 This group of bands was featured in Penelope Spheeris' 1981 documentary "The Decline of Western Civilization".By the time the film was released, other hardcore bands were making a name for themselves in Los Angeles and neighboring Orange County, including the Adolescents, Angry Samoans, Bad Religion, Dr. Know, Ill Repute, Minutemen, New Regime, Suicidal Tendencies, T.S.O.L., Wasted Youth, and Youth Brigade.Whilst popular traditional punk bands such as the Ramones, the Clash, and Sex Pistols were signed to major record labels, the hardcore punk bands were generally not.