Philadelphia hardcore is hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 created in Philadelphia, the associated subculture

Subculture

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Because of its location, Philadelphia was an easy place for bands from New York and Washington, DC to play concerts. Venues such as the Elk's Center, Love Hall, Long March, Community Education Center (CEC) and Abe's Steaks (a small sub shop) regularly held hardcore shows during the 1980s. Other notable sites such as the Starlite Ballroom, BYO Hall, East Side Club, West Side Club (which was actually Jeff Jenkins Basement in West Philadelphia), The Kennel Club and Buff Hall (one famous show) were hosts of shows by well known hardcore bands. Together these venues hosted shows by well known bands like Bad Brains, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Flipper, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and many, many others. The local hardcore scene drew from the city as well as South Jersey, North to Allentown and the surrounding suburbs.

An important source of exposing the Philadelphia region to this music were the DJs Jeff Jenkins and Steve Lukshides at WKDU

WKDU

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, 91.7 FM, Drexel University

Drexel University

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's radio station and Eddie "Hacksaw" at University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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WXPN

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, 88.5 FM. Music by some of the early Philadelphia hardcore bands where included on the 1983 compilation LP Get Off My Back.

Notable bands (in alphabetical order)

• Blunder Boys Philadelphia
• Butcher Brothers Philadelphia
• Circle of Shit Philadelphia
• Dare To Defy Philadelphia
• Dead Milkmen, The formed 1983 in Philadelphia
• Decontrol formed 1980 in Philadelphia
• Edgewise Philadelphia
• Fat Howard's Army Philadelphia
• Flag Of Democracy (F.O.D.)
  Flag of Democracy
  Flag of Democracy is an American hardcore punk band formed in 1982 and originally from Ambler, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. The group plays a mixture of melodic punk, frequently with two-part vocal lines, and noisy, dissonant hardcore, often at extreme speeds – many F.O.D. songs push...
  
   Ardmore
• Homo Picnic Philadelphia
• IFJ (I'm From Joisey) South Jersey
• Informed Sources Philadelphia
• Kremlin Korps Philadelphia
• Legitimate Reason Philadelphia
• Little Gentleman Philadelphia
• McRad Philadelphia
• Mikey Wild Philadelphia
• OBLIVION Philadelphia
• Pagan Babies
  Pagan Babies (hardcore punk)
  Pagan Babies is an American hardcore punk band from Philadelphia, PA, founded by Michael J. McManus, vocals and lyrics, Eric Squadroni, lead guitar, Mark Pingitore, bass, Dan McGinnis, rhythm guitar, and Bruce Boyd, drums...
  
   Philadelphia
• Psychotic Norman Philadelphia [1985 7" release]
• Ruin formed 1980 in Philadelphia
• Sadistic Exploits
  Sadistic Exploits
  Sadistic Exploits was an American hardcore punk band which existed from 1980 through 1985. They released a 45 titled Apathy b/w Freedom in 1980. Inspired by UK anarchists Crass, the Philadelphia based band formed in late 1980 during the formative years of Philly's hardcore punk scene...
  
   Philadelphia
• Seeds of Terror Camden
• Sensory Fix Philadelphia
• SKP'S, The Philadelphia
• Starkweather Philadelphia
• Stickmen, The
  Stick Men (band)
  Stick Men were a new wave/no wave band from Philadelphia. Fronted by guitarist/painter/sculptor Peter L. Baker and keyboardist B.A.L. Stack, the earliest Stick Men lineup formed in 1977 and went through various member changes before settling on the group that would tour and record together in the...
  
   Philadelphia
• Sudden Impact Upper Darby
• TURMOIL Philadelphia
• Serial Killers ex Butcher Brothers and C2D Philadelphia
• Witch Hunt Philadelphia
• Y DI Philadelphia

List of PA hardcore bands

• Abserdo
• No Lessons Learned
• Dopestroke
• Punishment
• All Else Failed
• Wisdom In Chains
  Wisdom In Chains
  Wisdom In Chains is an American hardcore punk band, which was formed in 2002 with members of American and Dutch hardcore scenes.Maarten, guitarist of Daredevil made a call to Mad Joe Black and Richie Krutch about making some hardcore band with heavy punk and oi! influences...
  
  
• Barricade
• Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza
• CDC
• Troublesome
• HARD TO KILL
  Hard to Kill
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• How it Ends
• Hate and War - Hostile City
• Mother of Mercy
• Force Fed
• Full Circle
• Dysphoria
• Mushmouth
• Blacklisted
  Blacklisted (band)
  Blacklisted was a hardcore band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They have toured North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the UK.-History:...
  
  
• Kingdom
• War Torn Life
• Minor Times
• Food for Thought
• Passion
• One Dead Three Wounded
• One Up
• Strength For A Reason
• Cold World
• Let Down
• Reign Supreme
• Wrong Answer
  Wrong Answer
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• Agitator
• Rock Bottom
• New Miseries
• Unlearn
• Straight Mangled
• Red Tops
• Leavenworth
• MTG
• xRepresentx
• Blood Of The Martyr
• Hank Jones
• Live Fast Die
• Five Across the Eyes
• Today I Fight
• Cadre8
• Paint it Black
  Paint It Black (band)
  Paint It Black is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based modern hardcore punk band. Their music is often described as melodic hardcore, characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies and emotionally charged vocals delivered via shouting and singing...
  
  
• Kingdom
• Very Important Businessmen
• Onderrock
• Ardmore Assault
• Social Cancer
• The Unpatriotics
• NTS
• h1n1
  H1N1 (band)
  H1N1 is an American all-star punk rock group featuring Henry Rollins from the California hardcore punk group Black Flag and Rollins Band, former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer and singer-songwriter Paul Collins from The Nerves and The Beat....
  
  
• Dare to Defy
• Social Slugs
• Rain On The Parade
• Atari
• Rancor
• 97a
• Panic Attack
• Since The Fall
• Five Minute Freakshow
• Level of Intensity (1999-2001)
  Level of Intensity (1999-2001)
  Level of Intensity A Philadelphia Hardcore-metal band, lasting from the summer 1999 until the summer of 2001. LOI started with 3 members and then grew to 5 members within the next year...
  
  
• Kill The Witness
• These Are The Days
• Twin Killing
• Reignition
• Young At Heart
• What It Takes
• Look On The Brightside