List of punk rock bands, 0–K

For the second half of the list, see List of punk rock bands, L–Z.

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.

0–9

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.

A

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.
AJJ	Phoenix, Arizona, US	2004–present	A DIY folk 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.
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.
Avtomaticheskie udovletvoriteli	Leningrad, Russia	1979–1998	A classic punk band.
Awkward Thought	New York, New York, US	1999–2003	A hardcore punk band.

B

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Babes in Toyland	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	1987–2001, 2014–2017	A punk rock band that played mostly alternative rock music.
Baby Strange	Glasgow, Scotland, UK	2012–2023	A punk rock band that played mostly indie rock music.
Backyard Babies	Nässjö, Sweden	1987–present	A glam punk/hard rock band.
Bad Astronaut	Goleta, California, US	2000–2006, 2010–present	A punk rock band that plays mostly indie rock/alternative rock music.
Bad Brains	Washington, D.C., US	1976–1995, 1998–present	An all black hardcore punk/reggae band. One of the pioneers of hardcore punk.
Bad Religion	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, US	1980–present	A second tier early 80's Cali hardcore punk group turned influential melodic hardcore pioneers. Active over 40 years.
Bags	Los Angeles, California, US	1977–1981	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	A Dutch Punk/Riot grrl/queercore band.
Bane	Worcester, Massachusetts, US	1995–2016, 2021, 2023	A hardcore punk band.
Bankrupt	Budapest, Hungary	1996–present	A melodic punk rock band.
The Banner	New Jersey, US	1999–present	A hardcore punk band.
Banner Pilot	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	2005–present	A punk rock/melodic hardcore band.
Basement	Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK	2009–2012, 2014–2019, 2022, 2024–present	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	1980–1985, 1995–2019	A hardcore punk band.
Battery	Washington, D.C., US	1990–1998, 2012, 2017	A hardcore punk band.
Bayside	Queens, New York, US	2000–present	A punk rock band that plays mostly alternative rock music.
BBQ Chickens	Japan	2000–present	A Japanese hardcore punk band formed by Ken Yokoyama of Hi-Standard.
Beastie Boys	Brooklyn, New York, US	1981–2012	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	A punk rock band that plays mostly alternative rock music.
Beer7	Be'er Sheva, Israel	2002–present	A ska punk band.
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	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	1995–2005, 2011–present	A skate punk band.
Bérurier Noir	Paris, France	1983–1989, 2003–2006	An anarcho-punk band.
Best Revenge	Los Angeles, California, US	1998–2002, 2006	A queercore punk band.
Better Luck Next Time	Los Angeles, California, US	2003–2014	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.
Bhopal Stiffs	Chicago, Illinois, US	1985–1989, 2001, 2010	A hardcore punk band.
Bickley	Houston, Texas, US	1995–2001, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023–present	A punk rock band.
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	1979–1984	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	1987–1995, 2008–2009, 2016–present	One of the pioneers of the melodic hardcore genre.
Big in Japan	Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK	1977–1979	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	A skate punk band.
Bikini Kill	Olympia, Washington, US	1990–1997, 2017, 2019–present	A punk rock band part of the Riot Grrrl movement.
The Bill	Pionki, Poland	1988–present	A punk rock band.
Billy Idol	Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK	1976–present	A punk rock artist.
Billy Liar	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK	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 band 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	2004–present	A folk punk band.
Blackfire	Flagstaff, Arizona, US	1989–2011	A Navajo traditionally influenced, punk rock band of three siblings, with strong political messages.
Black Flag	Hermosa Beach, California, US	1976–1986, 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	A glam rock band that plays mostly punk rock music.
Black Lips	Dunwoody, Georgia, US	1999–present	A garage rock and a self-proclaimed "flower punk" band from Georgia.
Black Lungs	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada	2005–present	A folk punk/hardcore punk band.
The Black Pacific	Huntington Beach, California, US	2010–2012	A melodic punk rock band.
Black Randy and the Metrosquad	Los Angeles, California, US	1977–1982	A proto-punk band.
Black Square	Honolulu, Hawaii, US	2002–present	A ska punk band.
Blaggers ITA	London, England, UK	1988–1996	A street punk band noted for their strong anti-fascist and left-wing lyrics & activism.
Blanks 77	Hillside, New Jersey, US	1990–2001, 2004–present	A punk rock band.
Bl'ast	Santa Cruz, California, US	1983–1991, 2001, 2013–present	A hardcore punk band.
Blatz	Berkeley, California, US	1989–1992	A punk rock band.
The Bleach Boys	Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK	1976–present	A punk rock band.
Blink-182	Poway, California, US	1992–2005, 2009–present	A pop punk, skate punk, and alternative rock band that has achieved tremendous popular success, selling over 50 million albums worldwide.
Blitz	New Mills, Derbyshire, England, UK	1980–2007	An Oi!/street punk band.
Blitzkid	Bluefield, West Virginia, USA	1997–2012, 2019–present	A horror punk band.
Blitzkrieg	Southport, Merseyside, England, UK	1979–1984, 1991–1995, 2007–present	A hardcore punk band.
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	1974–1982, 1997–present	A pioneer of American punk rock and new wave music.
The Blood	London, England, UK	1982–present	The first punk rock band to be featured in the rock and roll magazine Kerrang!.
Blood for Blood	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1994–2004, 2010	A hardcore punk/beatdown hardcore band.
The Blue Hearts	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan	1985–1995	An influential punk rock band from Japan.
Blue Meanies	Carbondale, Illinois, US	1989–2001, 2014	A ska punk band.
Blyth Power	Somerset, England, UK	1983–present	A folk punk band.
Bobot Adrenaline	Los Angeles, California, US	2001–present	A punk rock band.
Bodyjar	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1990–2009, 2012–present	A skate punk band.
Bold	Katonah, New York, US	1986–1993, 2005–present	A hardcore punk band.
Bomb Factory	Tokyo, Japan	1991–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore band.
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!	Baldwin, New York, US	2004–2014	DIY ska punk/indie rock/folk punk band that offers its music by donation on Quote Unquote Records.
The Boomtown Rats	Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland	1975–1986, 2013–present	An art punk/new wave/power pop band.
Bowling for Soup	Wichita Falls, Texas, US	1994–present	A pop punk band.
Born Against	New York, New York, US	1989–1993	A hardcore punk band.
The Bouncing Souls	New Brunswick, New Jersey, US	1989–present	A skate punk band.
Box Car Racer	Los Angeles, California, US	2001–2003, 2018–2021	A side project of Blink-182, with members Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker.
The Boys	London, England, UK	1976–1982, 1999–present	A punk rock band.
Bracket	Forestville, California, US	1992–present	A power pop/alternative rock/melodic hardcore/indie rock/folk rock band.
Brain Failure	Beijing, China	1998–2013	A classic punk rock band.
Brand New	Levittown, New York, US	2000–2017	An alternative rock/pop punk band.
Brand New War	Los Angeles, California, US	2002–present	A pop punk/street punk band formerly known as The God Awfuls.
Bratmobile	Olympia, Washington, US	1991–1994, 1998–2003, 2019, 2023–present	A Riot grrrl/indie rock band.
Breakdown	Yonkers, New York, US	1986–present	A hardcore punk/beatdown hardcore band.
Break Even	Perth, Western Australia, Australia	2005–2012, 2014–2016	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore band.
The Briefs	Seattle, Washington, US	2000–present	A pop punk band.
The Briggs	Los Angeles, California, US	2001–present	A Celtic punk/street punk band.
The Broadways	Chicago, Illinois, US	1996–1998	A punk rock band with future The Lawrence Arms member Brendan Kelly.
Broadway Calls	Rainier, Oregon, US	2005–present	A pop punk band.
Broken Bones	Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK	1983–1987, 1989–1991, 1996–2010, 2012–2014	A hardcore punk/street punk/crossover thrash/crust punk band.
The Bronx	Los Angeles, California, US	2002–present	A hardcore punk/garage rock/mariachi band.
Brother's Keeper	Erie, Pennsylvania, US	1994–2003	A hardcore punk/metalcore band.
The Bruce Lee Band	California, US	1995–2005, 2013–present	A ska punk band with members of Less Than Jake and Rx Bandits up until 2005.
The Bruisers	Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US	1988–1998, 2005	An Oi! band with future Dropkick Murphys singer Al Barr.
Brutal Juice	Denton, Texas, US	1991–1997, 2012–present	A neo-psychedelia punk band.
Brutto	Minsk, Belarus	2014–present	A street punk/ska punk band.
Brygada Kryzys	Warsaw, Poland	1981–1982, 1991–1994, 2003, 2005–present	A post-punk band.
Buck-O-Nine	San Diego, California, US	1991–present	A ska punk/reggae rock band.
Bullets and Octane	St. Louis, Missouri, US	1998–present	A punk rock band that plays mostly hard rock and southern rock music.
Bullet Treatment	Los Angeles, California, US	1998–present	A hardcore punk band.
Bunkface	Klang, Selangor, Malaysia	2005–present	A pop punk/alternative rock/pop rock band.
Burn	New York, New York, US	1989–present	A hardcore punk band.
Burning Heads	Orléans, France	1987–present	A punk rock/reggae band.
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, 1992–2016	An Oi!/street punk band.
Butthole Surfers	San Antonio, Texas, US	1981–2016	A punk rock band that played mostly noise rock/experimental rock music.
Buzzcocks	Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK	1976–1981, 1989–present	A classic punk rock band that influenced later pop punk bands and were also one of the first punk rock bands to establish an independent record label.

C

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, 2008, 2010–present	A ska punk/hardcore punk band.
Carburetor Dung	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1991–present	An anarcho-punk/hardcore punk band.
Cardiac Kidz	San Diego, California, US	1978–1981	A street punk/new wave/hard rock 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	2005–2012	An all female Riot grrrl/pop punk band.
Career Soldiers	San Diego, California, US	2002–2009	A hardcore punk/street punk band.
Career Suicide	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2001–present	A hardcore punk band.
Carpathian	Melbourne, Australia	2003–2011	A hardcore punk/metalcore band.
The Carpettes	Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England, UK	1977–1981, 1996–present	A punk rock band that plays mostly power pop music.
The Carrier	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2006–2012	A melodic hardcore band.
Cartel	Conyers, Georgia, US	2003–present	A pop punk/power pop band.
The Casualties	Jersey City, New Jersey, US	1990–present	A street punk/hardcore 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	1979–1980	A punk rock/no wave band notable for appearing in The Decline of Western Civilization.
Caustic Christ	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	2000–2009	A hardcore punk/crust punk band.
CCCP Fedeli alla linea	Reggio Emilia, Italy	1982–1990, 2023–present	A genre-bending punk rock/electropop/new wave/post punk/art rock band.
Cerebral Ballzy	New York, New York, US	2008–2015	A hardcore punk/skate punk band.
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	1988–1991, 2012–2013, 2015–present	An influential Southern California straight edge hardcore punk band.
Champion	Seattle, Washington, US	1999–2006	A youth crew band that played hardcore punk/melodic hardcore music.
A Change of Pace	Peoria, Arizona, US	2001–2011, 2012–2016, 2019–present	A pop punk/alternative rock/post-hardcore band.
Channel 3	Cerritos, California, US	1980–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore band.
Chaos UK	Portishead, Somerset, England, UK	1979–present	An anarcho-punk/hardcore punk/street punk band.
Chaotic Dischord	Bristol, England, UK	1981–1988, 2019–present	A classic punk rock 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	1994–1997	A powerviolence/thrashcore/hardcore punk band.
Charta 77	Köping, Sweden	1983–present	A prolific punk rock/pop rock band.
Cheap Sex	San Diego, California, US	2002–2007, 2009, 2013–present	A street punk band.
Chelsea	London, England, UK	1976–present	A classic punk rock band.
Chemical People	Los Angeles, California, US	1986–1997	A punk rock band.
Cherry Poppin' Daddies	Eugene, Oregon, US	1989–2000, 2002–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	A Christian punk band.
The Chinkees	San Francisco, California, US	1997–2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2020	A ska punk band.
Chixdiggit	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	1991–present	A pop punk band.
Chokehold	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	1990–1996, 2015–present	A vegan straight edge hardcore punk/metalcore band.
Choking Victim	New York, New York, US	1992–1999, 2000, 2005–2006, 2016–present	A crust punk/ska punk band describing themselves as "crack rocksteady."
Christ on Parade	San Francisco, California, US	1985–1989	An East Bay/Oakland political hardcore punk/crust punk band.
Chron Gen	Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK	1978–1985, 2013–present	An Oi! band.
Chronics	Bologne, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	1996–present	A pop punk/power pop/garage rock band.
Chumbawamba	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK	1982–2012	A one-hit wonder anarcho-punk/alternative rock/pop/folk/alternative dance 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	1979–1990, 1994–1995, 1998, 2001–2011, 2019–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/anarcho-punk band with a member from the Subhumans.
CIV	New York, New York, US	1994–2000, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2024	A hardcore punk band featuring members of Gorilla Biscuits.
Civet	Long Beach, California, US	2000–2011	A self-proclaimed "femme fatale punk rock" band.
The Clash	Notting Hill, London, England, UK	1976–1986	A highly influential and widely acclaimed punk rock/new wave/post-punk/experimental rock band with reggae influences. As they put it, "the only band that matters."
Classics of Love	Emeryville, California, US	2008–2012, 2020–present	A hardcore punk/ska punk band fronted by Operation Ivy's Jesse Michaels.
Clit 45	Long Beach, California, US	1996–2006, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019	A street punk/hardcore punk band.
Clockcleaner	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	2003–2009	A punk rock band that played mostly noise rock and gothic rock.
Closet Monster	Ajax, Ontario, Canada	1997–2005, 2009	A pop punk band.
Cobra	Osaka, Japan	1982–1991, 1999–2005, 2007–present	One of the first Japanese Oi! bands.
Cobra Skulls	Reno, Nevada, US	2005–2013, 2018–present	A punk rock band.
Cock Sparrer	East End of London, London, England, UK	1972–1978, 1982–1984, 1992–present	An influential working class Oi! band.
Cockney Rejects	East End of London, London, England, UK	1978–1985, 1987–1991, 1999–present	A hugely influential Oi! band who's single "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the genre itself.
Cocobat	Japan	1991–present	A hardcore punk/groove metal/alternative metal/nu metal band.
The Code	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	2000–2006, 2007, 2018, 2019	A ska punk band.
Code Orange	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	2008–present	A band that mixes hardcore punk with sludge metal.
Coldrain	Nagoya, Aichi, 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 hardcore punk band.
Color	Osaka, Japan	1985–1997, 2003. 2008	A punk rock band that is credited as one of the bands to start the Japanese visual kei movement.
Colossal	Chicago, Illinois, US	2001–2007, 2016	A punk rock/indie rock/math rock/emo band.
Combat 84	Chelsea, London, England, UK	1981–1984, 2000	A punk rock/Oi! band.
Comeback Kid	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	2001–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore band.
Condemned 84	Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK	1980–present	A punk rock/Oi! band.
Conflict	Eltham, London, England, UK	1981–present	An anarcho-punk/hardcore punk/street punk band who helped to push issues such as animal rights and nuclear disarmament in the limelight.
Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti	Italy	1992–2000	A punk rock band composed of former members of CCCP Fedeli alla linea.
Consumed	Nottingham, England, UK	1992–2003, 2015–present	A skate punk/melodic hardcore band.
Converge	Salem, Massachusetts, US	1990–present	A band blending metalcore and hardcore punk.
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	1982–1987, 1989–2006, 2010–present	One of the first bands to fuse heavy metal with hardcore punk, but later only played southern rock.
Corrupted Ideals	Long Beach, California, US	1988–1995, 2013–present	One of the first bands to bring back the original Oi! sound. They are noted for influencing bands like Swingin' Utters and Dropkick Murphys. They are known for their later anarcho-punk sound, but earlier releases were hardcore punk.
The Cortinas	Bristol, England, UK	1976–1978	First wave English punk rock band.
The Cost	San Francisco Bay Area, California, US	1999–2003	A 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	1995–2001, 2003–present	An innovative pop punk/melodic hardcore band. Former members include Ryan Key of Yellowcard and Dan McLintock of Inspection 12.
The Cramps	Sacramento, California, US	1976–2009	An influential psychobilly/gothabilly/surf band.
Crass	Epping, Essex, England, UK	1977–1984	An anarcho-punk/art punk/avant-punk band.
Creaming Jesus	London, England, UK	1987–1994	A punk rock band that played mostly gothic rock/heavy metal/alternative rock music.
Creeper (band)	Southampton, England, UK	2014–present	A horror punk/gothic rock/glam rock band.
The Creepshow	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	2005–present	A psychobilly band.
Crime	San Francisco, California, US	1976–1982, 2006–2017	A 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	Levittown, New York, US	2001–2011, 2012–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore band.
The Criminals	Berkeley, California, US	1994–2000, 2012	A punk rock band.
Crimpshrine	Berkeley, California, US	1982–1989	A highly influential DIY punk rock band with future Operation Ivy singer Jesse Michaels.
Cringer	Manoa, Hawaii, US	1985–1991	A pop punk band.
Crisis	Guildford, Surrey, England, UK	1977–1980, 2017–present	An anarcho-punk/punk rock band.
Cro-Mags	New York, New York, US	1981–2002, 2008–present	One of the founders of the New York City hardcore punk scene.
The Crouches	Coventry, England, UK	1981–1984	A DIY anti-fascist punk rock band.
The Crucified	Fresno, California, US	1984–1993, 1995, 2009–present	A Christian hardcore/hardcore punk/crossover thrash band.
Crucifix	Berkeley, California, US	1980–1984	A D-beat/hardcore punk/anarcho-punk band.
The Crucifucks	Lansing, Michigan, US	1981–1989, 1996–1998	A punk rock band.
Los Crudos	Lower West Side, Chicago, Illinois, US	1991–1998, 2006, 2008–2009, 2012–present	A hardcore punk band.
Cruel Hand	Portland, Maine, US	2006–present	A hardcore punk band.
Crumbsuckers	Baldwin, New York, US	1982–1990, 2015	Pioneers of the thrash metal genre.
Crying Nut	Seoul, South Korea	1993–present	An influential punk rock/post-punk/new wave/indie rock/hardcore punk band.
The Cryptkeeper Five	Trenton, New Jersey, USA	1997–present	A rock and roll/punk rock/horror punk band.
Cunter	Brampton, Ontario, Canada	2009–present	A hardcore punk band.
Cursed	Canada	2001–2008	A crust punk/sludge metal band.
Cypher in the Snow	San Francisco, California, US	1996–1998	An all female punk rock queercore band.

D

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Daggermouth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	2004–2008, 2018	A pop punk band.
Dag Nasty	Washington, D.C., US	1985–1986, 1987–1988, 1992, 2002, 2012, 2015–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore/post-hardcore band.
Daisy Chainsaw	London, England, UK	1989–1995	An alternative rock/indie rock/garage punk/noise rock band.
Damage	New York, New York, US	1983–1988	A hardcore punk band.
Damnation A.D.	Washington, D.C., US	1992–1998, 2007–present	An influential hardcore punk/metalcore band.
The Damned	London, England, UK	1976–present	Believed to be the first UK punk rock band to release an album. Pioneers of the gothic rock genre.
Dance Hall Crashers	Berkeley, California, US	1989–1990, 1992–2004	A ska punk/pop punk band.
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	A music project started by Darby Crash and Pat Smear, founding members of punk rock band the Germs, formed after the Germs split in 1980.
Darkbuster	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1996–2001, 2003–2008, 2009, 2015	A hardcore punk/Oi! band.
Darkthrone	Kolbotn, Akershus, Norway	1986–present	Originally a black metal band, a major stylistic shift to crust punk occurred in 2006.
Days N' Daze	Houston, Texas, US	2008–Present	A folk punk band.
A Day To Remember	Ocala, Florida, US	2003–present	A fusion of pop punk and metalcore known as easycore.
Dayglo Abortions	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	1979–present	A hardcore punk/crossover thrash/heavy metal 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	1989–1997, 2008	A trallpunk band.
The Dead Boys	Cleveland, Ohio, US	1975–1980, 1987, 2004–2005, 2017–present	A classic punk rock band known for their outlandish gigs at New York's CBGB's and Max's Kansas City.
Dead Kennedys	San Francisco, California, US	1978–1986, 2001–present	A highly influential political hardcore punk band.
Dead Milkmen	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	1983–1995, 2004, 2008–present	A punk rock/comedic rock band who often used satirical lyrics.
Dead Swans	Brighton, England, UK	2006–2013, 2016–present	A hardcore punk band.
Dead to Me	San Francisco, California, US	2003–2013, 2015–present	A punk rock band.
Death	Detroit, Michigan, US	1971–1977, 2009–present	An early funk band that plays protopunk/garage rock.
Death Before Dishonor	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2000–present	A beatdown hardcore band.
Death by Stereo	Orange County, California, US	1998–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore/heavy metal band.
Decibel	Milan, Italy	1977–1998, 2016–present	A punk rock/new wave/alternative rock band.
The Decline	Perth, Western Australia, Australia	2005–present	A skate punk/melodic hardcore/pop punk band.
Deep Wound	Westfield, Massachusetts, US	1982–1984, 2004, 2013	A hardcore punk/thrashcore band.
Defeater	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2008–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore/post-hardcore/emo.
The Defects	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	1978–84, 2010–present	A classic punk rock band.
Defiance	Portland, Oregon, US	1993–present	A street punk/hardcore punk/anarcho-punk band.
The Del Fuegos	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1980–1990, 2011–2012, 2023	A garage rock/alternative rock/garage punk/blues rock/new wave band.
The Demics	London, Ontario, Canada	1977–1980	A classic punk rock band.
Descendents	Manhattan Beach, California, US	1977–1983, 1985–1987, 1995–1997, 2002–2004, 2010–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	2006–2015	A pop punk/power pop/alternative rock/emo band.
Destroy!	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	1988–1994	A crust punk/grindcore band.
Destroy Boys	Sacramento, California, US	2015–present	A punk rock/garage punk/hardcore punk band of three members.
The Destructors	Peterborough, England, UK	1977–1979, 1980–1984, 2006–present	A punk rock/garage rock band who featured Gizz Butt of The Prodigy.
Deviated Instinct	Norwich, England, UK	1984–1991, 2007–present	A death metal band whose early sound was in style of crust punk.
Devo	Akron, Ohio, US	1972–1991, 1996–present	A new wave/synth-pop/art punk/post-punk/electronic rock/geek rock band.
The Devotchkas	Long Island, New York, US	1996–2002, 2022–present	An all female street punk band.
Dezerter	Warsaw, Poland	1981–present	One of the most popular Polish hardcore punk bands.
D.I.	Orange County, California, US	1981–present	A hardcore punk 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	A classic punk rock/pop punk/comedy rock bands.
The Dictators	New York, New York, US	1972–1975, 1976–1980, 1995–2009, 2020–present	A proto-punk/hard rock/punk rock band.
Die Mannequin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2005–present	A punk rock band that plays mostly alternative rock music.
DieMonsterDie	Salt Lake City, Utah, US	1995–2020	A horror punk band.
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	A classic punk rock band that released one album in 2005.
Dillinger Four	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	1994–present	A punk rock/melodic hardcore/hardcore punk band.
The Dils	Carlsbad, California, US	1976–1980	A classic punk rock band.
The Diodes	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1977–1982, 1998, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015	A punk rock/power pop/new wave band.
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/hardcore punk band.
Discharge	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK	1977–1987, 1991–1999, 2001–present	A hardcore punk/heavy metal/crust punk/street punk band that single-handedly created the genre "D-Beat."
Disclose	Kōchi City, Japan	1990–2007	A crust punk/hardcore punk band.
Discount	Vero Beach, Florida, US	1995–2000	A punk rock band.
Disfear	Nyköping, Sweden	1989–present	A D-beat/crust punk/death metal band.
Disorder	Bristol, England, UK	1980–present	A hardcore punk/crust punk band.
Disrupt	Lynn, Massachusetts, US	1987–1994	A grindcore/crust punk band.
Distemper	Moscow, Russia	1989–present	A ska punk band whose early sound was in style of hardcore punk.
The Distillers	Los Angeles, California, US	1998–2006, 2018–present	A punk rock/hardcore punk/street punk/skate punk band led by Brody Dalle.
División Minúscula	Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico	1996–present	An alternative rock/pop punk/indie rock/stoner rock band.
DMZ	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1975–1978, 1993, 2001–2003	A garage rock/punk rock/garage punk band.
D.O.A.	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	1978–1990, 1992–2013, 2014–present	A political hardcore punk band.
Dog Eat Dog	Bergen County, New Jersey, US	1990–present	A Christian punk/hardcore punk/rap metal/funk metal band.
Dog Faced Hermans	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK	1986–1995	An anarcho-punk/noise rock band.
Doggy Style	Fullerton, California, US	1983–1988, 2009–present	Daddy X of the Kottonmouth Kings was the original vocalist of this punk rock band.
Dogsflesh	Teesside, England, UK	1982–1985, 2005–present	A classic street punk band.
Dogwood	Escondido, California, US	1993–present	A pop punk/skate punk/Christian punk/hardcore punk band.
The Dollyrots	Sarasota, Florida, US	2000–present	This pop punk band's songs has been used in movies, TV shows, and commercials.
Donots	Ibbenbüren, Germany	1993–present	A pop punk band that has achieved great success.
Doom	Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK	1987–1990, 1992–2005, 2010–present	A crust punk/hardcore punk band.
The Dopamines	Cincinnati, Ohio, US	2006–present	A punk rock band with a musical style is similar to bands like Banner Pilot and Dear Landlord.
Down by Law	Los Angeles, California, US	1989–2003, 2008–present	A punk rock band.
downset.	Los Angeles, California, US	1989–2009, 2013–present	A rap metal/hardcore punk/funk metal band.
Down to Nothing	Richmond, Virginia, US	2000–2022	A hardcore punk band.
Drabness	Motala, Sweden	1994–1998	A nu metal band.
The Draft	Gainesville, Florida, US	2006–2007, 2013	A punk rock band.
The Dreams	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, Denmark	2006–2014	A pop punk band.
Dresden 45	Houston, Texas, US	1985–1993	A hardcore punk/crossover thrash band.
Driller Killer	Malmö, Sweden	1993–2009	A crust punk/death metal band.
Dritte Wahl	Rostock, East Germany	1988–present	A German punk/crossover thrash band.
Dr. Know	Oxnard, California, US	1981–1991, 1998–2010, 2012–present	A nardcore/crossover thrash band fronted by child star Brandon Cruz.
The Drones	Manchester, England, UK	1975–1982, 1999, 2015–present	An English punk rock/pub rock band.
Dropdead	Providence, Rhode Island, US	1991–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	A skate punk band.
The Ducky Boys	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1995–present	A street punk band.
Dwarves	Chicago, Illinois, US	1986–present	Formerly a garage punk band then a notorious shock rock band. The band is now known for their irreverent attitude and diverse punk rock sound.
DYS	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1983–1985, 2010–present	A hardcore punk/heavy metal band.
Dystopia	Orange County, California, US	1991–2008	A sludge metal/crust punk band.

E

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
E!E	Příbram, Czech Republic	1987–present	A punk rock band.
Early Graves	San Francisco, California, US	2007–2021	A crust punk/metalcore/hardcore punk/sludge metal/thrash metal band.
Earth Crisis	Syracuse, New York, US	1989, 1991–2001, 2007–present	A metalcore/hardcore punk band.
Eater	Finchley, North London, London, England, UK	1976–1979, 1996–1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2022–present	A classic punk rock band.
Eamon McGrath and the Wild Dogs	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	2006–present	A punk rock/indie rock/folk band.
EA80	Mönchengladbach, Germany	1979–present	A classic punk rock/Deutschpunk band.
Ebba Grön	Stockholm, Rågsved, Sweden	1977–1983, 1995, 2003	One of the most popular Swedish punk rock bands.
Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds	Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, UK	1976–1978, 2014–present	A punk rock 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	1975–1981, 1984–1985, 1992, 1994, 2005–2006, 2019, 2021–2022	A pub rock/punk rock/hard rock/power pop band.
The Effigies	Chicago, Illinois, US	1980–1986, 1987–1990, 1992, 1995–1996, 2004–2009	A punk rock/post-punk band.
The Ejected	Dagenham, London, England, UK	1981–1983, 1999, 2014, 2015	A punk rock/indie rock/alternative rock/heavy metal band.
Ekko Astral	Washington, D.C., US	2021–present	A noise punk/pop punk/post-hardcore/riot grrl/queercore band.
electric eels	Cleveland, Ohio, US	1972–1975	A proto-punk/art punk/noise rock band with industrial guitars, clever lyrics and a tendency to nihilistic violence.
Electric Frankenstein	Whippany, New Jersey, US	1991–present	A hard rock/garage punk/punk rock/heavy metal band.
Eleventyseven	Laurens, South Carolina, US	2002–2014, 2016–present	A Christian rock/synth-pop/pop punk band, that has also used various other elements into their music.
Ellegarden	Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan	1998–2008, 2018–present	A pop punk/punk rock/alternative rock band.
Embers	Oakland, California, US	2004–present	A black metal/doom metal/crust punk band.
Embrace	Washington D.C.	1985–1986	A hardcore punk/post-hardcore band that was one of the original pioneers of emocore.
Embrace Today	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1998–2006	A metalcore band whose early sound was in style of youth crew.
Endpoint	Louisville, Kentucky, US	1988–1994, 2010	A hardcore punk/emo/melodic hardcore band.
Enemy You	San Francisco, California, US	1997–2007	A punk rock/pop punk/melodic hardcore band.
Energy	Stoughton, Massachusetts, US	2006–present	A melodic hardcore/horror punk/hardcore punk/pop punk band.
English Dogs	Grantham, England, UK	1981–1987, 1993–1999, 2007–2016	A hardcore punk/crossover thrash/heavy metal/thrash metal band.
Engst	Berlin, Germany	2015-present	A punk rock/pop punk band that primarily uses German lyrics.
Ensign	New Brunswick, New Jersey, US	1995–present	A hardcore punk band.
Eppu Normaali	Ylöjärvi, Finland	1976–present	A band known for their later new wave/blues rock/heartland rock/roots rock/rock and roll, but earlier releases were pop punk.
The Ergs!	South Amboy, New Jersey, US	2000–2008, 2010, 2016, 2017–present	A pop punk band.
Eskorbuto	Santurtzi, Spain	1980–1998	A punk rock band from Santurtzi (Greater Bilbao). 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. They are one of the first bands to perform punk rock with lyrics in Spanish.
Eve 6	La Crescenta-Montrose, California, US	1995–2004, 2007–present	A pop punk band that plays mostly alternative rock/post-grunge music.
Excuse 17	Olympia, Washington, US	1993–1995	A punk rock queercore band.
The Ex	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1979–present	A band active in a variety of punk rock-related genres such as anarcho-punk/punk jazz/post-punk.
The Expelled	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK	1981–1984, 1999–2003	A punk rock/street punk band.
Exploding White Mice	Adelaide, Australia	1983–1999	A pop punk band.
The Exploited	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK	1978–present	One of the founding hardcore punk bands, later turning into a crossover thrash band.
The Explosion	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1998–2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019–present	A punk rock/skate punk/melodic hardcore band.
Extreme Noise Terror	Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK	1985–present	A grindcore/death metal/crust punk band.
The Eyeliners	Albuquerque, New Mexico, US	1995–2005	An all female pop punk band.

F

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The F-Ups	Rochester, Minnesota, US	1999–2006, 2020–present	A punk rock band 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 2006 breakup, several of the members formed a new band Hang 'Em High, which itself disbanded in 2014.
Fabulous Disaster	San Francisco, California, US	1998–2007	A pop punk band.
Face to Face	Victorville, California, US	1991–2004, 2008–present	A punk band best known for their song "Disconnected", which has been frequently played by KROQ.
The Faction	San Jose, California, US	1982–1985, 1989, 2001–2005, 2014–2020	A skate punk/hardcore punk/punk rock band.
The Faith	Washington, D.C., US	1981–1983	A D.C. hardcore/melodic hardcore/emo band led by Alec MacKaye, brother of Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye.
Fairweather	Virginia, US	1999–2003, 2011–present	An indie rock/alternative rock/emo/pop punk/post-hardcore band.
The Falcon	Chicago, Illinois, US	2004–present	A punk rock supergroup with members or former members of The Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio, Rise Against, and other bands.
The Fall	Manchester, UK	1976–2018	A pioneering band who helped invent post-punk fronted by the late Mark E. Smith.
Fall of Efrafa	Brighton, England, UK	2005–2009	An influential crust punk/post-metal/hardcore punk/post-hardcore band.
Fang	Berkeley, California, US	1981–1989, 1995–present	A hardcore punk band.
Farben Lehre	Płock, Poland	1986–present	A punk rock/reggae rock/alternative rock band.
The Fartz	Seattle, Washington, US	1981–1983, 1999–2003	A hardcore punk band on Dead Kennedys' lead singer Jello Biafra's record company, Alternative Tentacles.
Los Fastidios	Verona, Italy	1991–present	A punk rock band.
Fatal Microbes	England, UK	1978–1979	A punk rock/post-punk band.
Fear	Los Angeles, California, US	1977–present	A hardcore punk band.
Fenix TX	Houston, Texas, US	1995–2002, 2005–2006, 2009–present	A pop punk/skate punk/punk rock band.
Feeling B	East Berlin, East Germany	1983–1993, 2007	A punk rock/experimental rock band. Two of their members later formed the band Rammstein.
Fiasco	Brooklyn, New York, US	2005–2012	A three-piece hardcore punk/noise rock/math rock band.
Fidlar	Los Angeles, California, US	2009–present	A punk rock/garage punk/skate punk band featured on Conan, in 2016, where they performed "West Coast."
The Fight	Dudley, England, UK	2000–2009	A pop punk band.
Figure Four	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	1997–2006, 2011–2013	A hardcore punk/metalcore band.
Figures of Light	New Brunswick, New Jersey, US	1970–1972, 2006–2015	A proto-punk band best known for their song "It's Lame."
Filth	East Bay, California, US	1989–1991, 2010	A hardcore punk/crust punk band.
Filthy Thieving Bastards	Oakland, California, US	2000–present	A punk rock/celtic rock/folk rock band.
Final Conflict	Long Beach, California, US	1983–present	A hardcore punk/thrash metal/crossover thrash band.
Finley	Legnano, Lombardy, Italy	2003–present	A punk rock band that uses pop punk/alternative rock/pop rock rhythms.
First Arsch	Schwerin, East Germany	1986–1993, 1995	A punk rock/experimental rock band.
Fit For Rivals	Jacksonville, Florida, US	2009–present	An alternative rock/pop punk/hard rock/emo band.
The Fits	Blackpool, England, UK	1979–1985, 2011	A classic punk rock band.
Fitz of Depression	Olympia, Washington, US	1987–1997, 2000, 2002–2019	A hardcore punk band.
Five Iron Frenzy	Denver, Colorado, US	1995–2003, 2011–present	A Christian ska/ska punk/Christian punk/alternative rock/pop punk band.
Flatcat	Belgium	1993–present	A punk rock/pop punk/skate punk/alternative rock band.
Flatfoot 56	Chicago, Illinois, US	2000–present	An Oi!/Celtic punk/hardcore punk/punk rock/Christian punk band.
The Flatliners	Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada	2002–present	A punk rock/melodic hardcore/ska punk band.
Flema	Gerli, Argentina	1987–2002, 2007–present	A punk rock band.
The Flesh Eaters	Los Angeles, California, US	1977–1983, 1990–1993, 1999–present	A classic punk rock band.
Fleshies	Oakland, California, US	1999–present	A punk rock band.
Flipper	San Francisco, California, US	1979–1987, 1990–1993, 2005–present	A noise rock/punk rock/post-punk/hardcore punk/post-hardcore band. Credited as one of Nirvana's biggest influences.
Flogging Molly	Los Angeles, California, US	1994–present	A celtic punk/folk punk band.
Fluffy	London, England, UK	1994–1998	A punk rock band.
Flux of Pink Indians	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK	1980–1986	An anarcho-punk/post-punk band.
The Flys	Coventry, England, UK	1976–1980	A classic punk rock band.
F-Minus	Huntington Beach, California, US	1995–2004	A hardcore punk/crust punk band.
FM Static	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2003–2011	A pop punk/Christian rock/emo band.
Fokofpolisiekar	Bellville, South Africa	2003–present	An Afrikaans punk rock/pop punk band.
Fonzie	Lisbon, Portugal	1996–present	A pop punk/pop rock/skate punk/alternative rock/melodic hardcore band.
Fools Dance	Horley, Surrey, England, UK	1983–1987	A punk rock/gothic rock/new wave band.
forgetters	Brooklyn, New York, US	2009–2013	A punk rock band.
Forgotten Rebels	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	1977–present	A classic punk rock band.
Foreign Legion	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK	1984–1991, 2000–present	Wales's longest running punk rock/street punk/Oi! band.
Foss	El Paso, Texas, US	1993–1995	A post-hardcore/emo band, best-known (retrospectively) because Texas politician Beto O'Rourke was a member.
Four Walls Falling	Richmond, Virginia, US	1987–1995	A hardcore punk band.
Four Year Strong	Worcester, Massachusetts, US	2001–present	A pop punk/melodic hardcore band.
FPB	Teplice, Czech Republic	1980–1987, 1990, 2008–present	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, 2004–2005	A horror punk/glam punk band.
Frenzal Rhomb	Sydney, Australia	1992–present	A punk rock/skate punk/melodic hardcore band.
Free Throw	Nashville, Tennessee, US	2012–present	A punk rock/post-hardcore/indie rock band. The vocalist described the band's sound as being derived from "underground punk emo."
The Freeze	Scotland	1976–1981	A classic punk rock band.
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 rock band.
The Frisk	Berkeley, California, US	2000–2005	A punk rock band.
Frodus	Washington, D.C., US	1993–1999, 2009	A post-hardcore/art rock/math rock band.
From Ashes Rise	Nashville, Tennessee, US	1997–2005, 2010–present	A crust punk band.
The Frustrators	New England, US	1999–present	A punk rock band.
The F.U.'s	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1982–1985, 2010–present	A hardcore punk band.
Fucked Up	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2001–present	Polaris Music Prize-winning hardcore punk band.
Fuel	East Bay, California, US	1989–1991	A post-hardcore/punk rock band.
Fugazi	Washington, D.C., US	1986–2003	One of the first and most important post-hardcore bands.
Funeral for a Friend	Bridgend, Wales, UK	2001–2016, 2019–present	A post-hardcore/hardcore punk band.
Fun People	Campana, Argentina	1989–2001	A straight edge melodic hardcore band.
Funeral Dress	Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium	1985–present	A street punk band.
Fun Things	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1979–1980	A punk rock band.
Fuzigish	Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa	1997–present	A ska punk band.
F.Y.P	Torrance, California, US	1989–1999	A punk rock band.

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Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Gallhammer	Tokyo, Japan	2003–2013	An all female doom metal/black metal/crust punk band.
Gang Green	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1980–1983, 1984–1992, 1996–1998, 2005–present	A hardcore punk/heavy metal/speed metal/crossover trash/skate punk band.
Gallows	Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK	2005–2015, 2018–2019	A hardcore punk band.
Garotos Podres	Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil	1982–2013	A street punk/Oi! band.
The Gaslight Anthem	New Brunswick, New Jersey, US	2006–2015, 2018, 2022–present	A heartland rock/punk rock/indie rock/folk punk band.
GBH	Birmingham, England, UK	1978–present	A street punk/classic punk rock/hardcore punk band.
Generation X	London, England, UK	1976–1981, 1993	A punk rock/pop punk/new wave band led by Billy Idol.
Genocide Superstars	Örebro, Sweden	1994–2004	A hardcore punk/rock and roll band that disbanded after guitarist/vocalist Mieszko Talarczyk was killed in the 2004 tsunami.
Germs	Los Angeles, California, US	1976–1980, 2005–2009, 2013	A hardcore punk band whose original 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	A post-hardcore/indie rock/emo band.
The Ghost Inside	Los Angeles, California	2004–2015, 2018–present	A metalcore/melodic hardcore band.
The Ghost of a Thousand	Brighton, England, UK	2004–2011, 2012	A hardcore punk/garage punk/post-hardcore band.
Ghoti Hook	Fairfax Virginia, USA	1990–2002, 2009, 2022–present	A Christian Punk/pop punk band.
The Gits	Seattle, Washington, USA	1986–1993	A punk rock band.
Give Up the Ghost	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1998–2004, 2011–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore/emo band.
Glittertind	Lillesand, Oslo, Norway	2001–present	A folk rock/punk rock band.
A Global Threat	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1997–2007, 2013, 2016	A street punk band.
The Go Set	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	2003–present	A punk rock/folk punk/celtic punk band.
Gob	Langley, British Columbia, Canada	1993–present	A pop punk band.
Goblini	Šabac, Serbia	1992–2001, 2010–present	An alternative rock/punk rock band.
The God Awfuls	Los Angeles, California, US	2002–present	The pop punk/street punk 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	A hardcore punk/art punk band.
Goldfinger	Los Angeles, California, US	1994–present	A ska punk/skate punk/pop punk band named after the 1964 James Bond film.
Good Charlotte	Waldorf, Maryland, US	1995–2010, 2016–present	A pop punk/alternative rock/punk rock/emo/pop rock band.
Good Clean Fun	Washington, D.C., US	1997–present	A hardcore punk/positive hardcore band.
Goodnight Nurse	Auckland, New Zealand	2001–2010, 2023–present	A pop punk/alternative rock/punk rock/melodic hardcore band.
Good Riddance	Santa Cruz, California, US	1986–2007, 2012–present	A melodic hardcore/pop punk/skate punk/hardcore punk band.
Gorilla Biscuits	New York, New York, US	1986–1991, 1997, 2005–present	A hardcore punk band.
Government Issue	Washington, D.C., US	1980–1989, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014–2015	A hardcore punk band.
Grade	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	1994–2002, 2010–present	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore/emo band.
Gray Matter	Washington, D.C., US	1983–1986, 1990–1993	A post-hardcore/emo/hardcore punk band.
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	1984–1985, 1986–1990, 1993–2008, 2019–2020	A noise rock/post-punk/alternative rock/psychedelic rock/garage rock band.
Green Day	Rodeo, California, US	1986–present	A punk rock/pop punk/alternative rock/skate punk/power pop band that has achieved tremendous popular success, selling over 80 million albums worldwide.
Green Jellÿ	Buffalo, New York, US	1981–1995, 2008–present	A comedy rock/heavy metal/punk rock/alternative metal band 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	A Celtic punk/folk punk band.
Greyskull	Dallas, Texas, US	2001–present	A punk rock/pop punk band.
Groovie Ghoulies	Sacramento, California, US	1983–2007	A classic punk rock/pop punk/horror punk band.
Guerilla Poubelle	Paris, France	2003–present	A punk rock band.
The Gun Club	Los Angeles, California, US	1979–1996	A post-punk/punk rock/psychobilly/alternative rock/punk blues/cowpunk band.
Guns n' Wankers	England, UK	1991–1994, 2019–present	A punk rock band.
Guttermouth	Huntington Beach, California, US	1989–present	A punk rock/skate punk 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	1984–present	A thrash metal/hardcore punk/crossover thrash/heavy metal/shock rock/comedy rock/alternative metal band.
Gypsy Fly	Carol Stream, Illinois, US	1998–present	A punk rock band.

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Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
H2O	New York, New York, US	1994–present	A hardcore punk/punk rock/melodic hardcore/pop punk band.
Hagar the Womb	London, England, UK	1980–1986, 2011–present	An anarcho-punk band.
Hagfish	Dallas, Texas, US	1991–2001, 2003–2004, 2006, 2010, 2012–2019	A punk rock/alternative rock/pop punk/melodic hardcore band.
Half Price	Cape Town, South Africa	2001–present	A punk rock/skate punk band.
The Hanson Brothers	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	1984–2016	A punk rock/pop punk band. Alter-ego of progressive rock band Nomeansno.
De Hardheid	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1996–present	A ska punk/Dutch punk band.
Hard-Ons	Sydney, Australia	1982–1994, 1997–present	A punk rock/power pop/hardcore punk band.
Hard Skin	Gipsy Hill, London, UK	1996–present	A comedy Oi! band.
Hass	Marl and Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	1978–2001, 2013–present	A Deutschpunk band.
Hatebreed	Bridgeport, Connecticut, US	1994–present	A metalcore/hardcore punk/beatdown hardcore band.
Haunted Garage	Los Angeles, California, US	1985–1993, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2013–2021	A horror punk/heavy metal/garage rock band fronted by actor Dukey Flyswatter.
Have Heart	New Bedford, Massachusetts, US	2002–2009, 2019, 2024	A hardcore punk/melodic hardcore band.
Have Nots	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2006–present	The ska punk/punk rock band was formed in 2006, combining members of local bands Chicago Typewriter and Stray Bullets.
Hawk Nelson	Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	2000–2020	A pop punk/Christian rock/pop rock band that was voted "Favorite New Artist" by CCM Magazine in 2006.
Hazen Street	New York, New York, US	2004–2006, 2009, 2011, 2012–present	A rap rock/hardcore punk/heavy metal band.
Heart Attack	New York, New York, US	1980–1984	A hardcore punk band.
The Heartbreakers	New York, New York, US	1975–1980, 1984, 1990	A classic punk rock band.
Hed PE	Huntington Beach, California, US	1994–present	A rap metal/rap rock/nu metal/punk rock band.
Heideroosjes	Horst, Limburg, Netherlands	1989–2012, 2019–present	A punk rock band.
The Hellacopters	Stockholm, Sweden	1994–2008, 2016–present	A garage rock/garage punk/glam punk/hard rock band.
Hellbastard	Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK	1984–1992, 2007–present	A crust punk/crossover thrash/thrash metal band.
Hiatus	Liège, Belgium	1989–1996, 2009–present	A crust punk/hardcore punk band.
Hightower	Paris, France	2013–2021	A punk rock band.
Hipodil	Sofia, Bulgaria	1988–2004, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2018	A punk rock/ska punk/crossover thrash band.
His Hero Is Gone	Memphis, Tennessee, US	1995–1999	A crust punk band.
Hi-Standard[4]	Japan	1991–2000, 2011–present	A melodic hardcore/punk rock/hardcore punk/pop punk band.
Hit the Lights	Lima, Ohio, US	2003–present	A pop punk band.
The Hives	Fagersta, Sweden	1993–present	A garage punk band known for their high-energy live performances and matching suits.
Hjertestop	Copenhagen, Denmark	2004–2011	A punk rock band.
Hladno Pivo	Zagreb, Croatia	1988–present	A rock/punk rock/alternative rock band.
Hog Hoggidy Hog	Cape Town, South Africa,	1995–present	A punk rock/ska punk/rock band.
Hogan's Heroes	Toms River, New Jersey, US	1984–1993	A hardcore punk/skate punk/thrashcore band.
Hole	Los Angeles, California, US	1989–2002, 2009–2012	An alternative rock/grunge/punk rock/noise rock/power pop band led by Courtney Love.
Home Grown	Orange County, California, US	1994–2005, 2024	A pop punk/skate punk/alternative rock/ska punk band signed to Liberation Records.
The Homosexuals	London, England, UK	1978–present	A punk rock/post-punk band.
The Honor System	Chicago, Illinois, US	1999–2004	A punk rock/alternative rock band.
The Hope Conspiracy	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1999–present	A hardcore punk band.
HorrorPops	Copenhagen, Denmark	1996–present	A female fronted psychobilly/punk rock band whose guitarist is Kim Nekroman, bassist for Nekromantix.
Hot Cross	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	2000–2007	A post-hardcore/hardcore punk band.
Hot Water Music	Gainesville, Florida, US	1994–1998, 1998–2006, 2008–present	A punk rock/post-hardcore/emo band.
Ho99o9	Newark, New Jersey, US	2012–present	A punk rap/industrial hip hop band.
The Hunkies	Poland	2003–present	A punk rock/hardcore punk band.
Huggy Bear	London, England, UK	1991–1994	A Riot grrrl/art punk band.
Humble Gods	Hermosa Beach, California, US	1990–1997, 2003–2009	Daddy X of the Kottonmouth Kings was the original vocalist of this punk rock band.
Die' Hunns	California, US	2000–2007, 2012–present	A punk rock band.
The Huntingtons	Baltimore, Maryland, US	1993–2005, 2009–present	A punk rock band.
Hüsker Dü	Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, US	1979–1988	A hardcore punk/alternative rock band.
Husking Bee	Japan	1994–2005, 2012–Present	A pop punk band.
The Hydromatics	Michigan, US/Netherlands/Sweden	1999–present	A garage punk band.

I

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
I Against I	Dordrecht, Netherlands	1994–2008, 2017–present	A punk rock band.
I Am the Avalanche	Brooklyn, New York, US	2004–present	A punk rock/post-hardcore/indie rock/pop punk/melodic hardcore/emo band.
I Call Fives	Washington Township, New Jersey, US	2006–2014, 2016, 2020–present	The band's pop punk debut album premiered at No. 13 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
IHIWYP	Flagstaff, Arizona	2002–2005	A one-man electropop/punk rock band.
I Prevail	Southfield, Michigan, US	2013–present	A post-hardcore/metalcore/pop punk/hard rock/alternative metal/rap metal band.
I Spy	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	1991–1996	An anarcho-punk/hardcore punk/melodic hardcore 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	A post-punk/art punk/noise rock/post-hardcore band.
The Icemen	New York, New York, US	1982–2013	A crossover thrash/hardcore punk/metalcore/thrash metal band.
Icon A.D.	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK	1979–1981, 1982–1983	An anarcho-punk band.
Icon For Hire	Decatur, Illinois, US	2007–present	An alternative rock/rap rock/pop punk/punk rock/electronic rock/alternative metal band.
Icons of Filth	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK	1979–2004, 2014–present	An anarcho-punk band.
Idles	Bristol, England, UK	2009–present	A post-punk/post-hardcore/hardcore punk/art rock band.
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, California, US	1979–present	A Chicano punk rock band.
The Inchtabokatables	Berlin, Germany	1991–2002	A folk rock/punk rock/industrial band.
Indecision	New York, New York, US	1993–2000	A hardcore punk band.
Infa Riot	London, England, UK	1980–1985, 2011–present	A punk rock/Oi! band.
The Influents	East Bay, California, US	1999–2003	A punk rock/pop punk/alternative rock band.
In My Eyes	Boston, Massachusetts, US	1997–2000	A hardcore punk band.
Inocentes	São Paulo, Brazil	1981–present	A post-punk band.
Inquisition	Richmond, Virginia, US	1991–1996, 2007, 2010	A punk rock/post-hardcore/emo band.
Inside Out	Orange County, California, US	1988–1991, 1993	A hardcore punk band. The band was fronted by Zack de la Rocha, later of Rage Against the Machine.
Instigators	Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, UK	1980–present	An anarcho-punk band.
The (International) Noise Conspiracy	Umeå, Sweden	1998–2009	An indie rock/garage rock/punk rock/power pop/garage punk band.
International Robot	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	2000–2002	A punk rock band featuring Danny Henry from The Soviettes.
The Interrupters	Los Angeles, California, US	2011–present	A ska punk/punk rock/street punk/two-tone/ska band.
Intro5pect	Orange County, California, US	1997–present	An electronic rock/punk rock band.
I.R.A.	Medellín, Colombia	1985–present	A hardcore punk band.
Iron Chic	Long Island, New York, US	2008–present	The punk rock/pop punk/emo/alternative rock band was formed in 2008 after the dissolution of Phil Douglas' and Brian Crozier's former band Latterman.
Iron Cross	Baltimore, Maryland, US	1980–2012	An Oi!/hardcore punk band.
Isocracy	Berkeley, California, US	1986–88	A hardcore punk band.

J

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Jabbers	Lancaster, New Hampshire, US	1977–1984, 2003–present	A hardcore punk band that shock rock musician, GG Allin, was originally part of.
Jackson United	California, US	2003–2008	A punk rock supergroup featuring Chris Shiflett from Foo Fighters and Scott Shiflett from Face to Face.
The Jam	Woking, Surrey, England, UK	1972–1982	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, 2015	An alternative rock/riot grrl/gothic rock/gothic metal band.
Janez Detd.	Grembergen, Belgium	1995–2009, 2015–present	A skate punk/pop punk band.
Jawbox	Washington, D.C., US	1989–1997, 2009, 2019–present	A post-hardcore/hardcore punk/noise rock band.
Jawbreaker	San Francisco, California, US	1986–1990, 1991–1996, 2017–present	A very influential punk rock/pop punk/emo/hardcore punk/post-hardcore 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	A punk rock/pop punk band.
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	A rock/alternative rock/punk rock/electropop band.
Jerry's Kids	Braintree, Massachusetts, US	1981–1990, 1994, 2004–2018	A hardcore punk band.
Jersey	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	1996–2005, 2011–present	A ska/punk rock/pop punk band.
The Jesus and Mary Chain	East Kilbride, Scotland, UK	1983–1999, 2007–present	An influential alternative rock/indie rock/noise pop/post-punk/shoegaze band.
JFA	Phoenix, Arizona, US	1981–present	A skate punk/hardcore punk band. Initials stand for Jodie Foster's Army.
Jimmy Eat World	Mesa, Arizona, US	1993–present	An alternative rock/emo pop/emo/power pop/pop punk band.
J.M.K.E.	Tallinn, Estonia	1986–present	A punk rock band.
Joanna Gruesome	Cardiff, Wales, UK	2010–2017	A noise pop/punk rock/indie rock/nu gaze band.
Johnie All Stars	Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia	1997–present	A punk rock band.
Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains	Brattleboro, Vermont, US	2000–2007	An anarcho-punk/folk punk band fronted by Pat the Bunny.
Jon Cougar Concentration Camp	San Diego, California, US	1994–1999, 2009–present	A punk rock/pop punk band.
Johnny Socko	Bloomington, Indiana, US	1990–2003	A third wave ska/ska punk/indie rock band.
The Johnnys	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1982–1989, 2004	A pub rock/country/punk rock band.
The Joneses	Hollywood, California, US	1981–1991, 1994–present	A glam rock/rock/punk rock band.
Josephine Collective	Johnson County, Kansas, US	2004–2009	The emo pop 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, England, UK	1976–1980	A highly influential post-punk/gothic rock band.
Joyce Manor	Torrance, California, US	2008–present	An emo/pop punk/indie rock/power pop band.
The Joykiller	Huntington Beach, California, US	1995–2003, 2015	A punk rock/alternative rock side project band of Jack Grisham of T.S.O.L..
Jr. Gone Wild	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	1982–1995, 2013–2022, 2024–present	A cowpunk band.
Judge	New York, New York, US	1987–1991, 2013–present	A straight edge hardcore punk/beatdown hardcore band.
Jughead's Revenge	Los Angeles, California, US	1988–2001, 2009–present	A punk rock/skate punk/hardcore punk/melodic hardcore band.

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Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Kaaos	Tampere, Finland	1980–1985, 1999–2005	A hardcore punk/crust punk band.
Kamikazee	Quezon City, Philippines	2000–2015, 2017–present	An alternative rock/Pinoy rock/pop punk/hard rock/hardcore punk/post-hardcore band. 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).
Kärbholz	Ruppichteroth, Germany	2003–present	A punk rock/German rock/indie band.
KBO!	Kragujevac, Serbia	1982–present	A hardcore punk band.
Kid Dynamite	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	1997–2000, 2003, 2005, 2010–2013	A punk rock/hardcore punk band.
The Kids	Belgium	1976–1985, 1996–present	A classic punk rock band.
Killing Joke	Cheltenham, England, UK	1978–1996, 2002–present	A post-punk/gothic rock/new wave band who were highly influential on industrial rock.
Killing Time	New York, New York, US	1988–1998, 2005–2011, 2023	A hardcore punk band.
The Killjoys	Birmingham, England, UK	1976–1978	A classic punk band that featured member, Kevin Rowland.
Kill Your Idols	Long Island, New York, US	1995–2007, 2013–present	A widely regarded hardcore punk band.
King Apparatus	London, Ontario, Canada	1987–94, 2000	A ska band.
The King Blues	London, England, UK	2004–2012, 2015–present	A folk punk/punk rock/ska punk band.
KinoKlub	Zagreb, Croatia	2008–2016	A pop punk/pop rock band.
Kisschasy	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	2002–2015, 2022–present	An alternative rock/pop rock/pop punk/emo pop band.
Kiss It Goodbye	Seattle, Washington, US	1996–1998, 2012	A metalcore/hardcore punk band.
Klamydia	Vaasa, Finland	1988–present	A punk rock band that is heavily influenced by the Ramones.
Knuckledust	London, England, UK	1996–present	A beatdown hardcore band.
Knuckle Puck	Chicago, Illinois, US	2010–present	The pop punk/emo 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	2003–present	A punk rock/rockabilly/rock band.
The Kominas	Boston, Massachusetts, US	2005–present	A taqwacore band playing Islam-themed punk rock/funk rock/alternative rock.
Korol i Shut	Saint Petersburg, Russia	1988–2014	A horror punk/folk punk/shock rock/art punk band.
Krasnaya Plesen	Yalta, Ukraine	1989–present	A punk rock/hard rock/parody/spoken word band whose early sound was in style of post-punk.
Kraut	New York, New York, US	1981–1986	A hardcore punk band.
Die Kreuzen	Rockford, Illinois, US	1981–1992, 2012–present	A highly influential post-punk/alternative rock band who were one of the first hardcore punk bands from the Midwest.
The Kristet Utseende	Sweden	1994–1999, 2005–present	A punk rock and a self-proclaimed "narcotic gay metal" band from Sweden.
Kronstadt Uprising	Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK	1981–1986	An anarcho-punk band.
KSMB	Skärholmen, Stockholm, Sweden	1977–1982, 1993, 2015–present	A well-known classic punk rock band.
KSU	Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland	1977–present	A classic punk rock band.
KUD Idijoti	Pula, Istria, Croatia	1981–2011	A punk rock/alternative rock band.