Hardcore Punk

Hardcore Punk is a subgenre of Punk that emerged out of the schism that occurred in the Punk scene in the 1980s. 
== History ==
=== Origins: Late 1970s ===
=== Underground Success: Early 1980s ===
=== Widespread Success: Mid-Late 1980s ===
=== Changing of the Guard: Early-Mid 1990s ===
=== Transition to Post-Hardcore: Mid 1990s-Early 2000s ===
See Also: Post-Hardcore
By the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hardcore shifted from focusing on the intensity of the music, to the more melodic elements that came from Hardcore music.
== Characteristics ==
Sly takes the approach of describing Hardcore as basically any band that came out before the year 2000 is considered to be Hardcore, while any band that is described to sound similar from that point onwards to be Post-Hardcore. His reason being that much of the culture and original sound that was associated with Hardcore by the time of the 2000s was completely fazed out in favor of a more "commercial" or accessible sound.
== See Also ==
* List of Hardcore Bands
Category:Hardcore Punk
Category:Music Genres
Category:1980s in Music
Category:1990s in Music