Emerging out of Oxnard, CA (which was such a hotbed of punk and skate bands that their sound became known as "Nardcore"), Agression consisted of vocalist Mark Hickey, guitarist Henry Knowles, bassist Bob Clark, and various drummers, mostly Larry White. The unit was one of the first groups to be involved with the Better Youth Organization (BYO) Agression was part of the first wave of skatepunk bands to emerge from southern California in the early '80s.