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All things modern hardcore. There will be no grind or sludgcore in this list in order to avoid duplicates. You will find some grind here and some sludgecore here. If it is classic hardcore punk you seek, I advise you to try Lit.'s list.

- Since I moved those heavy ones, I'll need some time to rearrange and fill this up with all the hardcore goodness I said no to before.
- Order changes depending on what I am currently obsessed with

Created by: Ilham | 03.08.2014



1. Death Engine - Mud
2015 - Noise + Hardcore - Anguish in an urban setting - Review: http://tinyurl.com/qjz4oz9 - Listen: http://tinyurl.com/qzxa3dw
2. Silent Planet - The Night God Slept
2014 - Raw and passionate melodic metalcore. http://tinyurl.com/ndq84az
3. Idylls - Prayer For Terrene
2014 - Post hardcore/noise. Completely bonkers. Seriously. http://tinyurl.com/pm7kd8b
4. Plebeian Grandstand - Lowgazers
2014 - Black/hardcore. Dissonant. http://tinyurl.com/kubug9m - Free legal download.
5. Fjørt - D'accord
2014 - Post-hardcore/screamo sang in German. Just the right amount of emotion and aggression. http://tinyurl.com/l4hnw2n
6. The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza - Danza IIII: The Alpha - The Omega
2012 - MATHCORE MOTHERFUCKERS - http://tinyurl.com/pycytf9
7. Euglena - Split
2014 - EP - Black/grindcore. A younger Anaal Nathrakh without the cyber elements gone hardcore? http://tinyurl.com/pmvq7wr - Free legal download.
8. Nice Hooves - Nice Hooves
2013 - Hardcore/sludge/rock. Imagine Queens Of The Stone Age gone hardcore/sludge. http://tinyurl.com/kcfmt26 - Free legal download.
9. Jack The Stripper - Raw Nerve
2013 - Hardcore/mathcore. Chaotic. Heavy. Shit band name, great variety in the vocals, sometimes similar to Randy Blythe's. http://tinyurl.com/oc9q3q6
10. Doctor Livingstone - Contemptus Saeculi
2014 - DsO-core. Very innovative. http://tinyurl.com/o7hhyzm
11. The Tidal Sleep - Vorstellungskraft
2014 - Beautiful post-hardcore, screamo to be precise. http://tinyurl.com/p6ckqzr
12. Martyrdöd - Paranoia
2012 - Crust/D-beat. Catchy catchy. http://tinyurl.com/qxhgcmd
13. Black Monolith - Passenger
2014 - Black/crust/post-rock. More depressing that most of these. http://tinyurl.com/pxoqhnn - Free legal download.
14. Hierophant - Peste
2014 - Pummeling blackened, death grind and punk like you've never heard.
15. Murder Construct - Results
2012 - The results are in, and they're fucking good. http://tinyurl.com/pfn37cy
16. Kvelertak - Meir
2012 - Blackened punk. Get dancing, come on. http://tinyurl.com/ny72kzj
17. Raised Fist - Ignoring The Guidelines
2000 - Holy fucking shit, angry fast hardcore punk with a raspy/rappy fast vocal delivery and great riffs. http://tinyurl.com/pcq5xuk
18. Hexis - XI
2012 - EP - Black/hardcore. Dissonant. Angry. http://tinyurl.com/os8729s - Free legal download.
19. Trap Them - Blissfucker
2014 - Hardcore. Heavy shit. http://tinyurl.com/mwmzuew
20. All Pigs Must Die - Nothing Violates This Nature
2013 - Very aggressive hardcore/thrash. http://tinyurl.com/nyqjfg6
21. Everything Went Black - Cycles Of Light
2012 - Black/hardcore. http://tinyurl.com/kagym5w
22. Enabler - La Fin Absolue Du Monde
2014 - Catchy hardcore, pretty good guitar work.
23. Oh, Sleeper - Children Of Fire
2011 - Fucking angry metalcore - http://tinyurl.com/m2pfh6f
24. Dark Circles - MMXIV
2014 - Black/crust. http://tinyurl.com/k3wdm4c
25. Dark Sermon - In Tongues
2013 - Deathcore - Death metal wrapped deathcore for your pleasure. http://tinyurl.com/n7x6pfa
26. The Armed - Spreading Joy
2012 - EP - Hardcore. A little thrash. http://tinyurl.com/m7tdwr8 - Free legal download.
27. Seizures - The Sanity Universal
2014 - Mathcore bitch - http://tinyurl.com/lth63rv
28. Black Breath - Sentenced To Life
2012 - Death with a hardcore/groovy twist. Best thing to start your day with. http://tinyurl.com/kkskct9
29. Let It Die - Because The World Is Perfidious, I Am Going Into Mourning
2013 - EP - Split with Monolithian. Hardcore. Doom-ier release because of the association with Monolithian. http://tinyurl.com/lqosy7v - Free legal download.
30. Ossacrux - Orgi Of Atrocities
2013 - EP - Crust/d-beat goodness, with a great vocalist and catchy songs - http://tinyurl.com/oxjuqy2
31. Code Orange - Love Is Love​/​/​Return To Dust
2012 - Formely "Code Orange Kids" - unpredictable and heavy hardcore - http://tinyurl.com/nat9yzs
32. Fever Dreams - Life Has Departed
2014 - Gnarly blackened grindcore/hardcore - http://tinyurl.com/pk6z8fa - Free legal download
33. Homewrecker - Worms & Dirst
2012 - Motherfucking crusty thrashy punk - http://tinyurl.com/p4qe35p
34. Colossvs - Unholy
2014 - Behemoth-like with crust elements, but 78425652558 times better than actual current Behemoth. http://tinyurl.com/mukua4z
35. Villains - Freudian Slip
2014 - Disjointed mathcore madness - http://tinyurl.com/qy6g4f2
36. Jungbluth - Partache
2013 - Post-hardcore - Scream your heart out - http://tinyurl.com/lw2swcn
37. Baptists - Bushcraft
2013 - Hardcore, you know, it's awesome. http://tinyurl.com/l6zl6o6
38. Ache - Self-titled
2014 - Post-hardcore. Melancholic and chaotic. http://tinyurl.com/kvtoapv - Free legal download.
39. Ringworm - Hammer Of The Witch
2014 - Hardcore. More traditional than most of this list. http://tinyurl.com/o2w4urj
40. Convert - Convert 7"
2014 - Hardcore/D-beat. A little grindy at times. http://tinyurl.com/np35jm9 - Free legal download.
41. Oathbreaker - Eros-Anteros
2014 - Hardcore. A little black. http://tinyurl.com/n553oew
42. Calvaiire - Forceps
2013 - Hardcore. With a little black metal and dissonance. Chaotic. http://tinyurl.com/ksbmo9o
43. Protestant - In Thy Name
2014 - Raw black/crust with hardcore vocals. http://tinyurl.com/ltub9j3
44. Pine Barrens - King Maker
2013 - Let's call it hardcore with thrasy and bm elements. http://tinyurl.com/obw63jr
45. Cleric - Regressions
2010 - Mathcore - It's a weird album, very long and with experimental passages, but worth the try. http://tinyurl.com/kwvffv6
46. Bury What's Left - Memoirs
2014 - EP - Metalcore is definitely not for pussies when it's well done - http://tinyurl.com/lqztxv9
47. Herod (SUI) - They Were None
2014 - Meshuggah-core. Heavy shit. http://tinyurl.com/mcohwal



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07.12.2014 - 22:39
Ilham
Giant robot
So many bands from this list were added .
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07.12.2014 - 22:57
Paz
elite
Written by Ilham on 07.12.2014 at 22:39

So many bands from this list were added .

Your contributor's legacy
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07.12.2014 - 23:10
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by Paz on 07.12.2014 at 22:57

Your contributor's legacy

I can die tomorrow and be content.
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08.12.2014 - 00:11
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Written by Ilham on 07.12.2014 at 22:39

So many bands from this list were added .

So many things I suggested weren't added to the list.................
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08.12.2014 - 00:54
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by Alex F on 08.12.2014 at 00:11

So many things I suggested weren't added to the list.................

FINE! I added those I like the most. Instead of really working on a real update. Bitch.
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08.12.2014 - 02:21
mz
You might as well like Gas Chamber (not a fan myself tbh).
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08.12.2014 - 02:33
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by mz on 08.12.2014 at 02:21

You might as well like Gas Chamber (not a fan myself tbh).

Thanks for thinking about me. I am halfway in it, but powerviolence is not really my thing (yet). I find it too fast and jerky for me, not heavy enough. But in my honest opinion, not trying to sugarcoat this, the guys are different, it has some really nice moments especially with the bass, even if overall, I don't adhere much.
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12.12.2014 - 22:31
Ilham
Giant robot
Adding some new blood to this since I took out so many. I have a feeling I'll need to leave this is purely "classic" hardcore/crust/crossover/d-beat and make a new one for post-hardcore/metalcore, and another one for mathcore/deathcore.

Anyway, the new kids:

The Tidal Sleep - Vorstellungskraft
Oh, Sleeper - Children Of Fire
Implore - Black Knell
Seizures - The Sanity Universal
Fever Dreams - Life Has Departed
Homewrecker - Worms & Dirst
Baptists - Bushcraft
Death Mercedes - Du Soleil Refroidi
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28.12.2014 - 21:34
Paz
elite
Dear Il, I have a rec for you Don't know how to describe it though...noise rock/post-hardcore/alternative metal with some electronics and jazz influences? Let me know about your impressions.

PS. That Calvaiire's debut was released in '13 if memory serves.

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30.12.2014 - 14:02
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by Paz on 28.12.2014 at 21:34

Dear Il, I have a rec for you Don't know how to describe it though...noise rock/post-hardcore/alternative metal with some electronics and jazz influences? Let me know about your impressions.
PS. That Calvaiire's debut was released in '13 if memory serves.
Dharavi by So Slow

First of all, thank you for thinking of me. Second thing, I love that cover/logo, keeping it in the folder of chosen ones. And finally, great album. Comes in like a gust of fresh air after all the grind I listened to these last two days. I love when bands sing in something else than English as well. Jerry had introduced me to some alternative Polish bands, and I always found that language went great with this kind music.

For Calvaiire, those fuckers released it on the 31st of Dec 2013, just to make me look wrong . Corrected, thanks.
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05.01.2015 - 15:08
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by Alex F on 23.11.2014 at 21:06

Hi. I have suggestions. Listen to them. K thanks
[Plèvre]

See, this one finally grew on me . So now you are at 6/6.
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17.02.2015 - 22:38
Ilham
Giant robot
Ok. Because I have talked about it for years, I did a little updating, here are the new chosen few:

#1 - Death Engine | Mud | 2015 - Noise + Hardcore - Anguish in an urban setting - Review: http://tinyurl.com/qjz4oz9 - http://tinyurl.com/qzxa3dw
#20 - Murder Construct | Results | 2012 - Grind - The results are in, and they're fucking good. http://tinyurl.com/pfn37cy
#26 - Feastem | Avaritia Humanae | 2013 - Grind - When things are sung in Finnish they always sound more angry - http://tinyurl.com/o7sq2al
#30 - Dark Sermon | In Tongues | 2013 - Deathcore - Death metal wrapped deathcore for your pleasure. http://tinyurl.com/n7x6pfa
#36 - Code Orange | Love Is Love​/​/​Return To Dust | 2012 - Hardcore - Formely "Code Orange Kids" - unpredictable and heavy hardcore - http://tinyurl.com/nat9yzs
#49 - Cleric | Regressions | 2010 - Mathcore - It's a weird album, very long and with experimental passages, but worth the try. http://tinyurl.com/kwvffv6
#50 - Rotten Sound - Species At War | 2013 - Grind - Because it's good grind - http://tinyurl.com/ndu2hkd
#52 - Graves | Fides Ad Nauseam | 2015 - Blackened/sludgy hardcore - EP - Finally the EP is here! Hellish - http://tinyurl.com/ng6s5cc
#54 - Dead In The Dirt | The Blind Hole | 2013 - Grind - Fun fun fun blood blood blood - http://tinyurl.com/lw2mrwe

I don't want to copy all the awesome new -core I found on both the 2015 list and this, but I'll still add the mandatory listens (DEATH ENGINE) + the bands that really need some attention. I should really do a grind list.
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17.02.2015 - 23:59
Lit.
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[mutter] Still wish you'd add Primate... [/mutter]
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18.02.2015 - 00:12
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by Guest on 17.02.2015 at 23:59

[mutter] Still wish you'd add Primate... [/mutter]

To be honest I thought about giving it another go today as I went through the comments to see if there were any suggestions I refused/forgot to add.
I'm listening to it right now. I am liking it much more than a few months ago. I was barely getting acquainted with crust at the time.
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22.02.2015 - 17:51
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
You've probably heard this anyway, but YOLO:

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22.02.2015 - 17:55
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
staff
She introduced me to them (Thanks again Ilham!). Great shit that band.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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22.02.2015 - 19:00
Lit.
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Interested to see Rotten Sound on here. Great band. Didn't you say you were inspired to make a grindcore list, cause I think that RS would be a band you'd wanna save for that list.

Also, you honor me with your referencing my list. *bows*
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22.02.2015 - 19:07
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by LeKiwi on 22.02.2015 at 17:51

You've probably heard this anyway, but YOLO:

.

Haha yeah as Rod said I am already spreading the good word about Junbgbluth! If you like these guys, you'll love The Tidal Sleep (#13), as well as Fjort (#5, nominated in the MSA woop woop), in this list.
I actually was about to say "DUH KIWI JUNGBLUTH IS HERE ALREADY" but I didn't add them, so let me correct that mistake. Thank you .
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22.02.2015 - 19:15
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by Guest on 22.02.2015 at 19:00

Interested to see Rotten Sound on here. Great band. Didn't you say you were inspired to make a grindcore list, cause I think that RS would be a band you'd wanna save for that list.

Also, you honor me with your referencing my list. *bows*

They complete each other, the honour is mine *curtsy*.

Indeed it's a great band that needs to have a spot with other bands of the same calibre. Yeah I totally should a grind one because this list is a bit of a mess now - that I can actually really distinguish the genres apart and see how different they are. I'll take out all the grind that's here (and in the sludgecore one) and this will remain hardcore/metalcore/mathcore/post-hardcore. Until I amass enough bands to create other genre lists.

I'll start working on it shortly. It'll be a modern grind one, because once again I lack knowledge for everything before the 2000s/2010s. Maybe you'll pair up with me in making a classic one?
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22.02.2015 - 19:41
Lit.
Account deleted
Written by Ilham on 22.02.2015 at 19:15

I'll start working on it shortly. It'll be a modern grind one, because once again I lack knowledge for everything before the 2000s/2010s. Maybe you'll pair up with me in making a classic one?

I don't listen to nearly enough classic grind to attempt something like that, and I think this list does a better job with it then I ever would. I'll stick with my hardcore list (and my Death Wore Black one). I'll keep an eye out for yours though. Prepared to get swamped with recs.
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22.02.2015 - 22:52
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by Guest on 22.02.2015 at 19:41

I don't listen to nearly enough classic grind to attempt something like that, and I think this list does a better job with it then I ever would. I'll stick with my hardcore list (and my Death Wore Black one). I'll keep an eye out for yours though. Prepared to get swamped with recs.

Yeah there are many things in there I haven't tried yet, thanks for the link.
I'm sure you'll pop in with some recs that will put me to shame though .
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22.02.2015 - 22:59
moe5512
If I may give some suggestions, They are not really fresh but I consider them "modern"

Gallows


If Swedish vocals don't scare you off then:
Totalt Jävla Mörker (Total Fucking Darkness - Cold World)


Raised Fist
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22.02.2015 - 23:15
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by moe5512 on 22.02.2015 at 22:59

If I may give some suggestions, They are not really fresh but I consider them "modern"

-Gallows
-If Swedish vocals don't scare you off then: Totalt Jävla Mörker (Total Fucking Darkness - Cold World)
-Raised Fist

Totally modern for me too, you're right on the stuff I like. I do know TJM, great d-beat, and I actually love Scandinavian languages in my music. It's just that off the whole Swedish d-beat bands, it's maybe one of my least favourite. That's why you don't see it here. Also, thanks for the translation of their name.
My latest review is for a Danish d-beat/crust album that slays everything - if I can bounce on your recs and give you one myself : Halshug's Blodets Band.

Raised Fist - I meant to try them out, but hadn't got around to it. Sounds real nice. I shall just start with the album from which you pulled that video.
Gallows - I actually didn't know this band at all, thanks for the discovery, I'll explore and get back to you.
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23.02.2015 - 00:59
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by LeKiwi on 22.02.2015 at 17:51

You've probably heard this anyway, but YOLO:
[bluetooth]

Added it at number 43. For some reason I always rec' those three albums together but missed an opportunity this time. Thanks again.
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23.02.2015 - 01:48
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by Ilham on 22.02.2015 at 23:15

Raised Fist

I haven't heard any of their albums in full, but the few tracks I've heard back when I got into metal I still love Would be nice to see them hear if their albums are any good.
Written by Ilham on 23.02.2015 at 00:59

Thanks again.

No problems
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23.02.2015 - 02:11
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by LeKiwi on 23.02.2015 at 01:48

I haven't heard any of their albums in full, but the few tracks I've heard back when I got into metal I still love Would be nice to see them hear if their albums are any good.

Oh that's a cute . I also remember a few -core songs that cemented my interest in metal (amongst a lot of nu metal, Lamb Of God and Amon Amarth songs which were the main reason I'm here). I actually remember talking about it to Jeff, who kinda told me I was listening to crap, and the impressionable young me just followed his opinion and ditched all that -core away :'(.
I am currently listen to Ignoring The Guidelines (2000, I don't know if any of those songs are in it) and it's seriously nice and very angry hardcore. Fast and catchy with plenty of simple yet hooking riffs. But I'm almost sure you'd hate it now haha.
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23.02.2015 - 02:23
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by moe5512 on 22.02.2015 at 22:59

Raised Fist

Seriously this is awesome. I should have taken the step much earlier. Love the riffs, the energy, and especially the vocal delivery. Everything. Thanks, I have a feeling this will be played quite often. It's got a spot quite high right away, and it fucking deserves it. #21
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23.02.2015 - 02:39
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by Ilham on 23.02.2015 at 02:11

Oh that's a cute . I also remember a few -core songs that cemented my interest in metal (amongst a lot of nu metal, Lamb Of God and Amon Amarth songs which were the main reason I'm here). I actually remember talking about it to Jeff, who kinda told me I was listening to crap, and the impressionable young me just followed his opinion and ditched all that -core away :'(.
I am currently listen to Ignoring The Guidelines (2000, I don't know if any of those songs are in it) and it's seriously nice and very angry hardcore. Fast and catchy with plenty of simple yet hooking riffs. But I'm almost sure you'd hate it now haha.

I was far too impressionable when I first started listening to metal. I heard -core was for "posers" and immediately disregarding anything of the sort. Only recently was I able to smack myself out of that misinformed daze and enjoy some -core

Just checked: I've only heard songs from Sound Of The Republic and Veil Of Ignorance. Off to listen to their 2000 release! I'll let you know the verdict
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23.02.2015 - 02:42
moe5512
Written by Ilham on 23.02.2015 at 02:23

Written by moe5512 on 22.02.2015 at 22:59

Raised Fist

Seriously this is awesome. I should have taken the step much earlier. Love the riffs, the energy, and especially the vocal delivery. Everything. Thanks, I have a feeling this will be played quite often. It's got a spot quite high right away, and it fucking deserves it. #21

You're welcome, Halshug wasn't that bad either
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23.02.2015 - 02:44
Ilham
Giant robot
Written by moe5512 on 23.02.2015 at 02:42

You're welcome, Halshug wasn't that bad either

Glad you liked it. You earned a "gives good recs" seal, don't desitate to come back with more when I'm done with Gallows (and more Raised Fist <3).
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