Current State of Hardcore

"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
04/04/2020 at 15:57 • Filed to: None

It’s come a long way since Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and late Black Flag. Knocked Loose has been a shot in the arm for the scene and may be a sign that the trap punks are on their way out. Yes I’m over 40 and still care about this shit.

DISCUSSION (8)

PowderHound > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
04/04/2020 at 16:19

Love their latest album!

DipodomysDeserti > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
04/04/2020 at 16:44

I don’t know much about the scene in Kentucky, but Arizona retained much of the DC flavor well into the ‘00s. After the shooting, shows in Tucson were exclusively being held at a house. We’d cover the doors and windows with mattresses to avoid noise complaints.

That looks like a little fancier hardcore than I baptized in.

SmugAardvark > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
04/04/2020 at 18:47

After watching the video: “So that’s how the Blue Man Group came to be!”

I’d never heard of Knocked Loose before, so I’ll have to check out some more of their stuff. But I like it. Admittedly, I was more of a punk rocker in my younger days, but did attend quite a few hardcore shows in the late 90's/early 00's . This was in Florida, as bands like Poison the Well and Shai Hulud were starting to make names for themselves. But b y around 2004 or so, I feel like the landscape had somewhat been taken over by emo/screamo bands. So I guess I just sort of moved on, or my tastes had changed enough to where I didn’t seek out the genre as much.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
04/04/2020 at 18:59

So what defines the difference between hardcore and post-hardcore? Always wondered I guess. Is it the clean vocals mixed in that makes it “post”? Ive always been a bigger fan of progresive, post-hardcore, and more experimental stuff. But any metal makes me happy either way.

I’ve found that djenty instrumental metal is probably my favorite. I do still love stoner and black metal as well though. So im not opposed to harsh vocals but I think I enjoy the more growly than screechy side of it.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > SmugAardvark
04/04/2020 at 19:02

For the most part I have hated the music for the last 10 years or so. All the bands just sounded the same to me. I thought I was just getting old and out of touch. I only know about this stuff because I work with a 22 year old and we talk about music all the time. We bonded over 90s skater/pop punk so he introduces me to new bands. There’s a guy on YouTube that makes interesting videos about punk/metal music, punk rock mba.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > DipodomysDeserti
04/04/2020 at 19:20

I’m not from Kentucky, I was just talking about the scene in general. I was more of a gutter punk growing up and hated straight edge, so I stayed away from the actual hardcore shows. I have always liked the music, except maybe the last 10-12 years when they got away from the diy scene. I thought it was going to die off, but the reaction I’ve heard to Knocked Loose gives me hope that the music can evolve a little bit further.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
04/04/2020 at 19:34

If there was a chance of hearing a song on a Tony Hawk game then it’s post hardcore.

Speaking of stoner metal I was just listening to Kyuss yesterday.

DipodomysDeserti > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
04/04/2020 at 20:38

When I was in college my girlfriend’s boss asked me what the Xs on my arms were for. When I told him straight edge, he relayed to me that he used to be in a hardcore band back in the ‘90s and was glad to hear kids were still throwing shows and keeping it going . I’m sure in twenty years I’ll get to ask another young kid the same thing. He was in Groundwork, which was a very influential Arizona band.

I have friends in their forties that are still in bands, so it’s definitely not going away anytime soon. Almost all of my closest friends are from our hardcore scene, and I haven’t been to a show in a very long time. I’m not straight edge anymore (still have my Xs) , but a few of my closest friends still are. None of us were hardliners. To give you a taste of the stuff I was into, Die Young was one of my favorite bands back in the day . Absolutely awesome dudes, too. Crashed at my house when they came through Tucson fifteen or so years ago.

It sounds sappy, but the relationships I developed through hardcore have been some of the most important and longest lasting in my life, and have gone way beyond music.