Effective period / Period of releases: 1989 - 2012

Members: Michael Anthony Franano, Bobby Franano, Randy Jordan, Shane Miller, Mike Greene (4), Chris Doolittle

The Front was an American rock band, originally formed in 1984 in Kansas City, Missouri, who enjoyed a brief popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The Front was the first act to be a featured artist on both MTV's Headbangers Ball and 120 Minutes on the same weekend; essentially the template for alternative rock that would be huge only a couple of years later. The Front is also the last major artist to release a vinyl 45 rpm record on Columbia Records.