1986 84 dated entries
Genres held to have emerged
- Indie pop / twee rock
- Rap rock rock
- Youth crew / straight edge rock
A genre's date is an approximation historians argue about, unlike the events above it — the same distinction the timeline draws.
Bands formed
- Bolt Thrower
- Cacophony
- Darkthrone
- Fugazi
- Jawbreaker
- Pixies
- Repulsion
- Sebadoh
- Skid Row
- Slint
- Vanden Plas
- Yawning Man
Artists born
Bands that ended
Scenes that began
- 1986 Seattle Seattle · 1986–1994