District 9 was a prominent New York Hardcore (NYHC) band from the Bronx, formed in the 1990s by vocalist Myke “Puerto Rican Myke” Rivera out of the ashes of the band Close Call. Known for releases like Schoolahardknox (1995), they were a staple of the mid-90s scene and featured in the classic N.Y.H.C. documentary. District 9 drew heavy stylistic inspiration from the authentic, organic intersection of 1990s hardcore and East Coast hip-hop culture.
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Top of the World is a contemporary Long Island hardcore (LIHC) band featuring members from other prominent underground acts like Private Mind, High Reach, Last Laugh, Liberate, and Raid. Known for a Queens-style groove hardcore sound.
Crime Square is an underground hardcore punk and beatdown band from the New York and New Jersey area. The group features seasoned veterans from prominent 1990s and 2000s east coast hardcore acts including Bulldoze, Skarhead, Crown of Thornz, and Agents of Man.
Palehorse is a metallic hardcore and crossover thrash band formed in New Milford, Connecticut, in 2003. They remain a staple of the Connecticut hardcore scene. They draw musical and lyrical inspiration from a blend of Bands like Integrity, Ringworm, Nuclear Assault, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Leeway, Death Threat, Hatebreed, 100 Demons, Motörhead and more!
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Fools Game is a fast and heavy hardcore punk band from Pennsylvania featuring members connected to groups like Facewreck, Vomit Forth, and Shackled. Formed in 2020, they are known for an energetic East Coast sound inspired by 2000s hardcore.
Statement of Pride is an American straight-edge hardcore punk band from Pensacola, Florida. Formed in 2022, the group features musicians from other underground acts such as Payback, Off The Tracks, and Cradle To Grave. Statement of Pride draws their primary musical influences from 1990s and early 2000s hardcore and edge-metal. Specifically, the band cites heavy hitters such as Withstand, One King Down, Indecision, and other classic Youth Crew acts, combined with modern metallic breakdowns.
Rites of Spring was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in late 1983. Along with Embrace and Beefeater, they were one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement which took place within the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk scene. The personal nature of their lyrics put them at the forefront of the emerging emo genre. Rites of Spring are regarded as having “unknowingly created and defined” the emo subgenre of hardcore punk. They were influenced by Bands like Wire, Buzzcocks, The Smiths, Bob Dylan, Bad Brains, The Faith, Black Flag, Minutemen & other 1970s/1980s Punk, Post-Punk & Classic Rock.
Pull Your Card (often abbreviated as PYC) is a metallic beatdown hardcore band based out of Los Angeles, California. Their primary influences come from the gritty, heavy hardcore and metal scenes of the late 90s and early 00s. Citing bands like Throwdown, Terror, Gods Hate & Merauder as Hardcore Influences as well as many more!
Merauder is an influential Brooklyn-based heavy metallic hardcore band formed in 1990. Widely regarded as the “Godfathers of Metalcore”, they shaped the 90s NYHC scene by fusing hardcore aggression with heavy metal riffing. Fronted by vocalist Jorge Rosado, their gritty, unrelenting sound reflects their New York inner-city roots. Merauder built their sound on a foundation of thrash, early death metal, and the gritty, groove-driven New York Hardcore (NYHC) scene. Key influences on the band’s metal-heavy riffing and dark guitar tones included Slayer, Celtic Frost, and Venom. Acts like the Cro-Mags, Carnivore, and Stigmata shaped the band’s hardcore roots and crossover appeal. And the heavy, stompy, and rhythmic “Brooklyn groove” popularized by local peers like Biohazard and Life of Agony heavily impacted their pacing and mosh breakdowns.
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Sin Against Sin is a brutal, heavy hardcore/mosh-metal supergroup formed in 2025 by members of bands like Adrienne, Opposition, and others. Known for a, high-energy, “mosh-first” sound reminiscent of All Out War, the group is co-fronted by Ethan Wahlberg and Alfredo Carvalho.
Blow Your Brains Out (BYBO) is a rising hardcore punk band based out of Tokyo and Kanagawa, Japan. Formed in the spring of 2019, the group has quickly built a reputation for delivering a heavy, aggressive style heavily influenced by classic New York Hardcore (NYHC).
Furia is a Colombian hardcore punk band formed in 2007 in Tunja, Boyacá. Known for a raw, heavy sound rooted in 80s hardcore and street punk, they are a staple of the Boyacá DIY scene.
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IT’S COMMON THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE OPPRESSED & LIMITED TO GANG CULTURE, CARIBBEAN CULTURE, & HIP HOP CULTURE WHILE WHITE PEOPLE ARE WELCOMED IN ALL CULTURES WITHOUT SO MUCH QUESTIONING & REJECTION COMPARED TO A BLACK PERSON TRYING SOMETHING NEW & UNIQUE LIKE SKATEBOARDING OR SOMETHING THAT IS SADLY WHITEWASHED.
MUSIC CULTURE IS SOMETHING THAT’S NOT BASED ON THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN BUT THE EXPRESSION OF YOUR TRUE AND RAW EMOTIONS & THAT’S WHY MUSIC IS SO ATTRACTIVE NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF MUSIC UNLESS YOU ARE BIASED OR WHITEWASHED. IT IS TRUE SOME MUSIC IS AN ACQUIRED TASTE, BUT IF YOU ARE OPEN-MINDED AND WILLING, YOU WILL LEARN TO LOVE A MUSIC CULTURE JUST LIKE HOW WHITE PEOPLE LEARN TO LOVE OTHER PEOPLE’S CULTURES. THAT WAS A JOKE, BUT IT IS TRUE. WE HAVE TO REALLY EDUCATE OURSELVES & REALLY LEARN OTHERS AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD LEARN OURSELVES AND APPRECIATE ONE ANOTHER.
BUT, GOING BACK TO MUSIC CULTURES. BLACK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC CULTURES FOR A LONG TIME. THE CREATION OF SCATTING INSPIRED JAZZ & BLUES, & OTHER MUSIC CULTURES. PRAYER AND COMMUNITY SONGS DURING SLAVERY INSPIRED GOSPEL MUSIC & OTHER SING ALONG KIND OF MUSIC LIKE THAT. JIMMY HENDRIX, JAMES BROWN, BAD BRAINS & OTHER OLD SCHOOL BLACK ARTISTS LIKE THEMSELVES INSPIRED HIP HOP, PUNK, METAL, AND SO MUCH MORE!
BLACK MODERN ARTISTS LIKE AARON HEARD & ANDRE 3000 ARE CARRYING THE TORCH FOR THE PROGRESSION OF BLACK PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT CULTURES.
ANDRE 3000 ON THE LEFT / AARON HEARD ON THE RIGHT
AARON HEARD IS A VOCALIST FOR A HARDCORE BAND NAMED JESUS PIECE(WHICH STARTED OUT AS A SUB-GENRE OF PUNK MUSIC BUT NOW HAS ITS OWN CULTURE AND AESTHETIC & GOT COMBINED WITH METAL MUSIC AS THE MUSIC GOT HEAVIER SOUNDING & LESS TRADITIONAL PUNK-ISH, SO SOMETIMES CAN BE REFERRED TO AS “HEAVY METAL” EVEN THOUGH HARDCORE IS MORE OF ITS OWN MUSIC CULTURE BUT YOU CAN LEAVE A COMMENT AND WE CAN DISCUSS THAT. NOW ENJOY THIS VIDEO!
ANDRE 3000 IS A HIP HOP ARTIST. HE IS PART OF A HIP HOP GROUP CALLED OUTKAST. HE’S NOT A NEW AGE HIP HOP ARTIST LIKE TRAVIS SCOTT OR LIL UZI VERT BUT HE IS STILL A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS “BLACK EXCELLENCE” AND WHAT HIP HOP IS TRULY ABOUT OR AT LEAST WHAT IT ORIGINATED FROM AND HE IS STILL MAINTAINING AND SHARING THE TORCH AMONGST HIS PEERS NEW AND OLD NO MATTER WHAT CULTURE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG TO.
MUSIC IS LIKE A NOTEBOOK, IT CAN BE OPENED AND WRITTEN BY ANYONE THAT WANTS TO WRITE IN IT.
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IT’S LIKE WHAT THEY SAY, “IF YOU CAN MAKE IT IN NEW YORK CITY, YOU CAN MAKE IT ANYWHERE!”
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