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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 Reno, Nevada United States [1]
Abhinanda 1992–1999,
2004,
2009–2010,
2012 		Umeå Sweden [2]
ACxDC 2003-2017 Los Angeles, California United States Veganism, Satanism [3]
AFI 1991–present Ukiah, California United States Veganism [4]
Allegiance 2002–2008 San Francisco, California United States [5]
Arma Angelus 1998–2002 Chicago, Illinois United States [6]
Asunto 1995–present Santiago Chile Veganism [2][7]
Bane 1995-2016 Worcester, Massachusetts 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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida United States [11]
Bold 1986–1993,
2005-2007,
2012,
2014-2015 		New York (Bedford, Westchester County) United States [12]
Blacklisted 2003–present Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Call to Preserve 2003–2011,
2014 		Rockledge, Florida United States Christianity [13]
Casey Jones 2003-2012 Jacksonville, Florida United States [14]
Chain of Strength 1988–1991,
2012 		Southern California, California United States [15]
Champion 1999–2006 Seattle, Washington United States [16]
Chokehold 1990-1996,
2015, 2017 		Hamilton, Ontario Canada Veganism [17]
Clear 1995-2000 Salt Lake City, Utah United States [18]
Deadlock 1997–present Schwarzenfeld Germany Veganism [19]
The Dillinger Escape Plan 1997–2017 Morris Plains, New Jersey United States [20]
Down to Nothing 2000–present Richmond, Virginia United States [21]
DYS 1981-1985,
2010–present 		Boston, Massachusetts United States [22]
Earth Crisis 1989–2001,
2007–present 		Syracuse, New York United States Veganism [23]
Eighteen Visions 1995–2007,
2017–present 		Orange County, California United States [24][25]
Embrace Today 1998-2006 Boston, Massachusetts United States [26]
Final Exit 1994–1997,
2007, 2012 		Umeå Sweden [27]
First Blood 2002–present San Francisco, California United States Veganism [28][29]
Good Clean Fun 1997–present Washington, D.C. United States Veganism [2][30]
Good Riddance 1986–2007,
2012–present 		Santa Cruz, California United States [31]
Gorilla Biscuits 1987–1991,
1997,
2005–present 		New York City, New York United States [32]
Government Issue 1980–1989 Washington, D.C. United States [33]
Harm's Way 2006–present Chicago, Illinois United States [34]
Have Heart 2002-2009 New Bedford, Massachusetts United States [35]
In My Eyes 1997–2000 Boston, Massachusetts United States [36]
Indecision 1993–2000,
2006–present 		Brooklyn, New York United States [37]
Inside Out 1988–1991 Orange County, California United States [38]
Judge 1987–1991,
2013–present 		New York City, New York United States [39]
Kublai Khan Tx 2009-present Sherman, Texas United States
Lärm 1981–1987,
2003-2012 		Amersfoort Netherlands Anarcho-communism [40]
Liferuiner 2004–present Toronto, Ontario Canada [41]
Limp Wrist 1998–present Albany, New York United States Queercore [2]
Locked Inside 2019–present New York City, New York 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, California United States Christianity, veganism
 [47][48][49][50]
Minor Threat 1980-1983 Washington, D.C. United States [51][52]
Morning Again 1995-1999 Fort Lauderdale, Florida United States Veganism [53]
Most Precious Blood 2001–present Brooklyn, New York United States Vegetarianism, veganism [54][55]
Mouthpiece 1991–1996 New Jersey United States [56]
Negative FX 1981-19?? Boston, Massachusetts United States [38]
No For An Answer 1987–1989,
2009–present 		Orange County, California United States [57][58]
One King Down 1994-2001 Albany, New York United States Vegetarianism, veganism [59]
One Life Crew 1994-1997,
2001, 2003,
2012–present 		Cleveland, Ohio United States Anti-immigration,
anti-political correctness 		[2][60]
Over My Dead Body 2000-20? San Diego, California United States [61]
Point of No Return 1996-2006 São Paulo Brazil Veganism [62]
Prayer for Cleansing 1996-2000,
2003-2004 		Raleigh, North Carolina United States Veganism [63]
Project X 1987-1989,
2015 		New York City, New York United States [64]
Purified in Blood 2003-2007,
2008–present 		Hommersåk Norway Veganism [65]
R.A.M.B.O. 1999-2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States Anarchism [66]
Racetraitor 1996-1999,
2016, 2017 		Chicago, Illinois United States Anti-racism [67]
Raid 1989-1993 Memphis, Tennessee United States Hardline, veganism [68]
Refused 1991–1998,
2012,
2014–present 		Umeå Sweden Veganism, socialism,
anarchism 		[69][70]
Sect 2015–present Raleigh, North Carolina

Portland, Oregon

Toronto, Ontario

United States

Canada

Veganism
Separation 1994-1999 Umeå Sweden [71]
Slapshot 1985–present Boston, Massachusetts United States [72]
Sons of Abraham 1994–1998 Long Island, New York United States Judaism [73][74]
Snapcase 1991–2005,
2007,
2010–present 		Buffalo, New York United States [2]
SSD 1981-1985 Boston, Massachusetts United States [75]
Step Forward 1989-1991 Umeå Sweden [76][77]
Strife 1991–1999,
2001–present 		Los Angeles, California United States [78]
Ten Yard Fight 1995-1999 Boston, Massachusetts United States [79]
The Faith 1981-1983 Washington, D.C. United States [38]
The Geeks 1999–present Seoul South Korea [80][81]
The Red Baron 2004-2009 West Palm Beach, Florida United States Christianity [82]
The Teen Idles 1979–1980 Washington, D.C. United States [83]
Throwdown 1997–present Orange County, California United States [84]
Title Fight 2003–present Kingston, Pennsylvania United States
Trial 1995–present Seattle, Washington United States [2]
Turning Point 1988–1991,
1994,
2016-present 		New Jersey United States [85]
Unbroken 1991–1995,
1998,
2010-2012,
2014–present 		San Diego, California United States [2]
Undertow 1991–2004 Seattle, Washington United States [86]
Uniform Choice 1982-? Orange County, California United States [87]
Up Front 1987–1992,
1997–1999,
2005,
2009-2010 		New York City, New York United States [88]
Vegan Reich 1988-1993,
1996, 1999 		Laguna Beach, California United States Hardline, veganism [89]
Verse 2003–2009,
2011–2013 		Providence, Rhode Island United States [90]
Vitamin X 1997–present Amsterdam Netherlands [91]
Warzone 1983–1997 Manhattan, New York United States Skinhead [92]
Wisdom in Chains 2002—present Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania United States [93]
xDeathstarx 2002–2009,
2015–present 		Redland, California United States Christianity [94]
xLooking Forwardx 1999–present Bel Air, Maryland United States Christianity [95][96]
XTRMST 2014–present Los Angeles, California United States [97]
Youth Attack 2002-2006 Worcester, Massachusetts United States [98]
Youth of Today 1985–1990,
1994, 1999,
2003-2004,
2010–present 		Danbury, Connecticut United States Vegetarianism [99][100]

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References

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