See also List of punk bands, 0–K

This is a list of notable punk rock bands (letters L through Z). The bands listed have played some type of punk music at some point in their career, although they may have also played other styles. Bands who played in a style that influenced early punk rock—such as garage rock and protopunk—but never played punk rock themselves, should not be on this list. Bands who created a new genre that was influenced by (but is not a subgenre of) punk rock—such as alternative rock, grunge, New Wave, and post-punk—but never played punk rock, should not be listed either.

[edit] L

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Lagwagon	Goleta, California, USA	1990–present	A pop punk band discovered by NOFX frontman Fat Mike, who signed them to his label Fat Wreck Chords.
La Polla Records	Salvatierra/Agurain, Basque Country, Spain	1979–2003
Lard	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1989–2000	A hardcore punk/industrial band formed by Jello Biafra.
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards	Campbell, California, USA	2001–04	A street punk band with songs about drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, and other aspects of street life. Led by Rancid's lead guitarist, Lars Frederiksen.
Lash	Australia	1996–2003
Latex Generation	USA
Latterman	USA	2000–07
The Lawrence Arms	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1999–present	A punk rock trio.
Leatherface	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK	1988–present
Letter Kills	California, USA	2002–06
Le Shok	USA	1997–2001
Le Tigre	USA	1998–2008
Left Alone	Wilmington, California, USA	1996–present	A pop punk/street punk band with a considerable influence from Rancid.
Leftöver Crack	New York City, New York, USA	2000–present	A political crust punk band with members of ska punk band Choking Victim
Legal Weapon	USA	1981–present	Hardcore band with female vocals.
Less Than Jake	Gainesville, Florida, USA	1992–present	An American third wave ska band.
The Libertines	London, England	1997–2004	An indie punk band who were influential in the garage rock revival.
Lifetime	USA	1990–97, 2005–present
Limp	San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA	1996–2002
Limp Wrist	Albany, New York, USA	1998–present	A hardcore/queercore band.
Link 80	San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA	1994–2002	An American skacore group who's lead singer, Nick Traina committed suicide.
LiveonRelease	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	2000–03	An all female pop punk band.
The Living End	Australia	1994–present
The Locust	San Diego, California, USA	1994–present	A hardcore punk/noisecore band and one of the first artists on Three One G Records.
Lolita No.18	Japan	1989–present
London	London, England	1976–78
London PX	London, England	1979–82, 2007–present
London SS	London, England	1975–76
Los Crudos	USA	1991–98
Los Fastidios	Italy	1991–present
Los Illegals	USA
Los Saicos	Peru
Los Violadores	Argentina	1981–92	An early Latino-American punk band, founded during Argentina's "El Proceso" military dictatorship.
The Loved Ones	USA	2003–present
Lower Class Brats	Austin, Texas, USA	1995–present	An American punk rock band highly influenced by the movie A Clockwork Orange.
Ludwig von 88	France	1983–99
Lummox	Canda
Lunachicks	USA	1987–2000
The Lurkers	Uxbridge, West London, England	1976–79, 1982–84, 1987–94, 1996–present

[edit] M

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
MC5	Detroit, Michigan, USA	1964–72, 2003–present	A punk rock band fronted by Handsome Dick Manitoba; most famous for its original lineup who helped lay the foundations for punk in the late '60s and early '70s.
Malignus Youth	USA	1987–94, 1999–2001
Man Alive	Israel	1999–present
Mano Negra	France
Masters of the Backside	England, UK
The Matches	Oakland, California, USA	1997–present	An ex-ska indie punk band.
The Max Levine Ensemble	Washington, D.C., USA	2000–present	A DIY pop punk band from D.C. who are on Plan-It-X Records.
Maxeen	Los Angeles, California, USA	2003–present
MC Lars	Berkeley, California, USA	1999–present	A nerdcore rapper.
mclusky	Cardiff, Wales, UK	1996–2005
Millions of Dead Cops (MDC)	Austin, Texas, USA	1979–95, 2000–present	A hardcore band with strong sociopolitical views.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes	California, USA	1995–present	A cover band fronted by NOFX's Fat Mike.
The Meatmen	USA	1980–97
The Meat Puppets	USA	1980–96, 1999–2002, 2006–present
The Mekons	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England	1977–present
The Mentors	USA	1976–97, 2000–present
The Members	Camberley, Surrey, England	1976–83
Métal Urbain	France	1976–80, 2003–present
Mere Dead Men	UK
M.I.A.	Orange County, California, USA	1982–88
Middle Class	Santa Ana, California, USA	1976–82
Midtown	New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	1999–2004
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1985–88, 1989–2003, 2007–present	An American ska-core band who had a big hit in the mid-90's, "The Impression That I Get".
Millencolin	Sweden	1992–present
Million Dead	London, England	2001–05
Mindless Self Indulgence	New York City, New York, USA	1995–present	A band that incorporates various genres of rock, including industrial rock, shock rock, and synthpunk.
Minor Threat	Washington, D.C., USA	1980–83	An influential hardcore punk band formed by Ian MacKaye before he formed Fugazi in 1987.
The Minutemen	San Pedro, California, USA	1980–85	A short lived influential punk band featuring legendary bassist Mike Watt. It split up after D. Boon was killed in a van accident in 1985.
Mischief Brew	USA	2000–present	An anarcho-folk punk band.
Los Miserables	Chile		A left-wing political band, formed in the early 1990s, shortly after the demise of the military regime of Augusto Pinochet.
The Misfits	Lodi, New Jersey, USA	1977–83, 1995–present	A pioneer of horror punk, whose career was cut short after original singer Glenn Danzig broke the band up in 1983. Twelve years later, the Misfits reformed without him.
The Mob	Yeovil, Somerset, England	1979–83
The Mob	Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA		An early 1980s hardcore punk band.
Mob 47	Sweden	1982–87, 2005–present
Moderat Likvidation	Sweden
Modern Warfare	Long Beach, California, USA	1980–83
The Moondogs	Northern Ireland, UK	1979–present
Mondo Generator	USA	1997–present
Moss Icon	Annapolis, Maryland, USA	1986–91, 2005–present	A pioneer of emo.
Motion City Soundtrack	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	1997–present
The Mr. T Experience	USA	1985–present
Much the Same	USA	1999–2007
The Muffs	USA	1991–present
Murphy's Law	New York City, New York, USA	1983–present	A hardcore punk band.
Mustard Plug	Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	1995–present	An American third wave ska band.
MxPx	Bremerton, Washington, USA	1992–present	A Christian punk rock band consisting of three members, who were all born in 1976.
My Chemical Romance	New Jersey, USA	2000–present	An American pop punk/alternative rock band.

[edit] N

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Naked Aggression	USA
Naked Raygun	USA	1981–90, 2006–present
Naked Violence	USA	1991–2004
Napalm Death	Birmingham, England, UK	1982–present	Credited with founding grindcore, Napalm Death are widely known for their extreme music and for their influential hardcore and crust punk.
Nation of Ulysses	Washington, D.C., USA	1988–92
National Razor	Baltimore, Maryland, USA	1998–present
Necros	USA
The Need	USA
Negative Approach	Detroit, Michigan, USA	1981–83, 2006–present	A hardcore punk band.
Negative FX	Boston, Massachusetts, USA		A hardcore punk band.
Negazione	Turin, Italy	1983–92
Nekromantix	Copenhagen, Denmark	1989–present	A psychobilly band whose bassist, Kim Nekroman, is guitarist for HorrorPops.
Nerf Herder	Santa Barbara, California, USA	1994–2003, 2005–present	An American pop punk band best known for playing the theme song for television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The Nerve Agents	USA	1998–2002
Nervous Gender	USA
New Found Glory	USA	1997–present	An American hardcore-influenced pop punk band, noted as starting a new generation of hardcore-influenced pop punk bands.
New Mexican Disaster Squad	USA	1999–2008
New York Dolls	New York City, New York, USA	1971–77, 2004–present	A glam punk group that is often cited as one of the founding punk bands.
The Nipple Erectors/The Nips	London, England	1976–81, 2008–present	A punk rock band that incorporated elements of rockabilly, 60s garage rock, and power pop. The first band of The Pogues member Shane Macgowan.
No Innocent Victim	USA	1992–present
No Use for a Name	USA	1987–present
NOFX	Los Angeles, California, USA	1983–present	A punk rock band that adds elements of ska and pop to their work; frontman Fat Mike is also the founder of their current label Fat Wreck Chords.
Noise Addict	Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia	1992–95, 2009
Nomeansno	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	1979–present
Notsensibles	Burnley, Lancashire, England	1978–82, 1996, 2005–present

[edit] O

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Offspring	Garden Grove, California, USA	1984–present	A punk rock/skate punk band that has been very popular since the release of their 1994 classic, Smash.
The Odorants	Finland
Oi Polloi	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK	1981–present
One Bad Pig	USA
Only Crime	USA	2003–present
The Only Ones	South London, England, UK	1976–82, 2007–present
Operation Ivy	Berkeley, California, USA	1987–89	A hardcore punk/ska punk band; Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman were in this band before they formed Rancid.
The Oppressed	Cardiff, Wales, UK
Osaka Popstar	USA	2006–present
The Outcasts	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	1977–85
Oxymoron	Germany

[edit] P

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Pagans	USA
Paint It Black	USA
Painted Thin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	1994–99
Pankrti	Slovenia	1977–87, 1996, 2007–present	Slovene punk rock band whose name means "The Bastards".
Paraf	Rijeka, Croatia	1976–84
Paramore	Franklin, Tennessee, USA	2004–present
Partibrejkers	Belgrade, Serbia
The Partisans	Bridgend, Wales, UK
Patti Smith Group	New York City, New York, USA
The Peace & Freedom Band	England
Pegboy	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1990–present	An American punk band from Chicago.
Pekinška patka	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia	1978–81, 2008
Penetration	County Durham, England
Pennywise	Hermosa Beach, California, USA	1988–present	A punk rock band that has achieved some success since signing to their longtime home Epitaph in 1990.
Pere Ubu	USA
Peter and the Test Tube Babies	Brighton, East Sussex, England	1978–present	An Oi! punk rock band, considered part of the punk pathetique subgenre.
Phinius Gage	Brighton, East Sussex, England	2001–present	Melodic hardcore punk band.
Pg. 99	USA
Picture Frame Seduction	Haverfordwest, Wales
Pidżama Porno	Poznań, Poland	1987–90, 1995–2007
Pinkerton Thugs	USA
Pinkly Smooth	Huntington Beach, California, USA	2001–02	Side project of Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates and drummer The Rev.
Pipes and Pints	Prague, Czech Republic	2006–present	A Celtic punk band.
The Plague	London, England
Plasmatics	USA		An early shock rock act in the punk scene.
The Plugz	USA
Point of Recognition	USA
Poison Girls	Brighton, East Sussex, England
Poison Idea	USA
Post Regiment	Poland
Pridebowl	USA
The Professionals	London, England
Project X	USA
Propagandhi	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada	1986–present	An anarchist punk rock/thrash band.
Propeller	Tallinn, Estonia	1980–present
Psychoterror	Tallinn, Estonia	1991–present
The Psyke Project	Denmark
Pulley	USA
Puncture	London, England
Punkreas	Italy

[edit] Q

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Queers	Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA	1982–84, 1990–present	A pop punk band influenced by the Ramones.

[edit] R

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Rabble	Auckland, New Zealand	2000–present
Rabid	Leicester, England, UK	1979–86
Radical Dance Faction	Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK
Radio Birdman	Australia
The Raincoats	Crouch End, London, England
Raised Fist	Luleå, Sweden	1993–present	A hardcore punk band that got its name from the lyrics of Rage Against the Machine's song "Know Your Enemy".
The Ramones	Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA	1974–96	A band that is often regarded as one of the first punk rock groups to come out of the United States.
Rancid	Albany, California, USA	1991–present	A punk rock/ska punk band that has been credited with reviving mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid 1990s. Band members have been involved in numerous other bands.
Rashit	Istanbul, Turkey	1993–present	The first major Turkish punk rock band.
Ratos de Porão	São Paulo, Brazil	1980–present	A D-beat/crossover thrash band whose lead singer is João Gordo, a popular VJ for MTV Brasil.
Raw Power	Reggio Emilia, Italy	1981–present	An Italian hardcore punk/thrashcore band.
Reagan Youth	Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA	1980–88, 2006–present	An American hardcore band that is known for their extreme satire of racism.
Real McKenzies	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	1992–present	A Scottish-influenced Celtic punk band.
Redemption 87	USA
Red Union	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia	2000–present	A left wing anti-fascist punk rock band.
Remembering Never	USA
Reset	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1993–present	A punk rock/melodic hardcore band formed when members were only 13-years-old. The original vocalist and drummer are now in Simple Plan.
Resilience	USA
The Restarts	London, England
The Rezillos	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK	1976–78, 2001–present
Rich Kids on LSD (R.K.L.)	Montecito, California, USA	1982–90, 1992–96, 1997–2006	A band associated with the "Nardcore" scene, whose career has been slowed down by members involved in their projects.
Richard Hell & The Voidoids	New York City, New York, USA
RIOT 111	New Zealand
Riot/Clone	West London, England
Rise Against	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1999–present	A melodic hardcore/hardcore punk band that has been very popular since signing to a major label.
Rites of Spring	Washington, D.C., USA	1984–86	A Washington, D.C. hardcore emo band sometimes cited as the founders of "emotive hardcore".
The Rivals	Ramsgate, Kent, England
Riverboat Gamblers	USA
Rocket from the Crypt	San Diego, California, USA	1990–2005	A punk/rock and roll band whose name was inspired by the 70s band Rocket from the Tombs.
Rocket from the Tombs	Cleveland, Ohio, USA	1974–75, 2003–present
Rollins Band	USA
Rubella Ballet	England
Rudimentary Peni		1981–present	An anarcho-punk band.
The Rudiments	USA	1990–96	An American skacore band.
The Runaways	USA	1975–79	A teenage all-girl band that included a young Joan Jett and Lita Ford.

[edit] S

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Saint Alvia	Burlington, Ontario, Canada	2005–present	A punk rock band with former members of Boys Night Out and Jersey.
The Sainte Catherines	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Saints	Australia
The Salads	Ontario, Canada	1993–present
Samhain	New Jersey, USA	1983–87, 1999	A short lived project formed by Glenn Danzig after the 1983 demise of The Misfits; the project changed its name to Danzig in 1987.
Satanic Surfers	Sweden
The Scarred	Anaheim, California, USA	2003–present
Scaterd Few	Burbank, California, USA	1983–85, 1989–95, 1997–98, 2001–02	A Christian punk band.
The Scenics	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1976–82, 2008–present
Scream	USA
The Screamers	USA
Screeching Weasel	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1986–89, 1991–94, 1996–2001, 2004–present	A satirical punk band.
Screw 32	USA	1992–97	An East Bay punk band.
The Secret Syde	USA
Sedes	Poland
Senior Discount	USA
Severed Head of State	USA
Sex Pistols	London, England, UK	1975–78, 1996, 2002–03, 2007–present	A pioneer of the English punk rock scene, who released the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, which many of today's bands cite as their main influence.
Shaila	Argentina
Sham 69	Hersham, Surrey, England	1975–80, 1989–present	A very influential Oi! band named after a faded graffiti promoting the local football (soccer) team.
She Devils	Argentina
Siekiera	Poland
Simple Plan	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	2000–present	A punk pop band with members who were formerly in the band Reset.
Sin Dios	Spain
Sister George	London, England
Siouxsie & the Banshees	London, England	1976–96	A successful punk pop, post-punk, and gothic rock band, considered to be one of the pioneers of goth fashion and music.
Ska-P	Spain
The Skids	Dunfermline, Scotland, UK
Skindred	Newport, Wales, UK	1999–present	A reggae punk metal band.
Skitsystem	Sweden
The Skitzos	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	2004–08	A band with influences of raw 70s punk and straight up rock and roll.
Skrewdriver	Blackpool, Lancashire, England	1976–93	A neo-Nazi white power skinhead band.
Slapshot	USA
Slaughter & The Dogs	Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
Sleater-Kinney	Olympia, Washington, USA	1994–2006	A riot grrrl indie rock group.
Sledgeback	USA
The Slickee Boys	USA
Slime	Germany
The Slits	London, England
Sloppy Seconds	USA
SNFU	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	1981–89, 1991–2005, 2007–present
Snot	USA
Snuff	London, England
Social Distortion	Orange County, California, USA	1978–85, 1986–present	A band that is often regarded as one of the leading bands of the 1980s hardcore punk explosion.
Some Girls	USA
Sonic Boom Six	Manchester, England	2002–present	A four-piece punk/reggae/hip-hop band.
Son of Sam	USA
Soziedad Alkoholika	Spain
Special Duties	Colchester, Essex, England
The Specials	Coventry, West Midlands, England	1977–81, 2008–present	A 2 Tone/ska band.
Spitboy	USA
The Spits	USA
Split Lip	USA
Splodgenessabounds	Keston, London, England	1979–present	An English Oi!/punk pathetique band notorious for their provocative live shows.
SSD	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1981–85	A hardcore punk band.
Stance Punks	Japan	1999–present
State of Alert	USA
The Stalin	Japan
Stiff Little Fingers	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	1977–82, 1987–present	A very influential Northern Irish punk band known for their single "Suspect Device".
The Stranglers	Guildford, Surrey, England
Street Dogs	USA
Streetlight Manifesto	East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	2002–present	A third wave ska band with members from Catch 22.
Stretch Arm Strong	USA
Strike Anywhere	Richmond, Virginia, USA	1999–present	A pop punk/melodic hardcore band.
Strike Under	USA
Strung Out	Simi Valley, California, USA	1989–present
Subhumans (Canada)	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Subhumans (UK)	Wiltshire, England	1980–87, 1998, 2004–present	A hardcore anarcho-punk band.
Sublime	Long Beach, California, USA	1988–96	A pioneer of ska punk, whose career was cut short following the death of singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell.
Suburban Lawns	USA
Suburban Rhythm	USA
Suburban Studs	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Subway Sect	London, England
The Suicide Commandos	USA
The Suicide Machines	Detroit, Michigan, USA	1991–2006	A punk band with and often fun lyrics and influences of ska.
Suicidal Tendencies	Venice, California, USA	1981–95, 1997–present	Began their career as a hardcore punk band. As soon as second guitarist Mike Clark joined them in 1987, they eventually became metal.
Sugarcult	Santa Barbara, California, USA	1998–present	A band that incorporates power pop and pop punk music.
Sum 41	Ajax, Ontario, Canada	1996–present	A Canadian pop-punk band.
Supernova	USA
Swell Maps	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Swing Kids	USA
Swingin' Utters	Santa Cruz, California, USA	1988–present	An American punk/folk punk band.

[edit] T

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Tara Perdida	Portugal
Team Dresch	USA
Teenage Head	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	1975–present	An early Canadian punk band, considered the "Canadian Ramones".
The Teen Idles	Washington, D.C., USA	1979–80	A short lived American D.C. hardcore band and a leading band in the straight edge movement.
The Teeth	USA
Television	New York City, New York, USA	1973–78, 1992–93, 2001–present	An art punk band.
Ten Foot Pole	USA
Tenpole Tudor	London, England, UK	1974–present	A British rockabilly and punk group.
Terveet Kädet	Tornio, Finland	1980–present
Þeyr (Theyr)	Reykjavík, Iceland
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb	Pensacola, Florida, USA	1997–present	An American folk punk band on Plan-It-X Records.
Thought Riot	USA
Three Dollar Bill	USA
Thrice	USA
Tiger Army	Berkeley, California, USA	1995–present	A psychobilly band.
Tim Armstrong	Albany, California, USA	1984–present	An influential musician and songwriter best known for his work with Rancid, Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers, and Transplants. In 2007, he released a solo album on his label Hellcat Records, with fellow Hellcat band The Aggrolites backing him up.
Time Again	Los Angeles, California, USA	2004–present	An American street punk band that is heavily influenced by Rancid.
Total Chaos	Pomona Valley, California, USA	1989–present	An American hardcore punk band.
Die Toten Hosen	Düsseldorf, Germany	1982–present	A German punk band.
Tough Luck	USA
Towers of London	London, England
Toxic Narcotic	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1989–present	A DIY hardcore punk band.
Toxic Reasons	USA
Toy Dolls	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England	1979–present
Tragedy	USA
Los Traidores	Montevideo, Uruguay	1986–2003
Transplants	California, USA	1999–2003, 2004–06	A rapcore project made up by members of Rancid and Blink-182.
Treble Charger	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada	1992–2006	A [pop punk]]/alternative rock band.
Tribe 8	USA
Tripwire	Mumbai, India
TSOL (True Sounds of Liberty)	Long Beach, California, USA	1979–present	An American hardcore/horror punk band that later turned to hair metal.
Tsunami Bomb	USA
Turbonegro	Oslo, Norway	1998, 2002–present	A glam punk band that combines hard rock and punk rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk".
Turning Point	USA
TZN Xenna	Poland

[edit] U

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
U.K. Subs	London, England, UK	1976–present	A band part of the original punk rock movement in England during the late 70's.
The U-Men	Seattle, Washington, USA	1981–88
Unbroken	San Diego, California, USA
The Undead	New Milford, New Jersey, USA	1980–present	An American horror punk band.
The Undertones	Derry, Northern Ireland, UK	1976–83, 1999–present	A punk rock and sometimes considered power pop or New Wave band.
The Units	San Francisco, California, USA	1978–84
The Unseen	Hingham, Massachusetts, USA	1993–present	An American street punk band.
Union 13	East Los Angeles, California, USA	1992–present	A hardcore punk band who incorporate elements of their Central American background in their music.
Unsane	New York City, New York, USA	1988–2000, 2003–present
Unwritten Law	San Diego, California, USA	1990–present	An American rock band.
Urinals	Los Angeles, California, USA	1978–present	A punk rock band known for their minimalistic style in their lyrics, sometimes even referred to as "punk haiku".
US Bombs	Huntington Beach, California, USA	1993–present	An American punk rock band.
Useless ID	Haifa, Israel	1995–present

[edit] V

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Vandals	Huntington Beach, California, USA	1980–present	A punk band turned pop punk, well-known for their use of humor and sarcasm.
The Varukers	UK	1979–88, 1993–present	A UK hardcore punk/anarcho-punk band.
Vatican Commandos	Darien Connecticut, USA	1982–85	A hardcore punk band of which Moby was a member.
Vennaskond	Estonia
The Vibrators	London, England	1976–present
Vice Squad	Bristol, England	1978–85, 1997–present	Female fronted punk rock band.
The Victims	Perth, Australia	1977–79
The Viletones	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Virus	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	1998–2004	A street punk band.
Violent Femmes	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	1980–present	A folk punk band consisting of three members. Although still active, they had not released any new material since 2000.
Vision of Disorder	USA
Voodoo Glow Skulls	Riverside, California, USA	1988–present	An American third-wave ska band.
Voorhees	Durham, County Durham, England
Void	USA

[edit] W

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Wall	Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK	1978–83
The Waltons	Isle of Wight, England
Les Wampas	Paris, France	1983–present	A pop punk/psychobilly band that refers to their music as "Yé-yé punk".
Warzone	USA
Wasted Youth	USA
Wayne County & the Electric Chairs	USA
WC	Poland
Western Addiction	USA
The Weirdos	USA
Whole Wheat Bread	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	2003–present	An American pop punk/rapcore group who was toured with bands such as Big D and the Kids Table and The Aquabats.
The Wipers	USA
Wire	London, England	1976–80, 1985–92, 1999–2004, 2006–present	An influential band, especially in the development of the post-punk genre.
WIZO	Sindelfingen, Germany	1985–2005
włochaty	Szczecin, Poland	1987–present
Wolfbrigade	Sweden
World Burns to Death	USA
The World/Inferno Friendship Society	USA
Wrangler Brutes	USA

[edit] X

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
X (Australia)	Australia
X (US)	USA	1977–93, 2004–present
X-Ray Spex	London, England, UK	1976–79, 1991, 1995–96, 2008	A punk band that featured Poly Styrene on vocals and Lora Logic on saxophone.

[edit] Y

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	New York City, New York, USA	2000–
Yellowcard	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	1997–present	A pop punk band.
You Me at Six	Weybridge, Surrey, UK	2004–present	A successful pop punk band.
Young Canadians	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	1979–80
Your Heart Breaks	Bellingham, Washington, USA	1999–present	A "collaborative music project"—with over 50 members in the lower 48 states—that plays a blend of indie rock, folk and punk, with electronic influence
Youth Brigade	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA	1980–present	An American hardcore band consisting of three brothers.
Youth in Asia	UK
Youth of Today	New York City, New York, USA	1985–90	A straight edge New York/positive hardcore punk band.
The Yuppie Pricks	Austin, Texas, USA	1999–present	A comedy punk band that reverses the traditional "working class punk" ethos and instead flaunts their wealth and affluence, in a comical, over-the-top way.

[edit] Z

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Zbogom Brus Li	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia	1992–2000, 2005–present
Zebrahead	La Habra, California, USA	1996–present	A rapcore/ska punk band.
Zegota	Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Zeke	USA
The Zeros	USA
Zero Boys	USA	1979–86, 1990–93	A hardcore punk band.
Zóna A	Bratislava, Slovakia	1984–present
Zounds	Reading, Berkshire, England, UK	1977–82, 2001–present