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State of Alert
State of Alert
band
1
Untouchables
Untouchables
Washington, D.C., punk band
2
Embrace
Embrace
American emo/hardcore punk band
3
Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring
American post-hardcore band
4
Minor Threat
Minor Threat
American hardcore punk band
5
Void
Void
American band
6
Skewbald / Grand Union
Skewbald / Grand Union
1991 EP by Skewbald/Grand Union
7
Youth Brigade
Youth Brigade
punk rock band from Washington, D.C.
8
Dag Nasty
Dag Nasty
American band
9
Government Issue
Government Issue
band
10
Ian MacKaye
Ian MacKaye
American singer and record label owner
11
The Teen Idles
The Teen Idles
band
12
Soulside
Soulside
13
The Warmers
The Warmers
14
The Evens
The Evens
indie rock band from Washington
15
Fugazi
Fugazi
American Hardcore Punk Band
16
Pailhead
Pailhead
American industrial band
17
SSD
SSD
American band
18
Happy Go Licky
Happy Go Licky
American post-hardcore band
19
Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson
American punk musician
20
Brian Baker
Brian Baker
American punk musician
21
Necros
Necros
22
Articles of Faith
Articles of Faith
Hardcore punk band
23
Beefeater
Beefeater
American post-hardcore band
24
Marginal Man
Marginal Man
25
Amy Farina
Amy Farina
American musician
26
Scream
Scream
American band
27
Alec MacKaye
Alec MacKaye
American musician
28
Gray Matter
Gray Matter
band
29
Dave Smalley
Dave Smalley
American singer
30
Fire Party
Fire Party
band
31
Fuel
Fuel
32
Shudder to Think
Shudder to Think
American rock band
33
Iron Cross
Iron Cross
hardcore/Oi! band
34
Q and Not U
Q and Not U
band that plays punk rock
35
Nomeansno
Nomeansno
Canadian alternative rock band
Members, past and present

The Faith was an early American hardcore punk band, from Washington D.C., with strong connections to the scene centered on the Dischord label. Along with Minor Threat, The Faith were key players in the early development of hardcore, with a (later) melodic approach that would influence not just associated acts like Rites of Spring, Embrace and Fugazi, but also a subsequent generation of bands such as Nirvana, whose Kurt Cobain was a vocal fan.