hcp
Rock
Hardcore Punk
- Era
- 1979–present
- Origin
- DC · LA · Boston
- Student playlists
- None yet
About this supergenre
Faster, harder, more political punk. DC, LA, Boston scenes of the early 80s; the DIY ethos that powered everything from straight edge to emo.
Canonical reference: musicmap.info / hcp
Inside hardcore punk · 7 subgenre s on a mini-timeline
Each subgenre at its emergence year, oldest at top. This is what students curate playlists for — the granular level. Click any subgenre chip from the main map and you land on its row here.
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- 2030s
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Hardcore Punk
1979
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Straight Edge
1981
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Crossover Thrash
1984
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Crust Punk
1985
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Grindcore
1985
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Sludge
1989
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Powerviolence
1990
Connective tissue · 2 link s
How hardcore punk relates to the rest of the map. Click any genre to follow the line.
Primary lineage
Direct parents and direct children — the main line.
Backlash / anti
Reactions against, not descents from — the genres this one defined itself against.
Student curations
No playlists for hardcore punk yet.
This supergenre is waiting for a curator. If you're in MUSA 266 or MUSA 220 and this is your assignment, build a 5–10 track YouTube playlist and submit it through the course form.