Japanese hardcore

Japanese hardcore punk, also known as Japcore, refers to the fast-paced Japanese punk/hardcore genre. The original intent of Japanese Hardcore Punk was to protest the social and economic changes sweeping Japan in the 1980's. G.I.S.M. and The Stalin are considered by many to be the founding fathers of Japanese Hardcore Punk, But In 1976 The SS Had Already Started Hardcore. In 1979 They Released a Live 12 Inch. Occasionally, Japcore artists will include elements of heavy metal, thrash metal, anarcho punk, grindcore, horrorpunk, and d-beat in their songs.

Examples of Japcore

Main article: List of Japanese hardcore punk bands

• 2nd Degree
• Aburadako
• AGAINST ONE'S WELL
• Anarchy Condoms
• ARMS
• Assfort
• Bastard
• Beyond Description
• The Boredoms
• Chicken Bowels
• Cocobat
• The Comes
• Confuse
• Crow
• Death Side
• Disclose
• Disdomestic Violence
• Execute
• Fuck on the Beach
• G.I.S.M.
• Gas
• Gastunk
• Gauze
• Garlic Boys
• Ghoul
• Hylkiö
• Insane Youth
• Inkisicao
• Kuro
• Lip Cream
• Nightmare
• Masterpeace
• Maximum the Hormone
• ORION
• Outo
• Pear of the West
• Power of Idea
• Qp-Crazy
• RAZORS EDGE
• Raw Gauge
• Retort
• Rose Rose
• Screen Out
• SENSATIONAL COLLAGE
• Slight Slappers
• Systematic Death
• Tetsu Arrey
• The SS
• The Stalin
• Vivisick
• The Willard
• Xinlisupreme
• Yoshiaki
• Zero Fast

External links

• Japanese Hardcore Information Database on Deep Fry Bonanza Punk/Hardcore Webzine - working external links
• MCR Co. a Japanese Hardcore punk label since 1983
• Obscure Japanese Underground band lists and information
• japanese hardcore punk forum