Editing Skate punk (section)

===Predecessors (1970s and early 1980s)===

California punk bands like [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], [[Adolescents (band)|Adolescents]], and [[Circle Jerks]] paved the way for skate punk with their "fast and raw" music, "which replicated the feel of skating."<ref name=skateordie>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/skate-or-die-how-skate-punk-took-over-the-world |title=Skate or die! How skate-punk took over the world |work=[[Metal Hammer|Louder]] |last=McIntyre |first=Ken |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref> 1970s punk bands like the [[Buzzcocks]] and 1980s punk bands like The [[Descendents]] made fast and catchy punk rock songs about teenage confusion, and also combined the aggression and speed of hardcore punk with {{nowrap|[[pop music|pop]]-inspired}} melodies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/descendents-mn0000206407/biography |title=Descendents {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref>