Japanese hardcore

Japanese hardcore punk, also generally unfavorably known as Japcore, refers to the fast-paced Japanese punk/hardcore genre. The original intent of Japanese hardcore was to protest the social and economic changes sweeping Japan in the 1980s. G.I.S.M. and The Stalin are considered by many to be the founding fathers of Japanese hardcore. Occasionally, Japanese hardcore musicians include elements of heavy metal music, thrash metal, anarcho-punk, grindcore, horrorpunk, and d-beat in their songs. There was also a movement in the early 1990s of Japanese skinhead bands, many of which were known as SSS Skins. Many of the bands were introduced to the United States by the Steve Priest Fan Club which was later known as Vulture Rock Records. These bands later went on to influence much of the underground scene that exist today.

Notable Japanese hardcore bands

*1000 Travels Of Jawaharlal
*Aburadako
*Assfort
*Cocobat
*Crude
*Disclose
*Eastern Youth
*Fuck on the Beach
*G.I.S.M.
*Gauze
*Garlic Boys
*Qp-Crazy
*The Stalin
*Total Fury
*Vivisick
*The Willard
*Xinlisupreme

External links

* [http://www.deepfrybonanza.com/japanesehardcore/ Japanese Hardcore Information Database on Deep Fry Bonanza Punk/Hardcore Webzine] - working external links
* [http://www.sound-pollution.com/MCR.htm MCR Co. a Japanese Hardcore punk label]
* [http://www.sound.co.jp/~grind/j-underground/ Obscure Japanese Underground] band lists and information