<H4>Hardcore Punk</H4> Emerging in the early '80s, hardcore took the ideals of punk to a new extreme. The music was fast, the vocals were screamed, and the structure was simple.

http://www.angelfire.com/band2/atg/ Punk/hardcore/metal band from Columbia, SC. Biography, tour dates, photos, and links. http://www.allelsefails.net Chicago melodic hardcore music with MP3s, merchandise, show dates and a band biography. http://hometown.aol.com/arrowptsnorth/ A hardcore-emo-punk-metal band from Denver Colorado. http://www.xmulletx.com/bane Site for Boston hardcore heavyweights on Equal Vision records, includes detailed tour diary and next show date. http://www.canehdian.com/album/b/bane/biography.html Artist profile at canEHdian.com, including biography, links, audio clips, interactive poll and buying guide. http://www.geocities.com/lele_smartz/bellicosi.html Site for the band from Torino, Italy on Smartz Records. Includes lyrics, MP3s, show listings and photographs. http://www.envy.nu/celebroast Progressive punk hardcore from New York City. Ex members of The Disenchanted and Hail Mary. Site includes pictures, lyrics and merchandise. http://www.geocities.com/cheapliving/ Trio from New Orleans, Louisiana, featuring news, gigs, band biography, photos, and links. http://www.morenoise.com/civildefense Massachusetts band site with show listings, mission statement, full MP3s, and lyrics. http://www.ctk508.com/ctk.html Hardcore punk music at a new level and description. Site includes discography, MP3s and merchandise. http://www.geocities.com/seattlehc/ Site for this angry Seattle Hardcore band. Has Flash and HTML versions and includes song lyrics, photographs, show listings and a message board. http://www.bdk.rug.nl/medewerkers/f.koster/dandare/welcome.htm A hardcore punk band from The Netherlands who play hard and fast songs. On the site you will find information and MP3s. http://www.darkdaydungeon.com Home of the Metalcore rockers from Traintown, Switzerland. Complete with news, upcoming show dates and MP3s. http://www.newpaltz.edu/~tanaka74/index.html Site for this thrashy hardcore band from upstate NY includes news, discography and sound files. http://www.angelfire.com/il/deiryassin An Israeli hardcore band. Ultra-fast, aggressive music with lyrics dealing with socio-political issues. Site features a band history, lyrics and MP3s. http://mylite.net/disarmed/ Hardcore band from Washington state. Site includes pictures, biography, show dates and sound files. http://www.angelfire.com/rock/disfixed/ A hardcore band from Bergen, Norway. http://members.aol.com/drimbecile/index.html Homepage of the Dirty Rotten Imbeciles featuring what's new, tour dates, interviews, scrapbooks and merchandise. http://www.dropdead.org A page dedicated to the long-standing RI hardcore band. Lyrics, sounds and information. http://www.dryfisted.com The official site for the Calgary, Alberta, Canada based band. Site features a photograph gallery, upcoming shows and MP3s. http://freepages.bigassweb.com/freepages/endonend13/ Melodic hardcore punk band from Los Angeles. Includes pictures, biographies, news updates, reviews and links. http://www.bands411.com/endonend13 Official web site for this melodic hardcore band from southern California includes a show calendar, news, band information and song samples in streaming MP3s. http://www.everybodygetshurt.homestead.com A &quot;hard hittin'&quot; New York City hardcore band. http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/Fasttimes Official site for the &quot;in your face&quot; NJ hardcore band. Lyrics, pictures, interviews, show information and flyers. http://home8.swipnet.se/~w-86056/fireside/index.htm High quality Swedish pop-punk-rock-emo-hardcore. http://website.lineone.net/~fiveminmajor/ A NYHC band from Queens. Photos from shows with Murphys Law and Agnostic Front, as well as MP3s. http://www.flyboy.co.uk/ Melodic hardcore punk band from Rugby, England. http://www.gurlpages.com/music/f-minus/index.html Fansite for the Hellcat Records recording artist. http://members.tripod.de/fortheday The official website for this hardcore/punk rock/emo band from Aachen, Germany. http://www.angelfire.com/band/freight109/ A hardcore band from Chicago, IL who sound like Strife and VOD. Site features pictures, MP3s and upcoming shows. http://caos.hypermart.net/funtosh/ This is the webpage for the Portuguese hardcore band. It contains lyrics, MP3s, contact information and pictures of the band. http://www.gravesend.homestead.com Site for the hardcore band out of Brooklyn NY includes song lyrics, news, merchandise, photographs and show listings. http://www.geocities.com/fluff_det/HARDCORE.html A site to encourge women's participation in hardcore punk rock. Features photographs of bands, a manifesto and links. http://www.angelfire.com/band/lihc/home.html Free site for all DIY hardcore bands and their information, with release ads, mini homesites for bands, MP3 downloads and show listings. http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/4295/ Hardcore punk rock webring, with a link to Corn 'zine. http://perso.wanadoo.fr/hate.teenage.art/ A French freestyle punk hardcore band. This official website has the band history, sounds and lyrics. [English/French] http://hellbound.4t.com Official site for the Montreal, Canada crust-core band. MP3s, pictures, tour dates and band information. http://www.himsa.org/ Official site for the band signed to Revelation Records featuring lyrics, photographs and WAV file song samples. http://www.mostpreciousblood.com The official site of Brooklyn, New York based band. Current news, pictures, show dates, lyrics, merchandise and sounds. http://www.tbns.net/ispy/main.html Raging melodic political hardcore. Including a biography, discography, lyrics, pictures and sounds. http://www.thejrewing.com A site for this European hardcore band with photographs, upcoming show listings, MP3s, links, news, discography and a tour diary. http://www.killingmask.com Female fronted grindcore band from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Site has news, links to MP3s by the band, band history and individual band member biographies. http://www.killorama.de Information on bands like Immanuel Cunt, Destroyer and The Horned with links to MP3s, a guestbook and contact information. http://rockeros.com/crudos/ A site for the defunct political band with discography, photographs, interviews and MP3s of this Chicago band. [English/Spanish] http://www.midwesthclife.com Site provides news, bands information, free email, MP3s, hardcore community board, chat rooms and show dates. http://www.mindspring.com/~spynation/mm.htm A post-hardcore band from Virginia. The site outlines the Milemarker Party Program. http://www.angelfire.com/myband/milford/index.html A Florida-based indie/emo band site, with a biography and pictures. http://www.milkman.f2s.com/ Dutch hardcore punk. Site features contact information, band history, upcoming gigs and links. http://www.misledbylies.orcon.net.nz/ Metallic hardcore band from New Zealand. Site features band information, a discography and upcoming events related to the band. http://www.slip.net/~revevil/ Official site for the San Francisco based punk rock band. Photographs, MP3 downloads, press releases, upcoming shows, tour information and merchandise. http://www.negativementalenergy.com/ Information on this Connecticut based band including show dates and merchandise information. http://www.the-neighbors.com/ Band from San Diego, California, playing hardcore punk. http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Plaza/3434/ Hardcore band from San Jose, California. Site features merchandise, upcoming shows and band news. http://www.angelfire.com/punk/nodeficiency/ An anti-discrimination band from Miami, Florida influenced by Rancid, Pennywise and NOFX. Site features upcoming shows, pictures and lyrics. http://www.velebitpro.com/ A documentary about the New York Hardcore scene around 1997, focusing on bands like 108, 25 Ta Life and Madball. http://artists2.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Omegamen/ IUMA site for the emotive, old school hardcore band who cite Husker Du, Fugazi, Clutch and Helmet as influences. http://www.onedefsquad.homestead.com East Coast hardcore/punk webzine featuring upcoming area shows, reviews, interviews and news. http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~brw97/Orchid.html A modern hardcore band from MA. Site features news, a discography and several photographs. http://web.wanadoo.be/online/pfk/index.htm Page for this crew in the Belgian Hardcore scene. http://projectwet.homestead.com A punk, hardcore, metal band from Lincoln, Nebraska. http://www.theredscare.com/ A band from Knoxville, TN. This page has pictures, song samples, news and upcoming events related to the band. http://www.reference21.ch/ Hardcore band from Lugano, Switzerland. Official site includes biography, photographs, discography, lyrics and sound files. http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/remedy/ Long Island, NY hardcore band mixing old and new school hardcore and other influences. Site features band biography and links. http://www.afn.org/~afn07614/ Hardcore/screamo band from Florida. http://members.dencity.com/mjerome/index.htm Unofficial site for the Southern California hardcore punk band. Site includes biography, lyrics, pictures, discography and MP3s. http://www.angelfire.com/band/rupture1/index.html Defunct band from Long Island who played a mixture of traditional hardcore and melodic rock. Links, photographs, show dates and free MP3s. http://homepages.uc.edu/~longmi/Rupture/ The Australian power violence band. Site includes a discography, interviews and sound files in Real Audio and MP3 format. http://www.angelfire.com/music/7seconddelay/index.html Site for this hardcore band from Nashville features MP3s, band photographs, song lyrics and art by the band members. http://www.Shambulls4life.com/ Official site for this hardcore/punk band, with updates on the band and upcoming shows in the Northern California area. http://members.tripod.de/sheridanhc The official page for this old school hardcore band from Aachen, Germany. http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Veranda/9974/sinamor.html Official page of political California hardcore/power-violence/grindcore band. MP3s, pictures, tour dates and band profile. http://www.takebackrecords.com/xindex.htm A positive hardcore band out of Redding, California. With band information, news, show dates, song lyrics and audio samples. http://www.stillholdingon.net Website featuring punk and hardcore interviews, MP3s, news, reviews, pictures, links and message boards. http://www.strugglecrew.com/ A South Florida hardcore band. Site has a gallery of photos and upcoming events for the band. Not to be confused with the band who were from California. http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Backstage/7328/ The official website of a UK hardcore band. http://www.dangpow.com/~theylive/ Hardcore band from Buffalo, New York. http://www.geocities.com/soho/workshop/5153 A parody of the Virginia Beach Hardcore scene. http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/6425/ A MD band that derives its sound from mixing hardcore, indie rock and emo. http://www.angelfire.com/punk2/vicedolls/thevicedolls.html Website of the Indiana hardcore band with female vocals, photos, news. http://www.trustkill.com/bands/wallsofjericho.html Female fronted band from Detroit, MI. Page on the Trustkill Records website, with links to pictures, show dates, lyrics, reviews, and contact information. http://www.escape.ca/~radiost8/arsonfest/ Featuring bands from across North America. Includes news, schedule, and band details. 2000.08.11 http://www.yage5.de/ A hardcore band from Cologne, Germany. http://college.antioch.edu/~milo/jpunk/yellow_machinegun.html All-female band from Osaka, Japan. Page is part of the Japan Punk Project site and contains sound files, discography, reviews and contact information.