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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
The term "straight edge" was adopted from the 1981 song "Straight Edge" by the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. [5] The straight-edge subculture emerged amid the early-1980s hardcore punk scene. Since then, a wide variety of various beliefs and ideas have been associated with the movement, including vegetarianism and animal rights.
Violent Reaction were an English straight edge hardcore punk band. Originally a solo-project of Tom Pimlott in Liverpool, the band gained additional members after relocating to Leeds. In Straight Edge A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History, Mike Clark cited them as one of the most important modern straight edge bands. [1]
Turning Point was an American straight edge hardcore punk band from New Jersey that existed from 1988 to 1991. [2] [3] Their early releases had the sound of youth crew, with lyrics relating to social issues or being straight edge.
Battery was an American straight edge youth crew hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. that was active from 1990 until 1998 and re-formed for a brief reunion in 2012. They toured on numerous occasions around both the United States and Europe and had several releases, including 3 full-length LPs, the last of which was released on Revelation Records.
Casey Jones was a straight edge hardcore punk band from Jacksonville, Florida. [2] The band consisted of members from Evergreen Terrace and Anchors Away and was signed to Eulogy Records . They released three albums and a split 7-inch [ 3 ]
XTRMST was an American straight edge hardcore punk band [1] [2] featuring Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI. XTRMST was Havok and Puget's second side project together, after their electronic project Blaqk Audio. [3] They released their debut album XTRMST in 2014 [4] [5] on long-time friend Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records.
Chokehold is a Canadian vegan straight edge hardcore punk band from Hamilton, Ontario. They were active from 1990 to 1996, and came together again for a reunion tour in 2015, and five dates in Japan in September 2016. [1] [2] They released their third album in 2019. [3]