Christian hardcore
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Christian hardcore is a form of hardcore punk music and a subgenre of punk rock played by bands where the musicians are openly Christian. The extent that their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands.
Christian hardcore bands that explicitly state their beliefs and use Christian imagery in their lyrics may be considered a part of the Christian pop music (aka Contemporary Christian music) industry and play for a predominantly Christian market. However, given the edginess of hardcore punk, many bands have been dismissed by the Christian and Christian pop music market and rely on genre specific labels to promote and release their music.
Typically, Christian hardcore and metalcore bands perform music influenced by their faith and see their audience as the general public. More recently Christian hardcore bands may avoid specific mention of God or Jesus in their lyrics and from stage as well as rejecting the Christian pop label. However at the same time some bands, such as Death is not Welcome Here strive to convey a blatant Christ-based message.
Traditionally hardcore has been antipathetic towards Christianity, much like the broader punk rock community, and has often left Christian Hardcore bands alienated on the fringes of both the hardcore and Christian music scenes. Many inside the hardcore music scene view Christianity in a negative light, or a feel that Christian hardcore is a passing fad.
Related genres are Christian punk, Christian rock, Christian alternative music and Christian metal.
Criticism
Christianity and hardcore punk are often considered to be contradictory due to the conflict between punk's anti-authoritarian message and the prominence of authority figures in Christianity. The concept of Christian anarchism addresses this somewhat, as it stresses rejection of wordly authority in favor of Godly authority. Nonetheless, the punk community largely dismisses Christianity and hardcore punk as incompatible. This is covered in a section of the Christian punk article.Record labels
- Cloud Nine Records
- Solid State Records
- Facedown Records
- Blood and Ink Records
- Strike First Records
- Harvest Earth Records
- Tooth & Nail Records
External links
- [God Save the Teens: Local Kids Seek a New Kind of Church Through Hardcore and Hip-Hop] by Lauren Sandler in the Village Voice 30 May - 5 June 2001
- [Review As I Lay Dying and Norma Jean] by Ben Bishop in The Hard Music Magazine
- [Rock and Pop > Christian Punk and Hardcore in the Yahoo! Directory]
- [ChristianRockLyrics.com] Lyrics to most Christian hardcore bands
- [DanielsMusic.com] Concert photography including Christian hardcore bands
- [Firestream.net] The Believer's Heavy Music Refuge
- [Godcore.com]Christian Music Database
See also
| Hardcore punk | Hardcore punk genres |
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| Christian hardcore - Crust punk - D-beat - Melodic hardcore - Powerviolence - Queercore - Skate punk - Thrashcore - Youth crew |
| Derivative forms: Emo - Funkcore - Grindcore - Metalcore - Post-hardcore |
| Regional scenes: Australia - Brazil - - Europe: Italy - South Wales - Scandinavia: Umeå - Japan - USA: Boston - Chicago - Detroit - Los Angeles - Minneapolis - New Jersey - New York - North Carolina - Phoenix - Seattle - San Francisco - Southern California - Texas - DC |
| Hardcore punk topics: DIY punk ethic - Hardcore bands - Hardcore dancing - Straight edge |
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