Editing Descendents (section)

{{Short description|American punk rock band}}
{{Distinguish|Descendants (2015 film)|Descendents (2008 film)}}
{{For other uses|Descendant (disambiguation){{!}}Descendant}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Descendents
| image             = Descendents - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver - April 2022.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Descendents performing at the [[Fillmore Auditorium (Denver)|Fillmore Auditorium]] in 2022. 
 Left to right: Egerton, Aukerman, Stevenson (behind drum kit), and Alvarez.
| origin            = [[Manhattan Beach, California]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Punk rock]]
* [[hardcore punk]]
* [[melodic hardcore]]
* [[skate punk]]
}}
| discography       = [[Descendents discography]]
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1977–1983
* 1985–1987
* 1995–1997
* 2002–2004
* 2010–present
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* Orca
* [[New Alliance Records|New Alliance]]
* [[SST Records|SST]]
* [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
* [[Fat Wreck Chords]]
}}
| spinoffs          = [[All (band)|All]], [[Keith Morris#FLAG|FLAG]]
| website           = {{URL|descendentsonline.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Bill Stevenson (musician)|Bill Stevenson]]
* [[Milo Aukerman]]
* [[Karl Alvarez]]
* [[Stephen Egerton (guitarist)|Stephen Egerton]]
| past_members      = * [[Tony Lombardo]]
* [[Frank Navetta]]
* Ray Cooper
* [[Doug Carrion]]
* David Nolte
}}

The '''Descendents''' are an American [[punk rock]] band formed in [[Manhattan Beach, California]], in 1977, by guitarist [[Frank Navetta]], bassist [[Tony Lombardo]] and drummer [[Bill Stevenson (musician)|Bill Stevenson]] as a [[power pop]]/[[surf music|surf punk]] band.<ref name="Blush"/> In 1979, they enlisted Stevenson's school friend [[Milo Aukerman]] as a singer, and reappeared as a melodic [[hardcore punk]] band,<ref name="Blush"/> becoming a major player in the hardcore scene developing in Los Angeles at the time. They have released eight [[studio album]]s, three [[live album]]s, three [[compilation album]]s, and four [[extended play|EP]]s. Since 1986, the band's lineup has consisted of Aukerman, Stevenson, guitarist [[Stephen Egerton (guitarist)|Stephen Egerton]], and bassist [[Karl Alvarez]].