Latest Release
- 2 MAY 2024
- 1 Song
- Complete History, Vol. 2 · 2002
- Legless Bull · 1981
- Legless Bull · 1981
- Legless Bull · 1981
- Legless Bull · 1981
- Legless Bull · 1981
- Legless Bull · 1981
- Boycott Stabb (Complete Session) · 2010
- Complete History, Vol. 2 · 2002
- Complete History, Vol. 1 · 2000
Albums
- 1981
Singles & EPs
- 2024
- 2024
Compilations
Appears On
About Government Issue
Government Issue was a hardcore punk band formed by singer John Stabb in 1980. As one of the original bands of the Washington D.C. hardcore scene, Government Issue was also one of the first bands signed to the seminal independent label Dischord Records. By the mid '80s, G.I. had essentially abandoned D.C. hardcore, embracing a more traditional rock sound and publicly criticizing what they saw as an elitist underground community. The band called it quits in 1989; however, ex-members of G.I. went on to form and/or play in such famed punk acts as Jawbox, Burning Airlines, and Bad Religion, while frontman John Stabb formed Factory Incident in 2000.
- ORIGIN
- Washington, D.C.
- FORMED
- 1980
- GENRE
- Alternative