Musical groups established in 1985

American rock band

Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, keyboards); the brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass); Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals); and Philip Selway (drums). They have worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead's experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock.

American progressive metal band

British synthpop duo

American hip-hop group

British death metal band

Russian heavy metal band

American band

American hip hop group

American rock band

British band

Australian-New Zealand pop rock band

American rock band

Bosnian musical group; rock band

American rock band

East Coast hip hop duo

Madredeus () are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music.

Salt-N-Pepa (sometimes stylized as '''Salt 'N' Pepa') is an American hip hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). Their debut album, Hot, Cool & Vicious (1986), sold more than 1 million copies in the US, making them the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album included the single, "Push It", which was released in 1987 as the B-side to their single "Tramp", and peaked within the top 20 on the Billboard'' Hot 100.

American country music supergroup

American experimental rock band

English band

American heavy metal band

American folk rock duo

American rock band

American crossover thrash band

American punk rock band

North Korean musical ensemble

Turkish band

American rock band

British musical group

American post-metal band

Sarcófago was a Brazilian extreme metal band formed in 1985. They were fronted by Sepultura's original singer, Wagner Lamounier, and Geraldo Minelli.

Swiss thrash metal band

American hip hop group

English hip hop/electronic dance group

American rock band

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British pop group

German band

Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) is an Australian-American Christian rock band formed in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia by Peter Furler (lead vocals, drums, guitar), and George Perdikis (guitar). The band underwent numerous lineup changes during their history, with Furler remaining as the band's sole constant member up until his departure in 2009. The band currently consists of longtime members Jody Davis (guitar), Duncan Phillips (drums, percussion, keyboards), and Jeff Frankenstein (keyboards, synth bass), as well as Adam Agee (lead vocals, bass, guitar). Notable former m

American stoner rock band

German Eurodisco band that was formed in 1985

British band

Japanese ska band

British pop-rock band

musical ensemble

German musical group; metal band

British band

Swiss band

British synth-pop group, formed in 1985 in Sheffield as the successor of Typhoon Saturday, disbanded in 1990

German band

American hardcore punk band

Vio-lence is an American thrash metal band formed in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Throughout its career, they have released demo tapes, three EPs and three studio albums. Vio-lence is best-known for their association with the 1980s Bay Area thrash metal scene, and often credited as one of the leading lights of the second wave of the genre.

Scottish electronic dance music band

Japanese pop band

American thrash/power metal band

British musical group; indie band

American extreme metal band

American hip-hop group

British rock band