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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
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Steven Hill

A beginner's guide to 90s punk in 5 essential albums

A montage of Bad Religion, The Offspring, Refused, Green Day and Blink 182 on a colourful background

1991 was the year that punk broke... again. After a decade of brilliant underground releases in the 1980s, where punk rock morphed and evolved into a variety of new and exciting sounds, the mainstream once again woke up to the charms of the genre in the 90s. To many it was the era that introduced them to the sound of punk, to others it was the time where the music they loved jumped the shark. Whatever your opinion, you can’t deny it was a fascinating period. This is the story of how it all went down in 5 albums.

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