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Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk (commonly abbreviated to hardcore or hXc) is a punk rock subgenre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock music. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still…

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Cultural origins
Late 1970s to early 1980s, Southern California, Vancouver, Knoxville, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. area
Derivative forms
Alternative rock · black metal · crustcore · death metal · emo
Other names
Hardcore · hXc
Stylistic origins
Punk rock · proto-punk

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related to Politics · 32
Hardcore punk → America, American, Another, Barney Hoskyns, Boston, British, Certain, During, Hardcore, Its, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Gestapo, Margaret Thatcher, Massachusetts, Maximumrocknroll, Murphy's Law, Music, My America, New York Magazine, Numerous
related to Mid–to–late 1980s · 18
Hardcore punk → Bad Brains, Bands, Black Flag's, Boston, By, Conformity, Corrosion, Cro-Mags, Dead Kennedys, DYS, For, My War, Other, SS Decontrol, SSD, Straw Dogs, Supertouch/Shitfit, The
Derivative forms · 15
Hardcore punk → Alternative rock, black metal, crustcore, death metal, emo, grunge, noise rock, nu metal, post-hardcore, screamo, skate punk, slam death metal, speed metal, street punk, thrash metal
related to Fashion · 15
Hardcore punk → America, American, Brockmeier, DIY, It, Lauraine Leblanc, Many North American, Perry Hardy, San Francisco, Siri, T-shirts, The, Tiffini, Travis, Women
related to Characteristics · 13
Hardcore punk → An, Bad Brains, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, DIY, Drowned, Hardcore, Minor Threat, Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye, New Romantic, Other, Sound, Steven Blush
related to Influence · 13
Hardcore punk → D-beat, Discharge, Fusion, Garage Inc, Hardcore, Key, Metallica, Metallica's, Misfits, Other, Slayer, Slayer's, Undisputed Attitude
related to Musical elements · 11
Hardcore punk → According, AllMusic, Blush, Chuck Berry, Hardcore, In, It, It's, One, The, The Sex Pistols
related to Dancing · 8
Hardcore punk → American, Fear, Halloween, John Belushi, Moshing, Saturday Night Live, The, Washington
Other names · 2
Hardcore punk → Hardcore, hXc
Stylistic origins · 2
Hardcore punk → proto-punk, Punk rock

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Hardcore punkCultural originsLate 1970s to early 1980s, Southern California, Vancouver, Knoxville, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. area1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsAlternative rock1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsblack metal1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formscrustcore1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsdeath metal1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsemo1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsgrunge1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsnoise rock1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsnu metal1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formspost-hardcore1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsscreamo1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsskate punk1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsslam death metal1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsspeed metal1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsstreet punk1.00infobox
Hardcore punkDerivative formsthrash metal1.00infobox
Hardcore punkOther namesHardcore1.00infobox
Hardcore punkOther nameshXc1.00infobox
Hardcore punkStylistic originsPunk rock1.00infobox
Hardcore punkStylistic originsproto-punk1.00infobox

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