Minor Threat were not just a band. They were a movement. The hardcore — or harDCore — legends from Washington, D.C. not only helped usher in a brand of faster and louder punk rock along with fellow local chaos agents the Bad Brains; they also ignited a new wave of D.I.Y. ethos (releasing music on their own Dischord Records label) and personal accountability (their song "Straight Edge" inspired entire scenes to eschew alcohol, drugs, and casual sex).