The best replacement for punk is metal.

The best alternatives to punk are rated as following:
★★★★★  metal
★★★★★  emo
★★★  goth
★★  grunge
★★  hipster
★★  lesnar
★★  bryan
★★  punk rock
★  undertaker wrestlemania 29
★  undertaker
★  hippie
★  john cena
★  poser
★  jeff hardy
★  prep
★  samoa joe
★  ska
  rey mysterio
  pop
  triple h
  brock lesnar
  ryback
  chris jericho
  ryback hell in a cell
  dean ambrose
  new wave
  skin
  rock
  john morrison
  deadmau5
  hip hop
  disco
  daniel bryan
  rockabilly
  kane
  chris hero
  skinhead
  scene
  stone cold
  funk
  elijah burke

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Speaking about punk, one probably shouldn't forget about pharrell.

Other search terms related to punk and their ratings are:
★★★★★ pharrell
★★ julian casablancas
★ stevie wonder
★ kanye west
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