The Faith (American band)

The Faith
Alec MacKaye and Michael Hampton of the Faith, The Chancery, Washington, D.C., 1982
Background information
Origin	Washington, D.C., United States
Genres	Hardcore punk melodic hardcore emo[1]
Years active	1981–1983
Labels	Dischord
Past members	Alec MacKaye Michael Hampton Ivor Hanson Chris Bald Edward Janney

The Faith was an early American hardcore punk band, from Washington D.C., with strong connections to the scene centered on the Dischord label. Along with Minor Threat, the Faith were key players in the early development of hardcore, with a (later) melodic approach that would influence not just associated acts like Rites of Spring, Embrace and Fugazi, but also a subsequent generation of bands such as Nirvana, whose Kurt Cobain was a vocal fan.^[2]