Hardcore Punk

Hardcore punk is a high-energy, aggressive genre characterized by fast tempos, driving rhythms, and often, screamed or shouted vocals. Emerging in the late 1970s and peaking in popularity in the 1980s, hardcore punk evolved from the raw, DIY ethos of punk rock, with bands like Black Flag and Dead Kennedys spearheading the movement. Defined by its intense, cathartic sound and anti-establishment sentiment, hardcore punk became a powerful outlet for youthful rebellion and social critique. Its influence can be seen in subsequent genres like post-hardcore, emo, and metalcore, while its raw energy and intensity continue to inspire new generations of musicians. Notable for its fusion of punk's simplicity with metal's aggression, hardcore punk's distinctive sound is marked by its use of palm-muted chords, rapid-fire drumming, and emotive, often politicized lyrics.

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Turbulent Hearts: All Out
Album - 21 Tracks - Released May 23, 2025

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40 Sons
Age of Apocalypse
Amerikan Kaos
Antisistema
Apoplexia
Archivo Adxunto
Ashtrays To Gaza
AthensGoatMafia
BACK DROP BOMB
BIGLIFE MUSIC
Bad Breeding
Bart and the Brats
Blood Abscission
Bloodguilt
Bruiserweight
Canine
Coffin Feeder
Coldhaven
Conflict
Crazy Bastards
Crowd Of Chairs
Curveless
Custodia
DJ Takoyakiboy
Dagger Threat
Dead Bars
Dead Pioneers
Death Pill
Desolated
Down My Throat
FOAM
Focused
Genocide
Gridiron
HENSEI
Hemoroider
Hexecutor
In Other Climes
In Waves
Infinity Broke
Inhuman Nature
Kill the Clowns
Leidbild
Leper Colony
Live By The Sword
Lockjaw
Malcriada
Master Death
Memo PST
Michael Motorcycle
Middle-Aged Queers
Midnight
Minus Youth
Negro Terror
Niis
Nomad Punk
Onslaught
Overcast Rain
Pierce The Veil
Propagandhi
Red Carnation
Rise Against
Rodeo Boys
S.Y.P.H.
SLUTPUNK!
STONE COLD
Samesugas
Scream
Sex Scenes
SexMag
Six Ft Ditch
Speedway
St.Hood
Suspended 4th
Suzi Moon
THE BURNING FLAGS
TOGENASHI TOGEARI
TRUE FIGHT
TURBOBIER
Taking Back August
Talk Heavy
The Dickies
The Over Unders
The Secret of Ocean
The Vicious Cycles
The Warriors
Torn From Oblivion
Tunnan & Moroten
Unmerciful
Valiedollz Brasscore Band
Visceral Sound
Wabash & Lake
White Dog Suicide
Who I Am
Wipes
Your Grave
Your Spirit Dies
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Pierce The Veil
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Stand Here Alone
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Knocked Loose
Dayseeker
Fried By Fluoride
Turnstile
City Morgue
Descendents
Sodikken
Dead Kennedys
Suicidal Tendencies
Point North
TOGENASHI TOGEARI
Propagandhi
Refused
La Polla Records
Judge & Jury
zebrahead
Cor
The Damned
Horror Skunx
Black Flag
Zdechły Osa
Dead Fish
Operation Ivy
Municipal Waste
Bad Brains
Every Time I Die
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Sunny Day Real Estate
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Comeback Kid
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Minutemen
Guilt Trip
Agent Orange
Show Me the Body
X
Desakato
T.S.O.L.
Berri Txarrak
Dragged Under
Negative XP
If Not For Me
Sick Century
GING NANG BOYZ
Hüsker Dü
STIFF RICHARDS
Screeching Weasel
Craig Owens
Agnostic Front
ITCHY
Get The Shot
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Adolescents
D.R.I.
The Exploited
The Dead Milkmen
Outta Pocket
Midnight
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SeeYouSpaceCowboy...
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Disarray
The Adicts
Code Orange
Circle Jerks
Subhumans
Choking Victim
People R Ugly
Discharge
LOCKED SHUT
Lionheart
Brigade Loco
Leftöver Crack
Life Of Agony
Ratos De Porão
Germs
Daedra
Thou
GG Allin
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Kerry King
Dreamwake
The Good The Bad and The Zugly
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