The Damned

UK

Formed: 1976

Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock, Country

Styles: Punk/New Wave, British Punk, Punk, Goth Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock

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With punk's history having entered a new millennium, the impact of the band initially judged "the least likely to" seems to grow ever more each day. The Ramones hold deserved pride of place for kick-starting the whole thing, while the Sex Pistols -- and to a lesser extent, the Clash -- helped take it to an even more notorious level, serving as role models for many young bands to this day. But arguably just as important and memorable were the Damned, London contemporaries of the Pistols and Clash that made their own mark from the start. Eschewin...

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