Do we have one of these already?
I thought that, seeing as metal and punk are often a rather incestuous duo, we could have a thread to discuss punk bands, give/receive recommendations, that sort of thing.
What are some of your favorite punk bands? Sub-genres? Why? Do you loathe this genre of music? If so, why? That sort of thing.
For me, as I was discovering metal, punk was very much a "secondary" genre. That is to say, if I wanted to listen to punk I would go to a few bands and listen to them consistently to get my punk fix, rather than actually explore the genre too much. For me those bands were Bad Religion and the Misfits. I've been going through a bit of a renaissance with these bands as of late, which is part of the reason as to why I'm creating this thread. Some other bands I've been listening to have been Minor Threat, Black Flag, a bit of Anti-Cimex, Discharge, Negative Approach, and Bad Brains.
I'm always open to suggestions for new and awesome music, so if anyone has some personal favorites or some really obvious greats that I'm missing, I'd love to read them.