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

BandYears activeOriginCountryOther views
or scenes		Source
7 Seconds1980–presentNevada United States
Abhinanda1992–1999,
2004,
2009–2010,
2012		UmeåSweden
ACxDC2003-2017California United StatesVeganism, Satanism
AFI1991–presentCalifornia United StatesVeganism
Allegiance2002–2008California United States
Arma Angelus1998–2002Illinois United States
Asunto1995–presentSantiagoChileVeganism
Bane1995-2016Massachusetts United States
Battery1990–1998,
2012, 2017		Washington, D.C.United States
Big Cheese2016–presentLeedsU.K.
Bishop2004-2017Florida United States
Bold1986–1993,
2005-2007,
2012,
2014-2015		New York United States
Call to Preserve2003–2011,
2014		Florida United StatesChristianity
Casey Jones2003-2012Florida United States
Chain of Strength1988–1991,
2012		California United States
Champion1999–2006Washington United States
Chokehold1990-1996,
2015, 2017		Ontario CanadaVeganism
Clear1995-2000Utah United States
Deadlock1997–presentSchwarzenfeldGermanyVeganism
Down to Nothing2000–presentVirginia United States
DYS1981-1985,
2010–present		Massachusetts United States
Earth Crisis1989–2001,
2007–present		New York United StatesVeganism
Eighteen Visions1995–2007,
2017–present		California United States
Embrace Today1998-2006Massachusetts United States
Final Exit1994–1997,
2007, 2012		UmeåSweden
First Blood2002–presentCalifornia United StatesVeganism
Good Clean Fun1997–presentWashington, D.C.United StatesVeganism
Good Riddance1986–2007,
2012–present		California United States
Gorilla Biscuits1987–1991,
1997,
2005–present		New York United States
Government Issue1980–1989Washington, D.C.United States
Harm's Way2006–presentIllinois United States
Have Heart2002-2009Massachusetts United States
In My Eyes1997–2000Massachusetts United States
Indecision1993–2000,
2006–present		New York United States
Inside Out1988–1991California United States
Judge1987–1991,
2013–present		New York United States
Justice League1983–1988California United States
Lärm1981–1987,
2003-2012		AmersfoortNetherlandsAnarcho-communism
Liferuiner2004–presentOntario Canada
Limp Wrist1998–presentNew York United StatesQueercore
Locked Inside2019–presentNew York CityUnited States
Manliftingbanner1990-1993,
1998, 2008,
2012		HaarlemNetherlandsCommunism
Maroon1998-2014NordhausenGermanyVeganism
Martha2011–presentCounty DurhamEnglandQueer, anarchism,
veganism
MC Lars1998–presentOakland, CAUnited StatesChristianity, veganism
Minor Threat1980-1983Washington, D.C.United States
Monster X1992-1998New York United States
Morning Again1995-1999Florida United StatesVeganism
Most Precious Blood2001–presentNew York United StatesVegetarianism, veganism
Mouthpiece1991–1996New JerseyUnited States
Negative FX1981-19??Massachusetts United States
No For An Answer1987–1989,
2009–present		California United States
One King Down1994-2001New York United StatesVegetarianism, veganism
One Life Crew1994-1997,
2001, 2003,
2012–present		Ohio United StatesAnti-immigration,
anti-political correctness
Over My Dead Body2000-20?California United States
Point of No Return1996-2006São PauloBrazilVeganism
Prayer for Cleansing1996-2000,
2003-2004		North Carolina United StatesVeganism
Project X1987-1989,
2015		New York United States
Purified in Blood2003-2007,
2008–present		HommersåkNorwayVeganism
R.A.M.B.O.1999-2007Pennsylvania United StatesAnarchism
Racetraitor1996-1999,
2016, 2017		Illinois United StatesAnti-racism
Raid1989-1993Tennessee United StatesHardline, veganism
Refused1991–1998,
2012,
2014–present		UmeåSwedenVeganism, socialism,
anarchism
Separation1994-1999UmeåSweden
Slapshot1985–presentMassachusetts United States
Sons of Abraham1994–1998New York United StatesJudaism
Snapcase1991–2005,
2007,
2010–present		New York United States
SSD1981-1985Massachusetts United States
Step Forward1989-1991UmeåSweden
Strife1991–1999,
2001–present		California United States
Ten Yard Fight1995-1999Massachusetts United States
The Faith1981-1983Washington, D.C.United States
The Geeks1999–presentSeoulSouth Korea
The Red Baron2004-2009Florida United StatesChristianity
The Teen Idles1979–1980Washington, D.C.United States
Throwdown1997–presentCalifornia United States
Trial1995–presentWashington United States
Turning Point1988–1991,
1994,
2016-present		New JerseyUnited States
Unbroken1991–1995,
1998,
2010-2012,
2014–present		California United States
Undertow1991–2004Washington United States
Uniform Choice1982-?California United States
Up Front1987–1992,
1997–1999,
2005,
2009-2010		New York United States
Vegan Reich1988-1993,
1996, 1999		California United StatesHardline, veganism
Verse2003–2009,
2011–2013		Rhode Island United States
Vitamin X1997–presentAmsterdamNetherlands
Warzone1983–1997New York United StatesSkinhead
Wisdom in Chains2002—presentPennsylvania United States
xCrosscheckx2002–presentMeeraneGermany
xDeathstarx2002–2009,
2015–present		California United StatesChristianity
xLooking Forwardx1999–presentMaryland United StatesChristianity
XTRMST2014–presentCalifornia United States
Youth Attack2002-2006Massachusetts United States
Youth of Today1985–1990,
1994, 1999,
2003-2004,
2010–present		Connecticut United StatesVegetarianism

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