The Afflicted are a punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band (also considered a Skate punk

Skate punk

Skate punk is a sub genre of punk rock, originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene, that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most commonly describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an...

 band) based in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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.They were first active from 1982–1988, consisting of Dan Rancid (lead vocals and lyrics), Barry Wilder (guitar), Frankie John Lennon (bass), and Daryl Bach (drums). They gained popularity with a cult classic, "Here Come the Cops" (produced by Daniel Levitin

Daniel Levitin

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) that was featured on the punk compilation album P.E.A.C.E./War

P.E.A.C.E./War

P.E.A.C.E./War is a compilation double album first released in 1984 by R Radical Records, the label run by MDC's Dave Dictor, in association with the San Francisco Bay Area punk fanzine Maximum RocknRoll...

. They released an LP in 1985, also produced by Levitin, "Good News About Mental Health", on Infrasonic Records. The LP featured 11 songs including an updated version of "Here Come the Cops," and covers of Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

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's "Rock and Roll

Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)

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" and The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

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's "Sweet Jane

Sweet Jane

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", the latter of which reached the Top 10 for several weeks in 1986 on radio station KUSF

KUSF

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. The album was named one of the Top 10 Records of 1985 by GQ Magazine. The group were featured for a short-time as recurring characters in Nexus comics

Nexus (comics)

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 beginning with issue 40 (January 1988).The Band Reunited for Spikefest in 2008 and are planning to tour in 2010.

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