Punk exploded onto the music scene in the late '70s with bands like the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Clash, but by the mid-80s these bands were beginning to move away from their early loud, fast and abrasive sound, and began to incorporate either more complex songwriting or fully embrace their pop leanings. From this vacuum, hardcore punk emerged, a new style, one even faster, angrier and more aggressive. One of the earliest hardcore punk bands was Black Flag, but by the mid-80s they too ha
Punk exploded onto the music scene in the late '70s with bands like the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Clash, but by the mid-80s these bands were beginning to move away from their early loud, fast and abrasive sound, and began to incorporate either more complex songwriting or fully embrace their pop leanings. From this vacuum, hardcore punk emerged, a new style, one even faster, angrier and more aggressive. One of the earliest hardcore punk bands was Black Flag, but by the mid-80s they too ha…
