whats the difference? I thought hardcore punk was stuff like D.R.I, The Acussed, Sucicidal Tendencies etc and hardcore was Hatebreed, Throwdown, Irate etc but apparently what I thought was hardcore punk was hardcore and what I thought was hardcore was metalcore. Please explain.
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bands like Hatebreed, Throwdown, Madball, Bury Your Dead, Irate etc were clearly inspired by hardcore and in some respects have a hardcore ethos, but their style of play is more similar to metalcore than hardcore. this is only a technicality and it is not inaccurate to label them as hardcore bands. however purists will say that modern hardcore retains a faster, looser more punk rock rythm of playing than the slower, chunkier heavier style of bands such as those listed above.
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well then they are idiots that don't know the roots of what they are "interested" in. which i find can quite often be the case in hardcore today.
shareyea man. i totally agree
sharepunk was for art school kids.
hardcore punk was when it became real. it involved politics and ideas instead of art fart.
dri & the accused= crossover
hatebreed & throwdown = dog5h1t
metalcore is so lame, its sad. its for the flakes who are too young to jock out over pennywise.
A lot of people will hate me for saying this, but it's just my opinion. By the way, I was a card-carrying member of the NYC hardcore scene from 1979-1983 - so that's where my perspective comes from.
Hardcore Punk is essentially fast, simple punk rock (sort of how Keith Morris describes it - economical songs that get right to the point and don't beat it to death).
Hardcore is really just a hybrid of what used to be called speed metal and alternative metal. It is essentially punk-influenced metal. Frankly, I don't really like the use of the term hardcore to describe this, because hardcore punk was a much wider and more diverse musical spectrum than what is called 'hardcore' today.
The only way to refuse tomorrow is to die. ~ Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
Hardcore is really just a hybrid of what used to be called speed metal and alternative metal. It is essentially punk-influenced metal.