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

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

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

Formed from dissidents within the SPD, the KPD led the communist uprisings in the early Weimar period — which the SPD crushed.

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 the early 1990s, the group was originally called " The Band-Aid Boys ".

Formed in early 2012, Crazy Chief premiered their first show during Las Vegas ' Neon Reverb festival in September 2012.

Formed in 1978, the band became closely linked to the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement of the early 1980s, and are best known for their 1980 hit " Fade to Grey ".

Formed in early 1996 under then name of " Stuff ," the band consisted of members Chelsey Pieratt, Chris Billings, brothers Andy and Nic Higham, and Dustin Sanders, all members of a Christian youth group who wanted to promote their faith through their various musical talents.

Formed in the early 20th century by Rabbi Alfred G. Moses and Rabbi Morris Lichtenstein.

Formed from the union of the TPLF and the Ethiopian Peoples Democratic Movement ( EPDM ) in early 1989, they were later joined by the OPDO ( Oromo of the TPLF and EPLF, and Oromo members of EPDM ) and the Ethiopian Democratic Officers ’ Revolutionary Movement ( a small body of Derg officers captured by TPLF, most notably at Shire in February 1989, which was later disbanded after the establishment of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia.

Formed in the early 1960s when ska was hot, the Maytals had a reputation for having strong, well-blended voices and a seldom-rivaled passion for their music.

Formed in 1982, synthpop band Information Society achieved mainstream success for a while in the late eighties and early nineties.

Formed in 1996 in Arlington, Virginia, USA, Da Vinci's Notebook achieved early success in the a cappella community with their appearance at the 1996 Harmony Sweepstakes finals.

Formed from the ashes of two disbanded rival groups that had played the same southern circuit, The Allman Joys ( based in Florida ) and the Men-its ( based in Alabama ), the group was booked in early 1967 into a month-long engagement in St. Louis, Missouri, where they met members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, whose manager, Bill McEuen, arranged for them a contract with Liberty Records.

* Brook Bright – guitar, vocals ( Formed band as City Kidd in early 1980s ) ( 1981 – 1983 )

Formed during the early ages of the earth formation, the rocks of the park were compressed, and folded under tremendous pressure.

Formed in 1995, the group's early sound was highly influenced by krautrock and post-rock and British shoegazer bands like Cocteau Twins, often featuring long instrumental passages.

Formed in Walthamstow, London in 1991, the group have achieved eighteen Top 20 singles and four Top 10 albums, and were one of the UK's most popular boy bands during the early to mid-1990s.

Formed in the early 1960s, they released a few bizarre surf rock albums, most notably 1963's Hot Rod Hootenanny.

Formed under the management of then head coach Jorge Alvial, the 2006 Islanders had a record of 3 – 2 – 1 up to early June, whene Alvial put in his resignation to become a scout for the English club Chelsea.

Formed in 1941, with Soleiman Mohsen Eskandari as its head, it had considerable influence in its early years and played an important role during Mohammad Mosaddeq's campaign to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and his term as prime minister.

Formed by Andrew Hewson in the early 1980s, Hewson Consultants became one of the UK's most successful computer game publishers.

Formed in the early 1990s New Jersey Oi!

Formed in the early 1990s by David " Porky " Brennand, its most significant artists included Fila Brazillia, Baby Mammoth, Bullitnuts and most recently Leggo Beast.

Formed in 1957, the SI was active in Europe through the 1960s and aspired to major social and political transformations.

Formed in 1926 by Sir Patrick Abercrombie to limit urban sprawl and ribbon development, the CPRE ( until the 1960s the Council for the Preservation of Rural England and from then until 2003 the Council for the Protection of Rural England ) claims to be one of the longest running environmental groups.

Formed in the 1960s as a division of the Popular Socialist Party as the Argentine Socialist Party, it was forced to change its name in 1983 after the prohibition for political parties to have the terms National or Argentine in their names.

Formed at the end of 1920, they were known as the " Saal-Schutz " ( Hall-Protection ).

Formed into a phalanx formation, they were able to withstand a cavalry charge better than might be expected, especially as Charles had been able to secure the high ground-with trees before him to further confound any cavalry charges.

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 in 1977, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been increasingly active against whaling and fishing vessels which they see as violating international laws, regulations and treaties, particularly where whaling is concerned.

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

Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums have been released.

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

Formed millions of years ago by volcanism, they have since subsided far below sea level.

Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s.

Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino joined Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later.

Formed in 2005, they are currently running 6 nationwide chapters.

Formed in 1903 as a result of the amalgamation of three clubs from Aberdeen, they rarely challenged for honours until the 1950s, when they won each of the major Scottish trophies under manager Dave Halliday.

Formed in 1999 they campaign for better cycling provision for leisure and utility cyclists.

Formed in 1885 they are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and currently compete in the SJFA Central Division One.

Formed in 1912, they have a history of local and national success, Their nearest neighbours and rivals, are Auchinleck Talbot.

Formed in 1897 they are one of the most successful Junior clubs still playing.

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

Formed in 1976, they have released more than thirty albums and won nine Grammy Awards.

Formed in 1884 as a Junior club, they were beaten finalists in the second ever Scottish Junior Cup in 1887 – 88 and turned Senior the following season.

Formed in Edinburgh by ex-soldier Wattie Buchan, they signed to Secret Records in March 1981 and released their debut EP Army Life.

Formed in 1995, they have released six albums, and have been named the “ Best Local Experimental / Fringe Band / Artist of Atlanta ” in Creative Loafing for the years 1998-2002.

Formed in 1986, they released three albums on the Washington, D. C .- based label Dischord Records and were a post-hardcore band, although they drew upon a wide range of stylistic influences, including pop.