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Minor Threat
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Formed1980OriginUnited StatesGenrehardcore punk, straight edge, punk rockLabelDischord RecordsMembersIan MacKaye, Lyle Preslar, Brian Baker, Jeff Nelson, Steve Hansgen
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C., by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson. MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist Brian Baker and guitarist Lyle Preslar to form Minor Threat. They added a fifth member, Steve Hansgen, in 1982, playing bass, while Baker switched to second guitar.
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