Agent 51

Agent 51 is an American punk rock band from Poway, California, formed in 1995. They released three albums on various record labels before going on indefinite hiatus in 2005. The band played several reunion shows between 2008 and 2022, before returning to active status in 2023. Over the course of their career their music evolved from straightforward punk rock to incorporate aspects of classic rock and heavy metal. The band has maintained a mythology about their origins, which purports them to be rogue secret agents on the run from a clandestine government organization with ties to extraterrestrials.