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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Crying Shame
Single - Released May 6, 2025

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40 Sons
Alpha Male Rage
Amerikan Kaos
Antisistema
Apoplexia
Archivo Adxunto
Ashtrays To Gaza
BACK DROP BOMB
Balzac
Bart and the Brats
BearPit
Black Out The Sun
Blood Abscission
Bloodguilt
Bruiserweight
By The Grace Of God
Canine
Caveman & The Banshee
Chunder Buffet
Coffin Feeder
Coldhaven
Coming Down
Cor
Curse Of Khatru
Custodia
DJ Takoyakiboy
Dead Pioneers
Dead Pollys
Desolated
Deviated State
Down My Throat
Enquire Within
FOAM
Face Yourself
Fearless Iranians From Hell
Fucked Up
GING NANG BOYZ
Genocide
Godmode
Gridiron
HENSEI
Hemoroider
Hexecutor
Horror Skunx
Immurge
In Other Climes
In Waves
Indocentes
Infinity Broke
Inhuman Nature
Last Quokka
Leidbild
Leper Colony
Lift The Curse
Live By The Sword
Lockjaw
Malcriada
Master Death
Middle-Aged Queers
Negro Terror
Niis
Nomad Punk
Onslaught
Overcast Rain
PANKIDZ
Propagandhi
Real Sickies
Red Carnation
Rise Against
Rodeo Boys
S.Y.P.H.
STONE COLD
Scream
Speedway
Spiritworld
St.Hood
Suspended 4th
THE BURNING FLAGS
TOGENASHI TOGEARI
TRUE FIGHT
TURBOBIER
Taking Back August
Talk Heavy
The Over Unders
The Secret of Ocean
The Vicious Cycles
The Warriors
Torn From Oblivion
Tunnan & Moroten
União Clandestina
Valiedollz Brasscore Band
Visceral Sound
Wabash & Lake
Watching the Abyss
White Dog Suicide
Who I Am
Wombbath
Your Grave
Your Spirit Dies
ratbag
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Pierce The Veil
Rise Against
A Day To Remember
Ramones
Misfits
Knocked Loose
Dayseeker
Fried By Fluoride
Turnstile
City Morgue
Descendents
Sodikken
Dead Kennedys
Suicidal Tendencies
TOGENASHI TOGEARI
Point North
Refused
Propagandhi
zebrahead
Judge & Jury
La Polla Records
Horror Skunx
Cor
The Damned
Dead Fish
Black Flag
Zdechły Osa
Bad Brains
Municipal Waste
Operation Ivy
Every Time I Die
Murder
Godmode
Crooked Bangs
Speed
High Vis
Sunny Day Real Estate
Terror
Comeback Kid
Gutter Grinders
Desakato
Show Me the Body
T.S.O.L.
X
Agent Orange
Guilt Trip
Minutemen
GING NANG BOYZ
Negative XP
Dragged Under
Berri Txarrak
Sick Century
If Not For Me
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ITCHY
Get The Shot
Craig Owens
STIFF RICHARDS
Hüsker Dü
Screeching Weasel
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D.R.I.
The Bronx
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88 Fingers Louie
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Outta Pocket
Code Orange
Disarray
Circle Jerks
The Adicts
Leftöver Crack
Life Of Agony
Ratos De Porão
Germs
Choking Victim
People R Ugly
LOCKED SHUT
Lionheart
Brigade Loco
Discharge
Kerry King
Jesus Piece
Dreamwake
Daedra
Thou
The Good The Bad and The Zugly
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