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New York Hardcore, or NYHC, began in the [{TheEighties 1980s]] with the sounds of bands like Sick of it All and Agnostic Front. Popular bands from the region today are Madball and H20. Bands like Madball were instrumental in the adoption of a "tough guy" sound and image in part of modern hardcore, seen in bands such as Hatebreed. Other bands in New York, such as the Cro-Mags, adopted Krishna Consciousness.

But also more out-there, and political. It started in North America in the late seventies. The musicians had (mostly) identical ideologies to the first punk rockers, including the DIY-aesthetic.

New York Hardcore, or NYHC, began in the 1980's with the sounds of bands like Sick of it All and Agnostic Front. Popular bands from the region today are Madball and H20. Bands like Madball were instrumental in the adoption of a "tough guy" sound and image in part of modern hardcore, seen in bands such as Hatebreed. Other bands in New York, such as the Cro-Mags, adopted Krishna Consciousness.

In the late 1980's and the early 1990's, a new breed of hardcore band began. The first of these is sometimes thought to be Integrity, who hailed from Cleveland. They mixed thrash metal influences with the fresh flavor of hardcore, and sowed the seeds of a new genre, nowadays known as {{Metalcore}}. Other bands who were instrumental in this were Ringworm, Rorschach and Earth Crisis. Music/{{Converge}} were a band who formed in Boston, Massachusetts. They took the early sound of metallic hardcore and created an enigmatic mix of extreme metal with envelope-pushing sensibilities. Nowadays, they are seen to be the keystone in the influences of the {{Mathcore}} subgenre, which includes bands like TheDillingerEscapePlan and Architects.

In the early 1990's, hardcore also branched out through the work of bands like {{Fugazi}}, {{Rites of Spring}} and Embrace. This was the beginning of {{Post-hardcore}} and Music/{{Emo}}, which have both strayed from their origins and become difficult to define.

Bands from Southern California in the early 1990's who were influenced by the hardcore sound of BlackFlag and the Descendents, such as NOFX, {{Rancid}}, BadReligion and TheOffspring, were a huge part of the 90's Punk Revival. These bands also cemented the genre of {{Skate Punk}} and played a part in the popularity of {{Ska Punk}} and {{Pop Punk}}, influencing bands in the latter genre like GreenDay and {{Blink182}}

In the late 1980's and the early 1990's, a new breed of hardcore band began. The first of these is sometimes thought to be Integrity, who hailed from Cleveland. They mixed thrash metal influences with the fresh flavor of hardcore, and sowed the seeds of a new genre, nowadays known as {{Metalcore}}. Other bands who were instrumental in this were Ringworm, Rorschach and Earth Crisis. {{Converge}} were a band who formed in Boston, Massachusetts. They took the early sound of metallic hardcore and created an enigmatic mix of extreme metal with envelope-pushing sensibilities. Nowadays, they are seen to be the keystone in the influences of the {{Mathcore}} subgenre, which includes bands like TheDillingerEscapePlan and Architects.

In the late 1980's and the early 1990's, a new breed of hardcore band began. The first of these is sometimes thought to be Integrity, who hailed from Cleveland. They mixed thrash metal influences with the fresh flavor of hardcore, and sowed the seeds of a new genre, nowadays known as {{Metalcore}}. Other bands who were instrumental in this were Ringworm, Rorschach and Earth Crisis. {{Converge}} were a band who formed in Boston, Massachusetts. They took the early sound of metallic hardcore and created an enigmatic mix of extreme metal with envelope-pushing sensibilities. Nowadays, they are seen to be the keystone in the influences of the {{Mathcore}} subgenre, which includes bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan and Architects.

* BadBrains
* BadReligion
* BlackFlag

* DeadKennedys

* {{JFA}}

* MinorThreat
* TheMinutemen
* TheMisfits

* SocialDistortion

Bands from Southern California in the early 1990's who were influenced by the hardcore sound of BlackFlag and the Descendents, such as NOFX, {{Rancid}}, BadReligion and TheOffspring, were a huge part of the 90's Punk Revival. These bands also cemented the genre of {{Skate Punk}} and played a part in the popularity of {{Ska Punk}}. Perhaps their most significant achievement was influencing bands like GreenDay and {{Blink182}}, initiating {{Pop Punk}} as a commercial force. Or maybe not.

* Music/{{AFI}} started out as this, before mixing it with {{Goth rock}} to spearhead the emotive hardcore movement on their fifth and sixth albums. as of their eigth album they've become the type of typical {{pop punk}}/{{emo}} band that their early albums mocked.

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* {{AFI}} started out as this, before mixing it with {{Goth rock}} to spearhead the emotive hardcore movement on their fifth and sixth albums. as of their eigth album they've become the type of typical {{pop punk}}/{{emo}} band that their early albums mocked.

* AFI started out as this, before mixing it with {{Goth rock}} to spearhead the emotive hardcore movement on their fifth and sixth albums. as of their eigth album they've become the type of typical {{pop punk}}/{{emo}} band that their early albums mocked.

* {{JFA}} (Jodie Foster's Army)

* JFA (JodieFostersArmy)

* JFA ([[Jodie Foster's Army]])

* JFA (Jodie Foster's Army)

* AFI
started out as this, before mixing it with {{Goth rock}} to spearhead the emotive hardcore movement on their fifth and sixth albums. as of their eigth album they've become a typical {{pop punk}}/{{emo}} band

* BlackFlag

* CircleJerks

* Descendents

* TheMisfits

Bands from Southern California in the early 1990's who were influenced by the hardcore sound of BlackFlag and the Descendents, such as NOFX, Rancid, Bad Religion and TheOffspring, were a huge part of the 90's Punk Revival. These bands also cemented the genre of {{Skate Punk}} and played a part in the popularity of {{Ska Punk}}. Perhaps their most significant achievement was influencing bands like GreenDay and {{Blink182}}, initiating {{Pop Punk}} as a commercial force. Or maybe not.

* The DeadKennedys

* DOA

It started in North America in the late seventies. The musicians had (mostly) identical ideologies to the first punk rockers, including the DIY-aesthetic.

Needless to say, the work of pioneers like BlackFlag and Minor Threat have had an extensive influence on the music of today, whether they wanted to or not.

In the early 1990's, hardcore also branched out through the work of bands like Fugazi, Rites of Spring and Embrace. This was the beginning of {{Post-hardcore}} and Music/{{Emo}}, which have both strayed from their origins and become difficult to define.

{{Straight Edge}} is thought to have been begun by Ian Mackaye of Minor Threat. This was a way of life in which the participant would abstain from the vices of the earlier hardcore scene - usually smoking, drinking, and sometimes promiscuous sex. While this movement was for a time characterized by gang violence, its current day incarnation could be seen to be the "Positive Hardcore" scene of New England, which includes bands such as Have Heart, The Effort and Bane.

* Bad Brains

* The Misfits
* Minor Threat