Dag Nasty

Biography

Dag Nasty was one of the first bands to temper hardcore music with melodicism, a style that would eventually infiltrate the US charts in the late 90s courtesy of disciples such as Blink-182 and the Offspring and the new wave of emo (emotional hardcore) bands. The Washington, DC, USA-based outfit originally formed in the mid-80s, when Brian Baker (guitar; ex-Minor Threat) and Shawn Brown (vocals) joined forces, but before the band (which also included Roger Marbury (bass) and Colin Sears (drums)... Read more