List of beatdown hardcore bands

This is a list of notable bands considered to be beatdown hardcore. Beatdown hardcore (also known as heavy hardcore, moshcore, and brutal hardcore) is a subgenre of hardcore punk that incorporates more music elements of heavy metal than traditional hardcore punk.

List of bands

• 100 Demons ^[1]
• 25 ta Life ^[1]
• Born from Pain ^[2]
• Brutality Will Prevail ^[3]
• Bulldoze ^[4]
• Bury Your Dead ^[5]
• Cold as Life ^[4]
• Crown of Thornz ^[6]
• Death Before Dishonor ^[7]
• E-Town Concrete ^[1]
• Extortionist ^{[8] [9]}
• First Blood ^{[10] [11]}
• Fury of Five ^[12]
• Hatebreed ^[13]
• Hoods ^[1]
• Knocked Loose ^[14]
• Knuckledust ^[1]
• Kublai Khan ^[15]
• Lionheart ^[16]
• Malevolence ^[17]
• Merauder ^[18]
• Never Ending Game ^{[19] [20]}
• NJ Bloodline ^[21]
• Pain of Truth ^{[22] [23]}
• Paleface Swiss ^[24]
• Ringworm ^[25]
• Speed ^[26]
• Subzero ^[1]
• Sunami ^{[27] [28]}
• Sworn Enemy ^[1]
• Terror ^[29]
• Throwdown ^[30]
• Trapped Under Ice ^[22]
• Varials ^{[31] [32]}
• Vein.fm ^[33]
• World of Pain ^[34]
• Xibalba ^[35]

References

1. Sfetcu, Nicolae. American Music. p. 354. Heavy hardcore: Throughout the following couple decades the newer style became just as predominant as its faster cousin. Prominent bands include 25 ta Life, Vision Of Disorder, 100 Demons, All Out War, Neglect, Shattered Realm, Death Threat, Next Step Up, E-Town Concrete, Hoods, Subzero, Sworn Enemy, Breakdown, Knuckledust, Mushmouth, Settle The Score, Angel Crew, and The Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza who became infamous for their unpredictable and chaotic live sets.
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