H8000
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H8000 is the name for all hardcore scenes in West Flanders. Some places that have very active scenes are: Kortrijk, Bruges, Ieper, Roeselare, Izegem, Wevelgem, Kachtem, Nieuwpoort, Oostduinkerke, Ostende, Tielt, Knokke-Heist.
H8000 hardcore can be categorised as mainly new school metalcore, where leading bands as Liar and Congress were heavily influenced by metalbands as Slayer.
Name
The name is pronounced hate thousand.
- The "H" stands for "Hate" against the critism that the scene had to endure.
- "8000" stands for the postal codes of the villages in West Flanders.
Bands
Important bands from the H8000 scene were: Liar, Congress, Blindfold, Spirit Of Youth, Regression, Shortsight, Sektor, Firestone, Solid, Spineless, Vitality, Empathy, Resist The Pain, Nations On Fire, Voices At The Front en ODK Crew.
New bands: Severance, Morda, Rafflesia, Shredder, Execute, Out of Cum, Saviour, Core of Anger, Retaliate, Black Heart Rebellio
Recordlabels
- Goodlife Recordings [Goodlife Recordings]
- Eyespy Records [Eye Spy]
- Reality Records
- Sobermind Records (R.I.P.)
- High Five Records [High Five Records]
- Machination Records (R.I.P.)
External links
- [xLiarx]
- [Congress]
- [Morda]
- [Retaliate]
- [Uprise] A list of all the Gigs in Belgium.
- [DHM crew]
- [Severance]
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