Hardcore punk
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Hardcore punk is a punk rock subgenre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock music. Its roots can be traced
Minor Threat performing in 1981
Bad Brains at 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., 1983
Audience members moshing to Toxic Holocaust
Negative Approach in T-shirts at a 2013 show
Punk rock
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Punk rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the overproduction and corporate nature of mainstream arena r
Hardcore punk
…Hardcore punk (commonly abbreviated to hardcore or hXc) is a punk rock subgenre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock music. Its…
1980s punks with leather jackets and dyed mohawk hairstyles
Iggy Pop, sometimes referred to as the "godfather of punk."
The Kingsmen in 1966. Their cover of "Louie, Louie" was later referred to as punk rock's "ur-text".
The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" was later cited as an early progenitor of punk rock.