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| | Name | Hardcore punk | | Stylistic origins | Punk rock | | Cultural origins | Late 1970s, United States, United Kingdom | | Typical instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums | | Mainstream popularity | Low to mid depending on subgenre | | Derivative forms | Thrash metal, crossover thrash, metalcore, rapcore, post-hardcore | | Subgenres | Christian hardcore, d-beat, emo, melodic hardcore, nardcore, powerviolence, skate punk, thrashcore | | Subgenre list | List of hardcore genres | | Fusion genres | Grindcore, crust punk, crossover thrash, digital hardcore, punk jazz, horror punk, metalcore, rapcore, sludge metal, grunge, skacore | | Regional scenes | Australia - Brazil - Japan - Canada
Europe: Italy - Scandinavia: Umeå
USA: DC - California - Chicago - Detroit - Minneapolis - New Jersey - New York - Indiana - Boston - Philadelphia | | Other topics | Hardcore dancing, straight edge, youth crew, street punk, DIY punk ethic, list of hardcore punk bands, list of hardcore genres |
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Hardcore punk, often referred to as simply hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated primarily in North America after the popularization of punk rock in the late 1970s. Hardcore punk was generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. Early hardcore has a quick tempo with drums and vocals in time, whereas modern hardcore punk has drums and vocals which may not be on beat with the tempo.
Despite never achieving the popularity of the original punk rock movement, by the 1980s hardcore had sprouted underground scenes across America, including particularly notable ones in California, DC, New York, New Jersey and Boston.
Hardcore has spawned several fusion genres and subgenres, some of which experienced mainstream success, such as Thrash Metal, melodic hardcore, metalcore and post-hardcore. It has also spawned the straight edge movement and its associated movements like hardline and youth crew.
While most hardcore bands have never been adopted into the mainstream some of its early pioneers have garnered appreciation over time. For example Black Flag had an album listed on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,
while the Dead Kennedys have seen one of their albums reach Gold status over a period of 25 years. More recently bands like the Gallows and Rise Against have seen some success playing hardcore on major labels, however most bands and scenes continue to exist within the underground.
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