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      This is a timeline of punk rock, from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present day. Bands or albums listed either side of 1976 are of diverse genres and are retrospectively called by their genre name that was used during the era of their release.


      Proto-punk




      = 1960s

      =


      1960


      Bands formed
      The Sonics
      Songs
      "Rollin' Rock" by the Tielman Brothers


      1961


      Bands formed
      Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs


      1962


      Bands formed
      ? and the Mysterians
      The Standells
      Songs
      "The Girl Can't Dance"


      1963


      Bands formed
      The Kinks
      The Iguanas
      The Rockin' Ramrods
      Songs
      Surfin' Bird by the Trashmen


      1964


      Bands formed
      Amboy Dukes
      Alice Cooper
      The Bad Seeds
      Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
      The Fugs
      The Hangmen
      The Haunted
      MC5
      The Monks
      The Mothers Of Invention
      The Pleasure Seekers
      Los Saicos
      The Shadows of Knight
      Them
      The Troggs
      The Who
      The Velvet Underground
      Songs
      "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks
      "All Day and All of the Night" by the Kinks
      "The Witch" by the Sonics


      1965


      Bands formed
      Small Faces
      Stack Waddy
      Love
      The Chocolate Watchband
      The Seeds
      Flamin' Groovies
      The 13th Floor Elevators
      Evil
      The Night Walkers
      Songs
      Demolición by Los Saicos
      My Generation by the Who
      The Train Kept A-Rollin'
      What A Way To Die by The Pleasure Seekers
      Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
      Albums
      The Who - My Generation
      The Sonics – Here Are the Sonics
      The Fugs - The Fugs First Album
      The Rolling Stones - December's Children


      1966


      Bands formed
      John's Children
      The Deviants
      The Music Machine
      The Squires
      The Moving Sidewalks
      The Zakary Thaks
      Blue Cheer
      Albums
      The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
      Question Mark & the Mysterians – 96 Tears
      Love – Love
      The Monks – Black Monk Time
      The Music Machine – (Turn On) The Music Machine
      The Fugs - The Fugs Second Album
      Songs
      "Bad Girl"
      "Kill For Peace"


      1967


      Bands formed
      T. Rex
      David Peel & the Lower East Side Band
      The Stooges
      The Up
      Albums
      The Doors – The Doors
      The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico


      = 1968

      =
      Bands formed
      Edgar Broughton Band
      The Dogs
      Can
      Black Sabbath
      Albums
      The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the mind
      Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
      The Deviants - Ptooff! and Disposable (album)
      The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat


      = 1969

      =
      Bands formed
      Hawkwind
      Crushed Butler
      Albums
      MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
      The Stooges – The Stooges
      Events
      The Stooges & MC5 widely regarded as seminal leading pioneers of proto-punk, Released their debut albums.


      = 1970s

      =


      1970 - Heavy Metal


      Bands formed
      Pink Fairies
      Shagrat
      Third World War
      Kilburn and the High Roads
      The Modern Lovers
      Suicide
      Figures of Light
      Ton Steine Scherben
      Albums
      MC5 – Back in the USA
      The Stooges – Funhouse
      Black Sabbath – Paranoid


      = 1971

      =
      Bands formed
      New York Dolls
      Death
      NEU!


      = 1972

      =
      Bands formed
      Cock Sparrer
      Electric Eels
      Neon Boys
      Swell Maps
      Sniper
      Albums
      NEU! – NEU!
      Slade – Slayed?


      = 1973

      =
      Bands formed
      The Saints
      Simply Saucer
      Television
      The Punks
      Zolar X
      Albums
      New York Dolls – New York Dolls
      The Stooges – Raw Power


      = 1974

      =
      Bands formed
      Blondie
      The Dictators
      Patti Smith Group
      Pure Hell
      Rocket from the Tombs
      Ramones
      The Stranglers
      Tiger Lily (later became Ultravox!)
      Radio Birdman
      The 101'ers
      Albums
      New York Dolls – Too Much Too Soon
      Events
      Television and Ramones start performing at CBGB.


      = 1975

      =
      Bands formed
      The Adicts
      Big Balls and the Great White Idiot
      The Boomtown Rats
      Cherry Vanilla
      The Heartbreakers
      London SS
      Motörhead
      Negative Trend
      The Nuns
      Pere Ubu
      The Runaways
      The Screamers
      Sex Pistols
      Sham 69
      The Suicide Commandos
      Talking Heads
      Teenage Head
      The Undertones
      Slaughter & the Dogs
      The Weirdos
      Albums
      Peter Hammill – Nadir's Big Chance
      The Dictators – Go Girl Crazy!
      Patti Smith - Horses
      Disbandments
      Rocket from the Tombs
      Events
      Television demo tape with Brian Eno is passed by Island Records. Richard Hell leaves.
      Sex Pistols play first gig opening for Bazooka Joe .
      Bazooka Joe singer Stuart Goddard changes name to Adam Ant, forms Adam and the Ants.


      Punk rock




      = 1976

      =
      Bands formed
      Abrasive Wheels
      The Adverts
      Alternative TV
      The Art Attacks
      The Boys
      Black Flag
      Buzzcocks
      Chelsea
      The Clash
      The Cramps
      Crime
      The Damned
      Dead Boys
      DMZ
      Eater
      The Fall
      The Flowers of Romance
      Gang of Four
      Generation X
      The Jam
      Johnny Moped
      London
      The Lurkers
      Madness
      Masters of the Backside
      The Mekons
      Métal Urbain
      Paraf
      Penetration
      Pork Dukes
      The Prefects
      The Rezillos
      Richard Hell and the Voidoids
      Siouxsie and the Banshees
      The Slickee Boys
      The Slits
      Subway Sect
      Throbbing Gristle
      U2
      UK Subs
      Ultravox!
      The Vibrators
      VOM
      Warsaw (later to become Joy Division)
      Wire
      X-Ray Spex
      The Zeros
      Albums
      Ramones – Ramones
      The Runaways – The Runaways
      Blondie - Blondie
      Singles
      Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop" February
      The Saints – "(I'm) Stranded" September
      Sex Pistols – "Anarchy in the U.K.” October
      The Damned – "New Rose" October
      The Slickee Boys - Hot and Cool
      Disbandments
      The 101ers
      Events
      Ramones & Sex Pistols release their first singles, giving birth to true punk rock.
      Ramones first non-US appearance supporting Flamin' Groovies. Considered as a galvanizing event for UK punk scene.
      Sniffin' Glue, Mark Perry's punk fanzine published. Perry soon formed band, Alternative TV.
      Stiff Records is created in London signing almost exclusively punk and punk-inspired musicians.
      Sex Pistols, Damned, and the Clash begin Anarchy Tour. Most of the previously booked gigs refuse to let the bands play.
      Malcolm McLaren organizes the two-day 100 Club Punk Festival in London; performances include: Subway Sect, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Clash, Sex Pistols, Stinky Toys, Vibrators, the Damned, and Buzzcocks.
      Sex Pistols, members of Bromley Contingent (including Banshees Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Severin) appear live on ITV. Host Bill Grundy hits on Sioux, band unleashes a torrent of curse words.
      Daily Mirror runs headline "The Filth and the Fury!". A reaction to previous nights live ITV interview with Sex Pistols, Bromley Contingent.











      = 1977 - Industrial

      =
      Bands formed
      999
      Adam and the Ants
      Angelic Upstarts
      Bad Brains
      Bags
      Big in Japan
      Black Randy and the Metrosquad
      The Blockheads
      Crass
      The Cravats
      Desperate Bicycles
      The Dickies
      Discharge
      Elvis Costello and the Attractions
      Fear
      Forgotten Rebels
      Germs
      Ebba Grön
      Illegales
      Nina Hagen Band
      KSU
      The Members
      Middle Class (band)
      Misfits
      The Nipple Erectors
      The Pagans
      Pankrti
      Paraf
      The Police
      Mr. Unique and the Leisure Suits
      Radio Stars
      The Rich Kids
      The Ruts
      The Skids
      The Snivelling Shits
      SODS
      Stiff Little Fingers
      The Valves
      Wipers
      X (Australia)
      X (United States)
      Albums
      The Boomtown Rats – The Boomtown Rats
      The Boys – The Boys
      Buzzcocks – Spiral Scratch (EP)
      The Clash – The Clash (UK)
      The Damned – Damned Damned Damned
      The Damned – Music for Pleasure
      Dead Boys – Young Loud and Snotty
      The Dictators – Manifest Destiny
      Eater – The Album
      Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True
      The Heartbreakers – L.A.M.F.
      Richard Hell and the Voidoids – Blank Generation
      The Jam – In the City
      The Jam – This Is the Modern World
      Motörhead - Motörhead
      Ramones – Leave Home
      Ramones – Rocket to Russia
      The Saints – (I'm) Stranded
      Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
      The Stranglers – Rattus Norvegicus
      The Stranglers – No More Heroes
      The Stranglers – The Stranglers (EP)
      Stinky Toys - Stinky Toys
      Suicide – Suicide
      Talking Heads – Talking Heads: 77
      Television – Marquee Moon
      Throbbing Gristle – The Second Annual Report
      Ultravox! – Young Savage 7"
      Ultravox! – Ha!-Ha!-Ha!
      Wire – Pink Flag
      Disbandments
      The Heartbreakers
      London
      Events
      Pioneers of Industrial music - Throbbing Gristle & Suicide release their debuts.
      On 28 October, Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols is released by Virgin Records. Despite being banned by most of Britain's record shops, reaches number one on British charts.
      The Sex Pistols' single "God Save the Queen", released on 27 May, reaches number two on the British charts. Banned by BBC Radio 1 the title is left blank in the chart listings.
      In June, Sex Pistols rent a boat to traverse down the Thames during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee anniversary celebration. Police force them to dock, several Pistols fans are arrested and injured in the meleé. Among those arrested are Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, Vivienne Westwood, artist Jamie Reid, Tracie O'Keefe and Debbie Juvenile (Bromley Contingent).
      Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock is fired from the Sex Pistols and is replaced with Sid Vicious. Matlock forms the Rich Kids.
      Andy Czezowski opens The Roxy (London) venue in January solely for punk acts. The Clash perform opening night.
      In February Howard Devoto left Buzzcocks. Guitarist Pete Shelley became the vocalist.
      The Clash begin their White Riot tour, 1 March in Guilford, supported by the Jam, Buzzcocks, the Slits and Subway Sect. After a dispute the Jam leave the tour in March.
      The Stranglers embark on a three-month nationwide tour in May. They are supported by the band London.
      The Boomtown Rats appear on Top of the Pops. The first punk/new wave band to appear.
      Roxy deejay Don Letts begins filming The Punk Rock Movie, taking London punk scene video footage and editing it into a documentary.
      In December, Elvis Costello is banned from Saturday Night Live and NBC. The studio pressured Elvis to play his single, "Less Than Zero", he instead performed his anti-media anthem, "Radio Radio".


      = 1978

      =
      Bands formed
      Angry Samoans
      Charged GBH
      Cardiac Kidz
      Dead Kennedys
      Dangerous Rhythm
      Descendents
      D.O.A.
      Fastbacks
      Fatal Microbes
      Fol Jazik
      The Go-Go's
      Killing Joke
      Nervous Gender
      Pekinška Patka
      Peter and the Test Tube Babies
      The Plasmatics
      Public Image Ltd
      The Reactionaries
      The Ruts
      The Scientists
      T.S.O.L
      Social Distortion
      Splodgenessabounds
      Vice Squad
      Albums
      The Avengers – Avengers (EP)
      The Adverts – Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts
      Big in Japan – From Y to Z and Never Again (EP)
      Blondie – Parallel Lines
      The B-52's – The B-52's
      The Boomtown Rats – A Tonic for the Troops
      Buzzcocks – Another Music in a Different Kitchen
      The Clash – Give 'Em Enough Rope
      The Dickies – The Incredible Shrinking Dickies
      Crass – The Feeding of the Five Thousand
      Dead Boys – We Have Come for Your Children
      Elvis Costello and the Attractions – This Year's Model
      Forgotten Rebels – Burn the Flag (EP)
      Generation X – Generation X
      Germs – Lexicon Devil – EP
      GG Allin and the Jabbers – Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be
      The Jolt – The Jolt
      London – Animal Games
      The Lurkers – Fulham Fallout
      Misfits – Static Age
      No New York
      Pere Ubu – The Modern Dance
      The Police – Outlandos d'Amour
      Public Image Ltd – Public Image
      Ramones – Road to Ruin
      The Rezillos – Can't Stand the Rezillos
      The Rich Kids – Ghosts of Princes in Towers
      The Saints – Eternally Yours
      Sham 69 – Tell Us the Truth
      Sham 69 – That's Life
      Siouxsie and the Banshees – The Scream
      The Suicide Commandos - Make A Record
      The Stranglers- Black and White
      Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food
      Television – Adventure
      Throbbing Gristle – D.o.A. The Third And Final Report
      Various – Live Stiffs Live
      The Vibrators – "Pure Mania"
      Wire – Chairs Missing
      Wreckless Eric – Wreckless Eric
      Wreckless Eric – The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric
      X-Ray Spex – Germfree Adolescents
      Disbandments
      Dead Boys
      Johnny Moped
      Sex Pistols
      The Suicide Commandos
      Ultravox!
      Television
      Events
      SST Records is established. Black Flag, Greg Ginn (guitarist/founder) creative outlet to release his band's music.
      Sex Pistols' disastrous January US tour ends. Johnny Rotten walks off stage at Winterland in San Francisco, famously uttering "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"
      Colin Brunton, The Last Pogo. Filmed in Toronto featuring local and nationals, such as the Scenics, Cardboard Brains, the Secrets, the Mods, the Ugly, the Viletones, and Teenage Head. The show ends in a riot, signaling the original first-wave end.
      Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) is charged with murder and the stabbing death of then girlfriend Nancy Spungen, found the morning of 12 October 1978 at New York's Hotel Chelsea.
      The Boomtown Rats attain the first official UK number one single by a punk/new wave band.
      Rough Trade Records (music store originally opened in London 1976) becomes a working record label and signs almost exclusively punk inspired bands.
      Derek Jarman (Film director) releases Jubilee, cult punk-themed film, featuring Adam Ant, Toyah Willcox, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Jordan.
      Blondie achieve worldwide success with, Parallel Lines, mixing styles of 1960s vocal pop, garage and punk rock energy. Debbie Harry becomes an icon for younger generations.


      = 1979 - Hardcore Punk

      =
      Bands formed
      The 4-Skins
      Agent Orange
      Big Boys
      The Business
      Catholic Discipline
      Circle Jerks
      Cockney Rejects
      The Exploited
      Flipper
      Hüsker Dü
      MDC
      The Necros
      Mission of Burma
      NoMeansNo
      The Replacements
      The Teen Idles
      Toy Dolls
      Slime
      The Varukers
      Albums
      Adam and the Ants – Dirk Wears White Sox
      The Adicts - Lunch with the Adicts
      The Adverts – Cast of Thousands
      Blondie – Eat to the Beat
      Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady
      Black Flag – Nervous Breakdown (EP)
      Buzzcocks – A Different Kind of Tension
      Chelsea – Chelsea
      The Cramps- Songs the Lord Taught Us
      The Clash – London Calling
      Crass – Stations of the Crass
      The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette
      Descendents – Ride the Wild/It's a Hectic World
      The Dickies - The Incredible Shrinking Dickies
      The Dickies – Dawn of the Dickies
      Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Armed Forces
      The Fall – Live at the Witch Trials
      Forgotten Rebels – Tomorrow belongs to us (EP)
      Gang of Four – Entertainment!
      Germs – (GI)
      James White and the Blacks – Off White
      Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
      Get the Knack – The Knack
      Madness – One Step Beyond...
      The Members – At The Chelsea Nightclub
      Middle Class – Out of Vogue
      Nina Hagen Band – Nina Hagen Band
      Public Image Ltd – Metal Box
      Ramones – It's Alive
      The Ruts – The Crack
      Sex Pistols – Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols
      Siouxsie and the Banshees – Join Hands
      The Skids – Scared to Dance
      The Slits – Cut
      The Specials – The Specials
      Stiff Little Fingers – Inflammable Material
      The Stranglers – The raven
      Swell Maps – A Trip to Marineville
      Talking Heads – Fear of Music
      Teenage Head – Teenage Head
      The Undertones – The Undertones
      The Vibrators – V2
      Wire – 154
      Disbandments
      The Adverts
      Neo
      Penetration
      The Rich Kids
      X-Ray Spex
      Patti Smith Group
      Events
      Pioneers of Hardcore punk - Middle Class & Germs release their debuts.
      British two tone Ska Bands Madness and the Specials dropped their debut albums.
      Sid Vicious, Sex Pistols bassist, dies of a heroin overdose at age 21.
      Nina Hagen creates a media uproar after appearance on Austrian talk-show Club 2 discussing female orgasm and simulating masturbation.
      John Foxx left Ultravox for solo career early in the year, and replaced by ex-Rich Kids Midge Ure.
      Ramones star in the movie Rock and Roll High School.


      = 1980s

      =


      1980


      Bands formed
      The Adolescents
      Bad Religion
      The Fix
      GISM
      L-Seven
      The Meatmen
      Minutemen
      Nip Drivers
      7 Seconds
      Terveet Kädet
      Minor Threat
      Reagan Youth
      Rudimentary Peni
      Subhumans
      Youth Brigade
      Albums
      Angry Samoans – Inside My Brain (EP)
      The Beat – I Just Can't Stop It
      Black Flag – Jealous Again (EP)
      Blondie – Autoamerican
      Circle Jerks – Group Sex
      The Clash – Sandinista! (triple album)
      The Damned – The Black Album
      Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
      Discharge – Fight Back (EP)
      Discharge – Decontrol (EP)
      D.O.A. – Something Better Change
      Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Get Happy!!
      Forgotten Rebels – In love with the system
      Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Taking Liberties
      Joy Division – Closer
      Minutemen – Paranoid Time
      Misfits – Beware (EP)
      Nervous Gender - Live at Target (1980)
      Nina Hagen Band – Unbehagen
      Peter and the Test Tube Babies – Pissed and Proud
      Plasmatics – New Hope for the Wretched
      Ramones – End of the Century
      Stiff Little Fingers – Nobody's Heroes
      Talking Heads – Remain in Light
      The Teen Idles – Minor Disturbance (EP)
      Toyah – Sheep Farming in Barnet
      The Undertones – Hypnotised
      The Weirdos – Action-Design (EP)
      U2 – Boy
      X – Los Angeles
      Disbandments
      Joy Division
      The Teen Idles
      Germs
      Events
      DIY Punk Rock label Dischord Records was founded by key figure in the development of hardcore punk Ian Mackaye.
      Ian Curtis, Joy Division lead singer, commits suicide 18 May 1980 at age 23. The rest of the band become New Order
      Malcolm Owen, the Ruts lead singer, dies of a heroin overdose 14 July 1980 at age 26.
      Darby Crash, singer of the Germs, commits suicide 7 December 1980 at age 22.
      KROQ-FM establishes Top 106.7 Countdowns. The Clash and Dead Kennedys both reached on it on same year.
      Penelope Spheeris (Documentary film-maker) captures L.A. punk scene in cult hit The Decline of Western Civilization. Interviews/performances with So. Cal., Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, the Germs, and X.
      Rude Boy semi-documentary film is released. It stars Ray Gange as a roadie for the Clash and splices in live performances by the band.


      1981 - Skate punk


      Bands formed
      Black Market Baby
      Butthole Surfers
      Dezerter
      Die Kreuzen
      Dr. Know (band)
      The Faith
      Government Issue
      JFA
      Macc Lads
      The Meatmen
      Negative Approach
      Oi Polloi
      RIOT 111
      Sonic Youth
      SNFU
      Violent Apathy
      Scream (band)
      Suicidal Tendencies
      Albums
      The 101ers – Elgin Avenue Breakdown
      The Adolescents – The Adolescents
      Agent Orange – Living in Darkness
      Alternative Tentacles – Let Them Eat Jellybeans!
      Bad Religion – Bad Religion (EP)
      Billy Idol – Don't Stop (EP)
      Black Flag – Damaged
      Black Flag – Six Pack (EP)
      The Cramps – Psychedelic Jungle
      Crass – Penis Envy (EP)
      Dead Boys – Night of the Living Dead Boys
      Dead Kennedys – In God We Trust Inc. (EP)
      Descendents – Fat (EP)
      Discharge – Why (EP)
      The Exploited – Punks Not Dead
      The Exploited – On Stage
      JFA - Blatant Localism (EP)
      Métal Urbain – Les hommes morts sont dangereux
      Minor Threat - In My Eyes (EP)
      Minutemen – The Punch Line
      Misfits – 3 Hits from Hell (EP)
      Plasmatics – Beyond the Valley of 1984
      Public Image Ltd – The Flowers of Romance
      New Order – Movement
      Ramones – Pleasant Dreams
      The Replacements – Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
      The Scientists – S/T
      Slime – Slime I
      Tenpole Tudor - Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary, Let the Four Winds Blow
      T.S.O.L. – T.S.O.L. (EP)
      T.S.O.L. – Dance with Me
      The Undertones – Positive Touch
      Vice Squad – Resurrection (EP)
      Vice Squad – No Cause for Concern (EP)
      X – Wild Gift
      Disbandments
      Buzzcocks
      Cardiac Kidz
      The Screamers
      Throbbing Gristle
      The Weirdos
      Events
      Minor Threat & Black Flag both considered a key influence on punk subculture and the first Hardcore punk bands drop their debut releases.
      Epitaph Records is formed. "just a logo and a P. O. box."
      Henry Rollins joins Black Flag and becomes lead singer .
      Cuckoo's Nest (nightclub) closes. For the last time.


      1982 - Pop Punk


      Bands formed
      Agnostic Front
      The Blood
      Cholera
      Crimpshrine
      Crucifucks
      D.I.
      Die Ärzte
      Die Toten Hosen
      KBO!
      Tales of Terror
      The Vandals
      The Pogues
      Visací zámek
      Albums
      Abrasive Wheels – When the Punks Go Marching In
      Angry Samoans – Back from Samoa
      Anti-Nowhere League – Anti-Nowhere League
      Bad Brains – Bad Brains
      Bad Religion – How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
      Billy Idol – Billy Idol
      Black Flag – TV Party (EP)
      Black Flag – Everything Went Black
      Circle Jerks – Wild in the Streets
      The Clash – Combat Rock
      Crass – Christ the Album
      The Damned – Strawberries
      Dead Kennedys – Plastic Surgery Disasters
      Descendents – Milo Goes to College
      Discharge – Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
      Discharge – Never Again (EP)
      Dischord Records – Flex Your Head
      The Exploited – Troops of Tomorrow
      Faith/Void – Faith/Void Split
      Fear – The Record
      Flipper – Album – Generic Flipper
      Flux of Pink Indians – Strive to Survive Causing the Least Suffering Possible
      Forgotten Rebels – This ain’t Hollywood, this is rock and roll
      GBH – City Baby Attacked By Rats
      Kraut – An Adjustment to Society
      Husker Du – Land Speed Record
      MDC – Millions of Dead Cops
      Misfits – Walk Among Us
      The Replacements – Stink (EP)
      Sonic Youth -Sonic Youth (EP)
      SSD (band) – The Kids Will Have Their Say
      Subhumans – The Day the Country Died
      Vandals – Peace thru Vandalism
      Vice Squad – Stand Strong Stand Proud
      X – Under the Big Black Sun
      Youth Brigade – Sound & Fury
      Disbandments
      Adam and the Ants
      The Adolescents
      The Slits
      Events
      Bad Brains & Descendents & Bad Religion widely regarded as highly influential pioneers of their genres, Release their essential Debut albums.
      December, Crass, the Mob, the Apostles members and others squat the Zig Zag in W. London. Then launch free all day event featuring anarcho-punk bands.


      1983 - Noise Rock


      Bands formed
      Badmingtons
      Dead Milkmen
      Neon Christ
      Niet
      NOFX
      Samhain
      Squirrel Bait
      Rich Kids on LSD
      Albums
      Bad Brains – Rock for Light
      Bad Religion – Into the Unknown
      Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
      Circle Jerks – Golden Shower of Hits
      The Cramps – Smell of Female
      Crass – Yes Sir, I Will
      D.I. – D.I.
      The Dickies – Stukas Over Disneyland
      Die Toten Hosen – Opel-Gang
      Discharge – Warning: Her Majesty's Government Can Seriously Damage Your Health (EP)
      The Faith – Subject to Change
      Minor Threat – Out of Step
      Minutemen – What Makes a Man Start Fires?
      Minutemen – Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat
      Misfits – Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood
      Ramones – Subterranean Jungle
      The Scientists – Blood Red River
      Social Distortion – Mommy's Little Monster
      Sonic Youth – Confusion Is Sex
      Subhumans – Time Flies... But Aeroplanes Crash
      Suicidal Tendencies – Suicidal Tendencies
      Toy Dolls – Dig That Groove Baby
      Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes
      X – More Fun in the New World
      Disbandments
      The Faith
      Minor Threat
      Misfits
      The Undertones
      Events
      Mick Jones is kicked out of the Clash


      1984 - Post hardcore


      Bands formed
      Green River
      GWAR
      Hogan's Heroes
      Siekiera
      Uniform Choice
      Vennaskond
      The Offspring
      Albums
      Agnostic Front – Victim in Pain
      Anti-Pasti – Anti-Pasti
      Black Flag – Family Man
      Black Flag – My War
      Black Flag – Slip It In
      Die Ärzte – Debil
      Die Kreuzen – Die Kreuzen
      Flipper – Blow'n Chunks
      Flipper – Gone Fishin'
      Flux of Pink Indians – The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks
      Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade
      MDC – Chicken Squawk (EP)
      Minor Threat – Minor Threat
      Minutemen – Double Nickels on the Dime
      New Model Army – Vengeance
      The Pogues – Red Roses for Me
      Ramones – Too Tough to Die
      The Replacements – Let It Be
      Samhain – Initium
      7 Seconds – The Crew
      Subhumans – From the Cradle to the Grave
      Tales of Terror – Tales of Terror
      Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense
      Various – International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation
      Disbandments
      Abrasive Wheels
      Crass
      The Members
      Events
      Another State of Mind rockumentary is released. Detailing 1982 tour of Social Distortion, Youth Brigade and small road crew as they travel across U.S. and Canada.


      1985 - Grunge


      Bands formed
      Dag Nasty
      Parasites
      Pestes
      The Mr. T Experience
      Youth of Today
      Armia
      Albums
      Bad Religion – Back to the Known (EP)
      Black Flag – Loose Nut
      Black Flag – In My Head
      Black Flag – The Process of Weeding Out (EP)
      Circle Jerks – Wonderful
      The Clash – Cut the Crap
      Crucifucks – The Crucifucks
      The Damned – Phantasmagoria
      D.I. – Ancient Artifacts
      D.I. – Horse Bites Dog Cries
      Die Ärzte – Im Schatten der Ärzte
      Dead Kennedys – Frankenchrist
      Dead Milkmen – Big Lizard in My Backyard
      Descendents – I Don't Want to Grow Up
      Descendents – Bonus Fat
      Die Toten Hosen – Unter falscher Flagge
      Green River – Come On Down (EP)
      GWAR – Hell-O
      The Exploited – Horror Epics
      Fear – More Beer
      Forgotten Rebels – Boys will be boys (EP)
      Hüsker Dü – Flip Your Wig
      Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising
      The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy
      Minor Threat – Salad Days (EP)
      Minutemen – Project Mersh (EP)
      Minutemen – 3-Way Tie (For Last)
      Misfits – Legacy of Brutality
      R.K.L. – Keep Laughing
      Samhain – Unholy Passion (EP)
      The Scientists – Demolition Derby
      7 Seconds – Walk Together, Rock Together
      Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
      Subhumans – Worlds Apart
      X – Ain't Love Grand!
      Disbandments
      Minutemen
      SS Decontrol
      Events
      D. Boon of Minutemen dies in a car accident


      1986 - Emo


      Bands formed
      Firehose
      Good Riddance
      Jawbreaker
      J.M.K.E.
      No Doubt
      Pixies
      Propagandhi
      Screeching Weasel
      Sick of It All
      Snuff
      Soulside
      Albums
      Agnostic Front – Cause for Alarm
      Bad Brains – I Against I
      Big Black – Atomizer
      Billy Idol – Whiplash Smile
      The Cramps – A Date with Elvis
      Dag Nasty - Can I Say
      The Damned – Anything
      Dead Kennedys – Bedtime for Democracy
      Dead Milkmen – Eat Your Paisley
      Descendents – Enjoy!
      Die Ärzte – Die Ärzte
      Die Kreuzen – October File
      Die Toten Hosen – Damenwahl
      Discharge – Grave New World
      Forgotten Rebels – The pride and the disgrace
      Gang Green – Another Wasted Night
      Hüsker Dü – Candy Apple Grey
      The Lookouts – One Planet One People
      Misfits – Misfits (aka Collection I)
      Ramones – Animal Boy
      Samhain – Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire
      Sonic Youth – EVOL
      Disbandments
      Black Flag
      The Clash
      Elvis Costello and the Attractions
      Tales of Terror
      Events
      The Adolescents reunite.
      Lookout! Records is established. Future artists include Operation Ivy, the Donnas, Crimpshrine, Rancid and Green Day.


      1987 - Ska punk


      Bands formed
      2 Minutos
      All
      Attaque 77
      Big Drill Car
      Fugazi
      Green Day
      Gorilla Biscuits
      La Pestilencia
      Lunachicks
      No Use for a Name
      Operation Ivy
      Rollins Band
      Backyard Babies
      Włochaty
      Albums
      The Adolescents – Brats in Battalions
      Agnostic Front – Liberty and Justice For...
      Black Flag – Annihilate This Week (EP)
      Circle Jerks – VI
      Crucifucks – Wisconsin
      Dag Nasty – Wig Out at Denko's
      Dead Kennedys – Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
      Dead Milkmen – Bucky Fellini
      Descendents – ALL
      Descendents – Liveage
      Die Toten Hosen – Never Mind the Hosen, Here's Die Roten Rosen
      The Exploited – Live and Loud!!
      Green River – Dry As a Bone (EP)
      Hüsker Dü – Warehouse: Songs and Stories
      Oi Polloi – Unite and Win
      Ramones – Halfway to Sanity
      The Scientists – The Human Jukebox
      Screeching Weasel – Screeching Weasel
      Sonic Youth – Sister
      Soulside – Less Deep Inside Keeps
      Suicidal Tendencies – Join the Army
      White Zombie – Soul Crusher
      X – See How We Are
      Disbandments
      Dead Kennedys
      Discharge
      Green River
      Hüsker Dü
      Pankrti
      Samhain
      Events
      Bad Religion reunites.
      New Red Archives Records is established. Future roster includes artists UK Subs, Hogan's Heroes, Kraut, Reagan Youth, Samiam, MDC, No Use for a Name.
      Social Distortion reunites .
      Will Shatter of Flipper dies of an overdose


      1988 - Shoegaze


      Bands formed
      Anti-Flag
      Chain of Strength
      Guttermouth
      Hladno pivo
      Inside Out
      Jawbreaker
      Jughead's Revenge
      Leatherface
      Pennywise
      Nirvana
      Samiam
      Sublime
      Swingin' Utters
      Voodoo Glow Skulls
      Albums
      All – Allroy for Prez
      Bad Religion – Suffer
      Big Drill Car – Small Block (EP)
      D.I. – What Good Is Grief to a God?
      Dag Nasty – Field Day
      Dead Milkmen – Beelzebubba
      Descendents – Two Things at Once
      Die Ärzte – Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit...
      Die Kreuzen – Century Days
      Die Toten Hosen – Ein kleines bisschen Horrorschau
      Flipper – Sex Bomb Baby
      Forgotten Rebels – Surfing on Heroin
      Fugazi – Fugazi
      Gorilla Biscuits – Gorilla Biscuits (EP)
      Green River – Rehab Doll
      Hogan's Heroes – Built To Last
      NOFX – Liberal Animation
      Screeching Weasel – Boogadaboogadaboogada!
      7 Seconds – Ourselves
      Social Distortion – Prison Bound
      Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
      Soulside – Trigger
      X – Live at the Whisky a Go-Go
      Disbandments
      Big Black


      1989


      Bands formed
      Apatia
      Bouncing Souls
      Gas Huffer
      Dance Hall Crashers
      Satanic Surfers
      The Groovie Ghoulies
      The Nation of Ulysses
      Total Chaos
      Turbonegro
      The Humpers
      Albums
      Agnostic Front – Live at CBGB
      Bad Brains – Quickness
      Bad Religion – No Control
      Big Drill Car – CD Type Thing
      Black Flag – I Can See You (EP)
      Chain of Strength – True Till Death (EP)
      D.I. – Tragedy Again
      Descendents – Hallraker
      Forgotten Rebels – Untitled
      Fugazi – Margin Walker (EP)
      Gorilla Biscuits – Start Today
      Green Day – 1,000 Hours (EP)
      Hogan's Heroes – Built To Last
      J.M.K.E. – Külmale maale
      La Pestilencia - La Muerte...Un compromiso de todos
      Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
      Nirvana - Bleach
      NOFX – S&M Airlines
      The Offspring – The Offspring
      Operation Ivy – Energy
      Ramones – Brain Drain
      7 Seconds – Soulforce Revolution
      Sick of It All – Blood, Sweat and No Tears
      The Vandals – Peace Thru Vandalism / When in Rome Do as the Vandals
      Disbandments
      The Adolescents
      Circle Jerks
      Crimpshrine
      Operation Ivy
      Soulside
      Events
      Nirvana & Green Day & NOFX start to get a lot of underground attention that would burst open in the 90s.
      Guitarist Greg Hetson leaves the Circle Jerks to concentrate on Bad Religion. Circle Jerks become less active.
      Dee Dee Ramone leaves the Ramones, replaced by C. J. Ramone.
      Social Distortion sign to Epic Records and record the highly successful self-titled album.


      = 1990s

      =


      1990


      Bands formed
      Ash
      Bikini Kill
      The Casualties
      Down By Law
      Drive Like Jehu
      Lagwagon
      Lifetime
      Converge
      Poor Old Lu
      The Rudiments
      Unwritten Law
      Albums
      Bad Religion – Against the Grain
      Billy Idol – Charmed Life
      The Cramps – Stay Sick!
      Die Toten Hosen – 125 Jahre auf dem Kreuzzug ins Glück
      Fuel – Monuments to Excess
      Fugazi – 13 Songs
      Fugazi – Repeater
      Green Day – Slappy (EP)
      Green Day – 39/Smooth
      Hogan's Heroes – Hogan's Heroes
      Inside Out - No Spiritual Surrender ep
      Jawbreaker – Unfun
      Jughead's Revenge – Unstuck in Time
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Devil's Night Out
      No Use for a Name – Incognito
      Poison Idea – Feel the Darkness
      Samhain – Final Descent
      Social Distortion – Social Distortion
      Sonic Youth – Goo
      Snuff – Flibbiddydibbiddydob
      Disbandments
      Youth of Today


      1991


      Bands formed
      AFI
      Chixdiggit
      Electric Frankenstein
      Face to Face
      Ghoti Hook
      Glü Gun
      Hi-Standard
      Horace Pinker
      I Spy
      J Church
      Mustard Plug
      No Fun At All
      The Muffs
      Pinhead Gunpowder
      Rancid
      Refused
      Shelter
      Sicko
      Unwound
      Unwritten Law
      The Suicide Machines
      Albums
      Bad Religion – 80–85
      Big Drill Car – Batch
      Bikini Kill – Revolution Girl Style Now!
      The Cramps – Look Mom No Head!
      Descendents – Somery
      Die Kreuzen – Cement
      Discharge – Massacre Divine
      Fugazi – Steady Diet of Nothing
      Gas Huffer – Janitors of Tomorrow
      Green Day – 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
      Jawbreaker – Bivouac
      Nirvana - Nevermind
      No Use for a Name – Don't Miss the Train
      NOFX – Ribbed
      NoMeansNo – 0+2=1
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Where'd You Go?
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – More Noise and Other Disturbances
      Pennywise – Pennywise
      Screeching Weasel – My Brain Hurts
      Toy Dolls – Fat Bob's Feet
      Disbandments
      Gorilla Biscuits
      Chain of Strength
      Inside Out
      Talking Heads
      Snuff
      Events
      Nirvana released their Smells Like Teen Spirit music video and changed the face of MTV and the world.
      Green Day's Al Sobrante leaves and is replaced by Tre Cool.
      Fat Wreck Chords is established.
      Zack de la Rocha leaves Inside Out to form Rage Against the Machine.
      Israel Joseph I joins Bad Brains. Drummer Earl Hudson leaves, Mackie Jayson replaces him.
      Johnny Thunders, of New York Dolls and the Heartbreakers, dies from methadone and alcohol overdose.
      Television reunites. Records new album for Capitol Records.
      Dead Boys frontman Stiv Bators dies. Automobile accident.
      H.R. leaves Bad Brains to go solo. Briefly replaced by Chuck Mosley ex-singer of Faith No More.
      Social Distortion gain mainstream success with their self-titled third album. Featuring "Story of My Life", "Ball and Chain".


      1992


      Bands formed
      59 Times the Pain
      Against All Authority
      Atari Teenage Riot
      Blink-182
      Bracket
      Buck-O-Nine
      d.b.s.
      Fluf
      Frenzal Rhomb
      Harvey Danger
      Left Front Tire
      Less Than Jake
      MxPx
      The Real McKenzies
      Plankeye
      Plow United
      The Queers
      Randy
      Reel Big Fish
      Straight Faced
      Stretch Arm Strong
      Strung Out
      Treble Charger
      Weezer
      Albums
      Agnostic Front – One Voice
      Bad Religion – Generator
      Bikini Kill – Bikini Kill (EP)
      Dag Nasty – Four on the Floor
      Die Toten Hosen – Learning English, Lesson One
      Face to Face – Don't Turn Away
      Fifteen – The Choice of a New Generation
      Flipper – American Grafishy
      Gas Huffer – Integrity, Technology & Service
      Green Day – Kerplunk
      Hogan's Heroes – 3 Fists and a Mouthful
      Jughead's Revenge – It's Lonely at the Bottom
      Lagwagon – Duh!
      NOFX – The Longest Line (EP)
      NOFX – Maximum Rocknroll
      NOFX – White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
      Pennywise – A Word from the Wise/Wildcard
      Ramones – Mondo Bizarro
      Sonic Youth – Dirty
      Sublime – 40 Oz. To Freedom
      Television – Television
      The Offspring – Ignition
      Events
      Jerry Nolan of New York Dolls, dies of stroke while undergoing treatment for meningitis/pneumonia.


      1993


      Bands formed
      30 Foot Fall
      88 Fingers Louie
      98 Mute
      A
      Automatic 7
      Pezz
      Diesel Boy
      Donots
      Dogwood
      Flatcat
      Grade
      Hangnail
      Hot Water Music
      Ignite
      Jimmy Eat World
      Link 80
      Millencolin
      One Hit Wonder
      Reset
      Ruth Ruth
      Smut Peddlers
      Slapstick
      U.S. Bombs
      Ten Foot Pole
      The Hives
      The Huntingtons
      The Methadones
      The Salads
      The Spits
      The Unseen
      Albums
      AFI – Dork (EP)
      Agnostic Front – Last Warning
      Bad Brains – Rise
      Bad Religion – Recipe for Hate
      Bikini Kill – Pussy Whipped
      Billy Idol – Cyberpunk
      Blink-182 – Buddha
      Buzzcocks – Trade Test Transmissions
      Dead Milkmen – Metaphysical Graffiti
      Die Ärzte – Die Bestie in Menschengestalt
      Die Toten Hosen – Kauf MICH!
      Discharge – Shootin' Up the World
      Fugazi – In on the Kill Taker
      J.M.K.E. – Gringode Kultuur
      Jawbreaker – 24 Hour Revenge Therapy
      Lifetime – Background
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Ska-Core, the Devil, and More
      No Use for a Name – The Daily Grind
      Pennywise – Unknown Road
      Propagandhi – How To Clean Everything
      The Queers – Love Songs for the Retarded"
      Rancid – Rancid
      Screeching Weasel – Wiggle
      Screeching Weasel – Anthem for a New Tomorrow
      Toy Dolls – Absurd-Ditties
      Unwritten Law – Blurr
      X – Hey Zeus!
      Disbandments
      The Gits
      Hogan's Heroes
      Events
      Bad Brains released their first album without the original line-up.
      Buzzcocks reform.
      GG Allin dies of accidental heroin overdose.
      The Gits, Mia Zapata is found raped and murdered.
      Reagan Youth lead singer Dave Insurgent commits suicide.


      1994


      Bands formed
      1208
      Adhesive
      Authority Zero
      Area-7
      Name Taken
      Bodyjar
      Bowling for Soup
      Choke
      Consumed
      Dillinger Four
      Goldfinger
      Gob
      Home Grown
      I Against I
      Inspection 12
      Limp
      Ninety Pound Wuss
      Nerf Herder
      Painted Thin
      Pain
      Pulley
      Riverdales
      Sleater-Kinney
      Slick Shoes
      The Living End
      The Undecided
      Useless ID
      At the Drive-In
      Albums
      Avail – Dixie
      At the Drive-In – Hell Paso
      Bad Religion – Stranger Than Fiction
      Big Drill Car – No Worse for the Wear
      Blink-182 – Cheshire Cat
      Bracket – 924 Forestville St.
      The Bouncing Souls – The Good, the Bad & the Argyle
      Buck-O-Nine – Songs in the Key of Bree
      Total Chaos – Pledge of Defiance
      The Cramps – Flamejob
      Down By Law – Punkrockacademyfightsong
      D.I. – State of Shock
      Forgotten Rebels – Criminal Zero
      Gas Huffer – One Inch Masters
      Glü Gun – Just Glü It
      Green Day – Dookie
      Jughead's Revenge – Elimination
      Lagwagon – Trashed
      Less Than Jake – Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Question the Answers
      Millencolin – Tiny Tunes
      NOFX – Punk in Drublic
      The Offspring – Smash
      Randy – There's No Way We're Gonna Fit In
      Rancid – Let's Go
      Screeching Weasel – How to Make Enemies and Irritate People
      Sonic Youth – Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
      Strung Out – Another Day In Paradise
      Sublime – Robbin' the Hood
      Ten Foot Pole – Rev
      Turbonegro – Never Is Forever
      Unwritten Law – Blue Room
      Weezer – The Blue Album
      Events
      As a direct result of the success of Nevermind in 1991, Punk Rock bands like Green Day, Weezer, the Offspring, Bad Religion, 'NOFX, and Rancid, Releases were able to reach more eyes & ears than before thanks to MTV, making 1994 one of the biggest years for commercial punk sales.
      Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz leaves during tour, to concentrate on Epitaph Records.
      Bad Brains reunite with all original members.
      The Circle Jerks reunite. Mercury Records releases their new album.
      Glü Gun becomes Glue Gun after releasing their first album.
      Nitro Records is established by Dexter Holland, and Grek K of Offspring .
      Snuff reform.


      1995 - Metalcore


      Bands formed
      22 Jacks
      Ace Troubleshooter
      Agent 51
      American Steel
      Another Joe
      Audio Karate
      Belvedere
      Big D and the Kids Table
      Bickley
      Bigwig
      Bus Station Loonies
      Count the Stars
      Craig's Brother
      Digger
      Dynamite Boy
      Eighteen Visions
      Fenix*TX
      Goldblade
      H2O
      Junction 18
      Kill Your Idols
      Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
      Mad Caddies
      Mest
      No Motiv
      Ozma
      Rx Bandits
      The Ataris
      The Get Up Kids
      The O.C. Supertones
      The Reatards
      The Restarts
      Albums
      88 Fingers Louie - Behind Bars
      AFI – Answer That and Stay Fashionable
      ALL – Pummel
      Atari Teenage Riot – Delete Yourself
      Bad Brains – God of Love
      Bad Religion – All Ages
      Bouncing Souls – Maniacal Laughter
      Bracket – 4-Wheel Vibe
      Buck-O-Nine – Barfly
      Circle Jerks – Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities
      Crucifucks – Our Will Be Done
      The Damned – Not of This Earth
      Deftones – Adrenaline
      Die Ärzte – Planet Punk
      Die Toten Hosen – Love, Peace & Money
      Face to Face – Big Choice
      Frenzal Rhomb - Coughing Up a Storm
      Fugazi – Red Medicine
      Glue Gun – The Scene Is Not for Sale
      Gob – Too Late... No Friends
      Good Riddance – For God And Country
      Green Day – Insomniac
      Hogan's Heroes – 101/3 Fists and a Mouthful
      Home Grown – That's Business
      Jawbreaker – Dear You
      Jughead's Revenge – 13 Kiddie Favorites
      Lagwagon – Hoss
      Less Than Jake – Pezcore
      Lifetime – Hello Bastards
      Millencolin – Life on a Plate
      Misfits – Misfits II (aka Collection II)
      MxPx – On the Cover (EP)
      NOFX – I Heard They Suck Live!!
      No Use for a Name – Leche Con Carne
      Pennywise – About Time
      Ramones – ¡Adios Amigos!
      Rancid – ...And Out Come the Wolves
      Reel Big Fish – Everything Sucks
      Sleater-Kinney – Sleater-Kinney
      SNFU – The One Voted Most Likely To Succeed
      Social Distortion – Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past
      Sonic Youth – Washing Machine
      Toy Dolls – Orcastrated
      Disbandments
      Bad Brains
      Big Drill Car
      D.I.
      Macc Lads
      Siouxsie and the Banshees
      Events
      First-ever Warped Tour.


      1996


      Bands formed
      A Wilhelm Scream
      Allister
      Alkaline Trio
      Assorted Jelly Beans
      Cooter
      Bankrupt
      Catch 22
      Cigar
      Darkbuster
      Death By Stereo
      Diazepunk
      Jeffries Fan Club
      Jersey
      Fonzie
      Left Alone
      Lustra
      Dropkick Murphys
      Flashlight Brown
      Good Charlotte
      One Man Army
      Panda
      Side Walk Slam
      The Dingees
      Zebrahead
      Albums
      AFI – Very Proud of Ya
      Anti-Flag – Die for the Government
      Ash – 1977
      At the Drive-In – Acrobatic Tenement
      Bad Religion – The Gray Race
      Bikini Kill – Reject All American
      Blink-182 – They Came to Conquer... Uranus (EP)
      Bouncing Souls – Maniacal Laughter
      Descendents – Everything Sucks
      Die Ärzte – Le Frisur
      Dogwood – Good Ol' Daze
      Face to Face – Face to Face
      Five Iron Frenzy – Upbeats and Beatdowns
      Gas Huffer – The Inhuman Ordeal of Special Agent Gas Huffer
      Goldfinger – Goldfinger
      H2O – H2O
      Ignite – Past Our Means (EP)
      Jughead's Revenge – Image Is Everything
      Less Than Jake – Losing Streak
      Millencolin – Life on a Plate
      MxPx – Life in General
      MxPx – Move To Bremerton (EP)
      NOFX – Heavy Petting Zoo
      Propagandhi – Less Talk, More Rock
      The Queers – Don't Back Down"
      Reel Big Fish – Turn the Radio Off
      Sleater-Kinney – Call the Doctor
      Snuff – Demmamussabebonk
      Social Distortion – White Light, White Heat, White Trash
      Sublime – Sublime
      Unwritten Law – Oz Factor
      Weezer – Pinkerton
      Zebrahead – Yellow
      Disbandments
      Jawbreaker
      Ramones
      Sublime
      Events
      Sublime singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell dies. Heroin overdose. Sublime breaks up.
      Pennywise (Bass player) Jason Thirsk, dies suicide. Replaced by Randy Bradbury.
      Descendents reform. Release a new album and tour.
      The Offspring leave Epitaph Records, sign to Columbia.
      Sex Pistols reunite. Release new album Filthy Lucre Live.


      1997


      Bands formed
      28 Days
      400 Blows
      Acidman
      Against Me!
      Alien Crime Syndicate
      All Star United
      Amazing Transparent Man
      Analena
      Army of Freshmen
      Autoramas
      Beautiful Skin
      Bliss 66
      Born From Pain
      Burning Airlines
      By the Tree
      Capdown
      Closet Monster
      Enemy You
      Everyday Sunday
      Folly
      Flogging Molly
      Johnie All Stars
      Kid Dynamite
      Lanemeyer
      Lucky 7
      Lucky Boys Confusion
      The Blood Brothers
      The Matches
      The Movielife
      This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
      Motion City Soundtrack
      Noise Ratchet
      Plain White T's
      Pistol Grip
      Reach the Sky
      Riverboat Gamblers
      SR-71
      Showoff
      Spunge
      The Bruce Lee Band
      Thought Riot
      Thursday
      Yellowcard
      Albums
      AFI – Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes
      blink-182 – Dude Ranch
      The Bouncing Souls – Bouncing Souls
      Buck-O-Nine – 28 Teeth
      The Cramps – Big Beat from Badsville
      Dogwood – Through Thick and Thin
      Green Day – Nimrod
      Goldfinger – Hang-Ups
      H2O – Thicker Than Water
      Hot Water Music – Fuel for the Hate Game
      Hot Water Music – Forever and Counting
      Lagwagon – Double Plaidinum
      Less Than Jake – Greased
      Lifetime – Jersey's Best Dancers
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Let's Face It
      Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Have a Ball
      Millencolin – For Monkeys
      Misfits – American Psycho
      NOFX – So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes
      The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre
      No Use for a Name – Making Friends
      Pennywise – Full Circle
      Reel Big Fish – Keep Your Receipt (EP)
      Save Ferris – It Means Everything
      Sleater-Kinney – Dig Me Out
      Snuff – Potatoes and Melons at Wholesale Prices Straight from the Lockup
      Toy Dolls – One More Megabyte
      Disbandments
      Bikini Kill
      Glue Gun
      Events
      Bad Brains reunite. Release very early studio recordings on the EP The Omega Sessions.
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Offspring, Reel Big Fish and Social Distortion all went, 5th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast.
      Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong starts Adeline Records
      Misfits reunite. Release new album American Psycho. Band leader Glenn Danzig, wants nothing to do with the reunion.
      Captain Sensible rejoins the Damned.


      1998


      Bands formed
      6 Voltios
      American Hi-Fi
      Antimaniax
      Ballydowse
      CKY
      Midtown
      National Product
      Glasseater
      Emanuel
      The Deadlines
      The Distillers
      The Explosion
      One Dollar Short
      Punchline
      Jericho
      Tsunami Bomb
      Thrice
      Fuzigish
      HeyMike!
      A New Found Glory
      Over It
      Punkles
      Relient K
      Saves the Day
      Something Corporate
      Sugarcult
      Student Rick
      Unsung Zeros
      Albums
      AFI – A Fire Inside (EP)
      Agnostic Front – Something's Gotta Give
      Alkaline Trio – Goddamnit
      At the Drive-in – In/Casino/Out
      Bad Religion – No Substance
      The Bouncing Souls – Tie One On
      Catch 22 – Keasbey Nights
      Craig's Brother – Homecoming
      Die Ärzte – 13
      Dillinger Four - Midwestern Songs of the Americas
      Dogwood – Dogwood
      Dropkick Murphys – Do or Die
      Dynamite Boy – Hell is Other People
      Fugazi – End Hits
      Gas Huffer – Just Beautiful Music
      Jughead's Revenge – Just Joined
      Kid Dynamite – Kid Dynamite
      Lagwagon – Let's Talk About Feelings
      Less Than Jake – Hello Rockview
      The Living End – The Living End
      Mad Caddies – Duck and Cover
      Millencolin – Same Old Tunes
      MxPx – Let It Happen
      MxPx – Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo
      The Offspring – Americana
      Propagandhi – Where Quantity Is Job #1
      Rancid – Life Won't Wait
      Reel Big Fish – Why Do They Rock So Hard?
      Refused – The Shape of Punk To Come
      Snuff – Tweet Tweet My Lovely
      Social Distortion – Live at the Roxy
      Sonic Youth – A Thousand Leaves
      Turbonegro – Apocalypse Dudes
      Unwritten Law – Unwritten Law
      Zebrahead – Waste of Mind
      Disbandments
      Refused
      Events
      Former Plasmatics singer Wendy O. Williams commits suicide.


      1999


      Bands formed
      A Loss For Words
      Children 18:3
      Di-rect
      Gogol Bordello
      Leftöver Crack
      Much the Same
      Name Taken
      New Mexican Disaster Squad
      Pug Jelly
      Riddlin' Kids
      Rise Against
      Strike Anywhere
      Simple Plan
      Sloppy Meateaters
      Social Code
      Sum 41
      Taking Back Sunday
      The All-American Rejects
      The Frustrators
      The Lawrence Arms
      The Starting Line
      Transplants
      The F-Ups
      Toys That Kill
      Albums
      7 Seconds – Good to Go
      AFI – All Hallow's (EP)
      AFI – Black Sails in the Sunset
      Agnostic Front – Riot, Riot, Upstart
      Anti-Flag – A New Kind of Army
      At the Drive-In – Vaya
      blink-182 – Enema of the State
      Blondie – No Exit
      The Bouncing Souls – Hopeless Romantic
      Bowling for Soup – Rock on Honorable Ones!!!
      Catch 22 – Washed Up!
      Choking Victim – No Gods, No Managers
      The Clash – From Here to Eternity: Live
      Consumed – Hit for Six
      Death By Stereo – If Looks Could Kill I'd Watch You Die
      Dogwood – More Than Conquerors
      Down By Law – Fly the Flag (album)
      Dropkick Murphys – The Gang's All Here
      Face to Face – Ignorance Is Bliss
      Good Riddance – Operation Phoenix
      Guttermouth – Gorgeous
      H2O – F.T.T.W.
      Hi-Standard – Making the Road
      Hot Water Music – No Division
      The (International) Noise Conspiracy – The First Conspiracy
      Jughead's Revenge – Pearly Gates
      Less Than Jake – Pesto
      Long Beach Dub Allstars – Right Back
      Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Are a Drag
      No Use for a Name – More Betterness!
      MxPx – At the Show
      Mike Ness – Cheating at Solitaire
      Mike Ness – Under the Influences
      New Found Glory – Nothing Gold Can Stay
      Misfits – Famous Monsters
      NOFX – The Decline
      No Use for a Name – More Betterness!
      Pennywise – Straight Ahead
      Rx Bandits – Halfway Between Here and There
      Save Ferris – Modified
      Saves the Day – Through Being Cool
      Sleater-Kinney – The Hot Rock
      Joe Strummer – Rock Art and the X-Ray Style
      Ten Foot Pole – Insider
      Tiger Army – Tiger Army
      The Unseen – So This Is Freedom?
      Gogol Bordello – Voi-La Intruder
      Disbandments
      Choking Victim
      Events
      Bad Brains tour under the name Soul Brains due to legal issues with former label, Maverick.
      Bad Religion reunite, record song "Believe It" for The New America album.
      The Undertones reunite without Feargal Sharkey. Replaced by Paul McLoone.
      T.S.O.L., (original) Todd Barnes dies of aneuryism.


      = 2000s

      =


      2000


      Bands formed
      3 Feet Smaller
      Brand New
      The Dresden Dolls
      Easyway
      Flatfoot 56
      The Ergs!
      Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
      Neverstore
      No Trigger
      Pendleton
      Roger Miret and the Disasters
      Son of Sam
      Static Thought
      Rufio
      The Fight
      The Reunion Show
      Verona Grove
      Wakefield
      Zero Down
      Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer
      Albums
      The (International) Noise Conspiracy – Survival Sickness
      AFI – The Art of Drowning
      Against Me! – Against Me! (EP)
      Alkaline Trio – Maybe I'll Catch Fire
      ALL – Problematic
      At the Drive-In – Relationship of Command
      Avail – One Wrench
      Bad Religion – The New America
      Blink-182 – The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show
      The Briefs – Hit After Hit
      Catch 22 – Alone in a Crowd
      The Distillers – The Distillers
      Die Ärzte – Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer!
      Dogwood – Building a Better Me
      Dropkick Murphys – The Singles Collection, Volume 1
      Dynamite Hack – Superfast
      The Explosion – Flash Flash Flash
      Face to Face – Reactionary
      Forgotten Rebels – Nobody’s Heros
      Green Day – Warning
      Goldfinger – Stomping Ground
      The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious
      Ignite – A Place Called Home
      Kid Dynamite – Shorter, Faster, Louder
      Lagwagon – Let's Talk About Leftovers
      Less Than Jake – Borders and Boundaries
      The Living End – Roll On
      Mest – Wasting Time
      Midtown – Save the World, Lose the Girl
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Pay Attention
      Millencolin – Pennybridge Pioneers
      MxPx – The Ever Passing Moment
      Nerf Herder – How to Meet Girls
      No Doubt – Return of Saturn
      NOFX – Bottles to the Ground
      NOFX – Pump Up the Valuum
      The Offspring – Conspiracy of One
      Pennywise – Live @ the Key Club
      Rancid – Rancid
      Sleater-Kinney – All Hands on the Bad One
      Snuff – Numb Nuts
      Sonic Youth – NYC Ghosts & Flowers
      Sum 41 – Half Hour of Power
      Toy Dolls – Anniversary Anthems
      U.S. Crush – U.S. Crush
      Disbandments
      Kid Dynamite
      Nip Drivers
      Save Ferris
      Events
      Social Distortion, Dennis Danell dies of brain aneurysm. Replaced by Jonny Wickersham.
      Archie Comics files lawsuit with Jughead's Revenge.
      Atari Teenage Riot takes indefinite hiatus.


      2001 - Modern Melodic Hardcore


      Bands formed
      Bobot Adrenaline
      Bombs Over Providence
      Box Car Racer
      Fall Out Boy
      Fucked Up
      Go Betty Go
      Greyfield
      Goodnight Nurse
      High Five Drive
      The Briggs
      The Goodwill
      Killradio
      Lost City Angels
      Math the Band
      My Chemical Romance
      Near Miss
      None More Black
      Par-T-One
      Patent Pending
      Teenage Bottlerocket
      The Used
      Sparta
      Albums
      311 – From Chaos
      Agnostic Front – Dead Yuppies
      Alkaline Trio – From Here To Infirmary
      ALL/Descendents – Live Plus One
      Anti-Flag – Their System Doesn't Work For You
      Anti-Flag – Underground Network
      Blink-182 – Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
      Brand New – Your Favorite Weapon
      Bouncing Souls – How I Spent My Summer Vacation
      Converge - Jane Doe
      Craig's Brother – Lost At Sea
      The Damned – Grave Disorder
      Death By Stereo – Day of the Death
      Dogwood – Matt Aragon
      Dropkick Murphys – Sing Loud Sing Proud
      Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards – Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
      Fugazi – "The Argument
      Good Riddance – Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit
      Guttermouth – Covered With Ants
      H2O – Go
      Hot Water Music – A Flight and a Crash
      The (International) Noise Conspiracy – A New Morning, Changing Weather
      Leftöver Crack – Mediocre Generica
      Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Blow in the Wind
      Mest – Destination Unknown
      Misfits – Cuts from the Crypt
      Millencolin – The Melancholy Collection
      Millencolin – No Cigar
      Par-T-One – I'm So Crazy (EP)
      Pennywise – Land of the Free?
      Propagandhi – Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes
      Reel Big Fish – Viva La Internet
      Rise Against – The Unraveling
      Rufio- Perhaps, I Suppose...
      Rx Bandits – Progress
      Son of Sam – Songs from the Earth
      The Strokes – Is This It
      Thrice - Identity Crisis
      Sum 41 – All Killer No Filler
      Strike Anywhere – Change is a Sound
      Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros – Global a Go-Go
      Tiger Army – II: Power of Moonlite
      Tilt – Been Where? Did What?
      The Unseen – The Anger & The Truth
      Useless ID – Bad Story, Happy Ending
      Vendetta Red – White Knuckled Substance
      Disbandments
      22 Jacks
      At the Drive-In
      Jughead's Revenge
      Events
      The Adolescents reunite for second time.
      At the Drive-In disbands. Forms the Mars Volta, Sparta
      Atari Teenage Riot's Rapper Carl Crack dies. Suicide.
      Bad Religion returns to Epitaph Records. Brett Gurewitz rejoins, Bobby Schayer leaves. Replaced by Brooks Wackerman.
      Bus Station Loonies world record, 25 separate concerts, 12 hours. Event raises funds for music therapy equipment, for special school.
      Ramones, Joey Ramone dies from lymphoma.


      2002


      Bands formed
      Amber Pacific
      Blueprint 76
      Crime In Stereo
      Letter Kills
      Not By Choice
      Paint It Black
      Senses Fail
      The Copyrights
      The Marked Men
      The Flatliners
      The Fold
      The Swellers
      Vanilla Sky
      Albums
      1208 – Feedback Is Payback
      Against Me! – Reinventing Axl Rose
      Anti-Flag – Mobilize
      Bad Brains – I & I Survived
      Bad Religion – The Process of Belief
      Box Car Racer – Box Car Racer
      Dag Nasty – Minority of One
      D.I. – Caseyology
      Dillinger Four - Situationist Comedy
      Discharge – Discharge
      The Distillers – Sing Sing Death House
      The Exit – New Beat
      Face to Face – How to Ruin Everything
      Thrice - The Illusion Of Safety
      Gas Huffer – The Rest of Us
      Green Day – Shenanigans
      Guttermouth – Gusto!
      Home Grown – Kings of Pop
      Hot Water Music – Caution
      Less Than Jake – Goodbye Blue & White
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – A Jackknife to a Swan
      Millencolin – Home from Home
      MxPx – Ten Years and Running
      Nerf Herder – American Cheese
      NOFX – 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
      No Use for a Name – Hard Rock Bottom
      Joey Ramone – Don't Worry About Me
      Reel Big Fish – Cheer Up!
      Roger Miret and the Disasters – Roger Miret and the Disasters
      Senses Fail – From the Depths of Dreams
      Sleater-Kinney – One Beat
      Sonic Youth – Murray Street
      Sum 41 – Does This Look Infected?
      Taking Back Sunday – Tell All Your Friends
      The Transplants – The Transplants
      Unwritten Law – Elva
      The Used – The Used
      Disbandments
      Fenix*TX
      Events
      ALL takes hiatus.
      D.I. reunites.
      Descendents reunite again.
      The Clash, Joe Strummer (vocalist/guitarist) dies.
      Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone dies from heroin toxicity.
      The Ramones and Talking Heads become first punk bands inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


      2003


      Bands formed
      Dead to Me
      Desa
      Every Avenue
      FM Static
      Hit the Lights
      Maxeen
      Melody Fall
      Halifax
      Error
      The Network
      The Wedding
      The Unlovables
      Title Fight
      Only Crime
      The Wombats
      Albums
      AFI – Sing the Sorrow
      Against Me! – As the Eternal Cowboy
      Alkaline Trio – Good Mourning
      Anti-Flag – The Terror State
      Billy Talent – Billy Talent
      Blink-182 – Blink-182
      Blondie – The Curse of Blondie
      Bouncing Souls – Anchors Aweigh
      Brand New – Deja Entendu
      The Briefs – Off the Charts
      The Bronx – The Bronx
      Buzzcocks – Buzzcocks
      Catch 22 – Dinosaur Sounds
      The Cramps – Fiends of Dope Island
      Death By Stereo – Into the Valley of the Death
      Die Ärzte – Geräusch
      Dogwood – Seismic
      Dropkick Murphys – Blackout
      The Distillers – Coral Fang
      The Exploding Hearts – Guitar Romantic
      The Explosion – Sick of Modern Art
      Fall Out Boy – Take This To Your Grave
      Kid Dynamite – Cheap Shots, Youth Anthems
      Lagwagon – Blaze
      Less Than Jake – Anthem
      The Living End – Modern ARTillery
      Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Take a Break
      Thrice - The Artist In The Ambulance
      Mest – Mest
      Misfits – Project 1950
      Motion City Soundtrack – I Am the Movie
      The Network – Money Money 2020
      NOFX – The War on Errorism
      None More Black – File Under Black
      The Offspring – Splinter
      Paint It Black – CVA
      Pennywise – From the Ashes
      Rancid – Indestructible
      Rise Against – Revolutions Per Minute
      Riverboat Gamblers – Something to Crow About
      Rufio- MCMLXXXV
      Snuff – Disposable Income
      Story of the Year – Page Avenue
      Strike Anywhere – Exit English
      Joe Strummer – Streetcore
      Swingin' Utters – Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass and Bones
      The Undertones – Get What You Need
      The Unseen – Explode
      The Used – Maybe Memories
      Disbandments
      Face to Face
      Box Car Racer
      Events
      The Clash inducted to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
      The Exploding Hearts, Adam Cox, Matt Fitzgerald, Jeremy Gage are killed in highway crash.


      2004


      Bands formed
      BEDlight for BlueEYES
      Better Luck Next Time
      Daggermouth
      Escape the Fate
      Hedley
      I Am the Avalanche
      Fight Fair
      Orange
      Paramore
      Permanent Me
      Pissed Jeans
      Roper
      Set Your Goals
      The King Blues
      The Falcon
      The Loved Ones
      Time Again
      Towers of London
      The Ghost of a Thousand
      Pour Habit
      Albums
      1208 – Turn of the Screw
      AFI – AFI
      Authority Zero – Andiamó
      Bad Religion – The Empire Strikes First
      The Briefs – Sex Objects
      The Casualties – On the Front Line
      The Cribs – The Cribs
      Descendents – Cool To Be You
      Descendents – 'Merican
      Dynamite Boy – Dynamite Boy
      Error – Error (EP)
      Folly – Insanity Later
      Green Day – American Idiot
      Guttermouth – Eat Your Face
      The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives
      The Exit – Home for an Island
      Hazen Street – Hazen Street
      Hot Water Music – The New What Next
      Jello Biafra with the Melvins – Never Breathe What You Can't See
      Killradio – Raised on Whipped Cream
      Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards – Viking
      Leftöver Crack – Fuck World Trade
      Less Than Jake – B Is for B-sides
      Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah
      My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
      Pepper – In With the Old
      Rise Against – Siren Song of the Counter Culture
      Senses Fail – Let It Enfold You
      Social Distortion – Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll
      Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse
      Sum 41 – Chuck
      Toy Dolls – Our Last Album?
      A Wilhelm Scream – Mute Print
      The Used – In Love and Death
      Disbandments
      Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
      The Movielife
      Events
      Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Robert Quine dies 31 May at 61.
      Ramones, Johnny Ramone dies 15 September at 55, cancer.
      The Nils, Alex Soria dies 13 December at 39.
      Social Distortion, John Maurer leaves band after 20 years Matt Freeman takes his place.
      Dead Milkmen, Dave Schulthise takes own life 10 March at 47.
      X-Ray Spex, Jak Airport dies, cancer, 13 August.


      2005


      Bands formed
      +44
      CPC Gangbangs
      Fiasco
      Gallows
      Bomb the Music Industry!
      Broadway Calls
      Bunkface
      The God Awfuls
      Jump Ship Quick
      Mayday Parade
      Star Fucking Hipsters
      The Artist Life
      The Hoax
      True Liberty
      The Tuts
      Versus the World
      We the Kings
      The Wonder Years
      Albums
      Thrice - Vheissu
      The Adolescents – O.C. Confidential
      Against Me! – Searching for a Former Clarity
      All Time Low – The Party Scene
      The Aquabats – Charge!!
      Billy Idol – Devil's Playground
      The Briefs – Steal Yer Heart
      Comeback Kid – Wake the Dead
      The Cribs – The New Fellas
      Dropkick Murphys – The Warrior's Code
      Fall Out Boy – From Under the Cork Tree
      Gas Huffer – Lemonade for Vampires
      Green Day – Bullet in a Bible
      Goldfinger – Disconnection Notice
      Jello Biafra with the Melvins – Sieg Howdy
      Paint it Black – Paradise
      Lagwagon – Live in a Dive
      Lagwagon – Resolve
      Millencolin – Kingwood
      Motion City Soundtrack – Commit This to Memory
      MxPx – Panic
      Pennywise – The Fuse
      Propagandhi – Potemkin City Limits
      Roger Miret and the Disasters – 1984
      Reel Big Fish – We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy
      7 Seconds – Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over!
      Sleater-Kinney – The Woods
      Smoke or Fire – Above the City
      The Transplants – Haunted Cities
      The Unseen – State of Discontent
      Unwritten Law – Here's to the Mourning
      A Wilhelm Scream – Ruiner
      Disbandments
      Blink-182
      Dynamite Boy
      Tsunami Bomb
      Wizo
      Million Dead
      Mclusky
      Events
      The Slits reunite.
      The Vandals, Steve "Stevo" Jensen dies.
      Big Boys singer Randy "Biscuit" Turner dies.
      R.K.L., Richard Manzullo dies.
      R.K.L., Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, and the Ataris, Derrick Plourde dies.


      2006


      Bands formed
      +44
      Energy
      Ice Nine Kills
      Living Fire
      Run Kid Run
      Search the City
      Albums
      A Global Threat – Where the Sun Never Sets
      AFI – Decemberunderground
      Anti-Flag – For Blood And Empire
      Bigwig – Reclamation
      Billy Idol – Happy Holidays
      Billy Talent – Billy Talent II
      Bomb the Music Industry – Goodbye Cool World
      Bouncing Souls – The Gold Record
      Bracket – Requiem
      The Bronx – The Bronx
      The Casualties – Under Attack
      Catch 22 – Permanent Revolution
      The Explosion – Black Tape
      Fucked Up – Hidden World
      Gallows – Orchestra of Wolves
      Have Heart - The Things We Carry
      Ignite – Our Darkest Days
      Less Than Jake – In With the Out Crowd
      The Loved Ones – Keep Your Heart
      Marianas Trench – Fix Me
      Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Love Their Country
      New Found Glory – Coming Home
      New Mexican Disaster Squad – Don't Believe
      NOFX – Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
      None More Black – This Is Satire
      No Trigger – Canyoneer
      Rise Against – The Sufferer & the Witness
      Reel Big Fish – Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album
      Senses Fail – Still Searching
      Sick of It All – Death to Tyrants
      Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped
      Strike Anywhere – Dead FM
      Disbandments
      The Distillers
      Mest
      None More Black
      The Suicide Machines
      Sleater-Kinney
      The F-Ups
      Events
      R.K.L., Jason Sears dies. Detox complications.
      Glue Gun reunites. with only original member Bob Oedy.
      Gorilla Biscuits reunite. After 15 years.
      The Used, Branden Steineckert leaves. Replaced by Dan Whitesides.
      CBGB's closes.
      Rancid, Brett Reed leaves 3 November. Replaced by Branden Steineckert.


      2007


      Bands formed
      Hang 'em High
      Foxboro Hot Tubs
      Albums
      Against Me! – New Wave
      Alkaline Trio – Remains
      Anti-Flag – A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime
      A Flair for the Dramatic
      A Wilhelm Scream – Career Suicide
      All Time Low – So Wrong, It's Right
      American Steel – Destroy Their Future
      Tim Armstrong – A Poet's Life
      Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell
      Bad Brains – Build a Nation
      Buck-O-Nine – Sustain
      The Casualties – Made in NYC
      The Cribs – Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
      Crime in Stereo – Crime in Stereo Is Dead
      Dead Kennedys – Milking the Sacred Cow
      D.I. – On the Western Front
      Die Ärzte – Jazz ist anders
      Dropkick Murphys – The Meanest of Times
      Fall Out Boy – Infinity On High
      Fiasco – God Loves Fiasco
      Flatfoot 56 – Jungle of the Midwest Sea
      The Flatliners – The Great Awake
      Leftöver Crack + Citizen Fish – Deadline
      Lifetime – Lifetime
      Jay Reatard – Blood Visions
      Mad Caddies – Keep It Going
      Mayday Parade – A Lesson in Romantics
      Motion City Soundtrack – Even If It Kills Me
      MxPx – Secret Weapon
      NOFX – They've Actually Gotten Worse Live
      Only Crime – Virulence
      Reel Big Fish – Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free
      The Queers – Munki Brain
      Smoke or Fire – This Sinking Ship
      Strung Out – Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
      Sum 41 – Underclass Hero
      The Stooges – The Weirdness
      Thrice – The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II
      The Unseen – Internal Salvation
      The Used – Berth
      The Used – Lies for the Liars
      Disbandments
      Boysetsfire
      Cheap Sex
      The Explosion
      Good Riddance
      Groovie Ghoulies
      Kill Your Idols
      Much the Same
      Rufio
      satanic surfers
      Vennaskond
      Events
      Social Distortion, Brent Liles, dies. Hit by a semi truck while motorcycle riding.
      Blitz, Alan "Nidge" Miller dies. Struck by car.
      Matchbook Romance announce long-term hiatus.
      Jason Lancaster quits Mayday Parade for personal reasons, later founds Go Radio.
      Patti Smith is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
      The Offspring, Atom Willard leaves. Replaced by Pete Parada.
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones reform.
      The Ruts, Paul Fox dies. Lung cancer.
      22 Jacks reform 13 December.


      2008


      Bands formed
      180 Out
      Cerebral Ballzy
      Defeater
      Joyce Manor
      Wavves
      Albums
      Anti-Flag – The Bright Lights of America
      The Briggs – Come All You Madmen
      Bus Station Loonies – Midget Gems
      The Damned – So, Who's Paranoid?
      Dillinger Four – Civil War
      Energy - Invasions of the Mind
      Fiasco – Native Canadians
      Flogging Molly – Float
      Fucked Up – The Chemistry of Common Life
      Goldfinger – Hello Destiny
      H2O – Nothing to Prove
      Have Heart - Songs to Scream at the Sun
      Less Than Jake – GNV FLA
      The Loved Ones – Build & Burn
      Millencolin – Machine 15
      Nerf Herder – IV
      New Found Glory – Tip of the Iceberg (EP)
      No Use for a Name – The Feel Good Record of the Year
      The Offspring – Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
      Paint it Black – New Lexicon
      Pennywise – Reason to Believe
      Rancid – B Sides and C Sides
      Rise Against – Appeal to Reason
      Senses Fail – Life Is Not a Waiting Room
      Star Fucking Hipsters – Until We're Dead
      Street Dogs – State of Grace
      Events
      Jawbreaker reform 3 January.
      Face to Face reunite for a tour 29 January.
      Descendents, Frank Navetta dies. After a short illness.
      X-Ray Spex reform for a one-off gig at Legendary Roundhouse.
      Dead Kennedys reform and tour US with new singer.
      The Sonics reform. Perform shows at The Garage, Islington, London.
      Teenage Head, Frankie Venom dies. Cancer.
      Producer/engineer Jerry Finn dies from brain hemorrhage. Known for blink-182, AFI, Rancid, Alkaline Trio, the Offspring and Morrissey.


      2009


      Bands formed
      A Common Goal
      Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
      Off!
      Razors in the Night
      Sublime with Rome
      We Are the In Crowd
      FIDLAR
      Albums
      AFI – Crash Love
      Anti-Flag – The People or the Gun
      All Time Low – Nothing Personal
      Cardiac Kidz – Get Out!
      Billy Talent – Billy Talent III
      Dead To Me – African Elephants
      Death by Stereo – Death Is My Only Friend
      Gallows – Grey Britain
      Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
      Jay Reatard – Watch Me Fall
      Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine – The Audacity of Hype
      Marianas Trench – Masterpiece Theatre
      Mayday Parade – Anywhere but Here
      Marked Men – Ghosts
      The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Pin Points and Gin Joints
      New Found Glory – Not Without a Fight
      NOFX – Coaster
      Propagandhi – Supporting Caste
      Rancid – Let the Dominoes Fall
      Reel Big Fish – Fame, Fortune, and Fornication
      Sonic Youth – The Eternal
      Star Fucking Hipsters – Never Rest in Peace
      Twisted Wheel – Twisted Wheel
      The Used – Artwork
      Events
      Blink-182 reform.
      Sublime reform as Sublime with Rome. Rome, replaces late Bradley Nowell.
      Social Distortion, Charlie Quintana leaves. Replaced by Adam "Atom" Willard.
      Pennywise, Jim Lindberg leaves.


      = 2010s

      =


      2010


      Bands formed
      The Black Pacific
      False Idle
      No Lost Cause
      Parquet Courts
      Turnstile (band)
      The Way
      Albums
      Against Me! – White Crosses
      Alkaline Trio – This Addiction
      Bad Religion – 30 Years Live
      Bad Religion – The Dissent of Man
      The Black Pacific – The Black Pacific
      The Bouncing Souls – Ghosts on the Boardwalk
      The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
      Green Day – Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo
      Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life
      NOFX – The Longest EP
      The Offspring – Happy Hour!
      Senses Fail – The Fire
      Pierce the Veil – Selfish Machines
      Sick of It All – Based on a True Story
      Wavves – King of the Beach
      Events
      Descendents reform.
      Transplants reform.
      Jughead's Revenge reform for 20th anniversary tour.
      The Slits, Ari Up dies of cancer.
      The Used cancel tour, work on Artwork.
      Atari Teenage Riot reunite.
      Fall Out Boy disband.
      Jay Reatard dies of cocaine overdose.


      2011


      Bands formed
      American Standards
      Christ's Sake
      The Featherz
      The Lonely Revolts
      Pussy Riot
      The Old-Timers
      Albums
      The Adolescents – The Fastest Kid Alive
      Blink-182 – Neighborhoods
      Blondie – Panic of Girls
      Cerebral Ballzy – Cerebral Ballzy
      Craig's Brother – The Insidious Lie
      Dropkick Murphys – Going Out in Style
      Face to Face – Laugh Now, Laugh Later
      The Fall – Ersatz G.B.
      Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
      Gang of Four – Content
      Green Day – Awesome As Fuck
      Half Man Half Biscuit – 90 Bisodol (Crimond)
      Iceage – New Brigade
      Jane's Addiction – The Great Escape Artist
      Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine – Enhanced Methods of Questioning
      Magazine – No Thyself
      Mayday Parade – Mayday Parade
      Michael Monroe – Sensory Overdrive
      Misfits – The Devil's Rain
      New Found Glory – Radiosurgery
      New York Dolls – Dancing Backward in High Heels
      Ramshackle Glory – Live the Dream
      Rise Against – Endgame
      Screeching Weasel – First World Manifesto
      Social Distortion – Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
      Star Fucking Hipsters – From the Dumpster to the Grave
      Sum 41 – Screaming Bloody Murder
      Title Fight – Shed
      Wire – Red Barked Tree
      Disbandments
      Sonic Youth
      Events
      Punk rock band Title Fight release their debut album.
      X-Ray Spex, Poly Styrene dies of cancer.
      The Used leave Reprise Records/Warner. Form Anger Music Group with Hopeless.


      2012


      Bands formed
      Ambassadors of Shalom
      Fear God
      Metanoia
      Neck deep
      Platoon 1107
      Rogue Anthem
      With Confidence
      Albums
      All Time Low – Don't Panic
      Anti-Flag – The General Strike
      Bad Brains – Into the Future
      Blink-182 – Dogs Eating Dogs (EP)
      The Bouncing Souls – Comet
      Die Ärzte – Auch
      Green Day – ¡Uno!
      Green Day – ¡Dos!
      Green Day – ¡Tré!
      MxPx – Plans Within Plans
      NOFX – Self Entitled
      Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold
      Pennywise - All Or Nothing
      Pierce the Veil – Collide with the Sky
      Propagandhi - Failed States
      The Offspring – Days Go By
      Title Fight – Floral Green
      Toy Dolls – The Album After the Last One
      The Used – Vulnerable
      Events
      Quicksand reforms.
      No Use for a Name, Tony Sly dies.
      Pennywise, Jim Lindberg rejoins.
      The Used cancel Canadian tour due to Bert McCracken's misdemeanor charges.


      2013


      Bands formed
      Hippos of Doom
      Pup
      Albums
      AFI – Burials
      Alkaline Trio – My Shame Is True
      Authority Zero – The Tipping Point
      Bad Religion – True North
      Bodyjar – Role Model
      Broadway Calls – Comfort/Distraction
      Dropkick Murphys – Signed and Sealed in Blood
      FIDLAR – Fidlar (album)
      Mayday Parade – Monsters in the Closet
      Neck deep – Rain In July
      Senses Fail – Renacer
      Events
      Black Flag reformed by original guitarist Greg Ginn. Releases new album What The...
      My Chemical Romance disband.


      2014


      Bands formed
      Glitoris
      PEARS
      Albums
      Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues
      Billy Idol – Kings & Queens of the Underground
      Blondie – Blondie 4(0) Ever
      Four Year Strong – Go Down in History (EP)
      Fucked Up – Glass Boys
      Joyce Manor – Never Hungover Again
      Lagwagon – Hang
      The Menzingers – Rented World
      Neck Deep – Wishfull Thinking
      New Found Glory – Resurrection
      OFF! – Wasted Years
      Pennywise - Yesterdays
      Rancid – Honor Is All We Know
      Rise Against – The Black Market
      Events
      Ramones, Tommy Ramone dies at age 62 on July 11.


      2015


      Bands formed
      Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
      Albums
      All Time Low – Future Hearts
      Anti-Flag - American Spring
      Fall Out Boy – American Beauty/American Psycho
      FIDLAR - Too
      Mayday Parade – Black Lines
      neck deep – Life’s Not Out To Get You
      Sleater-Kinney – No Cities to Love
      The Story So Far – The Story So Far
      Events
      Blink-182 band members headline articles due to very publicized statements targeting guitarist Tom Delonge's lack of commitment. He quitted the band through his manager afterwards. Later that year, Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba is recruited to replace Delonge in following tour dates, and officially became permanent member.


      2016


      Bands formed
      The Chats
      Amyl and the Sniffers
      Albums
      Blink-182 – California
      The Bouncing Souls – Simplicity
      Descendents – Hypercaffium Spazzinate
      Face to Face – Protection
      Green Day – Revolution Radio
      Ignite – A War Against You
      NOFX – First Ditch Effort
      PEARS – Green Star
      Sum 41 – 13 Voices
      Useless ID – State Is Burning
      Disbandments
      NoMeansNo


      2017


      Albums
      AFI - AFI
      Anti-Flag - American Fall
      The Chats - Get This in Ya!! (EP)
      Idles - Brutalism
      Neck Deep – The Peace And The Panic
      Propagandhi - Victory Lap
      Rancid - Trouble Maker
      Rise Against - Wolves


      2018


      Albums
      Adolescents - Cropduster
      IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance
      No Fun At All - GRIT
      Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
      Pennywise - Never Gonna Die


      2019


      Albums
      Bad Religion - Age of Unreason
      Lagwagon - Railer
      Sum 41 - Order in Decline
      Events
      My Chemical Romance reunites.


      2020


      Albums
      Anti-Flag - 20/20 Vision
      The Chats - High Risk Behaviour
      IDLES - Ultra Mono
      Neck Deep - All Distortions Are Intentional
      PEARS - PEARS


      2021


      Albums
      Turnstile - Glow On
      Descendents - 9th & Walnut
      Events
      Turnstile released their 3rd album to widespread universal acclaim and received many Album of the year accolades.


      2024




      See also


      Flipside (fanzine)


      References




      Further reading


      Hudley Flipside (18 September 2018). Los Angeles Flipside Fanzine # 54 Ten Year Anniversary Issue. Independently Published. ISBN 9781691716999.

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