Hardcore in the 2000s

Many bands in the 2000s have stuck to the roots of original hardcore punk. The scene has evolved somewhat since the 1980s, but several bands still follow many of the ideals. Many contemporary bands play hardcore in the original style while attempting to add even more intensity to the music. One common trend is to try to capture the sound of influential bands from an earlier era. For example, D-beat bands emulate the early music of Discharge. D-beat bands include Deathcharge, Dischange, and Disclose.

Many hardcore record labels continue to keep the tradition of the music alive. Among these are Bridge 9 Records, Sonic Wave International, Deranged Records, Rivalry Records, 1917 Records, and Revelation Records. However, Revelation has been known to stray from the accepted boundaries of hardcore, with releases by indie rock and emo bands such as Elliot, On the Might of Princes, and Texas Is The Reason.

  
 
The term hardcore has been applied to some bands that play death metal, metalcore or thrash metal. Bands such as Inside Recess, Trial, Shipwreck, Invade, Soldiers, Slamwich, and Poison the Well have fused the aggression of traditional hardcore with the musical stylings of metal. Typical of this new genre are breakdowns and harshly delivered vocals, sometimes verging on death metal growls. As this music has evolved, so has the subculture associated with it (e.g., fashioncore).

Some hardcore bands of the 2000s have continued the sound and attitude of the 1980s hardcore scene; such as Career Suicide, Fucked Up, BORN/DEAD, Government Warning, Cardiac Arrest, and Wasted Time, on labels such as Grave Mistake Records and No Way Records. Most of these types of bands are from Canada or the eastern United States, with a few exceptions. Some bands have created a sound that has been described as melodic hardcore. Melodic hardcore bands include Strike Anywhere, Set Your Goals, Crime in Stereo, Shook Ones and Capital. This sound is often associated with East Coast United States cities such as New York City and New Jersey (although Set Your Goals is from the bay area, and Shook Ones is from Seattle). Many of these bands are influenced by 1990s bands such as Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, and H2O.
 
 
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