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'''Six Feet Under''' was one of the oldest punk/hardcore bands, who were active from around [[1980]]-[[1983]]. They are not related * [https://chicagoreader.com/music/unearthing-influential-chicago-proto-hardcore-band-six-feet-under/ Secret History of Chicago Music article on 6 Feet Und

'''Negative Element''' was a punk band, originally from Willow Springs (southwest suburbs). They were a youn * '''''Chicago Hardcore Compilation''' (Never Released)

...[Iain Burgess]] and may release a compilation CD with fellow early Chicago punk bands [[Silver Abuse]] and the Way-Outs! in conjunction with their reunion ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfRVt_Sc3eY Count Chocula (from Chicago Punk Rock 1980's DVD)]

...had no sign out front. Because of this, Oz was a club for the dedicated, hardcore fans of the scene. The owner of Oz was [[Dem Hopkins]]. ...d to Oz. The Vipere clientele moved to Oz and it was the dominant Chicago punk club for a period of three years.

...ty and one of the leaders in the shift of the "Chicago sound" from punk to hardcore. ...called Amnesty in Sep. 83. After telling me about thier desire to start a punk band, they basically auditioned me on the spot. We played a few Ramones tun

...banded in [[1993]]. The band's sound could be described as a mix of crusty punk and metal. Vocalist [[Karl Patton]] remained the only constant member thro * Chicago hardcore band I ATTACK covers ''They Start The War'' on their American Dream 7"

'''Trial by Fire''' was a Chicago punk band that performed from Autumn [[1981]] to Autumn [[1982]], after the demi ...1981/1982 say that Trial By Fire was one of the best bands of the Chicago Punk era.

...e on Down) was a large venue in the Rogers Park/Edgewater area that played punk shows in the early 1980s. Because of its size, usually larger acts played ...d. It seemed like this was the first night Chicago finally got the kind of punk scene it had been waiting for, no longer prisoner to musical trends from Lo

..." peers and featured a style that couldn't really be categorized by normal punk conventions.

...e were inspired groups like Husker Du and the Minutemen who were consider "punk" but whose sound did not reflect a formulaic approach. ...lyrics. This combination, and their use of cleaner guitar tones than their punk peers, made them unique in the Chicago scene.

...V, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University. ...Coffeehouse]] many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the foun

...sic was muddy punk rock with Chris adding searing guitar solos atypical of hardcore music at the time.

== Notable Chicago Punk Events in 1981 == ...[Subverts]], part of the [http://www.chicagopunkpix.com/flyers/Misc04.html Hardcore '81] tour

...started in [[1990]] and are largely attributed to carrying Chicago's post hardcore with melodic overtones into the 1990s, and continues on to this day. Their

'''Life Sentence''' was/is a popular Chicago punk/hardcore band from the mid 1980s to the early 90s. They were from Itasca and formed ...summarizing, read [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/ MXV's review of Life Sentence's LP] - where many forme

...c and weird for [[Negative Element]]. Strange enough, I wasn't really into hardcore but freaky music. Heck, I liked Black Flag and the Circle Jerks and all the ...orderline by the MC5's - which was almost a taboo 'no, no' in the emerging hardcore scene. We played dozens and dozens of shows. [[Jeff Pezatti]] even used us

'''Big Black''' was one of the most important Chicago punk bands of the 1980s. They are one of the [[Big Four]] and released a bevy o ...e explosion. Among a slew of other genres including punk, noise-rock, post-hardcore, etc., Big Black could also be labeled as ''pre-industrial''. With the use

'''Bhopal Stiffs''' were a popular Chicago punk/hardcore band from [[1985]]-[[1989]]. They released a ten-track demo, a 12" EP and * [http://www.citizenlunchbox.com/punk/flyers/showem.php?bandID=21 Citizenlunchbox's Bhopal Stiffs Flyers]

...An unsanctioned internet reference refers to them as "melodic anarcho '77 punk rock with a real good singer." ...s, unrelenting sociopolitical passions, and his ever-evolving original pop-punk canon. Having quickly recorded his first two songs under the new moniker,

== The Chicago Punk Database == ...l eras past and present. Most information on this page focuses on Chicago punk before [[1990]], though there is a growing collection of information from t