Musical groups established in 1982

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, consisting of Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Flea (bass), John Frusciante (guitar), and Chad Smith (drums). Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk, punk rock, hard rock, hip hop, and psychedelic rock, and has influenced genres including funk metal, rap metal, rap rock, and nu metal. With over 120 million records sold worldwide, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the top-selling bands of all time. They hold the records for most number-one singles on the American Alternative Songs charts (15), most cumulative weeks at number one (91), and most top-ten songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart (28). They have won three Grammy Awards, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, and in 2022 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

British rock band

Japanese musical group; heavy metal band

Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current line-up consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö, and bassist Frédéric Leclercq. The band's line-up has changed multiple times throughout its -year career, most noticeably their bassists and lead guitarists. Petrozza and Reil are the only two original members left in Kreator, although the latter left the band in 1994 but rejoined in 1996. Yli-Sirniö has been the lead guitarist of Kreator since 2001, while Leclercq joined in

American heavy metal band

German musical group

German punk rock band

German thrash metal band

German rock band

American heavy metal band

German thrash metal band

English celtic punk band

British band

Scottish rock band

Chumbawamba () were an English band who formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012. They are best known for their 1997 single "Tubthumping", which was nominated for Best British Single at the Brit Awards 1998. Other singles include "Amnesia", "Enough Is Enough" (with Credit to the Nation), "Timebomb", "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)", and "Homophobia". Their anarcho-communist political leanings led them to have an irreverent attitude toward authority, and to espouse a variety of political and social causes including animal rights and pacifism (early in their career) and later regarding class strug

American alternative rock band

English music duo

German thrash metal band

Canadian heavy metal band

American thrash metal band

American death metal band

Canadian electronic music band

Scottish musical group; soft rock band

American pop rock band

Kajagoogoo ( ) were an English pop band. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart, and the top 10 in numerous other countries.

American heavy metal band

American progressive metal band

Hellhammer was a Swiss extreme metal band from Nürensdorf, active from 1982 to 1984. Although the band's sound and style were heavily criticized and poorly reviewed during their active years, they have been widely praised in retrospect and are often regarded as a key influence on black metal. In June 1984, Hellhammer disbanded but two of its members soon formed the influential extreme metal band Celtic Frost.

British rock band

Argentine band

Voltaj (; ) is a Romanian pop rock group. They are widely regarded as one of the most successful bands in Romanian history, known for popular songs such as "20", "De la capăt" and "De mâine" being household hits.

British EBM band

English experimental music group

Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade

American crossover thrash band

British new wave band

English post-industrial band

German musical group; heavy metal band

American hip hop group

Finnish band

Danish thrash metal band

Bosnian and former Yugoslavian musical group; pop rock band

American heavy metal band

British thrash metal band

American pop rock band

German musical group; synthpop band

American singing duo

Italian band

British band

TISM ( ; an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia, on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist Eugene de la Hot Croix Bun, with vocalist Ron Hitler-Barassi joining the group the following year. These four members have formed the core of the band since their inception, with the line-up being rounded out by guitarists Leak Van Vlalen (1982–1991), Tokin' Blackman (1991–2004; died 2008) and Vladimir Lenin-McCartney (2022–present), as well as backing vo

American hard rock band

Norwegian rock band

English musical group; psychedelic rock band

Dutch pop group

British-American musical group; multimedia collective

Tublatanka is a Slovak rock band formed in the autumn of 1982 in Bratislava, best known for the hits "Pravda víťazí" and "Dnes". The band's classic lineup consisted of Maťo Ďurinda, Palo Horváth, and Juraj "Ďuro" Černý, from 1982 to 1992. In 1992, Horváth left the band. Ďuro left the band in 1995 due to complications with drugs. Currently, the band consists of Ďurinda, Juraj Topor, and Peter Schlosser.

American indie pop band

American progressive metal band

Danish rock band