Ned's Atomic Dustin was formed in England during the late 80s and released their debut album Bite in 1990 while touring with The Wonder Stuff. The video for my prime example and their first successful U.S. single "Happy" was released in 1991 (from the God Fodder album). It's hard to make a case due to visual obstacles. Ned's, as well as many other bands from the short lived "Grebo Rock" scene, exhibited a style that looked like it was borrowed from Faith No More (baggy clothes, sneakers, long hair - sometimes in dreads, other times shaved on one side, the use of warm and flourescent colors). However, watch the video for "Happy". To block out the band visually, close your eyes and just listen. Hear the melodic bassline intro. The guitar joins in right before the break-out that joins the drums and jump starts the first verse ( I can't think of how many punk songs from the mid-90s use the same general arrangement , especially the tempo change). Block out the brit-pop vocals. Notice the melodic interlude that happens between the verses, with the bass resuming the lead melody and the two stringed octaved power chords complimenting the bass with its own alternate melody. Sound familar?

Some will argue that it was the style implemented by older SoCal bands like D.I., Bad Religion, and Adolescents that inspired what exploded from that same geographic five to ten years later (I mean Rikk Agnew invited the minus-5th power chord, right?), but I think it's just far too coincidental that, even though N.A.D. were familair with the older more popular melodic punk rock bands, that they were able to intrepet that influence into a similar sound halfway across the globe without yet hearing what bands like Face to Face would record and release years later.