Introduction: Let’s Talk About the Bands Who Deserved More
Punk history is full of bands who burned bright but never got the spotlight they deserved.
Sometimes geography held them back.
Sometimes politics.
Sometimes the industry just didn’t know what to do with them.
Let’s change that today.
Band #1 — Los Saicos (Peru)
The proto-punk kings.
Without them, punk’s timeline doesn’t make sense.
Band #2 — The Stalin (Japan)
Japan’s most explosive political punk act.
Band #3 — The Kominas (Desi Punk)
Funny, sharp, brave — and groundbreaking in Muslim punk spaces.
Band #4 — Hog Hoggidy Hog (South Africa)
A ska-punk hybrid with heart and infectious energy.
Band #5 — Marjinal (Indonesia)
Part band, part social movement.
Street punk as activism.
Band #6 — Bob Vylan (UK)
Hardcore grime-punk with razor-sharp commentary.
Band #7 — Big Joanie (UK)
Black feminist punk trio rewriting the sonic space.
Band #8 — Otoboke Beaver (Japan)
Mathematical chaos in perfect lipstick.
Band #9 — Gouge Away (US)
Feminist hardcore brilliance.
Band #10 — Ratos de Porão (Brazil)
The angry beating heart of Brazilian punk.
Conclusion: Your New Playlist Awaits
These aren’t b-sides.
They’re essential.
Add them, blast them, share them.
The world of punk is much bigger — and better — than the charts ever showed you.
