present	A melodic punk rock band.
The 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.
Bane	Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	1995–present
The Banner	New Jersey, USA	1999–present
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
Bench Press Disasters	Arbroath, Scotland	2012 - Present
Best Revenge	Los Angeles, California, USA	1998–2002	A queercore punk band.
Bickley	Houston, Texas, USA	1995–2001
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	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 law suit 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
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	1976–present
Blink-182	Poway, California, USA	1992–2005, 2009–present	A pop punk band which achieved commercial success beginning in the mid-1990s.
Blitz	New Mills, Derbyshire, England	1980–2007	An English Oi/Street punk band.
Blitzkrieg	Southport, Merseyside, England	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.
Blood for Blood	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1994-2004, 2010
Bloodhound Gang	Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA	1992–present
Bloody Mess & The Skabs	Peoria, Illinois, USA	1989-95
The Blue Hearts	Tokyo, Japan	1985–95	An influential pop-punk band from Japan.
Bobot Adrenaline	Los Angeles, California, USA	2001–present
Body Count	Los Angeles, California, USA	1990–2006, 2009–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
Bomberos	Norway	2002–present
The Boomtown Rats	Dún Laoghaire, Ireland	1975-86
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	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.
Bratmobile	Olympia, Washington, USA	1991-94, 1999–2003
Breakdown	New York, New York, USA	1986-present
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.
Broken Bones	England	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 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
Brygada Kryzys	Warsaw, Poland	1981–present
Bus Station Loonies	Plymouth, Devon, England	1995–present	A comedic anarcho-punk band, including ex-members of Oi Polloi and Disorder.
The Business	Lewisham, South London, England	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
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	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
Cage the Elephant	Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA	2006–present	A band that puts a mix of blues, punk, rock, and indie music into their songs.
Cancer Bats	Toronto, Canada	2004–present	A hardcore punk/sludge metal band.
Candiria	Brooklyn, New York City, United States	1992–present	A fusion band, hi mixing hardcore punk, jazz, and heavy metal.
Capdown	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK	1997–2007	A ska punk band.
Capitalist Casualties	Santa Rosa, California, USA	1987–present	A hardcore crust 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
Cartel	Conyers, Georgia, USA	2003-present
The Casualties	Jersey City, New Jersey, USA	1990–present	A street punk band.
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
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	1979–present	A politically charged English hardcore punk group.
Charged GBH	Birmingham, West Midlands, England	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	1976–present	An English punk rock band.
Cherry Poppin' Daddies	Eugene, Oregon, USA	1989–present	A funk–ska punk band that later integrated into the swing revival of the late 1990s.
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	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	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.
The Clash	Notting Hill, London, England	1976–86	A highly influential and widely acclaimed punk rock band with reggae influences. As they put it, "the only band that matters".
Clit 45	Long Beach, California, USA	1996–2006	A street punk band.
Closet Monster	Ajax, Ontario, Canada	1997–2005, 2009
Cock Sparrer	East End, London, England	1974–78, 1982–84, 1992–present	An influential working class Oi! band.
Cockney Rejects	East End, London, England	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 13	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	1995–2000
Cólera	São Paulo, Brazil	1979–present	An influential Brazilian hardcore punk band.
Combat 84	Chelsea, London, England	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	1980–present	A British punk rock/oi! band.
Conflict	Eltham, London, England	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	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.
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.
The Cramps	Sacramento, California, USA	1976–2009	An influential psychobilly band.
Crass	Epping, Essex, England	1977–84	A British anarcho-punk band.
The Creepshow	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	2005-present
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.
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	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
Crumbsuckers	Baldwin, New York, USA	1982-89	Pioneers of the thrash genre.
Crying Nut	Seoul, South Korea	1993-present
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
Daggermouth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	2004-08
Dag Nasty	Washington, D.C., United States	1985–92
Daisy Chainsaw	London, England, UK	1989–95
The Damned	London, England	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
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 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 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
Defiance	Portland, Oregon, USA	1993–present
Defiance, Ohio	Columbus, Ohio, USA	2002–present	An underground folk punk 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	An emo pop punk band from the Netherlands.
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
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
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	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	1977–87, 1991–95, 2001–present	Street punk band that single-handedly created the genre "D-Beat".
Disclose	Kōchi City, Japan
Disfear	Nyköping, Sweden	1989–present	A Swedish D-beat crust punk group.
Disorder	Bristol, England	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
Dogpiss	England
Dogsflesh	Teesside, England	1982–85, 2005–present	A UK82 punk band.
Dogwood	Escondido, California, USA	1993–present
Donots	Ibbenbüren, Germany	1993–present
Doom	Birmingham, West Midlands, England	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
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

E

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
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	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	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	1975–81, 1984–85, 1992, 1994, 2005
Ellegarden	Chiba Prefecture, Japan	1998–2008	A pop punk band with lyrics in English and Japanese.
The Effigies	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1980-86, 1987–90, 1992, 1995–96, 2004–present
electric eels	Cleveland, Ohio, USA	1972–1975	Industrial guitars, unproduced noise, clever lyrics and a tendency to nihilistic violence.
Electric Frankenstein	Whippany, New Jersey, USA	1991-present
Endpoint	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	1988-94
Enemy You	San Francisco, California, USA	1997–2007
Ensign	New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	1995-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	1981–present
The Exploder	Richmond, Virginia, USA	1997-2000
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	1992–present
Extreme Noise Terror	Ipswich, Suffolk, England	1985–present
Eye for an Eye	Bielsko-Biała, Poland	1997–present	A hardcore punk band.
The Eyeliners	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	1995-2005

F

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
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 signature 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.
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	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, Germany	1983-93, 2007
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
Figure Four	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	1996–present
Figures of Light	USA	1970–present	Best known for song "It's Lame"
The Filaments	Essex, England	2000-present
Filthy Thieving Bastards	Oakland, California, USA	2000–present
Finley	Milan, Italy	2003–present	An Italian band plays a kind pop-rock rhythms and sounds that tend to pop-punk and to hard rock
First Arsch	Schwerin, Germany	1986
Five Iron Frenzy	Denver, Colorado, USA	1995–2003	A Christian ska band.
Flatcat	Belgium	1993-present
Flatfoot 56	Chicago, Illinois, USA	2000–present
The Flatliners	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2002–present	A Canadian punk rock/ska punk band.
Fleas and Lice	Groningen, Netherlands,	1993-present
Flema	Avellaneda, 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
Flogging Molly	Los Angeles, California, USA	1997–present	A celtic punk band.
Flux of Pink Indians	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England	1980-86
The Flys	Coventry, England	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	1983-85
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	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
From First to Last	Los Angeles, California, USA	2002–present
The Frustrators	USA	1999–present
The F.U.'s	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1982-90
Fucked Up	Toronto, Canada	2001–present
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.

G

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Gang Green	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	1981–98, 2000–present	An American hardcore band.
Gallows	Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK	2005–present
The Gaslight Anthem	New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	2006–present
Generation X	London, England	1976–81	A punk rock band led by Billy Idol.
The 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.
Ghost Mice	Bloomington, Indiana, USA	2002–present	A folk punk duo.
The Ghost of a Thousand	Brighton, England	2004–2011
GISM	Tokyo, Japan	1981–2002
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 band named after the 1964 James Bond film.
Good Charlotte	Waldorf, Maryland, USA	1996–present
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
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 65 million albums worldwide.
Green Jellÿ	Kenmore, New York, USA	1981–1995, 2008–present	Formerly known as Green Jellö, but where 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
Guns n' Wankers	England
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
H2O	New York City, New York, United States	1995–present
Hagar the Womb	Wapping, London, England, UK	1980-86
The Hanson Brothers	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	1984–present	A Canadian punk rock band. Alter-ego of progressive punk band Nomeansno
Hard-Ons	Sydney, Australia	1982–93, 1998–present
Hatebreed	New Haven, Connecticut, USA	1994–present
Hawk Nelson	Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	2003-present	Voted "Favorite New Artist" by CCM Magazine in 2006.
Hazen Street	USA	2004-06, 2009
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, The Netherlands	1989–present
The Hellacopters	Stockholm, Sweden	1994-2008
Hellbastard	Newcastle upon Tyne, England	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.
Hladno Pivo	Zagreb, Croatia	1988–present
Hole	Los Angeles, California, USA	1989–2002, 2009–present	Alternative/punk rock band led by Courtney Love.
Hog Hoggidy Hog	Cape Town, South Africa,	1998-present
The Homosexuals	London, England	1976–present
The Hope Bombs	San Francisco, California, USA	1994-97
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
Hub City Stompers	New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	2002–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
The Hydromatics	Michigan, The 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
I Adapt	Reykjavík, Iceland	2000-08
I Am the Avalanche	Brooklyn, New York, USA	2004–present
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.
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
Los Illegals	Los Angeles, USA
The Inchtabokatables	Berlin, Germany	1991-2002
In My Eyes	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1997-2000
Inquisition	Richmond, Virginia, USA	1991-96
Inside Out	Orange County, California, USA	1988-91
The (International) Noise Conspiracy	Umeå, Sweden	1998–present
International Robot	Minneapolis, Minnesota	2000–2002	Featured Danny Henry from The Soviettes.
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
The Jabbers	USA	1977-84, 2003-present
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 70s mod revival movement.
Jack Off Jill	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA	1992–2000	A gothic punk/riot grrl band.
Jawbox	Washington, D.C., United States	1989–97, 2009
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
Jimmy Eat World	Mesa, Arizona, USA	1993–present	A pop punk/emo band.
Joan Jett	Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA	1975–present
JFA	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	1981–present	A hardcore skate punk band. Initials stand for Jodie Foster's Army.
Jon Cougar Concentration Camp	San Diego, California, USA	1994–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.
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
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
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.
The King Blues	London, England, UK	2004-12
Kisschasy	Melbourne, Australia	2002–present
Kiss It Goodbye	Seattle, Washington, USA	1997-98
Klamydia	Vaasa, Finland	1988–present	Ramones-influenced punk.
Knuckledust	London, England	1996-present
Komety	Warsaw, Poland
Korol i Shut	Saint Petersburg, Russia	1988–present	A Russian horror punk band.
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	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