The Vandals

American punk rock band
Organization musical_group Q1570297
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The Vandals

Summary

The Vandals is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,424 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Vandals's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Vandals's genre is punk rock[4].
  • The Vandals's record label is recorded as Epitaph Records[5].
  • The Vandals's discography is recorded as The Vandals (US band) discography[6].
  • The Vandals's Commons category is recorded as The Vandals[7].
  • The Vandals's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Vandals comprises Joe Escalante[9].
  • The Vandals comprises Dave Quackenbush[10].
  • The Vandals comprises Josh Freese[11].
  • The Vandals comprises Warren Fitzgerald[12].
  • 1980 marks the founding of The Vandals[13].
  • The Vandals's location of formation is recorded as Orange County[14].
  • The Vandals's official website is recorded as http://www.vandals.com/[15].
  • The Vandals's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Vandals[16].
  • The Vandals's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Vandals[17].
  • The Vandals's official name is recorded as The Vandals[18].
  • The Vandals's start of work period is recorded as 1980[19].
  • The Vandals's member category is recorded as Category:The Vandals members[20].

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Founding

1980 marks the founding of The Vandals[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Orange County[14].

Identity

The Vandals's official name is recorded as it[18].

Why It Matters

The Vandals ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,424 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

It has been cited as an influence by Blink-182[23], a musical group[24], founded in 1992[25] and Sum 41[26], a musical group[27], founded in 1996[28].

FAQs

Who did The Vandals influence?

The Vandals has been cited as an influence by Blink-182[23] and Sum 41[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:The Vandals
    Location of formation → Orange County
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