List of punk rock bands, L–Z

See also List of punk bands, 0–K

This is a list of punk bands (L through Z) who have achieved notability. The bands listed have played punk music at some point in their career, although they may have also played other styles. Subgenres of punk rock include anarcho-punk, art punk, Christian punk, garage punk, glam punk, hardcore punk (and first-wave emo), horror punk, Nazi punk, Oi!, riot grrrl, skate punk, and others; fusion subgenres include 2 Tone, Celtic punk, deathrock, folk punk, Gypsy punk, pop punk, psychobilly, Scottish Gaelic punk, ska punk, and others.

Bands who played in a style that influenced early punk rock—such as garage rock and protopunk—but never played punk rock themselves, should not be on this list. Bands who created a new genre that was influenced by (but not a subgenre of) punk rock—but never played punk rock, such as post-punk, alternative rock, and New Wave—should not be listed either.

L

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Lagwagon	Goleta, California, USA	1990–present	A pop punk band discovered by NOFX frontman Fat Mike, who signed them to his label Fat Wreck Chords.
La Polla Records	Spain
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards	Campbell, California, USA	2001–04	A street punk band with songs about drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, and other aspects of street life. Led by Rancid's lead guitarist, Lars Frederiksen.
Lash	Australia
Latex Generation	USA
Latterman	USA
The Lawrence Arms	USA
Leatherface	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Le Shok	USA
Le Tigre	USA
Left Alone	Wilmington, California, USA	1996–present	A pop punk/street punk band with a considerable influence from Rancid.
Leftöver Crack	New York City, New York, USA	2000–present	A political crust punk band with members of ska punk band Choking Victim
Legal Weapon	USA		Hardcore band with female vocals.
Less Than Jake	Gainesville, Florida, USA	1992–present	An American third wave ska band.
The Libertines	London, England	1997–2004	An indie punk band who were influential in the garage rock revival.
Lifetime	USA
Limp Wrist	USA
Link 80	San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA	1994–2002	An American skacore group who's lead singer, Nick Traina committed suicide.
The Living End	Australia
The Locust	San Diego, California, USA	1994–present	A hardcore punk/noisecore band and one of the first artists on Three One G Records.
London	London, England
London SS	London, England
Los Crudos	USA
Los Fastidios	Italy
Los Illegals	USA
Los Saicos	Peru
Los Violadores	Argentina
The Loved Ones	USA
Lower Class Brats	Austin, Texas, USA	1995–present	An American punk rock band highly influenced by the movie A Clockwork Orange.
Ludwig von 88	France
Lummox	Canda
Lunachicks	USA	1987–2000
The Lurkers	Uxbridge, West London, England

M

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Malignus Youth	USA
Man Alive	Israel
Mano Negra	France
Masters of the Backside	England, UK
The Matches	Oakland, California, USA	1997–present	An ex-ska indie punk band.
The Max Levine Ensemble	Washington, D.C., USA	2000–present	A DIY pop punk band from D.C. who are on Plan-It-X Records.
MC Lars	Berkeley, California, USA	1999–present	A nerdcore rapper.
MC5	Detroit, Michigan, USA	1964–72, 2003–present	A rock group often cited for creating one of the first punk songs, Kick out the Jams.
mclusky	Cardiff, Wales, UK
Millions of Dead Cops (MDC)	Austin, Texas, USA	1979–95, 2000–present	A hardcore band with strong sociopolitical views.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes	California, USA	1995–present	A cover band fronted by NOFX's Fat Mike.
The Meatmen	USA
The Meat Puppets	USA
Media Control	USA
The Mekons	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
The Mentors	USA
The Members	Camberley, Surrey, England
Métal Urbain	France
Mere Dead Men
M.I.A.	USA
Michale Graves	USA
Middle Class	USA
Midtown	New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	1999–2004
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1985–88, 1989–2003, 2007–present	An American ska-core band who had a big hit in the mid-90's, "The Impression That I Get".
Millencolin	Sweden
Million Dead	London, England
Mindless Self Indulgence	New York City, New York, USA	1995–present	A band that incorporates various genres of rock, including industrial rock, shock rock, and electropunk.
Minor Threat	Washington, D.C., USA	1980–83	An influential hardcore punk band formed by Ian MacKaye before he formed Fugazi in 1987.
The Minutemen	San Pedro, California, USA	1980–85	A short lived influential punk band featuring legendary bassist Mike Watt. It split up after D. Boon was killed in a van accident in 1985.
Mischief Brew	USA		An anarcho-folk punk band.
Los Miserables	Chile		A left-wing political band, formed in the early 1990s, shortly after the demise of the military regime of Augusto Pinochet.
The Misfits	Lodi, New Jersey, USA	1977–83, 1995–present	A pioneer of horror punk, whose career was cut short after original singer Glenn Danzig broke the band up in 1983. Twelve years later, the Misfits reformed without him.
The Mob	Yeovil, Somerset, England
Mob 47	Sweden
Moderat Likvidation	Sweden
The Moondogs	Northern Ireland, UK
Mondo Generator	USA
Moss Icon	Annapolis, Maryland, USA	1986–91, 2005–present	A pioneer of emo.
The Mr. T Experience	USA
Much the Same	USA
The Muffs	USA
Must	Hungary
Mustard Plug	Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	1995–present	An American third wave ska band.
MxPx	Bremerton, Washington, USA	1992–present	A Christian punk rock band consisting of three members, who were all born in 1976.

N

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Naked Aggression	USA
Naked Raygun	USA
Naked Violence	USA
Nation of Ulysses	Washington, D.C., USA	1988–92
Necros	USA
The Need	USA
Negative Approach	USA
Negative FX	USA
Negazione	Turin, Italy	1983–92
Nekromantix	Copenhagen, Denmark	1989–present	A psychobilly band whose bassist, Kim Nekroman, is guitarist for HorrorPops.
Nerf Herder	Santa Barbara, California, USA	1994–2003, 2005–present	An American pop punk band best known for playing the theme song for television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The Nerve Agents	USA
Nervous Gender	USA
New Found Glory	USA
New Mexican Disaster Squad	USA
New York Dolls	New York City, New York, USA	1971–77, 2004–present	A glam rock group that is often cited as one of the founding punk bands.
The Nipple Erectors	London, England, UK
No Innocent Victim	USA
No Use for a Name	USA
NOFX	Los Angeles, California, USA	1983–present	A punk rock band that adds elements of ska and pop to their work; frontman Fat Mike is also the founder of their current label Fat Wreck Chords.
Nomeansno	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	1979–present

O

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Offspring	Garden Grove, California, USA	1984–present	A Punk rock/Skate punk band that has been very popular since the release of their 1994 classic, Smash.
The Odorants	Finland
Oi Polloi	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Oingo Boingo	USA
One Bad Pig	USA
Only Crime	USA
The Only Ones	South London, England, UK	1976–82, 2007–present
Operation Ivy	Berkeley, California, USA	1987–89	A pioneer of ska punk and hardcore punk; Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman were in this band before they formed Rancid.
The Oppressed	Cardiff, Wales, UK
Osaka Popstar	USA
Oxymoron	Germany

P

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
P*U*S	Wisbech/Elm, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
The Pagans	USA
Paint It Black	USA
Pankrti	Slovenia
Paraf	Croatia
Paramore	USA
Partibrejkers	Belgrade, Serbia
The Partisans	Bridgend, Wales, UK
Patti Smith Group	New York City, New York, USA
The Peace & Freedom Band	England
Pekinška patka	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia	1978–81;2008
Penetration	County Durham, England
Pennywise	Hermosa Beach, California, USA	1988–present	A punk rock band that has achieved some success since signing to their longtime home Epitaph in 1990.
Pere Ubu	USA
Peter and the Test Tube Babies	Brighton, East Sussex, England	1978–present	An Oi! punk rock band, considered part of the punk pathetique subgenre.
Pg. 99	USA
Picture Frame Seduction	Haverfordwest, Wales
Pinkerton Thugs	USA
The Plague	London, England
Plasmatics	USA
The Plugz	USA
Point of Recognition	USA
Poison Girls	Brighton, East Sussex, England
Poison Idea	USA
Post Regiment	Poland
Pridebowl	USA
The Professionals	London, England
Project X	USA
Propagandhi	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada	1986–present	An anarchist punk rock/thrash band.
Propeller	Tallinn, Estonia	1980–present
The Psyke Project	Denmark
Public Image Ltd.	London, England
Pulley	USA
Puncture	London, England
Punkreas	Italy

Q

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Queers	Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA	1982–84, 1990–present	A pop punk band influenced by the Ramones.

R

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Radical Dance Faction	Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK
Radio Birdman	Australia
The Raincoats	Crouch End, London, England
Raised Fist	Luleå, Sweden	1993–present	A hardcore punk band that got its name from the lyrics of Rage Against the Machine's song "Know Your Enemy".
The Ramones	Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA	1974–96	A band that is often regarded as one of the first punk rock groups to come out of the United States.
Rancid	Albany, California, USA	1991–present	A band that has been credited with reviving mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid 1990s.
Ratos de Porão	São Paulo, Brazil	1980–present	A D-beat/crossover thrash band whose lead singer is João Gordo, a popular VJ for MTV Brasil.
Reagan Youth	Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA	1980–88, 2006–present	An American hardcore band that is known for their extreme satire of racism.
Real McKenzies	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	1992–present	A Scottish-influenced Celtic punk band.
Redemption 87	USA
Red Union	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia	2000–present	A left wing anti-fascist punk rock band.
Remembering Never	USA
The Remains	USA
Resilience	USA
The Restarts	London, England
The Rezillos	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK	1976–78, 2001–present
Rich Kids on LSD (R.K.L.)	Montecito, California, USA	1982–90, 1992–96, 1997–2006	A band associated with the "Nardcore" scene, whose career has been slowed down by members involved in their projects.
Richard Hell & The Voidoids	New York City, New York, USA
RIOT 111	New Zealand
Riot/Clone	West London, England
Rise Against	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1999–present	A Melodic hardcore/Hardcore punk band that has been very popular since signing to a major label.
Rites of Spring	Washington, D.C., USA	1984–86	A Washington, D.C. hardcore band sometimes cited as the founders of "emotive hardcore".
The Rivals	Ramsgate, Kent, England
Riverboat Gamblers	USA
Rocket from the Tombs	USA
Rocket from the Crypt	USA
Rollins Band	USA
Rubella Ballet	England
Rudimentary Peni		1981–present	An anarcho-punk band.
Rudiments		1990–96	An American skacore band.

S

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Sainte Catherines	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Saints	Australia
Samhain	New Jersey, USA	1983–87, 1999	A short lived project formed by Glenn Danzig after the 1983 demise of The Misfits; the project changed its name to Danzig in 1987.
Sam's the Hero	USA
Satanic Surfers	Sweden
The Scarred	USA
Scaterd Few	USA
Scratch Acid	USA
Scream	USA
Screeching Weasel	Chicago, Illinois, USA	1986–89, 1991–94, 1996–2001, 2004–present	A satirical punk band.
The Screamers	USA
The Secret Syde	USA
The Secretions	USA
Sedes	Poland
Senior Discount	USA
Severed Head of State	USA
Sex Pistols	London, England, UK	1975–78, 1996, 2002–03, 2007–present	A pioneer of the English punk rock scene, who released the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, which many of today's bands cite as their main influence.
Shaila	Argentina
Sham 69	Hersham, Surrey, England	1975–80, 1989–present	A very influential Oi! band named after a faded graffiti promoting the local football (soccer) team.
She Devils	Argentina
Siekiera	Poland
Silverstein	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Sin Dios	Spain
Sister George	London, England
Siouxsie & the Banshees	London, England	1976–96
Ska-P	Spain
The Skids	Dunfermline, Scotland, UK
Skitsystem	Sweden
The Skitzos	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	2004–08	A band with influences of raw 70s punk and straight up rock and roll.
Skrewdriver	Blackpool, Lancashire, England	1976–93
The Slackers	New York City, New York, USA	1991–present	A reggae/ska band led by Vic Ruggiero, who has helped many bands and artists on Hellcat Records.
Slapshot	USA
Slaughter & The Dogs	Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
Sledgeback	USA
The Slickee Boys	USA
Slime	Germany
The Slits	London, England
Sloppy Seconds	USA
SNFU	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	1981–89, 1991–2005, 2007–present
Snot	USA
Snuff	London, England
Social Distortion	Orange County, California, USA	1978–85, 1986–present	A band that is often regarded as one of the leading bands of the 1980s hardcore punk explosion.
Some Girls	USA
Sonic Boom Six	Manchester, England	2002–present	A four-piece punk/reggae/hip-hop band.
Son of Sam	USA
Soziedad Alkoholika	Spain
Special Duties	Colchester, Essex, England
Spitboy	USA
The Spits	USA
Split Lip	USA
Splodgenessabounds	Keston, London, England	1979–present	An English Oi!/punk pathetique band notorious for their provocative live shows.
SSD	USA
Stance Punks	Japan
State of Alert	USA
The Stalin	Japan
Stiff Little Fingers	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	1977–82, 1987–present	A very influential Northern Irish punk band known for their single "Suspect Device".
The Stooges	USA
The Stranglers	Guildford, Surrey, England
Street Dogs	USA
Streetlight Manifesto	East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	2002–present	A third wave ska band with members from Catch 22.
Stretch Arm Strong	USA
Strike Anywhere	Richmond, Virginia, USA	1999–present	A pop punk/melodic hardcore band.
Strike Under	USA
Strung Out	USA
Subhumans (Canada)	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Subhumans (UK)	Wiltshire, England	1980–87, 1998, 2004–present
Sublime	Long Beach, California, USA	1988–96	A pioneer of ska punk, whose career was cut short following the death of singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell.
Suburban Lawns	USA
Suburban Rhythm	USA
Suburban Studs	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Subway Sect	London, England
The Suicide Commandos	USA
The Suicide Machines	Detroit, Michigan, USA	1991–2006	A punk band with and often fun lyrics and influences of ska.
Suicidal Tendencies	Venice, California, USA	1981–95, 1997–present	Began their career as a hardcore punk band. As soon as second guitarist Mike Clark joined them in 1987, they eventually became metal.
Sum 41	Canada
Supernova	USA
Swell Maps	Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Swing Kids	USA
Swingin' Utters	Santa Cruz, California, USA	1988–present	An American punk/folk punk band.

T

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Tara Perdida	Portugal
Team Dresch	USA
The Teen Idles	Washington, D.C., USA	1979–80	A short lived American D.C. hardcore band and a leading band in the straight edge movement.
The Teeth	USA
Television	New York City, New York, USA	1973–78, 1992–93, 2001–present	An art punk band.
Ten Foot Pole	USA
Tenpole Tudor	London, England, UK	1974–present	A British rockabilly and punk group.
Terveet Kädet	Tornio, Finland	1980–present
Þeyr (Theyr)	Reykjavík, Iceland
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb	Pensacola, Florida, USA	1997–present	An American folk punk band on Plan-It-X Records.
Thought Riot	USA
Three Dollar Bill	USA
Thrice	USA
Tiger Army	Berkeley, California, USA	1995–present	A psychobilly band.
Tim Armstrong	Albany, California, USA	1984–present	An influential musician and songwriter best known for his work with Rancid, Operation Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers, and Transplants. In 2007, he released a solo album on his label Hellcat Records, with fellow Hellcat band The Aggrolites backing him up.
Time Again	Los Angeles, California, USA	2004–present	An American street punk band that is heavily influenced by Rancid.
Total Chaos	Pomona Valley, California, USA	1989–present	An American hardcore punk band.
Die Toten Hosen	Germany
Tough Luck	USA
Towers of London	London, England
Toxic Narcotic	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	1989–present	A DIY hardcore punk band.
Toxic Reasons	USA
Toy Dolls	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Tragedy	USA
Transplants	California, USA	1999–2003, 2004–06	A rapcore project made up by members of Rancid and Blink-182.
Tribe 8	USA
Tripwire	Mumbai, India
TSOL (True Sounds of Liberty)	Long Beach, California, USA	1979–present	An American hardcore/horror punk band that later turned to hair metal.
Tsunami Bomb	USA
Turbonegro	Oslo, Norway	1998, 2002–present	A glam punk band that combines hard rock and punk rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk".
Turning Point	USA
TZN Xenna	Poland

U

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
U.K. Subs	London, England, UK	1976–present	A band part of the original punk rock movement in England during the late 70's.
The U-Men	Seattle, Washington, USA	1981–88
Unbroken	San Diego, California, USA
The Undead	New Milford, New Jersey, USA	1980–present	An American horror punk band.
The Undertones	Derry, Northern Ireland, UK	1976–83, 1999–present	A punk rock and sometimes considered power pop or New Wave band.
The Units	San Francisco, California, USA	1978–84
The Unseen	Hingham, Massachusetts, USA	1993–present	An American street punk band.
Union 13	East Los Angeles, California, USA	1992–present	A hardcore punk band who incorporate elements of their Central American background in their music.
Unsane	New York City, New York, USA	1988–2000, 2003–present
Unwritten Law	San Diego, California, USA	1990–present	An American rock band.
Urinals	Los Angeles, California, USA	1978–present	A punk rock band known for their minimalistic style in their lyrics, sometimes even referred to as "punk haiku".
US Bombs	Huntington Beach, California, USA	1993–present	An American punk rock band.
Useless ID	Haifa, Israel	1995–present

V

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Vandals	Huntington Beach, California, USA	1980–present	A punk band well-known for their use of humor, preferring to use their music as a vehicle for entertainment and sarcasm rather than as a platform for more "serious" issues.
The Varukers	UK	1979–88, 1993–present	A UK hardcore punk/anarcho-punk band.
Vennaskond	Estonia
The Vibrators	London, England	1976–present
Vice Squad	Bristol, England	1978–85, 1997–present	Female fronted punk rock band.
The Viletones	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Virus	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA		A street punk band.
Violent Femmes	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	1980–present	A folk punk band consisting of three members. Although still active, they had not released any new material since 2000.
Vision of Disorder	USA
Voodoo Glow Skulls	Riverside, California, USA	1988–present	An American third-wave ska band.
Voorhees	Durham, County Durham, England
Void	USA

W

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
The Waltons	Isle of Wight, England, UK
Les Wampas	Paris, France	1983–present	A pop punk/psychobilly band that refers to their music as "Yé-yé punk".
Warzone	USA
Wasted Youth	USA
Wayne County & the Electric Chairs	USA
WC	Poland
Western Addiction	USA
The Weirdos	USA
Whole Wheat Bread	Jacksonville, Florida, USA	2003–present	An American pop punk/rapcore group who was toured with bands such as Big D and the Kids Table and The Aquabats.
The Wipers	USA
Wire	London, England	1976–80, 1985–92, 1999–2004, 2006–present	An influential band, especially in the development of the post-punk genre.
WIZO	Sindelfingen, Germany	1985–2005
włochaty	Szczecin, Poland	1987–present
Wolfbrigade	Sweden
World Burns to Death	USA
Wrangler Brutes	USA
Wreckless Eric	USA

X

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
X (Australia)	Australia
X (US)	USA	1977–1993, 2004–present
X-Ray Spex	London, England, UK	1976–79, 1991, 1995–96, 2008	A punk band that featured Poly Styrene on vocals and Lora Logic on saxophone.

Y

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	New York City, New York, USA	2000–
Young Canadians	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	1979–80
Your Heart Breaks	Bellingham, Washington, USA	1999–present	A "collaborative music project"—with over 50 members in the lower 48 states—that plays a blend of indie rock, folk and punk, with electronic influence
Youth Brigade	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA	1980–present	An American hardcore band consisting of three brothers.
Youth in Asia	UK
Youth of Today	new York City, New York, USA	1985–90	A straight edge New York/positive hardcore punk band.
The Yuppie Pricks	Austin, Texas, USA	1999–present	A comedy punk band that reverses the traditional "working class punk" ethos and instead flaunts their wealth and affluence, in a comical, over-the-top way.

Z

Band name	Origin	Years active	Brief summary
Zbogom Brus Li	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia	1992–2000, 2005–present
Zegota	USA
Zeke	USA
The Zeros	USA
Zero Boys	USA
Zóna A	Bratislava, Slovakia		Gypsy nazi punk band
Zounds	Reading, Berkshire, England, UK	1977–82, 2001–present