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Link 80 was a punk rock/ska punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Band history
Link 80 started in early 1994 in the famous East Bay (California)|East Bay of California. In the beginning, original members (guitarist Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, drummer Joey Bustos, bassist Adam Pereria and singer Jeff Acree) played around town as Drano, The Rag-Tags, and Mr. Slave-Unit, before settling on Link 80.

The name came from the interstate highway which they used to get to the drummer's garage for band practice and connected the band members' homes.

In July of 1995, Nick Traina joined the band after meeting Adam at a show in San Francisco's Mission District. Nick's passion and voice combined with the rest of the band to make them different from most ska bands and gave Link 80 the "against the rest" attitude they display throughout their lyrics. Far more punk than ska and with an energy and a sense of immediacy lacking in pop-oriented ska bands, Link 80 was able to avoid the clichÃ©s of ska-punk characterized by their peers. As Asian Man Records describes them, they are an energetic blend of ska, punk rock, and hardcore punk|hardcore.

Image:Mattnickadamgilman.jpg|thumb|250px|Matt, Nick and Adam at 924 Gilman St., 1996

''17 Reasons''
Recorded in 1996, Link 80 had released their first full-length album titled ''17 Reasons'', in early 1997. The ... read all