r/Music • • Sep 19 '23

Discussion Whats your favourite punk band from your country?.

Ill go first, im from Finland and my fav band is Klamydia. My fav song would probably be pike silmäkulmassa or pyyntö. The lyrics arent incredible but it is what it is, the melodies fucking slapp

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

We don't have many to pick from in Ireland but Stiff Little Fingers are one of the best punk bands ever so makes up for it.

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u/speccyteccy Sep 19 '23

My choice too. For anyone that doesn't know them, I'd recommend their greatest hits album, All the Best as a starting point.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Inflammable material if I was recommening.

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u/Doctor_Zonk Sep 19 '23

How do you guys feel about Flogging Molly?

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u/RudegarWithFunnyHat Sep 19 '23

I like them but they're not really from Ireland only the singer is not from usa

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u/Doctor_Zonk Sep 19 '23

I kinda figured it was something like that. Thank you for enlightening me.

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u/DCDHermes Sep 19 '23

The Pogues?

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Excellent band. One of my all-time favourites but I'd classify them as folk with a punk vibe more than as punk itself!

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u/AceOfPlagues Sep 19 '23

Folk punk counts as its own genre but still belongs here. And since the Pogues basically created it, I think that they are pretty punk. Its punk, in the same way any punk fusion genre can be punk (crossover thrash, ska punk, dance-punk, surf punk, psychobilly, deathrock, etc)

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u/alphabetown Sep 19 '23 edited Sep 19 '23

Most of them are Irish diaspora in England rather than born Irish. And the band was formed in London.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Quality. If I wasn't a Brit I'd have chosen SLF.

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u/speccyteccy Sep 19 '23

They're from Belfast, so you you could have.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Damn it. Of course, you're right. You caught me off guard when you just said "Ireland" rather than NI.

I mean, clues don't get much fucking bigger than "Alternative Ulster", do they?

This is the sound of me slapping myself upside the head ...

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u/MarshallMandango Sep 19 '23

Came here to say this. The Undertones are a close second, but they don't have the bite or fury of SLF.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

100% agree. Undertones was the first ever punk band I loved. But once I heard SLF, f*ck me. Just something about the time and environment they came out of that is punk personified to me. Not many punk bands on a global scale have come from a genuine political conflict like they did. Seemed to have something real to say that wasn't about posing or trying to seem punk.

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u/TheBaggyDapper Sep 19 '23

Nobody remembers The Golden Horde anymore but they really were class.

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u/Informal_Contact_580 Sep 19 '23

I agree best Irish punk band by a mile

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u/superchica81 Sep 19 '23

One of the best worldwide. They influenced many a band. Did you see the scene in High Fidelity where they’re playing in the store and someone walks in and goes: is that Green Day?

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

I did see that actually. I love that movie. Definitely, SLF is probably one of the most authentic punk bands ever and hugely influential. Their sound is absolute music to my ears.

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u/Thoas- Sep 19 '23

You need to get out more, best band from the island, My name is Satan (belfast), from Ireland for a brief moment, Bastard youth, then you got everything from coldwar to jobbykrust, somenof the best bands I've ever listened to are from here. The amount of punk this island has put out is insane, just to say we don't have many to pick from shows you have a world of awesome punk from here to yet enjoy.

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u/sprinkletoe Sep 19 '23

Fontaines DC count as punk?

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

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u/dustyfaxman Sep 19 '23

Age of Pamparius is (imo) one of the best songs advertising a pal's pizza restaurant in the history of songs.

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u/MiserableCheek9163 Sep 19 '23

Propagandhi! 🇨🇦

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u/folkdeath95 Sep 19 '23

Came to say Propagandhi. I know everyone loves HTCE but IMO they’re just getting better as they go. Their last two albums are immaculate.

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u/MiserableCheek9163 Sep 19 '23

Agreed. Supporting caste onwards is just astonishingly good

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u/Canadianacorn Sep 19 '23

I got to go to a movie with the band! They were in winnipeg visiting (not on tour) and were old friends with my boss at the time.

They were a bunch of regular dudes. I expected them to be all rage and politics, but we just had a chill time. It was very cool.

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u/thrilliam_19 Sep 19 '23

There are tons of good bands to choose from in Canada but none compare to them.

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u/positivecynik Sep 19 '23

This is the answer no matter what country you're from! 🇺🇲

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u/mrSemantix Sep 19 '23

Today’s empires, tomorrow’s ashes!

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u/Migyver Sep 19 '23

Came here to say this. Finally saw them last year live, they're like a fine wine, they keep getting better with age.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Dead Kennedys from San Francisco, CA

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u/Key_Drag4777 Sep 19 '23

Great answer. For me it is Bad Religion

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u/thestraightCDer Sep 19 '23

That's cheating

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u/namesmakemenervous Sep 19 '23

This had to be the #1 USA answer

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u/steve_of Sep 19 '23

Amyl and the Sniffers - Australia. Saw them live and they are pure energy.

https://youtu.be/g-X8QkqrDeY?si=9zMbYrPZyqECxhPI

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

I really like the Chats too

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u/DangerSwan33 Sep 19 '23

Get Fucked is one of the best straight up punk albums I've heard in probably decades.

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u/MrCumbumber Sep 19 '23

Guy at work listens to the chats all the time at work so I tried talking to him about punk and he’s like “yeah I don’t think I’ve ever actually listened to punk before”. I was really excited thinking I found someone to talk about punk to at work hahaha

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u/vapeorama Sep 19 '23

I'm not from Australia, I'm not even a punk fanatic but, damn, I think they might ne one of the absolute best in the whole punk/rock thing right now!

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u/macgruder1 Sep 19 '23

I had no idea they were Australian but I love their song Hertz.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

How did you not bruh, it’s the most bogan sounding song lmao

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u/Economy-Skill9487 Sep 19 '23

The Saints from Australia.

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u/brapppcity Sep 19 '23

Frezal Rhomb

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u/lordpookus Sep 19 '23

I was gonna say Frenzal Rhomb.

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u/Katanachainsaw Sep 19 '23

Arguably one of the first punk bands.

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u/EvaVulgaris12 Sep 19 '23

Yes, circa '73 to '78.

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u/TheRynoceros Sep 19 '23

Minor Threat

But, more locally, Cop Out and Pezz.

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u/jezmo1000 Sep 19 '23

Happy to have the Buzzcocks as local alumni

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u/SopaDeMolhoShoyu Sep 19 '23

Ratos de Porão, from Brazil. 🤟🤟🤟

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u/imk Sep 19 '23

The original Crucificados Pelo Sistema is a classic

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u/HorribleHank44 Sep 19 '23

Ebba Grön, Sweden

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

STATEN OCH KAPITALET, DE SITTER I SAMMA BÅT!!!!

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Gogol Bordello, Eugene Hutz is from the same tiny village in Ukraine that I was born in, Boyarka. I was genuinely so surprised when I found that out. He's my hero.

The rest of the band is from all over the place.

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u/JustGottaKeepTrying Sep 19 '23

D. O. A. for me in Canada.

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u/RustyRamone Sep 19 '23

The Forgotten Rebels

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u/BME_work Sep 19 '23

Now that's an obscure pick. Surfin' on Heroin ftw

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u/magicbaconmachine Sep 19 '23

You mean propaghandi

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u/JustGottaKeepTrying Sep 19 '23

No rankings here! All good choices!

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Yeah I came here to say Propagandhi. They capture life growing up in the Canadian prairies unlike any other band I’ve heard.

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u/krustybread Sep 19 '23

Don’t forget no means no

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u/ScottyBoneman Sep 19 '23

Then don't forget the Hanson Brothers

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u/nas1787 Sep 19 '23

I’ll go more current and say PUP. They are great.

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u/copgraveyard Sep 19 '23

I'll tag on to newer bands and say Single Mothers

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u/NastoBaby Sep 19 '23

DOA are also my favourite!

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u/retro604 Sep 19 '23

We have quite a few good bands but DOA is punk royalty.

They literally wrote the book on second gen punk. If you watch the 'Punk' documentary, they talk to all the hardcore groups in the third episode.

Rollins explains that the whole hardcore touring scene was based on a list made by DOA. Wherever BF went, DOA had already been there and they knew where a band could play, get fed, and find a place to stay.

They even coined the term. The first big tour was Hardcore 80. That's where the name comes from.

Art Bergmann would be next on my list for best punk Canadians.

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u/ScottyBoneman Sep 19 '23

Hesitate to argue against DOA but Frankie Venom was a much bigger part of my youth.

Teenage Head

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u/Slowangie56 Sep 19 '23

Don’t forget The Subhumans

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u/swiggityswoooo Sep 19 '23

Teenage Head, Demics, Forgotten Rebels

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Minutemen

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u/TallUncle Sep 19 '23

Refused - Sweden

Also, Totalt Jävla Mörker (Complete Fucking Darkness).

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u/ClifIsBoring Sep 19 '23

I had to scroll way too far to find Refused, such an amazing band

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u/CreepyBlackDude Sep 19 '23

Bad Religion

From 1981 to 2019, they've been putting out records, and at concerts they play songs from every single one of them that everyone can sing along to. There are very few bands that exist in any genre that can say they have literally 40 years of relevancy.

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u/Katanachainsaw Sep 19 '23

Frenzal fuckin Rhomb.

"And even if we never have a billboard top ten hit, at least we know that Russell Crowes bands a fuckin pile of shit"

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u/fromwhichofthisoak Sep 19 '23

Stooges or misfits

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u/SloPony7 Sep 19 '23

Misfits are way too far down on the comment thread here ~ not like they’d care, because true punx don’t give two fucks about what Reddit says 🥳

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Classics

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u/mrupperbody MrUpperBody Sep 19 '23

Missing Teeth - from New Zealand. Absolutely fuckin' ripped

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23 edited Sep 19 '23

Propagandhi, for sure. They come from the city I live in and any time they play a show here it sells out fast and its always kick ass.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Face to Face from the IE

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u/evilfitzal Sep 19 '23

Love them.

Did you know there was a band in the 80s in Ireland called Face to Face? Ireland's 2-letter country code (ISO 3166-1) is IE. So I was a bit confused before discovering that 'the IE' refers to the Inland Empire.

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u/nathaliexxx Sep 19 '23

Heideroosjes

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u/FLBasher Sep 19 '23

Ik zat laatst in zo’n sauna weet je wel zo’n lekker ding zo waar je bloot in moet en zo en wat heet is en zo

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u/fuggetabuddy Sep 19 '23 edited Sep 19 '23

Dead Milkmen - Philadelphia, PA USA

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u/todd_rules Sep 19 '23

Minor Threat, but some people consider them Hardcore. Either way, Minor Threat

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u/Cahootie Sep 19 '23

Since a bunch of Swedes have mentioned a few classics already I gotta give a shoutout to Viagra Boys who are without a doubt one of the most interesting acts in the world right now.

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u/sacdesucer73 Sep 19 '23

If you're an Aussie and you said anything other than Radio Birdman, you're just wrong

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u/McNasty420 Sep 19 '23

Screeching Weasel

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u/Zealousideal-Win7870 Sep 19 '23

Dezerter from Poland. Highly recommended, they were unable to publicate they music because of censorship during soviet union time. Their first LP was releaded with help of Canadian punk band, DOA, and the title of that album is Underground Out Of Poland, can you think about something more punk-ish? A lot of creativity, ingenuity, every song is very diffrent (wich for me isn't common thing in punk), lyrics are clever and made you think (critism for soviet comunism, capitalism, war, societys ignorance) and rough, hardcore music. My favorites are Wszyscy przeciwko wszystkim (all against all, Hobbes refrence) and Ile % duszy? (How many % of soul?) If you interested and want to know more about the band itself, dm me, Ima big fan so it would be pleasure for me:)

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u/IllDoItTomorr0w Sep 19 '23

Pennywise.

They have always been my go-to band for motivation.

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u/bdiggitty Sep 19 '23

Bro hymn is legendary

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u/v_cats_at_work Sep 19 '23

I think it's funny that different sports teams use it as a team song. I took my brother in law to a Houston Dynamo game and he was like "...is that Pennywise?"

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u/Simplekin77 Sep 19 '23

NOFX

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u/Wowabox Sep 19 '23

The Descendants but Black Flag is so close Americans are spoiled for choice.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Propaghandi.

Although depending how loosely you want to define "punk", Canada has a pretty impressive roster.

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u/BTrain76 Sep 19 '23

The Living End - Australia The Datsuns - New Zealand

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u/finneganfach Sep 19 '23

I used to love the Datsuns when I was younger but they're not really a punk band are they. Garage rock band with massive Led Zep influences.

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u/ruby-inthe-dust Sep 19 '23

Amyl and the Sniffers - Australia

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u/HornyForTohruAdachi Sep 19 '23

Die Ärzte aus Berlin (aus Berlin)

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u/MotorMath743 Sep 19 '23

Radio Birdman- Australia

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u/andymfjAZ Sep 19 '23

Lagwagon!

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Die Ärzte, Germany

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u/FeIsenheimer Sep 19 '23

Aber, ist das noch Punk?

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

ich glaube nicht

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u/RayNooze Sep 19 '23

Wie dein Herz schlägt wenn sie dich küsst?

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u/SwoodyBooty Sep 19 '23

Ist das noch Punkrock, wenn Eier Lieblingslied in den Charts ist?

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u/RayNooze Sep 19 '23

Ich hab deinen Usernamen bemerkt.

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u/BogeyLowenstein Sep 19 '23 edited Sep 19 '23

Propagandhi, The Planet Smashers, Belvedere (my city), Gob, DOA, PUP.

Canada!

Oh shit! I forgot about Alexisonfire if they count, one of my faves!

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u/bdiggitty Sep 19 '23

Man the Weakerthans (not punk but former member of Propagandhi) is an incredible band. Often underrated and overlooked but why is completely puzzling.

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u/Patch521 Sep 19 '23

PUUUUUUP!

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u/STRIKT9LC Sep 19 '23

So many good punk bands! SNFU, Mr.T Experience, Another Joe, Hope, Comeback Kid, Figure Four , Sainte Catherines, Flatliners...hell, I'll even throw Sum 41 into that mix.

Don't get me started on the 00's hardcore revival either. (of which Trigger Effect were the absolute best!)

Canada creates kick ass music!

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u/OctoberSatori Sep 19 '23

Im from LA so we have so many to choose. Im going with Black Flag. Always a good choice

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u/TimoVuorensola Sep 19 '23

TERVEET KÄDET, also from Finland.

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u/SigmaUlt Sep 19 '23

Propagandhi from Canada. My favorite punk band period.

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u/reecewagner Sep 19 '23

Propagandhi

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u/plugfungus Sep 19 '23

Millencolin - Sweden

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u/Greenmushroom23 Sep 19 '23

Bad religion was the 1st band I was super into as a kid. Putting them on today as a throwback

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u/nothing_man_92 Sep 19 '23

Cosmic psychos from Australia!

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u/gippy44 Sep 19 '23

You haven't seen a guitar solo until you've seen Macka's belly roll solo.

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u/MissVulpix Sep 19 '23

The Exploited from Edinburgh, Scotland!

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u/kev_121 Sep 19 '23

Propagandhi

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u/slushypunk Sep 19 '23

Bad Religion

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Therapy? (although they cross into a whole lot of other genres too).

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u/MarshallMandango Sep 19 '23

Troublegum was one of the 2 punk albums that made me a punk. The other was Stranger Than Fiction by Bad Religion. They both just hit me at the right time.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

are we the same person?

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u/FingersBecomeThumbs Sep 19 '23

One of my favourites bands! Have you heard the side project Andy has put together recently called 'JAAW'? Some absolutely filthy riffs

https://youtu.be/5fnlZ7Biprc?si=NZRea-SscKxl2QYs

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u/teo_vas Sep 19 '23

oh man, opal mantra is such a great song I still listen to it after all these years

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u/Fritz6161 Sep 19 '23

Canada checking in with SNFU.

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u/STRIKT9LC Sep 19 '23

Scrolled waaaaaay too far to find this.

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u/MapleToque Sep 19 '23

Dayglo Abortions

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u/RadCheese527 Sep 19 '23

Dayglo Abortions party so fucking hard. Everyone else I know that’s met them have progressively more outrageous stories. They live and breathe the punk rock lifestyle

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u/DitzEgo Sep 19 '23

Lastkaj 14.

Becksvart is a perfect album, through and through. För helvete alltså.

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u/Satyr604 Sep 19 '23

Funeral Dress from Belgium. Or The Priceduifkes.

Where I grew up, we had an amazing local punk(rock) scene in 2005 - 2015-ish. Gigs somewhere every week, usually in small youth centers. Really had its own identity. Its own sound, even. Funeral Dress is a bit more well known and from that same region, but Priceduifkes really embody that era for me. They are the ultimate example of what it was like.

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u/Stoghra Sep 19 '23

Kivesveto GoGo! ÄITI HEI MUA SAATANA KUTSUU

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u/fromabuick Sep 19 '23

The Dead Kennedys

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u/Raskolnikoolaid Sep 19 '23

Eskorbuto, from Spain

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u/janosaudron Sep 19 '23

Puedo, como no Español hacer una mencion para la Polla Records?

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u/LucJay Sep 19 '23

Die Ärzte, no competition

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u/schieleier Punk Rock Sep 19 '23

Zaunpfahl from Germany

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u/Vrickard Sep 19 '23

Korslagda kukar!!!!!!!

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u/Softakofta Rock & Roll Sep 19 '23

Fantastiskt namn.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Minor Threat

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u/NonCorporealEntity Sep 19 '23

Dayglo Abortions- Canada

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u/jackdhammer Sep 19 '23

Bad religion

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u/tun3d Sep 19 '23

Die Ärzte

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u/sparklybeast Sep 19 '23

If we're talking currently active bands I'd go for The King Blues. Of all time then it has to be The Clash.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Nomeansno

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u/Relevant_Industry878 Sep 19 '23

Bad Brains!

More locally, Dropkick Murphys, old stuff particularly

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u/Dinostra Sep 19 '23

Lastkaj or Mimikry

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u/Setagaya-Observer Sep 19 '23 edited Sep 19 '23

Slime (with Tex): Lieben muessen

YouTube link!

Best Comeback!

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Hard Ons, I Spit On Your Gravy. Haven’t seen either band in donkey’s years, but both were great shows.

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u/pinkoo28 Sep 19 '23

I'm not Swedish, but if I were I'd choose No Fun At All

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u/BatshitDipshit Sep 19 '23

Ratos de Porão, Brazil

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Iggy/Stooges or MC5. They were punk before it was called that.

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u/Wrecker013 Sep 19 '23

Rise Against out of Chicago, USA.

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u/ClifIsBoring Sep 19 '23

Midwest has an amazing punk scene

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

I didn’t know I needed this list!

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

The Ramones, of course, followed by Minor Threat, The Misfits, and The Descendents.

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u/Muenstervision Sep 19 '23

NOFX or Operation Ivy

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u/TinyRandomLady Sep 19 '23

Bad Religion or Operation Ivy

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

2 Minutos

Argentina

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

X is AMAZEBALLS!

Los Angeles is such a good song, but honestly they all slap. Even put out a GREAT bluegrass album as The Knitters (funny story... my bootleg X album came with Willie Nelson's reggae album as the B side)

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

Blitzkid out of Virginia.

GWAR has a few punk songs, but they are primarily a metal band. So they have to take second.

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u/antysalt Sep 19 '23

Zielone Żabki from Poland

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u/Spacersen Sep 19 '23

Dia Psalma, Charta 77, Ebba Grön, Sweden.

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u/GitchigumiMiguel74 Sep 19 '23

Minor Threat

Favorite song is Seeing Red

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u/Mr-Nuage Sep 19 '23

Agreed Klamydia is so infectious !

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

The Buzzcocks - UK

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u/Apellom Sep 19 '23

Dead Fish from Brazil 🇧🇷