Negative Element
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Official Page of the early 80s Old School Hardcore Punk Band from the Chicago Suburbs
10/17/2025
On display at the Punk Rock Museum.
10/09/2025
First gig! October 31, 1981 - Chalet Sports Club in Willow Springs, Illinois as a five piece.
09/30/2025
This missing “Yes, We Have No Bananas” video.
Fun Fact: The day before recording our “Yes, We Have No Bananas” EP we panicked because we realized our mom might listen to it and she might hear some cuss words. So we changed the word "ass" to "caboose". How punk is that?
02/18/2025
Straight-edge, teen-age and full of angst in the 80s with Negative Element. DIY basement hardcore punk gig in Milwaukee with Disdain and others before the cops threw all the skaters out. Photo: MCI.
02/18/2025
The Mighty Tom Faulkner! Photo by John Scaletta.
02/17/2025
Breaking News! Negative Element is officially on display at Fat Mike’s Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas. The display features the reel to reel master tape and a copy of the original 7 inch record. If you get to see it in person, please send us a photo. Photo by Anne Halston.
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