Justice League (band)
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Justice League, formed in 1983 and disbanded in 1988, were a Southern California based straight edge
hardcore punk
group.
Historically, Justice League
was the third straight edge
band formed in Southern California, United States, with the first being America's Hardcore (AHC) from Los Angeles and the second being Stalag 13 from Oxnard. Justice League was heavily influenced by both bands.
After the group's break-up, guitarist/bassist Ryan Hoffman and drummer Chris Bratton
went on to form Chain of Strength
, whose band name originates from a Justice League song title of the same name.
Straight edge
Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
group.
Historically, Justice League
Justice League
The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics....
was the third straight edge
Straight edge
Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...
band formed in Southern California, United States, with the first being America's Hardcore (AHC) from Los Angeles and the second being Stalag 13 from Oxnard. Justice League was heavily influenced by both bands.
After the group's break-up, guitarist/bassist Ryan Hoffman and drummer Chris Bratton
Chris Bratton
Chris Bratton is a drummer involved in the hardcore punk scene since 1983. He has drummed in several influential bands including Justice League, No For An Answer, Chain Of Strength, Inside Out, Statue, Drive Like Jehu and Wool....
went on to form Chain of Strength
Chain of Strength
Chain of Strength was a late '80s and early '90s straight edge hardcore punk band from Southern California.-Biography:The first Chain of Strength release was a 7" EP entitled True Till Death, released through Revelation Records. After parting ways with Revelation, they formed their own Foundation...
, whose band name originates from a Justice League song title of the same name.
Guitar
- Matt Baker (1987 summer tour only)
- Ted Edeson
- Ryan Hoffman
- Fred Mahintorabi
- Marc Maxey (1987 summer tour only)
Discography
- 1985 - Think or Sink 7" EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(Fartblossom Enterprises) - 1987 - Shattered Dreams 12" LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
(Fartblossom Enterprises) - 1987 - Reach Out 12" EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(Positive Force Records)
Compilation albums
- 1984 - I Love Pomona Cassette LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
(Fartblossom Enterprises) - 1985 - We Got Power Part 2: Party Animal 12" LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
(Mystic RecordsMystic RecordsMystic Records is a record label and music production company that was based in Hollywood CA one block south of Hollywood and Vine and later moved to Oceanside, California...
) - 1986 - Empty Skulls 12" LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
(Fartblossom Enterprises) - 1998 - Suburban Voice 15th Anniversary Compilation CD (Suburban Voice Zine)