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Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated as sXe or signified by XXX or simply X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and recreational drugs in reaction to the punk subculture's excesses.
Minor Threat and Fugazi frontman Ian MacKaye, credited as creator of the term "straight edge" Pro wrestler and MMA fighter CM Punk Rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator Pitcher C. J. Wilson H 2 O frontman Toby Morse Rise Against Frontman Tim McIlrath Electro house musician and producer Steve Aoki Arch Enemy lead singer Alissa White-Gluz
Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics. Oakland: PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-051-1; Haenfler, Ross (2006). Straight Edge: Hardcore Punk, Clean Living Youth, and Social Change. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813539911
Straight Edge Society (from left to right: Serena, CM Punk, and Luke Gallows) during an episode of SmackDown in 2010. The Straight Edge Society would begin a feud with Rey Mysterio at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event, where Punk was eliminated by Mysterio in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship. [10]
Straight edge originated in the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene with the Minor Threat song "Straight Edge" written by frontman Ian MacKaye and guitarist Brian Baker. Straight edge involves abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, and recreational drug use. Some who claim the title straight edge also abstain from caffeine, casual sex and
Minor Threat's song "Straight Edge" was the basis of the straight edge movement, which emphasized a lifestyle without alcohol or other drugs, or promiscuous sex. [1] AllMusic described Minor Threat's music as "iconic" [2] and noted that their groundbreaking music "has held up better than [that of] most of their contemporaries." [3]
Hardline imagery using two M16 rifles in front of an "X", symbolising the straight edge lifestyle that the movement was branched from. Hardline is a subculture that has its roots in the vegan straight edge hardcore punk scene. [1] It is commonly seen as a more extreme version of straight edge, with influences from deep ecology philosophy.
Youth crew is a music subculture of hardcore punk, which was particularly prominent during the New York hardcore scene of the late 1980s. Youth crew is distinguished from other punk styles by its optimism and moralistic outlook. The original youth crew bands and fans were predominantly straight edge (abstaining from alcohol and drugs) and ...