Lesser known Punk bands

[Americow]

I was wondering if any of you peeps knew anything about any of the more undergorund punk bands. I'm trying to discover some on my own. Please note: Punk is stuff like the Dead Kennedy's, I guess Anti-flag's original stuff too, no Green Day shit or any pop-punk like that. REAL punk. Thanks!

[GetBert]

DI, TSOL, and The Vandals

[Heinleinites]

Punk is for kids who're mad at their parents and can't play an instrument, but still want to be in a band.

[GetBert]

Punk is for kids who're mad at their parents and can't play an instrument, but still want to be in a band.

You say that like it is a bad thing.

[Isselmere]

Crass. Isn't exactly lesser known, but certainly original. Makes the Dead Kennedys seem like pop-stars. Flipper was pretty amazing, although not as original, as were Bad Brains.

[EvilDarkMagicians]

Punk...I don't get it. ? Is it like punk rock type thing or what?

[Free Soviets]

refused.

[Daistallia 2104]

The Clovers - Osaka's best J/Celtic punk band - qualifies as pretty obscure I'd say...
Other good J bands: Melt Banana, Genbaku Onanies, Boris

[Anarchic-Marxist]

Reagan Youth!!!
Circle Jerks
Bad Brains
Suicidal Tendencies(1st album)
Black Flag
Jodie Fosters Army(JFA)
G.B.H
Youth Brigade
The Misfits(maybe)
D.R.I.
Dwarves
Really Red
The Minutemen

[Javoul]

Crass

[Ernst_Rohm]

doa
mdc(millions of dead cops)
the dickies
killdozer(post punk but so under rated)
the pogues(a bit new wave but the first celtic folk punks)
the butthole surfers
the germs
minor threat
the cro mags
blood for blood

[Intangelon]

Forum 7 (while not a punk band, that might be a good name for one).

[Americow]

I guess I'll get a listenin', I've heard OF the bands, but not much by them. I do love the Dwarves though, only got one album sadly...

[Anarchic-Marxist]

I guess I'll get a listenin', I've heard OF the bands, but not much by them. I do love the Dwarves though, only got one album sadly...

Horror Stories,Blood Guts & Pussy,Thank Heaven for Little Girls,Sugarfix,The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking,and "The Dwarves Come Clean

[Daistallia 2104]

Reagan Youth!!!
Circle Jerks
Bad Brains
Suicidal Tendencies(1st album)
Black Flag
The Misfits(maybe)

Lesser known? Really??? (And that goes for Refused, Crass, Pogues, and Butthole Surfers as well.)

[Anarchic-Marxist]

Reagan Youth!!!
Circle Jerks
Bad Brains
Suicidal Tendencies(1st album)
Black Flag
The Misfits(maybe)

Lesser known? Really??? (And that goes for Refused, Crass, Pogues, and Butthole Surfers as well.)

Butthole Surfers are the shit i love love love Locust Abortion Technician

[Anarchic-Marxist]

Reagan Youth!!!
Circle Jerks
Bad Brains
Suicidal Tendencies(1st album)
Black Flag
The Misfits(maybe)

Lesser known? Really??? (And that goes for Refused, Crass, Pogues, and Butthole Surfers as well.)

in the town i live in no one know of thoes bands exept for misfits

[Ryadn]

Reagan Youth!!!
Circle Jerks
Bad Brains
Suicidal Tendencies(1st album)
Black Flag
The Misfits(maybe)

Lesser known? Really??? (And that goes for Refused, Crass, Pogues, and Butthole Surfers as well.)

in the town i live in no one know of thoes bands exept for misfits

Weeeeird. How can you NOT know of at least Bad Brains and Black Flag?

[Anarchic-Marxist]

Lesser known? Really??? (And that goes for Refused, Crass, Pogues, and Butthole Surfers as well.)

in the town i live in no one know of thoes bands exept for misfits

Weeeeird. How can you NOT know of at least Bad Brains and Black Flag?

YEAH i know

[Abstain X]

Punk is for kids who're mad at their parents and can't play an instrument, but still want to be in a band.

That's the idea that makes Punk great though, 5 chords and drum mashing, with screaming. Sounds great to angst filled teens, or people that like noise.

Operation Ivy.

[Ryadn]

Some of these are really more hXc than punk, but... I dunno, if you like hard punk you might like them?

Lower Class Brats
Blood Brothers
Give Up the Ghost (used to be: American Nightmare)
Bad Religion
Orchid
Converge
Dillinger Escape Plan
From Autumn to Ashes
The Buzzcocks
Planes Mistaken for Stars
Good Riddance
NOFX
Murder City Devils

EDIT: Whoops... you said lesser known...well, ignore all the well-known ones.

[Anarchic-Marxist]

Some of these are really more hXc than punk, but... I dunno, if you like hard punk you might like them?

Lower Class Brats
Blood Brothers
Give Up the Ghost (used to be: American Nightmare)
Bad Religion
Orchid
Converge
Dillinger Escape Plan
From Autumn to Ashes
The Buzzcocks
Planes Mistaken for Stars

lower class brats and bad religion are the shit but idk if i'v heard of thoes other bands

[Daistallia 2104]

Some of these are really more hXc than punk, but... I dunno, if you like hard punk you might like them?

Lower Class Brats
Blood Brothers
Give Up the Ghost (used to be: American Nightmare)
Bad Religion
Orchid
Converge
Dillinger Escape Plan
From Autumn to Ashes
The Buzzcocks
Planes Mistaken for Stars

lower class brats and bad religion are the shit but idk if i'v heard of thoes other bands

Never head of the Buzzcocks? Go get listening right now!

[Ryadn]

Some of these are really more hXc than punk, but... I dunno, if you like hard punk you might like them?

Lower Class Brats
Blood Brothers
Give Up the Ghost (used to be: American Nightmare)
Bad Religion
Orchid
Converge
Dillinger Escape Plan
From Autumn to Ashes
The Buzzcocks
Planes Mistaken for Stars

lower class brats and bad religion are the shit but idk if i'v heard of thoes other bands

Never head of the Buzzcocks? Go get listening right now!

Kids these days! I was going to put in all the old-school stuff like Dead Boys, Minutemen, Rancid, Pennywise, etc. but then I noticed it said "lesser known" (but I was too lazy to take out the ones I'd typed, because I'm...excessively complicated in my laziness?).

[The Cat-Tribe]

I reject the mindset that equates "lesser known" with "better," just as reject that "popular" means "better."

As a fan of punk for several decades who loves many of the "lesser known" groups in this thread, I would also defend Green Day as a decent punk band. The best? No. The most "punk"? No. But a decent and, yes, punk band.