Various, G.B.H., The Expelled, The Insane, One Way System, Court Martial, Action Pact, The Dark, Violators, Channel 3, Abrasive Wheels, The Enemy, Riot/Clone, The Wall, Disorder, Erazerhead, Vice Squad

Vancouver Punk

The west-coast first wave that coined 'hardcore' — political, tuneful and absurdly early.

Detroit Proto-Punk

Pull this thread and you get Michigan guitar noise from 1969 ballrooms to 1999 basements, unbroken.