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The F.U.'s
The F.U.'s
band
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Gang Green
Gang Green
American punk rock band
2
Crucifix
Crucifix
band
3
The Freeze
The Freeze
musical group
4
Agent Orange
Agent Orange
American punk band
5
Fang
Fang
6
Battalion of Saints
Battalion of Saints
US-american band
7
Really Red
Really Red
American Hardcore Punk Band
8
Born Against
Born Against
band
9
Limp Wrist
Limp Wrist
American Queercore Band
10
The Blood
The Blood
English punk rock band
11
The Fartz
The Fartz
12
Nausea
Nausea
music band
13
The Fix
The Fix
band
14
Mule
Mule
band
15
Poison Idea
Poison Idea
16
Agression
Agression
American rock band
17
The Effigies
The Effigies
18
Final Conflict
Final Conflict
19
Marginal Man
Marginal Man
20
Jerry's Kids
Jerry's Kids
21
The Slickee Boys
The Slickee Boys
Washington, D.C. area punk-psychedelic-garage rock band
22
Fuel
Fuel
23
Disorder
Disorder
band
24
Big Boys
Big Boys
American skate-rock band
25
Corrupted Ideals
Corrupted Ideals
26
Articles of Faith
Articles of Faith
Hardcore punk band
27
Champion
Champion
American hardcore punk band
28
Voorhees
Voorhees
British musical group
29
Subhumans
Subhumans
Canadian band
30
The Varukers
The Varukers
band that plays hardcore punk
31
Antisect
Antisect
English hardcore punk band
32
Sore Throat
Sore Throat
grindcore band
33
Doom
Doom
crust punk band
34
The Undead
The Undead
american horror punk band
35
Mob 47
Mob 47
band
36
Electro Hippies
Electro Hippies
band
37
Filth
Filth
musical artist
38
Victims Family
Victims Family
American hardcore punk band
39
Disrupt
Disrupt
band
40
The Choir
The Choir
41
Gorilla Biscuits
Gorilla Biscuits
New York-based hardcore punk band
42
Strike Under
Strike Under
43
Zoetrope
Zoetrope
band
44
Deep Wound
Deep Wound
45
The Pagans
The Pagans
1970s American punk band
46
Asexuals
Asexuals
47
Rich Kids on LSD
Rich Kids on LSD
band
48
Ampere
Ampere
American band
49
U.S. Chaos
U.S. Chaos
american band
50
M.I.A.
M.I.A.
1980s American punk rock band
51
The Telefones
The Telefones
52
Lobotomia
Lobotomia
53
Necros
Necros
54
Paint It Black
Paint It Black
American band
55
Nomeansno
Nomeansno
Canadian alternative rock band
56
Angel
Angel
American glam rock and heavy metal band
57
Misery Index
Misery Index
American deathgrind band
58
Los Crudos
Los Crudos
band
59
Descendents
Descendents
Punk rock band
60
Phobia
Phobia
band
61
Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front
American Hardcore/Thrash Band
62
Kill Your Idols
Kill Your Idols
band that plays punk rock
63
Youth of Today
Youth of Today
American hardcore punk band
64
Siege
Siege
American hardcore punk band from Weymouth, Massachusetts formed in 1981
65
MDC
MDC
American punk rock band
66
Unseen Terror
Unseen Terror
band
67
F-Minus
F-Minus
American band
68
Angst
Angst
American punk rock band
Intro
musical artist
Music

The Cheifs are an American early punk band, that are often cited as an inspiration to many around the LA punk scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their music predates hardcore and is an aggressive yet melodic bridge. The Cheifs are often cited as the band that bridged the gap between West Coast punk and hardcore. They were a favorite of bands like The Descendents and Bad Religion. Their 45 EP "Blues" (Playgems, 1980) sells for $250 to $400. They have been included on Killed By Death compilations, and in 1997 a CD of their collective works was released.