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Post-Hardcore

A genre of punk rock that focuses on expanding beyond the musical boundaries of hardcore punk. Post-hardcore usually has more melodic and complex arrangements than hardcore. In other words, post-hardcore is to hardcore what post-punk is to punk.
It was pioneered in the eighties by bands like Minutemen, Naked Raygun, and the Effigies. It gained mainstream popularity along with its emo subgenre in the late '90s and early '00s, with bands like Rise Against, My Chemical Romance, and At The Drive-In.
A foundational post-hardcore record is My War by Black Flag
"Is that a The Used shirt?"
"Yeah"
"Fuck yeah, I love post-hardcore."
"Me too!"
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Hardcore

Proving you are a straight bad dude amongst friends too lead versus others by showing Bold posture sarcastically towards gangsters.
Yeah that's right, he knows i am hardcore.@satanic.skinhead
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post-hardcore

A genre combining the artsy sensibilities of post-punk with the general energy of hardcore punk. Vocals can vary wildly, from cleans to screams to even death growls (do keep in mind that death growls aren't really part of the original scene). Later on, many post-hardcore bands would add influences from pop punk, metalcore or even melodic death metal.

Several genres would evolve from post-hardcore over time, such as emo and it's derivatives such as screamo and emo-pop, or mathcore, which is a combination of math rock and post-hardcore. Many melodic metalcore bands also have post-hardcore sensibilities.

Also, the best genre known to man
Original bands: Nomeansno, Fugazi, At the Drive-In, Minutemen
Modern post-hardcore: The Used, The Fall of Troy (notable for probably being the most ATDI influenced modern post-hxc act), Thrice, Saosin, Aiden
Metalcore/post-hardcore hybrids: Poison the Well, Glassjaw, Thrice (their older material), Alesana, Atreyu, 36 Crazyfists, Nothingface (notable for being one of the most post-hxc and metalcore infused early nu metal acts), Escape the Fate, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Botch, Enter Shikari (notable for being the first trancecore band)
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hardcore yeet

I asked him for a chair but I said no; OH DARN! I JUST GOT HARDCORE YEETED!
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Hoodie Hardcore

When someone only has tattoos on their hands, neck, face and other visible places then can be seen while wearing a hoodie with no tattoos anywhere else.
"Why did Dillon get his first tattoo on his hand?" -Amy

"He just wants to seem like a bad ass when in reality he's just hoodie hardcore" -Jen
by Steve the jellyfish January 20, 2016
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Hardcore-Central

Hardcore Central or HC is here to keep you up to date with the underground hard music scene from all over the world. We use this site to promote & share the styles of music we are dedicated to & to provide you with somthing unique, as apposed to something tailored to a commercial market. Check out the Label & Dj pages for profiles, downloads, releases & updates or tune in to one of our very own online radio channels. The site is always being updated so keep checking it & please feel free to use it as your online information center for the underground music scene. Use the above tabs to check out our Shows page for previews of our up & coming radio shows which are broadcasted online & worldwide for the harder generation in sound.
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toughguy hardcore

Toughyguy hardcore also referred to has Beatdown, heavy hardcore and beatcore is a genre of hardcore punk that evolved from the new York hardcore scene. Borrowing traits from it's sister genres metalcore, hardcore, deathcore, and even few traits from groove metal, and brutal death metal. TGH lyrically always talks about mass murders, genocide, and other controversial topics make this genre beloved by both the metal and hardcore scene alike. The genres intense chubby sound is also responsible for the spawning the act of crowdkilling.
Duke: We went to see cold hard truth, and tony got fucking crowd killed in the mosh.

Nikki: it's toughguy hardcore what do you expect?
by Robby Thrasher May 6, 2018
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