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Minor Threat was an American  band, formed in 1980 in  by vocalist  and drummer . MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist  and guitarist  to form Minor Threat. They added a fifth member, , in 1982, playing bass, while Baker switched to second guitar. The band was relatively short-lived, disbanding after only four years together, but had a strong influence on the punk scene, both stylistically and in establishing a "" ethic for music distribution and concert promotion. Minor Threat's song "" became the eventual basis of the  movement, which emphasized a lifestyle without alcohol or other drugs, or promiscuous sex. described Minor Threat's music as "iconic" and noted that their groundbreaking music "has held up better than [that of] most of their contemporaries."

Along with the fellow  band  and California band , Minor Threat set the standard for many hardcore punk bands in the 1980s and 1990s. All of Minor Threat's recordings were released on MacKaye's and Nelson's own label, . The  EP and their only full-length studio album  have received a number of accolades and are cited as landmarks of the hardcore punk genre.