Unity

US Old School sXe Hardcore band from Fountain Valley, California.
California Straight Edge band Unity are considered to be the originators of the West Coast Straight Edge scene. The history of Unity is very sparse due largely to the fact that they only played a handful of shows. Much more can be said for the ground they broke for future hardcore bands in the Orange County and Los Angeles areas. Members Pat Dubar and Pat Longrie went on to form the highly influentual band Uniform Choice shortly after Unity's demise, UC quickly became the local area's premiere hardcore band. Founding member and guitarist Joe Foster served a very short stint with No For An Answer in 1989 and didn't reappear until 1994 with a new band that went by the name of Ignite. Joe left Ignite in 1997 and started Speak 714 with former No For An Answer frontman Dan O'Mahoney and left the band without ever even playing a show with them. Both Foster and Longrie currently play in the band Winds of Promise.