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Description
Provides a scholarly account of hardcore, as a musical style and subculture, from a longtime fan and critical observer.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
This World Was Never Mine: An Introduction
1. Defining Hardcore: Understanding the Music and its Subculture
2. Brother to Brother: Masculinity, Violence and “Crews” in Hardcore's Early Scenes
3. Women and Hardcore: Discussions of Equity in Gender and Identity
4. “We're Still Here”: Queer Identities in Hardcore
5. There Will Be Blood: Mosh Pits, Pile-Ons and Etiquette in the Pit
6. “X” Marks the Spot: Hardcore and the Straight Edge Movement
7. Screams for the Silent: Animal Rights Activism in Hardcore
8. Spin-Kicks for Salvation: Christianity and Crossover (Again) in Hardcore
Concluding Remarks
This World Was Never Mine: An Introduction
1. Defining Hardcore: Understanding the Music and its Subculture
2. Brother to Brother: Masculinity, Violence and “Crews” in Hardcore's Early Scenes
3. Women and Hardcore: Discussions of Equity in Gender and Identity
4. “We're Still Here”: Queer Identities in Hardcore
5. There Will Be Blood: Mosh Pits, Pile-Ons and Etiquette in the Pit
6. “X” Marks the Spot: Hardcore and the Straight Edge Movement
7. Screams for the Silent: Animal Rights Activism in Hardcore
8. Spin-Kicks for Salvation: Christianity and Crossover (Again) in Hardcore
Concluding Remarks
Product details
| Published | 12 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781978770515 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Extreme Sounds Studies: Global Socio-Cultural Explorations |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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