Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk
Genre Info
Stylistic Origins	Punk rock Proto-punk Hard rock
Cultural Origins	late 1970s/early 1980s, Southern California Washington DC
Typical Instruments	Vocals, electric guitar, bass, and drums
Mainstream Popularity	Exclusively underground
Derivative Forms	Thrash metal black metal death metal speed metal
Subgenres
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Fusion Genres
Crossover thrash Metalcore 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".