There are at least 3 different groups named Hired Goons 1) Hired Goons are a hardcore/punk/oi! band from Canada, formed in January 2013. www.hiredgoons.bandcamp.com 2) Hired Goons was a hardcore band from New Jersey that formed in 2007 and featured members of Social Decay, Lethal Aggression, and Ironbound NYC. They played late 80s style NYHC in the vein of Sick Of It All and Breakdown and released one demo before breaking up in 2008. 3) Hired Goons are a punk band from Chicago inspired by the Ramones. Read more on Last.fm