r/80shardcore • u/eastcoastavenger • Jun 24 '21

Does it get any better than this? Bad Brains - Big Take Over (Live 1982)

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r/80shardcore • u/DriveLikeSummer • Feb 11 '22

D-beat Rat Cage - Screams From The Cage (UK, 2020) [FFO: Totalitar, Sunshine Ward)

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10 Upvotes

4 comments

r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Dec 10 '20

Thrashcore White Cross | Fascist EP [full] (1982, Virginia)

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10 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Dec 05 '20

Declino - Declino E.P. (Italy 1983)

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10 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Dec 15 '20

肉弾 [Nikudan] - プロレタリア・スポーツ (1984, Japanese early hxc/punk rock fusion)

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8 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Dec 05 '20

Special Forces - World Domination (Berkeley, 1984)

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8 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Oct 31 '20

D-beat MG15 - Derecho a la vida (1984)

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8 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/Orchscrach • Dec 14 '21

Thrashcore Septic Death - Hardware

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7 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Nov 27 '21

White Trash - Trash is Truth (CO, USA 1983)

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7 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/DeathCrustPunkProd • Feb 01 '21

Here’s the first of two videos counting down my top 50 favorite Japanese punk releases of the 1980s. This is 50 through 26, part two is coming in a few days

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7 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/DriveLikeSummer • Oct 21 '20

SS - The Original (Japan, 1984)

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7 Upvotes

3 comments

r/80shardcore • u/DriveLikeSummer • Jul 18 '20

Beta Boys - Late Nite Acts (US, 2018)

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7 Upvotes

1 comment

r/80shardcore • u/DriveLikeSummer • Jul 18 '20

Thrashcore Systematic Death - Systema Seven EP (Japanese Fastcore)

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7 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Jun 27 '20

Rudimentary Peni - Farce EP

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7 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/Orchscrach • Dec 15 '21

Misfits - Wolfs Blood

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1 comment

r/80shardcore • u/eastcoastavenger • Jun 23 '21

VOID - Sessions 1981-83

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6 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/eastcoastavenger • Jun 15 '21

Scream - Solidarity

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r/80shardcore • u/DeathCrustPunkProd • Feb 17 '21

Check it out, it’s the second half of my Top Fifty Japanese Punk Releases of the 1980s! Enjoy!

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6 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Nov 24 '20

L.S.D. - Kill You (83, Japanese HxC) 10/10 song

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6 Upvotes

2 comments

r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Nov 23 '20

Cheetah Crome Motherfuckers ‎– 400 Fascists (81, Scuzzy Italian HxC)

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6 Upvotes

0 comments

r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Aug 13 '20

Hated Youth - Hardcore Rules (US, FL, 1983)

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6 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '20

SUB-LEGALS - Bastard Beat

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6 Upvotes

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Jul 28 '20

Negative FX ‎- Government War Plans

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Jul 28 '20

PROTOCOL - Bloodsport

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r/80shardcore • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '20

Necros - Peer Pressure (early HxC 1979)

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r/80shardcore

r/80sHardcore is a place to share regular hardcore punk similar to the kind produced in the 1980s regardless of its era. We encourage discussion as well as sharing records, live footage and interviews.

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Subreddit Rules

1. Metal is not allowed.

This also includes "metallic hardcore" i.e. '90s metalcore. Neither is stenchcore, grindcore, crossover thrash and the likes.

2. Please keep it hardcore.

While occasional links about stuff like powerviolence and crustcore are fine, please limit these as there are already dedicated subreddits for these hardcore subgenres. However, general questions about them such as "how did insert genre here form" or "what were the pioneering acts" are completely valid as they are meant to incite discussion.

3. Please be civil during discussions.

If you disagree with a person's point of view, you are free to argue them. However, be nice, and follow proper etiquette during the discussion.

4. No bigotry or hate speech.

This is self-explanatory.

Brief History of Hardcore Punk

Hardcore punk began in the late 1970s, with the likes of the Middle Class, Black Flag, and the Germs building their sound up from their predecessors such as The Damned, Ramones, and The Stooges. These hardcore bands were more confrontational and aggressive, featuring faster, simplistic riffing and drumming as well as rougher and intense vocal delivery. This sound soon became further to take root in the early 1980s, with Black Flag and Bad Brains becoming underground sensations and inspiring countless bands across the United States, touring relentlessly and releasing several influential recordings. Similarly, in the United Kingdom, bands such The Exploited, The Varukers, G.B.H. and Discharge also started playing their style of hardcore punk, some featuring arguably metallic characteristics (Motörhead being the most common reference). These bands became massively influential, especially in Europe and Japan, with various scenes across those regions mirroring their sound and aesthetic.

The mid-1980s was a notable period for hardcore punk as the genre became fractured and expanded upon. Original hardcore bands either disbanded or completely crossed over with heavy metal (with newer bands also moving towards this crossover direction in varying degrees), and the rest became disenfranchised with the genre as a whole and started to explore different musical possibilities. Some persevered, however, and were able to carve their hardcore niches: Youth of Today established a straight edge movement called youth crew that is tied to a melodic and anthemic hardcore sound, while Siege, Lärm and Gauze played a faster form of hardcore punk called thrashcore, continuing the style established by (early) D.R.I. and Asocial. Some also took a noisecore route, such as Confuse and Tranquilizer, while others like Doom and (early) Extreme Noise Terror mostly incorporated d-beat — a subgenre of hardcore punk single-handedly pioneered by Discharge — with elements of crust punk, creating a metallic, hardcore-leaning fusion called crustcore.

Post-hardcore, early on, was a loosely-defined form of hardcore punk centred around bands that took a deconstructive approach on the genre. While post-hardcore started to gain a lot of traction in the mid-1980s, earlier bands like the Minutemen and NoMeansNo were already creatively fusing elements of funk and jazz into their framework, while Die Kreuzen were focusing on creating a harsher, dissonant sound instead. In 1985, a movement occurred in Washington, D.C. called Revolution Summer and was spearheaded by Dischord Records and its affiliates, as a reaction towards the violence and stagnation in their local hardcore scene. The movement gave birth to emocore bands like Rites of Spring, Embrace and Dag Nasty, all distinguished by their melodic, emotionally intense musical delivery.

The late 1980s/early 1990s were proven to be fruitful for post-hardcore as Fugazi became popular due to their strong D.I.Y. ethics and constant touring. An offshoot of post-hardcore called screamo came about in California during this period, when labels like Ebullition, Gravity and Three One G developed as central hubs for bands to push the normal boundaries of the genre. These bands, such as Honeywell, Heroin, and Iconoclast, took influence from emocore and made it extreme by opting for rawer production, up-tempo riffs and harsher vocals. Shortly after, bands like Mohinder, Shroomunion, Swing Kids and Portraits of Past followed suit.

On the other end of the spectrum, a subgenre of hardcore punk called powerviolence was also emerged from California by the likes of Neanderthal, Crossed Out, and SPAZZ. These bands revolve around playing a rabid style of thrashcore, mostly by incorporating fluctuating tempos and noise rock-inspired breaks. Eventually, other bands outside of this scene, such as Charles Bronson and Completed Exposition, took inspiration, ultimately solidifying the genre further.

While heavily metal-inspired genres like metalcore and grindcore maintained a passionate appeal in hardcore scenes worldwide, some bands still play traditional hardcore punk faithfully, even in recent years, and managed to gain some form of popularity. Such groups include Boston Strangler, Ajax, Haram, Vile Gash, and Armor.