Punk Rock timeline
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Dennis Danell is born
Dennis Eric Danell was the founding guitarist for the seminal Southern California punk rock band, Social Distortion. He remained the guitarist for... Read more
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Mike Ness is born
Mike Ness is an American guitarist, vocalist, and chief songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. As of Dennis... Read more
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Brett Gurewitz is born
Brett W. Gurewitz, nicknamed Mr. Brett, is the guitarist and a songwriter of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records... Read more
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Greg Graffin is born
Gregory Walter Graffin, Ph.D. is an American punk rock musician and college professor. He is most recognized as the lead vocalist and songwriter of... Read more
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Dexter Holland is born
Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born December 29, 1965 in Garden Grove, California) is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian punk rock... Read more
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The Clash release their self-titled debut album
The Clash is the eponymous debut album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was originally released only in the United Kingdom on 8 April... Read more
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The Police release Outlandos d'Amour
Outlandos d'Amour is the debut album by The Police, released in 1978. The album, while at times incorporating reggae, pop, and other elements of... Read more
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The Clash release Give 'Em Enough Rope
Give 'Em Enough Rope is the second studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released on 10 November 1978 through CBS Records.... Read more
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The Clash re-release their self-titled debut album
In the US the Clash's debut album was released one year after Give Em Enough Rope, so it was their second US LP. CBS in America had decided that... Read more
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The Police release Reggatta de Blanc
Reggatta de Blanc is the second album by The Police, released in 1979. The album took four weeks to record, spaced over several months. Unlike... Read more
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The Clash release London Calling
London Calling is the third studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 through... Read more
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The Police release Zenyattà Mondatta
Zenyattà Mondatta is the third album by The Police, released in 1980. The album was written during the band's second tour and recorded in four... Read more
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The Clash release Sandinista!
Sandinista! is the fourth studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released on 12 December 1980 as a triple album containing 36... Read more
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Bad Religion releases the self-titled EP
Bad Religion was the first release of punk band Bad Religion. It contained only six short songs, and played in just under ten minutes. It was... Read more
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Bad Religion releases How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. It was financed by a $1,000 loan by... Read more
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Bad Brains release their self-titled debut album
Bad Brains is the first full-length studio album recorded by Bad Brains. Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys has been quoted as saying that this album is... Read more
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The Vandals release Peace Thru Vandalism
Peace thru Vandalism is the debut EP by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1982 by Epitaph Records. It was one of the... Read more
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The Clash release Combat Rock
Combat Rock is the fifth studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released on 14 May 1982 through Epic Records. It was the last... Read more
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Social Distortion releases Mommy's Little Monster
Mommy's Little Monster is the first album by American punk rock band Social Distortion, released in 1983. The album was critically-acclaimed but... Read more
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Bad Brains release Rock for Light
Rock for Light is the second official full-length album by hardcore punk pioneers Bad Brains. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars. The 1991... Read more
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Suicidal Tendencies release self-titled debut album
Suicidal Tendencies is the eponymous debut album by the band Suicidal Tendencies, released in 1983 on Frontier Records. It became one of the... Read more
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The Vandals release When in Rome Do as The Vandals
When in Rome Do as the Vandals is the debut album by the Huntington Beach punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1984 by National Trust Records.... Read more
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Corrosion of Conformity release Eye for an Eye
Eye for an Eye is the first studio album by American hardcore band Corrosion of Conformity released in 1984. Read more
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Red Hot Chili Peppers release self-titled first album
The Red Hot Chili Peppers is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 10, 1984 on EMI.... Read more
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Bad Religion releases Back to the Known
Back to the Known is the second EP released by American punk rock band Bad Religion. The name of the EP is a reference to the band abandoning the... Read more