Hardcore

[Donald Trump]

Intense. Relentless.

[Rihanna]

A branch of underground/indie music influenced by faster abrasive punk rock. Originating in the early 80’s as a variant of punk rock, hardcore evolved to a modern sound that can be compared to non commercial metal. The constant themes range from Straight Edge, to Politics, to Positive and Negative.
Bands range from Minor Threat from the 80’s to One Fifth, or Unearth of today.

[Jessica]

There was a time when hardcore was more than music, it was a movement. Anyone, regardless of how well they could play an instrument could express themselves musically in ways too agressive, too brutal and in most circumstances too honest for even edgy mainstream music. It was a time when bands were willing to push the envelope while breaking all the rules, and didnt let the fact that they had to do it all by themselves stop them. True hardcore is an unstopable messege, totally seperate from the countless trends (from Bleached hair to Girl Jeans) that have come and gone. Its going to a show with 9 kids or 1000 kids who are perfect strangers or your best friends, and knowing that everyone in the room with a soul is compelled with the same unmatched intensity, to think how they want to think, to do what they know is right to be what they want to be and never let anyone even think they can stop them.
I think over the years weve all gotten spoiled to the point where we dont care about much more than what we have, how many babes we can slay (if youre a dude) and above all else, our social status. People get so caught up in that shit that they cant undertand the value of something that doesnt provide any material benefit or make them appear special in whatever way, yet it has the capacity to empower every kid to live life to the fullest, be his/herself and have a shit-ton of fun in the process.
I think its unfortunate that people these days pick out all the trappings of hardcore, the fashion trends, the image (there are tons of images) and limit hardcore to just that, since it suits their superficial way that they approach the world. It makes about as much sense as taking the pickles off of a big mac and calling them hamburgers (i mean if you really like pickles.) I hope this definition helps people reexamine the way they think about hardcore, and spread the word to people who dont know any better.

[Donald Trump]

1. Can act as a modifier for a word or phrase, making it more severe.
2. When used alone, used to denote something noteworthy, like saying awesome or rad.

[Sarah]

A genre of music that started long ago from the punk movement. Eventually, it died down and now hardcore has become heavily confused with overrated untalented whiny-ass screamo/emo/trendXcore bands such as Atreyu, Norma Jean, and pretty much any other band worshipped by scenesters

[Couch Potatoe]

A variety of punk rock originating in the US in the early 80s. It involves shouted vocals (as opposed to growled) with a fast, aggressive tempo and a guitar sound featuring quick chord changes. Minor Threat, Bad Brains, SSD, and the Circle Jerks are known for this style. By 1986, a new style of hardcore came out of the New York scene. The NYHC scene added mosh breakdowns to mix, but the music retained its fast aggressive nature. This spawned the youth crew scene, a positive straight edge scene featuring such bands as Youth of Today, Chain of Strength, and the Gorilla Biscuits. Judge is a notable band from this era that added some metal style to their riffs. In the 90s hardcore took many different direction, bands like Lifetime and Turning Point took the late 80s sound (particularly the melodic approach pioneered by the Gorilla Biscuits) and added a softer sung vocals and the lyrical approach of DC bands like the Rites of Spring and Dag Nasty. Other bands like Earth Crisis mixed hardcore with death metal growls and slow brutal guitars. Today many bands continue to play the early 80s fast, thrashy style as well as the so-called 88 or youth crew style, while still others have taken the sound of bands like Earth Crisis farther and mixed in more metal elements such as double bass drumming. Hardcore refers to all of these styles, though metalcore is best used to identify bands like Throwdown or Converge (who dont really sound anything alike but both mix metal and hardcore). Finally, some bands like Bane, With Honor, and Comeback Kid are mixing positive youth crew style hardcore with more complex metal riffing without straying into the beatdown, double bass drumming style of metalcore. People talking about old-school hardcore should be referring to one of the hardcore sounds that developed in the 80s, regardless of when the band formed.

[Kit]

An adjacetive used to describe a person who is indominatable of will. This person can and will sustain serious, possibly life-threatening injuries as a matter of course in daily life, and then will continue to [tredge] on as if [unscathed], inflicting [incredulous] amounts of pain on those that get in his/her way. A hardcore person refuses to give up, no matter the odds, or the situation, which can sometimes lead to people thinking the person stupid. To truly be hardcore one must display wounds and/or scars as if they were medals of honor and constantly [impart] the amazing stories that accompany such medals with great enthusiasm. This word should only be used to describe the manliest of men.

[Little_Girl]

Short for hardcore punk that started in the late 70s with bands such as Black Flag and Bad Brains and in the early 80s with Minor Threat, [Negative FX], Negative Approach, [SSD], [JFA], 7 Seconds ect. It is a music genre that is based off of a DIY (do it yourself) community. It was and will always be against the ethics of the mainstream music business to keep the music pure and away from profit which corrupts everything. Alot of people think hardcore died in the 80s but there has been alot of bands that have came and gone over the years that still continued the same diy approach along with musical styles.

currently hardcore punk is still going on in an underground DIY community all around the world with bands such as Get The Most, Rotting Out, Government Warning, Trash Talk, Ceremony, Miles Away, [Paint It Black], Psyched To Die, Bracewar, Ruiner, Killing The Dream ect. Although the mainstream community have attempted to market there own version of hardcore bands through the media [like Attack] Attack, [I See Stars], The Devil Wears Prada, Bring Me The Horizon ect. It will never really be part of the real hardcore scene going on, or sound like it.

[Donald Trump]

Hardcore is [three things] actually! 1: someone extreme or [fanatical] in behaviour or belief. 2: An extreme form of punk rock characterised by [shouty] vocals usually containing swear words which enables angry people to let off steam. 3: A fast form of electronic dance music which makes angry people happy. A.K.A. Happy Hardcore.

[Cami]

adj. 1. Extreme, brutal

The description of pornography that graphically shows penetration of the vagina or anus by the penis, tongue, or [foreign object]

The description of a type of [wrestling match] where there are [no rules]; i.e. all weapons are allowed, pinfalls count from anywhere, and there are no countouts or disqualifications

[Sommer]

A subgenre of electronic music characterized by fast, hard basslines and often making use of [turntablism] or an MC for live performances. This is used often as an umbrella term to describe happy hardcore, [gabber], [speedcore], upfront, or any of the many related hardcore genres.

[Merna]

The most active, committed, or strict members of a group or movement.

[Donald Trump]

a small group of people within a larger group, who strongly believe in the groups principles and usually have a lot of power in it: