List of straight edge bands

The following is a list of bands that have been associated with the straight edge subculture. Note that not all of these bands have or had all straight edge members, and some of them stopped identifying as such at some point during their careers.

List of straight edge bands

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Band	Years active	Origin	Country	Other views or scenes	Source
7 Seconds	1980–present	Reno, Nevada	United States		[1]
Abhinanda	1992–1999, 2004, 2009–2010, 2012	Umeå	Sweden		[2]
ACxDC	2003-2017	Los Angeles, California	United States	Veganism, Satanism	[3]
AFI	1991–present	Ukiah, California	United States	Veganism	[4]
Allegiance	2002–2008	San Francisco, California	United States		[5]
Arma Angelus	1998–2002	Chicago, Illinois	United States		[6]
Asunto	1995–present	Santiago	Chile	Veganism	[2][7]
Bane	1995-2016	Worcester, Massachusetts	United States		[8]
Battery	1990–1998, 2012, 2017	Washington, D.C.	United States		[9]
Big Cheese	2016–present	Leeds	U.K.		[10]
Bishop	2004-2017	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States		[11]
Bold	1986–1993, 2005-2007, 2012, 2014-2015	New York (Bedford, Westchester County)	United States		[12]
Blacklisted	2003–present	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States
Call to Preserve	2003–2011, 2014	Rockledge, Florida	United States	Christianity	[13]
Casey Jones	2003-2012	Jacksonville, Florida	United States		[14]
Chain of Strength	1988–1991, 2012	Southern California, California	United States		[15]
Champion	1999–2006	Seattle, Washington	United States		[16]
Chokehold	1990-1996, 2015, 2017	Hamilton, Ontario	Canada	Veganism	[17]
Clear	1995-2000	Salt Lake City, Utah	United States		[18]
Deadlock	1997–present	Schwarzenfeld	Germany	Veganism	[19]
The Dillinger Escape Plan	1997–2017	Morris Plains, New Jersey	United States		[20]
Down to Nothing	2000–present	Richmond, Virginia	United States		[21]
DYS	1981-1985, 2010–present	Boston, Massachusetts	United States		[22]
Earth Crisis	1989–2001, 2007–present	Syracuse, New York	United States	Veganism	[23]
Eighteen Visions	1995–2007, 2017–present	Orange County, California	United States		[24][25]
Embrace Today	1998-2006	Boston, Massachusetts	United States		[26]
Final Exit	1994–1997, 2007, 2012	Umeå	Sweden		[27]
First Blood	2002–present	San Francisco, California	United States	Veganism	[28][29]
Good Clean Fun	1997–present	Washington, D.C.	United States	Veganism	[2][30]
Good Riddance	1986–2007, 2012–present	Santa Cruz, California	United States		[31]
Gorilla Biscuits	1987–1991, 1997, 2005–present	New York City, New York	United States		[32]
Government Issue	1980–1989	Washington, D.C.	United States		[33]
Harm's Way	2006–present	Chicago, Illinois	United States		[34]
Have Heart	2002-2009	New Bedford, Massachusetts	United States		[35]
In My Eyes	1997–2000	Boston, Massachusetts	United States		[36]
Indecision	1993–2000, 2006–present	Brooklyn, New York	United States		[37]
Inside Out	1988–1991	Orange County, California	United States		[38]
Judge	1987–1991, 2013–present	New York City, New York	United States		[39]
Kublai Khan Tx	2009-present	Sherman, Texas	United States
Lärm	1981–1987, 2003-2012	Amersfoort	Netherlands	Anarcho-communism	[40]
Liferuiner	2004–present	Toronto, Ontario	Canada		[41]
Limp Wrist	1998–present	Albany, New York	United States	Queercore	[2]
Locked Inside	2019–present	New York City, New York	United States		[42][43]
Manliftingbanner	1990-1993, 1998, 2008, 2012	Haarlem	Netherlands	Communism	[44]
Maroon	1998-2014	Nordhausen	Germany	Veganism	[45]
Martha	2011–present	County Durham	England	Queer, anarchism, veganism	[46]
MC Lars	1998–present	Oakland, California	United States	Christianity, veganism	[47][48][49][50]
Minor Threat	1980-1983	Washington, D.C.	United States		[51][52]
Morning Again	1995-1999	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	United States	Veganism	[53]
Most Precious Blood	2001–present	Brooklyn, New York	United States	Vegetarianism, veganism	[54][55]
Mouthpiece	1991–1996	New Jersey	United States		[56]
Negative FX	1981-19??	Boston, Massachusetts	United States		[38]
No For An Answer	1987–1989, 2009–present	Orange County, California	United States		[57][58]
One King Down	1994-2001	Albany, New York	United States	Vegetarianism, veganism	[59]
One Life Crew	1994-1997, 2001, 2003, 2012–present	Cleveland, Ohio	United States	Anti-immigration, anti-political correctness	[2][60]
Over My Dead Body	2000-20?	San Diego, California	United States		[61]
Point of No Return	1996-2006	São Paulo	Brazil	Veganism	[62]
Prayer for Cleansing	1996-2000, 2003-2004	Raleigh, North Carolina	United States	Veganism	[63]
Project X	1987-1989, 2015	New York City, New York	United States		[64]
Purified in Blood	2003-2007, 2008–present	Hommersåk	Norway	Veganism	[65]
R.A.M.B.O.	1999-2007	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	United States	Anarchism	[66]
Racetraitor	1996-1999, 2016, 2017	Chicago, Illinois	United States	Anti-racism	[67]
Raid	1989-1993	Memphis, Tennessee	United States	Hardline, veganism	[68]
Refused	1991–1998, 2012, 2014–present	Umeå	Sweden	Veganism, socialism, anarchism	[69][70]
Sect	2015–present	Raleigh, North Carolina Portland, Oregon Toronto, Ontario	United States Canada	Veganism
Separation	1994-1999	Umeå	Sweden		[71]
Slapshot	1985–present	Boston, Massachusetts	United States		[72]
Sons of Abraham	1994–1998	Long Island, New York	United States	Judaism	[73][74]
Snapcase	1991–2005, 2007, 2010–present	Buffalo, New York	United States		[2]
SSD	1981-1985	Boston, Massachusetts	United States		[75]
Step Forward	1989-1991	Umeå	Sweden		[76][77]
Strife	1991–1999, 2001–present	Los Angeles, California	United States		[78]
Ten Yard Fight	1995-1999	Boston, Massachusetts	United States		[79]
The Faith	1981-1983	Washington, D.C.	United States		[38]
The Geeks	1999–present	Seoul	South Korea		[80][81]
The Red Baron	2004-2009	West Palm Beach, Florida	United States	Christianity	[82]
The Teen Idles	1979–1980	Washington, D.C.	United States		[83]
Throwdown	1997–present	Orange County, California	United States		[84]
Title Fight	2003–present	Kingston, Pennsylvania	United States
Trial	1995–present	Seattle, Washington	United States		[2]
Turning Point	1988–1991, 1994, 2016-present	New Jersey	United States		[85]
Unbroken	1991–1995, 1998, 2010-2012, 2014–present	San Diego, California	United States		[2]
Undertow	1991–2004	Seattle, Washington	United States		[86]
Uniform Choice	1982-?	Orange County, California	United States		[87]
Up Front	1987–1992, 1997–1999, 2005, 2009-2010	New York City, New York	United States		[88]
Vegan Reich	1988-1993, 1996, 1999	Laguna Beach, California	United States	Hardline, veganism	[89]
Verse	2003–2009, 2011–2013	Providence, Rhode Island	United States		[90]
Vitamin X	1997–present	Amsterdam	Netherlands		[91]
Warzone	1983–1997	Manhattan, New York	United States	Skinhead	[92]
Wisdom in Chains	2002—present	Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	United States		[93]
xDeathstarx	2002–2009, 2015–present	Redland, California	United States	Christianity	[94]
xLooking Forwardx	1999–present	Bel Air, Maryland	United States	Christianity	[95][96]
XTRMST	2014–present	Los Angeles, California	United States		[97]
Youth Attack	2002-2006	Worcester, Massachusetts	United States		[98]
Youth of Today	1985–1990, 1994, 1999, 2003-2004, 2010–present	Danbury, Connecticut	United States	Vegetarianism	[99][100]

See also

• List of people who follow a straight edge lifestyle

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