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The Meatmen
The Meatmen
American punk band
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Laughing Hyenas
Laughing Hyenas
2
Negative Approach
Negative Approach
American hardcore punk band
3
Void
Void
American band
4
The Fix
The Fix
band
5
White Flag
White Flag
American punk rock band
6
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Josef K
Josef K
Scottish post-punk band
8
The Scientists
The Scientists
post-punk band from Perth, Australia
9
Rudi
Rudi
band
10
Slint
Slint
band
11
Die Kreuzen
Die Kreuzen
band
12
Kraut
Kraut
New York Hardcore Band from Manhattan, which was founded in 1981 and ended in 1986
13
The Cramps
The Cramps
US psychobilly band
14
Calabrese
Calabrese
American band
15
The Misfits
The Misfits
American horror punk band
16
Big Black
Big Black
American rock band
17
The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons
American rock and pop band
18
Symbol Six
Symbol Six
American band
19
MDC
MDC
American punk rock band
20
Shriekback
Shriekback
English rock band
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Suburban Lawns
Suburban Lawns
22
Government Issue
Government Issue
band
23
Scream
Scream
American band
24
The Albion Band
The Albion Band
English electric folk band
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Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts
British Punk/Oi! Band
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Brian Howe
Brian Howe
British singer
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Industry
Industry
American new wave band
28
Brian Baker
Brian Baker
American punk musician
29
Pat Travers
Pat Travers
Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer
30
U.S. Chaos
U.S. Chaos
american band
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The Plugz
The Plugz
musical artist
32
Blue Orchids
Blue Orchids
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Life in Your Way
Life in Your Way
Mohammad Danish
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The Smugglers
The Smugglers
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The Stalin
The Stalin
Japanese punk rock band (1980-1993)
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Clem Burke
Clem Burke
American drummer
37
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
band
38
Billy Rush
Billy Rush
American musician, guitarist, composer, producer, arranger and engineer
39
Colin Bass
Colin Bass
British musician
40
Bush Tetras
Bush Tetras
American rock band
41
Diamond Head
Diamond Head
British heavy metal band
42
The Association
The Association
American pop music band
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Thunderstick
Thunderstick
British drummer
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Dave Edmunds
Dave Edmunds
Welsh Musician
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Laughing Clowns
Laughing Clowns
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Helix
Helix
hard rock band
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Don Grolnick
Don Grolnick
American musician
48
Madness
Madness
English ska band
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Ensign
Ensign
band
50
Brian James
Brian James
English punk rock guitarist, songwriter
51
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
American rock music band
52
Kylesa
Kylesa
American band
53
The Wall
The Wall
punk rock band
54
Kazumi Watanabe
Kazumi Watanabe
Japanese jazz guitarist, composer, producer and University visiting professor (1953-)
55
Butthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers
American rock band
56
The Freeze
The Freeze
musical group
57
The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots
American pop rock band
58
The F.U.'s
The F.U.'s
band
59
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Irish rock band
60
Fred Frith
Fred Frith
English musician, composer and improvisor
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Fang
Fang
62
Cub
Cub
Canadian indie pop band
63
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg
british heavy metal band
64
Toxic Reasons
Toxic Reasons
65
Michael Schenker Group
Michael Schenker Group
band
66
The Varukers
The Varukers
band that plays hardcore punk
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The Partisans
The Partisans
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Siege
Siege
American hardcore punk band from Weymouth, Massachusetts formed in 1981

Necros was an early American hardcore punk band from Maumee, Ohio, although they are usually identified with the Detroit music scene. They were the first band to record for Touch and Go Records.