gression emerged out of the Southern California Skate punk scene in the early 1980's.  Hailing from Oxnard (which bands, through their aggressive sound, became known as "NARDCORE"), Agression was on the new wave of merging punk and the skate-boarding cultures.  The merging of these two cultures created a fast driven, angry and defiant sound that was as unique as the bands that played the music.

The band consisted of the late Mark Hickey (vocals), the late Mark Knowles (guitar), "Big Bob" Clark (bass) and Mark Aber (drums).  True to their nature, the band skated and partied hard and played their unique brand of skate punk even harder.  The band released numerous albums, including "Don't Be Mistaken" (BYO) in 1988, "Agression" (Mystic) in 1985, and "Live at the Underground Railroad" (Mystic) in 1986 amongst others.

Agression, through the help of manger Scott Hatch, appeared at the famed CBGB in New York City in 1985 with the well established band FEAR.  Mark Hickey was quoted to say that, "It wasn't difficult to appreciate the coolness of FEAR and Agression on the same bill."

In late 1985 Mark Aber left the band to fill a spot with The Angry Samoans.  Agression began to lose steam and recorded a series of low quality live recordings, and the band eventually ground to a halt.

Mark Hickey left the band and moved to Colorado, with band members to follow.  In 2000 he passed away due to liver failure.  After his passing, Henry Knowles decided to keep the music alive but in 2002 he too passed away due to leukemia.  Fortunately, with "Grind Kings" Mark Aber has agreed to keep this hard hitting, in your face sound alive.