Japanese hardcore
subgenre of hardcore punk
Japanese hardcore is the hardcore punk scene in Japan, which originated to protest the social and economic changes sweeping the country in the 1980s. The band SS is regarded as the first, forming in 1977. Bands such as The Stalin and GISM soon followed, forming in 1980 and 1981 respectively. Occasionally, Japanese hardcore musicians include elements of avant-garde, crossover thrash, thrash metal, anarcho-punk, horror punk, D-beat, post-hardcore and grindcore in their songs.
List of notable bands
Anti Feminism
Aburadako
Bastard
Bachikaburi (early)
BBQ Chickens
Bomb Factory
Boredoms
The Comes
Confuse
Crow
Crude
Death Side
Disclose
Envy
Fuck On The Beach
GISM
Gai
Garlic Boys
GAS
Gastunk
Gauze
Gendo Missile
The Gerogerigegege
Gloom
Gudon
Kruelty
Kuro
Lip Cream
The Mad Capsule Markets
Masturbation
Melt-Banana
Nightmare
S.O.B.
SS
The Stalin
Think Again
Vivisick
Zouo
References
Sources
Hoare, James. "Japanese Grindcore". Terrorizer issue 180, February 2009, p. 52-53.
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