New York hardcore
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New York hardcore is both the hardcore punk music created in New York City and the subculture and lifestyle associated with that music. The scene established many aspects that are fixtures of hardcore
Agnostic Front playing in Rome, Italy in 2007
CBGB was one of the main venues for the New York hardcore scene
Florida band Assück playing New York venue ABC No Rio
Madball, described by Stereogum as "an archetypal tough-guy hardcore band"
Beatdown hardcore
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Beatdown hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk which incorporates elements of thrash metal and hip hop. The genre features aggressive vocals, heavy, palm muted guitar riffs and breakdowns. The genre
Madball were one of the earliest hardcore bands to merge masculine, street-wise lyrics with metal-influenced grooves.
Carl Schwartz, vocalist of San Francisco beatdown band First Blood