caption current_members website associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
the egerton , aukerman , stevenson , and alvarez . descendents in 2014 . left to right : bill stevenson milo aukerman karl alvarez stephen egerton www.descendentsonline.com all last , black flag , only crime , the 1977 -- 97 , 2002 -- 04 , 2010 -- present -- 83 , 1985 -- 88 , 1995 orca fat wreck chords , new alliance , sst , epitaph , descendents
 yes tony nolte lombardo frank navetta ray cooper doug carrion david group_or_band punk rock , melodic hardcore , hardcore punk descendents 2014-09-28 01.jpg manhattan beach , california , u.s. descendents
descendents

the descendents are a punk rock band formed in 1977 in manhattan beach , california by guitarist frank navetta , bassist tony lombardo and drummer bill stevenson .
in 1980 they enlisted stevenson 's friend milo aukerman from school as a singer , and reappeared as a punk band , becoming a major player in the hardcore scene developing in los angeles at the time .
they have released six studio albums , three live albums , three compilation albums , and three eps .
since 1986 the band 's lineup has consisted of singer milo aukerman , guitarist stephen egerton , bassist karl alvarez , and drummer bill stevenson .
