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HARDCORE definition: 1. (of a person) having a very strong belief or interest in something or a lot of determination to…. Learn more.
- Black Flag – Damaged
- Bad Brains – Rock For Light
- Gorilla Biscuits – Start Today
- Converge – Jane Doe
- Turnstile – Glow on
They may not have been the first hardcore band (we’ll get to them in a second), but Black Flag remain the first thing that comes into most people’s heads when the genre is brought up. Everything about the entire package of the LA quintet is iconic these days; the stories of war on the road, their prison riot-esque live shows, their inescapable four...
They may have missed out on releasing the first ever hardcore song, but Washington quartet Bad Brains are generally thought of as being the very first full hardcore band. 1980’s Pay To Cum single was incredibly influential, their 1982 self-titled debut album a classic, but it was on their second album, 1983’s Rock For Light,that Bad Brains sprinted...
By the time the late 80s came around, hardcore had become an inhospitable, chaotic scene, dominated by violent deeds, one-note aggression and dogmatic attitudes toward what and who could be considered part of the genre. Youthful New York quintet Gorilla Biscuits almost single-handedly steered the genre into more positive and melodic waters with the...
Is Jane Doe strictly a hardcore album? It’s hard to say; metalcore, noise-rock and no wave influences all permeate the Boston band's 2001 masterpiece. Ultimately, though, it belongs here as Converge are, unquestionably, a band born from the hardcore scene, whose ethics and ideology played a huge part in the creation of this record. Although the met...
The one thing that hardcore never got in its first few decades was a truly massive, mainstream breakthrough band. Sure, there have been plenty of folks from the hardcore scene that have gone on to strike it big with emo, post-hardcore or metalcore bands, and Hatebreed’s acceptance into the metal scene in the early part of the 2000s was great to see...
Hardcore punk (commonly abbreviated to hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. [8] Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still ...
Mar 10, 2024 · Hardcore was both a rebellion against the complacency of chart music, with soft rock and disco dominating the airwaves, as well as a rejection of the institutions of the USA. Punk groups like Black Flag and Dead Kennedys paved the way for the hardcore scene, adopting a harsher sound than their contemporaries. These groups also placed heavy ...
1 day ago · Globally, hardcore punk is healthier than ever – and one of the key bands spearheading this revival goes by the name of Speed.Hailing from Sydney, Australia, the NME 100 graduates revel in ...
6 days ago · Already one of hardcore’s hottest prospects, when Speed were flown out to play Los Angeles’ Sound & Fury 2022, they covered roughly 1,000 miles for each of the eight songs in their catalogue ...
Apr 12, 2018 · Arkangel – Dead Man Walking. Belgian group Arkangel ’s crossover thrash is one of the most notable examples of global hardcore’s political bent. Espousing their vegan straight edge values ...
