| Hardcore punk | |
|---|---|
| Genre Info | |
| Stylistic Origins | Punk rock Proto-punk |
| Cultural Origins | late 1970s/early 1980s,
Southern California Washington DC |
| Typical Instruments | Vocals, electric guitar, bass, and drums |
| Mainstream Popularity | Exclusively underground |
| Derivative Forms | Nu metal Thrash metal Speed metal Black metal Death metal Groove metal |
| Subgenres | |
| Fusion Genres | |
Metalcore Beatdown hardcore Sludge metal | |
Hardcore Punk (often abbreviated to hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculturethat originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Southern California which arose as a reaction against the, still predominant, hippie cultural climate of the time. It was also inspired by New York punk rock and early proto-punk. New York punk had a harder-edged sound than its San Francisco counterpart, featuring anti-art expressions of masculine anger, energy and subversive humor. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established music industry and "anything similar to the characteristics of mainstream rock" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics".