Timeline of Punk Rock - 1991

1991

• Bands formed

• • AFI
  • Face to Face
  • Glue Gun (as Glü Gun)
  • Hi-Standard
  • The Muffs
  • Pinhead Gunpowder
  • Psychoterror
  • Rancid
  • Refused
  • Unwritten Law
  • The Suicide Machines

• Albums
  • Bad Religion - 80–85 (collection of old recordings)
  • Big Drill Car - Batch
  • The Casualties - "40oz Casualty EP"
  • Descendents - Somery
  • Fugazi - Steady Diet of Nothing
  • Gas Huffer - Janitors of Tomorrow
  • Green Day - 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (compilation of the EPs "1000 Hours," "39/Smooth," and "Slappy")
  • Jawbreaker - Bivouac
  • Jesus Jones - Doubt
  • No Use for a Name - Don't Miss the Train
  • NOFX - Ribbed
  • Operation Ivy - Energy (CD reissue)
  • The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Where'd You Go?
  • The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - More Noise and Other Disturbances
  • Pennywise - Pennywise
  • Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts
  • Sublime - Jah Won't Pay the Bills (independent demo tape)
  • The Scientists - Absolute
  • Toy Dolls - Fat Bob's Feet
  • Nirvana - Nevermind (Breakthrough)

• Disbandments
  • Gorilla Biscuits
  • Chain of Strength
  • Inside Out
  • Talking Heads
  • Snuff

• Events
  • Israel Joseph I joins Bad Brains as H.R.'s replacement. Their original drummer Earl Hudson also left during this time and was replaced by Mackie Jayson.
  • Johnny Thunders, of the New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers, dies on April 23, at the age of 38, of an apparent methadone and alcohol overdose, in New Orleans.
  • Television reunites to record a new album for Capitol Records.
  • In the late summer Tre Cool becomes drummer for Green Day as their old drummer Al Sobrante leaves the band to focus on college.
  • Following Snuff's break up all 3 members apply to play bass for Leatherface.