This is a list of music genres suffixed -core, most of which are probably derived from the term hardcore, which denotes a style more extreme than the mainstream.

Hardcore

• Hardcore punk - an intensified version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often angry songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes.
• Hardcore techno - a form of techno music closely related to gabber music
• Breakbeat hardcore - an offshot of acid house that uses breakbeats for its rhythm lines
• Happy hardcore - an evolution of breakbeat hardcore that uses twee sounding instrumentation and lyrics
• Hardcore trance a fusion of breakbeat/happy hardcore and trance music
• UK hardcore - a form of dance music that evolved after breakbeat hardcore and it's subgenres declined in popularity

Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is a faster and heavier version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often passionate songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Hardcore techno, often referred to as hardcore, is a style of techno music that originated in the early-to-mid-1990s in multiple locations including Rotterdam, New York City and Newcastle, New South Wales. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Breakbeat hardcore (popularly known as rave music, originally referred to as simply hardcore in the United Kingdom, with old school hardcore a common term in the 21st century) is a style of electronic music that primarily uses breakbeats for its rhythm lines. ... Acid house is a variant of house music characterized by the use of simple tone generators with tempo-controlled resonant filters. ... This article is about breakbeat, the genre. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hardcore trance is a hybrid of Trance music and Happy Hardcore with House elements. ... Trance is a style of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. ... UK Hardcore is a broad term to describe the evolved United Kingdom rave hardcore lineage 4/4-kick drum fuelled sound, which emerged there around the start of the 21st century. ... Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany social dancing. ... Breakbeat hardcore (popularly known as rave music, originally referred to as simply hardcore in the United Kingdom, with old school hardcore a common term in the 21st century) is a style of electronic music that primarily uses breakbeats for its rhythm lines. ...

-core

• Asscore - fusion of hardcore hip hop and heavy metal
• Breakcore - fusion of hardcore, jungle and techno
• Christcore - Christian hardcore or punk rock.
• Cuddlecore - punk-influenced twee pop
• Darkcore - style of hardcore techno
• Discore - alternate term for D-Beat punk.
• Drillcore - a cross between breakcore and drill 'n bass
• Emocore - later and better known as emo
• Emo-Metalcore - fusion of metalcore and emo
• Funcore - a term used by Dutch based Babyboom Records label to describe bouncy techno
• Folkcore - fusion of hardcore punk and folk music
• Funkcore - fusion of hardcore punk and funk
• Glamcore - fusion of riot grrl, thrash and glam rock
• Gorecore - similar to goregrind but stripped of its grindcore nature blast beats & having more emphasis on sloppy or abject punk style
• Gothcore - fusion of hardcore punk and Gothic music
• Grindcore - hardcore with emphasis on absolute extremity to the exclusion of any other punk aesthetic, actually bearing more similarity to heavy metal and death metal than traditional hardcore.
• Happycore - variety of swift, hard trance music
• Hatecore - style of hardcore punk with white supremacy-themed lyrics
• Hopcore - fusion of hardcore punk and hip hop music
• Homocore - alternate term for queercore
• Horrorcore - style of hip hop with graphically violent and sexual lyrics
• Japcore - Japanese hardcore
• Jazzcore - fusion of grindcore and jazz
• Mathcore - a fusion of hardcore punk and math rock
• Metalcore - fusion of hardcore punk and heavy metal
• Nerdcore - style of hip hop with nerd-themed lyrics
• Noisecore - a largely anti-technical, anti-clean sounding form of grindcore, sometimes an alternate term for noise music
• Norsecore - style of black metal
• Polkacore - fusion of hardcore punk and polka
• Popcore - fusion of hardcore and street punk
• Punkcore - anarchistic hardcore mixed with punk rock samples
• Queercore - style of hardcore punk with gay and lesbian-themed lyrics
• Raggacore - fusion of breakcore and ragga
• Rapcore - fusion of hardcore, heavy metal and hip hop
• Sadcore - style of late 80s indie rock with sadness and loneliness-themed lyrics
• Skacore - fusion of hardcore and ska punk
• Skatecore - alternate term for skate punk
• Slowcore - alternate term for sadcore
• Spazzcore - term for over-the-top spastic & volatile punk.
• Synthcore - alternative name for electroclash that never found popularity
• Stenchcore - early term for the crust punk style
• Thrashcore - fusion of hardcore punk and thrash music
• Twangcore - alternate term for alternative country
• Yardcore - an alternative name for raggacore

Hardcore hip hop is a form of hip hop music that has confrontational, often violent lyrics, and generally sparse, gritty urban beats. ... Heavy Metal is a genre of music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, took blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the use... Breakcore is a loosely defined electronic music style that brings together elements of jungle, hardcore techno and IDM into a breakbeat-oriented sound that encourages speed, complexity, impact and maximum sonic density. ... Jungle music is one of the most deviant and punkish forms of electronic music, employing fast tempos (150-190 BPM is common), layering extended and mangled breakbeats on top of throbbing, authoritative basslines, originally borrowed from reggae. ... Techno is a form of electronic music that became prominent in Detroit, during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... Twee (or Twee pop) is a type of indie rock that is known for simple, sweet melodies and lyrics, often with jangling guitars. ... Twee pop is a type of indie pop that is known for simple, sweet melodies and lyrics, often with jangling guitars and a noted emphasis on childlike naivete. ... Darkcore is a reference to a subgenre which was, at the time (1993), part of a music movement referred to simply as Hardcore-Techno, or Hardcore-Underground as part of the overall British rave scene, and which eventually was recognized as being a precursor to one of the modern Macro... Hardcore techno, often referred to as hardcore, is a style of techno music that originated in the early-to-mid-1990s in multiple locations including Rotterdam, New York City and Newcastle, New South Wales. ... D-beat is a drum beat, specifically a fast rock beat unique to hardcore punk, especially in its UK and European variants. ... Drill n bass is the popular name for a type of electronic music that emerged from drum n bass in the mid-1990s. ... This article deals with the genre of music. ... Emotional Metalcore is a genre that is relatively new. ... Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore. ... This article deals with the genre of music. ... Bouncy techno is a style of music circa 1992, mostly emanating from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Funkcore is a musical genre, or perhaps movement, derived from a fusion of American-styled hardcore punk and funk. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Riot grrl (also frequently spelled riot grrrl) is a form of hardcore punk rock music, known for its militant feminist stance. ... The term thrash may refer to: Thrash (computer science), a term used in computer science. ... Glam is also the lead singer of the glam rock group Wig Wam. ... This is a list of music genres suffixed -core, most of which are probably derived from the term hardcore, which denotes a style more extreme than the mainstream. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Grindcore. ... Blast beats are the torrents of alternating snare and bass drums which increase the speed, density, and percussiveness of death metal, black metal and grindcore. ... Some think that Gothcore is a sub-genre of Post-Hardcore. ... Gothic Music is a relatively confusing term, in that it is necessary to distinguish it as used to mean goth music, whilst also being used to completely expell this meaning. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Heavy Metal is a genre of music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, took blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the use... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Trance is a style of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. ... Rock Against Communism (RAC) was originally a series of concerts held in Britain in the 1980s and dominated by far-right and white supremacist bands. ... White supremacy is a racist ideology which holds that the white race is superior to other races. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ... Killa C album cover is an obvious Star Wars reference Horrorcore (also known as death rap, murder rap, acid rap and wicked shit) is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from pioneers such as Kool Keith, Insane Poetry, Ganxsta NIP, Esham, The Flatlinerz, KGP, Brotha Lynch Hung and... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ... Japanese Hardcore punk is often considered inaccessible to foreign audiences. ... Jazzcore is a musical genre combining elements of jazz and hardcore punk. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Mathcore, also known as tech hardcore or chaotic hardcore, is a style of hardcore punk recognized for a high level of technical musicianship. ... Math rock is a style of rock music that emerged in the late 1980s. ... Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore. ... Heavy Metal is a genre of music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, took blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the use... Nerdcore hip hop, or geeksta rap, is a subgenre of hip hop music that is performed by nerds, and is characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ... The character of Steve Urkel in the television show Family Matters (1989-1997) is portrayed as being a nerd. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Grindcore. ... Noise music is music that uses sounds regarded as unpleasant or painful under normal circumstances. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Black metal is a musical genre which emerged in the early 1980s predating the great expansion of heavy metal extreme genres. ... Polka is a type of dance and genre of dance music; it originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia, and is still a common genre of Czech folk music; it is also common both in Europe and in the Americas. ... Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is a faster and heavier version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often passionate songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Queercore is a cultural and social movement which arose in the mid 1980s. ... The word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings over time. ... Raggacore is a genre of music resembling breakcore but with ragga or reggae style vocals. ... Raggamuffin music (usually abbreviated as ragga) is a subgenre of dancehall reggae in which the instrumentation primarily consists of electronic music; sampling often serves a prominent role in raggamuffin music as well. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses many elements of hip hop music with the instrumentation and some of the vocal elements of hardcore punk and/or heavy metal. ... Sadcore is a sub genre of rock that developed from the downbeat melodies and slower tempos of late 1980s indie-rock. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... In everyday language depression refers to any downturn in mood, which may be relatively transitory and perhaps due to something trivial. ... Loneliness is an emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation. ... The third wave of ska music (ska punk, skacore) arose in the 1990s in the United States. ... Ska punk or skacore is a musical genre derived as a fusion of Jamaican ska and British and American punk rock. ... Skate punk (also known as Skatepunk, Skate-punk, Sk8 Punk, Skate-thrash, or Skate-core) was originally a derivative of hardcore punk, so named because of its popularity among skateboarders. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Electroclash describes a style of fashion, music, and attitude that fuses new wave, punk, & electronic dance music with somewhat campy and absurdist post-industrial detachment - alongside vampy and/or campy sexuality. ... The old-school name for the genre Crust Punk. ... It has been suggested that Crusty#Music Genre be merged into this article or section. ... Thrashcore, or thrash, is a fast and raw brand of hardcore punk music. ... Alternative country is a term applied to various subgenres of country music. ...

Record labels

• There are record labels called Bubblecore, Housecore Records, and Punkcore Records, and bands called Bloodcore and Redcore.

A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... This is a list of music genres suffixed -core, most of which are probably derived from the term hardcore, which denotes a style more extreme than the mainstream. ... Punk Core Records was founded in 1989 by Dave Punkcore. ...

Misc

The terms gaycore and fagcore are used as an insult for any of the above listed genres, especially emo and similar styles. Snoozecore, fashioncore, haircore and mallcore are similarly used. Norsecore was formerly pejorative but is now not necessarily so. Fashioncore is a pejorative term used for bands/musicians viewed as non-substantial or derided emo, hardcore or, more frequently, Emotional Metalcore musicians and their fans. ... Mallcore is a derogatory term used to describe nu metal, metalcore and similar genres, most often used by fans of extreme metal. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

The terms angstcore, brocore, progcore, whorecore, gospelcore, fightcore, cowcore, acidcore, soulcore, skincore, wavecore, discocore, Celticore, discore, junglecore, bluecore, groovecore, countrycore, downcore, spacecore, altcore, indiecore, latincore, surfcore, christcore, glamcore, zydecore, bonecore, cuntcore, ragecore, bubblecore, electrocore, technocore, dubcore and psychocore may be in use, but without a clear meaning.

See also

• Hardcore music
• Hardcore dance music