Draft:Speedcore (Punk)

"Speedcore" referred to a trend within Hardcore Punk. In the mid 1080ies many bands aimed to push Hardcore to extreme speeds, often using D-Beats and integrating elements of Speed Metal to their style. While most bands evolved towards other styles, such as Crossover Thrash, Crust, Powerviolence or Grindcore, Speedcore remained mostly a short-lived trend for many, appearing on few albums or even just individual songs. However, the fusion of Speed Metal and Hardcore Punk has been sporadically revisited by bands like Cripple, Grba, PsychoMosher, Ripper, and Wolfblood.

Bands

Example bands that were at least temporarily labeled as Speedcore include: Abratzk, The Accüsed, Agnostic Front, Agressor, Anti-System, Attitude Adjustment, Battalion of Saints, Beyond Possession Bloodcum Broken Bones Boneless Ones Cause for Alarm Challenger Crew City Indian Concrete Sox Crumbsuckers Cryptic Slaughter Executioner The Exploited Gang Green GASTUNK GBH Geizz Ghoul GISM GWAR Hellbastard Heresy Impulse Manslaughter Life sentence the Plasmatics Ripcord Sacrilege

Other usages of the term

In the realm of electronic music, Speedcore also refers to an especially fast variant of Techno. Bands that combine electronic Speedcore Techno with Hardcore Punk are sometimes categorized as "Speedcore Punk," such as the group Inukoro from Japan.

References

• Maximum Rock'n'Roll #22, Februar 1985
• The Peel Sessions: A story of teenage dreams and one man's love of new music, Ken GarnerThis Ain't the Summer of Love: *Conflict and Crossover in Heavy Metal and Punk, Steve Waksman
• Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music, William Phillips, Brian Cogan
• Crossover the Edge: Where Hardcore, Punk and Metal collide, Alexandros Anesiadis, Ian Glasper
• Battlefield #6, "The ultimate German Speedcore/Thrash-mag"