Hint
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Letter
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Answer
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UK band who dress like the droogs from Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.
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A
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The Adicts
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Humorous pop-punk band behind "All The Small Things" & "What's My Age Again?".
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B
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Blink-182
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LA hardcore band featuring Keith Morris, named after a group sex act.
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C
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Circle Jerks
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Politically charged San Francisco band featuring Jello Biafra, behind "Holiday In Cambodia".
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D
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The Dead Kennedys
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UK hardcore & grindcore pioneers, who took part in an infamous performance with KLF at the 1992 BRIT awards.
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E
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Extreme Noise Terror
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Cult UK post-punk band of the late Mark E. Smith. Albums include "Live at the Witch Trials" & "Hex Enduction Hour".
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F
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The Fall
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US pop-punk band of twin brothers Joel & Benji Madden, behind "The Anthem".
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G
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Good Charlotte
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US hardcore band of Jamey Jasta, who influenced the later metalcore genre. Albums include "The Rise of Brutality".
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H
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Hatebreed
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Critically acclaimed Bristol band featuring vocalist Joe Talbot, whose debut album was 2017's "Brutalism".
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I
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Idles
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Pioneering UK post-punk band of the late Ian Curtis, whose members would go on to form New Order.
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J
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Joy Division
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All Muslim, Pakistani-American punk band who call their music "Taqwacore".
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K
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The Kominas
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Australian punk and rockabilly band behind the singles "Prisoner of Society" and "Second Solution".
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L
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The Living End
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Iconic US hardcore punk band featuring Ian MacKaye, whose song "Straight Edge" was the basis of the straight edge movement.
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M
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Minor Threat
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Pop-punk/ska punk band featuring Gwen Stefani, who had huge hits in the 90's with "I'm Just A Girl" and "Don't Speak".
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N
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No Doubt
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US ska punk band named after a series of US nuclear tests. Members would go on to form Rancid.
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O
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Operation Ivy
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Iconic celtic punk band of the late great Shane MacGowan, behind "Fairytale of New York".
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P
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The Pogues
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US band whose name might be considered offensive by today's standards, as they are not part of the LBGTQ community.
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Q
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The Queers
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California punk band of Tim Armstrong & Lars Frederiksen, behind 90's hits "Ruby Soho", "Time Bomb" & "Roots Radicals".
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R
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Rancid
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Prominent UK Oi! band whose name was derived from faded graffiti dedicated to the Hersham football club vocalist Jim Pursey saw on a wall.
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S
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Sham 69
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US punk rock/rap rock supergroup featuring members of Rancid and Blink-182.
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T
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Transplants
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Band from Northern Ireland featuring vocalist Feargal Sharkey, behind the hits "Teenage Kicks" and "Jimmy Jimmy".
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U
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The Undertones
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Humorous California punk band whose albums include "Peace Thru Vandalism" and "Fear of a Punk Planet".
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V
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The Vandals
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Highly influential UK art punk/post-punk band whose debut album was 1977's "Pink Flag".
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W
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Wire
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UK band featuring Poly Styrene & saxophonist Lora Logic, behind the classic '77 single "Oh Bondage Up Yours!".
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X
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X-Ray Spex
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Florida pop-punk/emo band behind "Ocean Avenue", and notable for having a violinist.
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Y
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Yellowcard
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In a parallel universe, this US hardcore punk band might be called the Zilch Lads.
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Z
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Zero Boys
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