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
Biography
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)
- Out of Step (1983)
Essential songs
- Straight Edge (1981)
- Out of Step (1983)
- In My Eyes (1981)
- Minor Threat (1981)
- Filler (1981)
Genres
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