Minor Threat

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Washington DC, United States (1980 – 1983)

Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band from Washington DC. Short-lived but very influential, critics have called the band and their work “iconic,” and have noted that their “groundbreaking” music “has held up better than most of their contemporaries.” Minor Threat is credited with unintentionally starting the “ straight edge movement” from a handful of song lyrics. More…

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Tags:
hardcore, hardcore punk, punk, straight edge, punk rock
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