Long Before Agnostic Front, Anti-Heros and the Dropkick Murphys, Iron Cross were America's first street punk band. 1981 saw the genesis of the DC hardcore scene with bands like Bad Brains and Minor Threat rising from the obscurity to become national punk legends. During this time, dozens of bands like Government Issue, Black Market Babies and Iron Cross Thrived In The DC punk scene. Iron Cross was different however drawing influences from British Oi as well as American punk. Bands like Agnostic Front, Anti-Heros, and the Dropkick Murphys have all covered Iron Cross's material; their song "Crucified" is one of Agnostic Front's most successful live songs to date.