The history of skate punk (the music style I will put into my magazine)

 

The musical style of skate punk combines the intensity of hardcore punk and thrashcore with more melodic song writing. However, the earliest skate punk bands had a more raw sound which generally became more melodic over time.

There is a considerable amount of overlap between the sound of skate punk and other forms of punk, so many bands classified as skate punk also fit into genres such as pop punk, melodic hardcore, thrashcore, metalcore and crossover thrash.

Skate punk started in Early-1980s California, where skateboarding was growing in popularity and was considered a form of rebellion. Bands that influenced the genre include Black Flag, JFA, Agent Orange, Minor Threat and Bad Religion. The Big Boys from Texas and JFA from Arizona are widely considered to be the first skate punk bands. Both bands were made up entirely of skateboarders and played loud and fast music designed to match the intensity of skateboarding. Bands such as RKL, NOFX, Stalag 13, The Black Athletes, Tales of Terror, Hogan's Heroes, The Faction, and Suicidal Tendencies were also among the first wave of skate punk bands, with the latter band also paving the way for skate punk bands to play funk metal.

 

The 1990s saw a rise in the popularity of skate punk as it evolved to be more melodic. During this time skate punk bands experienced a fair amount of commercial success and were featured in events such as the Warped tour. Blink-182's first two albums, Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch, were skate punk, and brought large popularity to the genre. Sum 41's major label debut All Killer, No Filler contained some skate punk elements.

Skater punk is mainly the style of punk used in skater videos, such as Thrasher and other popular skater websites.