List of straight edge bands

The following is a list of bands that have been associated with the straight edge subculture. Note that not all of these bands have or had all straight edge members, and some of them stopped identifying as such at some point during their careers.

List of straight edge bands
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Band Years active Origin Country Other views
or scenes		 Source
7 Seconds 1980–present Nevada (Reno) United States [1]
Abhinanda 1992–1999,
2004,
2009–2010,
2012		 Umeå Sweden [2]
ACxDC 2003-2017 California (Los Angeles) United States Veganism, Satanism [3]
AFI 1991–present California (Ukiah) United States Veganism [4]
Allegiance 2002–2008 California (San Francisco) United States [5]
Arma Angelus 1998–2002 Illinois (Chicago) United States [6]
Asunto 1995–present Santiago Chile Veganism [2][7]
Bane 1995-2016 Massachusetts (Worcester) United States [8]
Battery 1990–1998,
2012, 2017		 Washington, D.C. United States [9]
Big Cheese 2016–present Leeds U.K. [10]
Bishop 2004-2017 Florida (Fort Lauderdale) United States [11]
Bold 1986–1993,
2005-2007,
2012,
2014-2015		 New York (Bedford, Westchester County) United States [12]
Call to Preserve 2003–2011,
2014		 Florida (Rockledge) United States Christianity [13]
Casey Jones 2003-2012 Florida (Jacksonville) United States [14]
Chain of Strength 1988–1991,
2012		 California (Southern California) United States [15]
Champion 1999–2006 Washington (Seattle) United States [16]
Chokehold 1990-1996,
2015, 2017		 Ontario (Hamilton) Canada Veganism [17]
Clear 1995-2000 Utah (Salt Lake City) United States [18]
Count Me Out 1997-2003 Virginia (Richmond) United States [19]
Deadlock 1997–present Schwarzenfeld Germany Veganism [20]
Down to Nothing 2000–present Virginia (Richmond) United States [21]
DYS 1981-1985,
2010–present		 Massachusetts (Boston) United States [22]
Earth Crisis 1989–2001,
2007–present		 New York (Syracuse) United States Veganism [23]
Eighteen Visions 1995–2007,
2017–present		 California (Orange County) United States [24][25]
Embrace Today 1998-2006 Massachusetts (Boston) United States [26]
Final Exit 1994–1997,
2007, 2012		 Umeå Sweden [27]
First Blood 2002–present California (San Francisco) United States Veganism [28][29]
Good Clean Fun 1997–present Washington, D.C. United States Veganism [2][30]
Good Riddance 1986–2007,
2012–present		 California (Santa Cruz) United States [31]
Gorilla Biscuits 1987–1991,
1997,
2005–present		 New York (New York City) United States [32]
Government Issue 1980–1989 Washington, D.C. United States [33]
Harm's Way 2006–present Illinois (Chicago) United States [34]
Have Heart 2002-2009 Massachusetts (New Bedford) United States [35]
In My Eyes 1997–2000 Massachusetts (Boston) United States [36]
Indecision 1993–2000,
2006–present		 New York (Brooklyn, New York City) United States [37]
Inside Out 1988–1991 California (Orange County) United States [38]
Judge 1987–1991,
2013–present		 New York (New York City) United States [39]
Justice League 1983–1988 California (Southern California) United States [38]
Lärm 1981–1987,
2003-2012		 Amersfoort Netherlands Anarcho-communism [40]
Liferuiner 2004–present Ontario (Greater Toronto Area) Canada [41]
Limp Wrist 1998–present New York (Albany) United States Queercore [2]
Locked Inside 2019–present New York City United States [42][43]
Manliftingbanner 1990-1993,
1998, 2008,
2012		 Haarlem Netherlands Communism [44]
Maroon 1998-2014 Nordhausen Germany Veganism [45]
Martha 2011–present County Durham England Queer, anarchism,
veganism		 [46]
MC Lars 1998–present Oakland, CA United States Christianity, veganism
 [47][48][49][50]
Minor Threat 1980-1983 Washington, D.C. United States [51][52]
Monster X 1992-1998 New York (Albany) United States [53]
Morning Again 1995-1999 Florida (Fort Lauderdale) United States Veganism [54]
Most Precious Blood 2001–present New York (Brooklyn, New York City) United States Vegetarianism, veganism [55][56]
Mouthpiece 1991–1996 New Jersey United States [57]
Negative FX 1981-19?? Massachusetts (Boston) United States [38]
No For An Answer 1987–1989,
2009–present		 California (Orange County) United States [58][59]
One King Down 1994-2001 New York (Albany) United States Vegetarianism, veganism [60]
One Life Crew 1994-1997,
2001, 2003,
2012–present		 Ohio (Cleveland) United States Anti-immigration,
anti-political correctness		 [2][61]
Over My Dead Body 2000-20? California (San Diego) United States [62]
Point of No Return 1996-2006 São Paulo Brazil Veganism [63]
Prayer for Cleansing 1996-2000,
2003-2004		 North Carolina (Raleigh) United States Veganism [64]
Project X 1987-1989,
2015		 New York (New York City) United States [65]
Purified in Blood 2003-2007,
2008–present		 Hommersåk Norway Veganism [66]
R.A.M.B.O. 1999-2007 Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) United States Anarchism [67]
Racetraitor 1996-1999,
2016, 2017		 Illinois (Chicago) United States Anti-racism [68]
Raid 1989-1993 Tennessee (Memphis) United States Hardline, veganism [69]
Refused 1991–1998,
2012,
2014–present		 Umeå Sweden Veganism, socialism,
anarchism		 [70][71]
Separation 1994-1999 Umeå Sweden [72]
Slapshot 1985–present Massachusetts (Boston) United States [73]
Sons of Abraham 1994–1998 New York (Long Island) United States Judaism [74][75]
Snapcase 1991–2005,
2007,
2010–present		 New York (Buffalo) United States [2]
SSD 1981-1985 Massachusetts (Boston) United States [76]
Step Forward 1989-1991 Umeå Sweden [77][78]
Strife 1991–1999,
2001–present		 California (Los Angeles) United States [79]
Ten Yard Fight 1995-1999 Massachusetts (Boston) United States [80]
The Faith 1981-1983 Washington, D.C. United States [38]
The Geeks 1999–present Seoul South Korea [81][82]
The Red Baron 2004-2009 Florida (West Palm Beach) United States Christianity [83]
The Teen Idles 1979–1980 Washington, D.C. United States [84]
Throwdown 1997–present California (Orange County) United States [85]
Time Flies 1996-2002 Virginia United States [86]
Trial 1995–present Washington (Seattle) United States [2]
Turning Point 1988–1991,
1994,
2016-present		 New Jersey United States [87]
Unbroken 1991–1995,
1998,
2010-2012,
2014–present		 California (San Diego County) United States [2]
Undertow 1991–2004 Washington (Seattle) United States [88]
Uniform Choice 1982-? California (Orange County) United States [89]
Up Front 1987–1992,
1997–1999,
2005,
2009-2010		 New York (New York City) United States [90]
Vegan Reich 1988-1993,
1996, 1999		 California (Laguna Beach) United States Hardline, veganism [91]
Verse 2003–2009,
2011–2013		 Rhode Island (Providence) United States [92]
Vitamin X 1997–present Amsterdam Netherlands [93]
Warzone 1983–1997 New York (Manhattan, New York City) United States Skinhead [94]
Wisdom in Chains 2002—present Pennsylvania (Stroudsburg) United States [95]
xCrosscheckx 2002–present Meerane Germany [96]
xDeathstarx 2002–2009,
2015–present		 California (Redlands) United States Christianity [97]
xLooking Forwardx 1999–present Maryland (Bel Air) United States Christianity [98][99]
XTRMST 2014–present California (Los Angeles) United States [100]
Youth Attack 2002-2006 Massachusetts (Worcester) United States [101]
Youth of Today 1985–1990,
1994, 1999,
2003-2004,
2010–present		 Connecticut (Danbury) United States Vegetarianism [102][103]

See also

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