Formed in Kent, England in the late 1980s, the band was well known for its garage rock sound, explicitly sticking to this format on almost all of their albums.

Formed when hardcore punk waned in popularity, Sick of It All has nonetheless been known to be a major part of the New York hardcore scene.

Formed in 1995, the group's music incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore.

Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called " Psycho Ska ", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism.

Formed in 1989, they were advocates of the DIY punk ethic and part of the musical underground culture.

Formed in 1994 by members of a number of other local bands, they became the backbone of the Erie hardcore punk and metalcore scene.

Formed in 1986 and 1987 respectively, they were pioneers of the worldwide punk revival movement.

Formed in 1982, by the members of the melodic punk rock band Die Walter Elf among American G. I.

Formed in Orange County, California in 1991, Dystopia was a sludge metal and crust punk band, popular in both the heavy metal and crust punk scenes, due in large part to their bleak, misanthropic imagery.

Formed in Milwaukee in 1980, The Violent Femmes were one of the first and most commercially successful bands to fuse punk and folk, though their influence probably came more from early art rocks acts like The Velvet Underground.

Formed in 1990, Austin based experimental bluegrass band The Bad Livers are one example, though they used punk as more of a cultural reference point than a musical one, often appearing wearing Misfits shirts or occasionally covering Iggy Pop's " Lust for Life ".

Formed in early 1996, following the dissolution of Weatherall's influential Sabres of Paradise techno act, the Swordsmen have explored a variety of styles, from electro and 4 / 4 techno to post punk and downtempo breakbeat.

Formed in 1995, Thesyre incorporate elements of black metal, thrash metal, punk rock and industrial music.

" Formed in 1974, it toured constantly during the mid-to-late-1970s, playing rock, punk, and jazz venues and releasing two instrumental EPs on its own Event Horizon label.

Formed in 1996 by Rob Huddleston, Leer Baker, Chris Rupp and Russ Jones ( Leer and Chris later left ), the band plays straightforward punk with small doses of rockabilly and country mixed into their sound.

Formed in 1985, originally as a three-person design team composed of graduates from the Sarajevo Academy of fine arts, TRIO were part of the particular Sarajevo generation which was raised on the punk culture and pop-art movements.

Formed on January First 1988, Terra Australis Invasion Year 200, with the jamming of three core members of punk melodians THE MUTANTS / FESTERED VESTOONS plus a political renegade from thrashers TOXIC AVENGERS, the CLOWNS OF DECADENCE didn't settle on a name til some time in 1989 and then collected three more members and a significant following in Australia and New Zealand through several years of performing and touring.

Formed as the New Yardbirds in 1968, the band consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist / keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham.

Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.

Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s.

Formed in New York City, at various times the band included influential guitarist Robert Quine, Ivan Julian, Naux Maciel, Jahn Xavier, former Contortions and Raybeats guitarist Jody Harris, Golden Palominos leader Anton Fier, and future Ramone Marc Bell.

Formed in 1989 by brothers Javier, Oscar, and Edgar Galvan, and friend Eddie Gonzalez, the band gained prominence in the mid-1990s with a string of hit albums.

Formed in 1988, the band has released twelve studio albums, one box set, and one live album.

Formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Peter Case ( who had previously fronted power pop band The Nerves ), the Plimsouls began as a trio in 1978 which included Case, bassist Dave Pahoa and drummer Louie Ramírez.

Formed in August 1994 by veteran guitarist Roine Stolt as a touring band to support his solo album The Flower King, the band stayed together after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in rock music of their era.

Formed in 1993, the band blends traditional Irish folk with 1990s heavy metal.

Formed in 1995, the band originally consisted of singer, songwriter, guitarist Kris Roe and guitarist Jasin Thomason.

Formed in 1991 in Northern Virginia, the band has achieved considerable local success, winning four Wammies ( Washington, D. C. area music awards ) and a nationwide following, all outside the purview of major record labels.

Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle.

Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 ( with the current line up solidifying in 1985 ), the band includes – bassist and vocalist Mike Gordon, percussionist, vacuum player, and vocalist Jon Fishman, and keyboardist and vocalist Page McConnell.

Formed by John Parish in 1983, the band consisted of a rotating line-up that at various times included Rob Ellis and Ian Olliver, two later members of the PJ Harvey Trio.

Formed from a band called Moving England, Nick Heyward and Les Nemes met guitarist Graham Jones to form a new band, Haircut One Hundred.

Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae.

Formed in Dayton, Ohio in the early 1980s, Guided by Voices began their career as a bar band working the local scene.

Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois, in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the addition of bassist D ' arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin.

Formed after the demise of the CBS Records signed power pop band New Hearts, singer Ian Page and guitarist Dave Cairns spent the second half of 1978 writing songs that would form the basis of the first two Secret Affair albums.

Formed in 1986, the band consisted of brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on lead guitar, Rich Cipriano on bass, and Armand Majidi on drums.

Formed in New York City in 1970, The Fatback Band was the concept of Bill Curtis, an experienced session drummer, inspired to merge the " fatback " jazz beat of New Orleans into a funk band.

Formed in 1967 by Joseph Byrd, the band membership consisted of Joseph Byrd ( electronic music, electric harpsichord, organ, calliope, piano, and Durrett Electronic Music Synthesizer ); Dorothy Moskowitz ( lead vocals ); Gordon Marron ( electric violin, ring modulator ); Rand Forbes ( an early adopter of the fretless electric bass ), and Craig Woodson ( drums and percussion ).

Formed in Long Island, New York, in 1982, Public Enemy is known for their politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community.

Formed in imitative style of the Motown girl group The Supremes, the group members had gradually honed their talents with White for two years previously until they signed contracts with Uni Records.

Formed in the late 1970s, they became known for extensive use of detournement and their intention to provoke their audience through the exposition of Situationist themes.

* Formed since 1996, the People Against Gangsterism and Drugs of Cape Town, South Africa fights drugs and gangsterism in their region.

* Formed since 2000, Ranch Rescue is a still functioning organization in the southwest United States ranchers call upon to forcibly remove illegal aliens and squatters off their property.

* 1998 – Formed joint venture Equilon with Shell Oil Company, combining their Western and Midwestern U. S. refining and marketing.

Formed by a delta plain at the confluence of the Ganges ( Padma ), Brahmaputra ( Jamuna ), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries, Bangladesh's alluvial soil is highly fertile, but vulnerable to flood and drought.

Formed in Hermosa Beach, California by guitarist and lyricist Greg Ginn, they played their first show in December 1977.

Formed in 1977 and consisting of all African-American members, their early songs featured some of the fastest tempos in rock music.

Formed in 1996, the Berlin based In Extremo has also found chart success with their " medieval style stage garb and unashamed usage of such bizarre, sometimes hand made, instruments as the Scottish bagpipes.

Formed in 1878, Everton were founding members of The Football League in 1888 and won their first league championship two seasons later.

Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997.

Formed in 1993, Waylander released their debut demo, Once Upon an Era, in early 1995, mixing Irish folk music with extreme metal.

Formed in 1999, they claim their music is " made in New York, is about New York, and sounds like New York ".

Formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme.

Formed and led by Michiel Smit of the New Right, Florens van der Kooi of the NNP, as well as Inge Bleecke of Moeders tegen Pedofilie ( Mothers against Pedophilia ), the committee was labelled as extreme right by their opponents.

Formed as an amateur outfit by a rag-tag group of Rochester-area teenagers after the turn of the twentieth century ( a 1925 report has the team being founded in 1898 ), the team became known as the Jeffersons in reference to the locale of their playing field on Jefferson Avenue.

Formed in 1930, their history has been characterised by local success, with some national success too.

Formed in 1899 they have had periods of success throughout their history although not as much as their rivals Irvine Meadow.