Integrity, formed in 1989, is a Cleveland, Ohio-based band. They are credited as one of the first bands to successfully incorporate heavy metal elements into hardcore punk. Lyrical themes include religion, supernatural, individualism, and the occult.

Integrity is a Hardcore Band from Cleveland, Ohio that formed in 1988. Integrity was a blend of classic horror, apocalyptic visions and religious dementia with a metallic hardcore backbone that was not particularly common in the late 1980s hardcore punk movement.Guitarist Aaron Melnick and bassist Lenny Melnick were crucial to the developing the band’s sound and songwriting over the years, they quit in 1998 to form In Cold Blood and are now currently performing with Inmates . Integrity Website