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Hardcore techno

Hardcore techno is a genre. Hardcore techno grew out of Techno, Breakbeat Hardcore, early hardstyle, Freeform Hardcore and UK Hardcore (21st Century). Its influence carried into Gabber, Speedcore, Industrial Hardcore, Terrorcore and Frenchcore, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 13 connections around Hardcore techno. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Hardcore techno came from and where it led.

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Hardcore technoTechnoBreakbeat Hardcoreearly hardstyleFreeform HardcoreUK Hardcore (21st Ce…New BeatHardtekGabberSpeedcoreIndustrial HardcoreTerrorcoreFrenchcoreUptempo Hardcore

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Hardcore techno connections

Hardcore techno grew out of Techno, Breakbeat Hardcore, early hardstyle and Freeform Hardcore, went on to shape Gabber, Speedcore, Industrial Hardcore and Terrorcore. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Hardcore techno

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Sounds and acts that shaped Hardcore techno.

What Hardcore techno shaped

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