Minor Threat
Minor Threat defined the straight edge movement and set the standard for hardcore punk intensity. Ian MacKaye's Dischord Records became a model for independent music, and their blistering short songs packed more energy into two minutes than most bands manage in ten.
Origin: Washington, D.C., USA · Years active: 1980–1983
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Minor Threat defined the straight edge movement and set the standard for hardcore punk intensity. Ian MacKaye's Dischord Records became a model for independent music, and their blistering short songs packed more energy into two minutes than most bands manage in ten.
Key 1980s albums
- Minor Threat (1981) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Out of Step (1983) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Straight Edge (1981) — 80s songs
- Out of Step (1983) — 80s songs
- In My Eyes (1981) — 80s songs
- Minor Threat (1981) — 80s songs
- Filler (1981) — 80s songs
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- Who are Minor Threat?
- Minor Threat — Washington, D.C., USA, active 1980–1983. Minor Threat defined the straight edge movement and set the standard for hardcore punk intensity. Ian MacKaye's Dischord Records became a model for independent music, and their blistering short songs packed more energy i
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