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Hardcore

Hardcore is a genre. Defining acts include Turnstile, Niki, Knocked Loose, Basement and Hatebreed, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Hardcore grew out of electronic dance music, Rave and Acid house. Its influence carried into Breakcore, Drum and bass, Hardstyle, Happy Hardcore and Gabber, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 10 connections around Hardcore. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Hardcore came from and where it led.

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Hardcoreelectronic dance musicRaveAcid houseBreakcoreDrum and bassHardstyleHappy HardcoreGabberTranceDigital Hardcore

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Hardcore connections

Hardcore grew out of electronic dance music, Rave and Acid house, went on to shape Breakcore, Drum and bass, Hardstyle and Happy Hardcore. 10 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Hardcore

Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped Hardcore.

What Hardcore shaped

Legacy7

Where the influence of Hardcore travelled next.

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