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Youth Crew
A subgenre of hardcore punk that is distinguished by its optimism and moralistic outlook and was originally a reaction to metal-influenced hardcore…
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Thrashcore
A fast-tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that often uses blast beats. Songs can be very brief, and thrashcore is in many ways a less dissonant, less…
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Taqwacore
Punk music that deals with Islam, its culture, and interpretation. Originally conceived in Michael Muhammad Knight's 2003 novel, The Taqwacores, the…
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Street Punk
An urban working class–based subgenre of punk rock, partly as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk…
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Skate Punk
Originally a genre of hardcore punk closely associated with skate culture, skate punk changed into a more melodic genre of punk rock. It features fast…
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Ska Punk
A fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock. Ska punk tends to feature brass instruments, especially horns such as trumpets, trombones, woodwind…
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Screamo
An aggressive subgenre of emo that emphasized willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics. Screamo is strongly influenced by hardcore punk and…
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Encyclopedia of Music Genres
Definitions of musical styles, with examples.
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