List of music genres suffixed -core
This is a
list of music genres suffixed -core, most of which are probably derived from the term
hardcore, which denotes a style more extreme than the mainstream.
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Hardcore punk - an intensified version of
punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often angry songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes.
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Hardcore techno - a form of techno music closely related to
gabber music*
Breakbeat hardcore - an offshot of
acid house that uses
breakbeats for its rhythm lines
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Happy hardcore - an evolution of breakbeat hardcore that uses twee sounding instrumentation and lyrics
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Hardcore trance a fusion of breakbeat/happy hardcore and
trance music*
UK hardcore - a form of
dance music that evolved after
breakbeat hardcore and it's subgenres declined in popularity
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ArtCore- Know for use by Dustin. Shelton, and Chris.
* AfroCore- Also known as Marsvoltacore
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Acidcore - an alternative name for
freeform hardcore.
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Breakcore - fusion of hardcore,
jungle and
techno AKA Noizecore
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Christcore - Christian hardcore punk or metalcore.
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Cuddlecore - punk-influenced
twee pop*
Darkcore - style of
hardcore techno*
Discore - alternate term for
D-Beat punk.
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Drillcore - a cross between breakcore and
drill 'n bass*
Emocore - later and better known as
emo*
Emo-Metalcore - fusion of
metalcore and
emo* Funcore - a term used by Dutch based
Babyboom Records label to describe
bouncy techno*
Folkcore - fusion of hardcore punk and
folk music*
Funkcore - fusion of hardcore punk and
funk*
Glamcore - fusion of
riot grrl,
thrash metal, and
glam rock*
Gloomcore - simple music, with a story that usually has to do something with drugs
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Gorecore -
goregrind played in a more traditional
grindcore style
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Gothcore - fusion of hardcore punk and
gothic music*
Grindcore - a
thrashcore/
crossover thrash hybrid
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Happycore - variety of swift, hard
trance music AKA Happy Hardcore
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Hatecore -
white power hardcore punk
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Hopcore - fusion of hardcore punk and
hip hop music*
Homocore - alternate term for
queercore*
Horrorcore - style of
hip hop with graphically violent and sexual lyrics
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Horror hardcore a style of
Misfits influenced
hardcore punk*
Japcore - Japanese hardcore punk
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Mathcore - a fusion of
metalcore and
math rock*
Metalcore - fusion of hardcore punk and
heavy metal*
Nerdcore - style of
hip hop with
nerd-themed lyrics
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Noisecore - a largely anti-technical, anti-clean sounding form of grindcore, sometimes an alternate term for
noise music AKA Breakcore
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Norsecore - style of
black metal*
Polkacore - fusion of hardcore punk and
polka*
Popcore - fusion of
hardcore punk and
pop punk*
Punkcore - anarchistic hardcore techno mixed with
punk rock samples
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Queercore - style of hardcore punk with
gay and lesbian-themed lyrics
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Raggacore - fusion of breakcore and
ragga*
Rapcore - fusion of punk, heavy metal, hip hop, and funk
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Sadcore - style of late '80s
indie rock with
sadness and
loneliness-themed lyrics
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Skacore - fusion of hardcore punk and
ska punk*
Skatecore - alternate term for
skate punk* Slowcore - alternate term for
sadcore*
Sludgecore - a music style similar to
sludge metal*
Speedcore - music with very fast bpm (250bpm and faster)
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Spazzcore - term for over-the-top spastic and volatile punk.
* Synthcore - alternative name for
electroclash that never found popularity. also a type of
coldwave without guitars.
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Stenchcore - early term for
crust punk*
Terrorcore - a subgenre of
hardcore techno with "scary" or horror themed samples
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Thrashcore - fast(er) hardcore punk
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Trancecore - uplifting and epic music, close to freeform
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Twangcore - alternate term for
alternative country*
Yardcore - an alternative name for raggacore
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Thugcore - fusion of hip hop and metalcore or hardcore punk
MudCore
Buttcore
toothpastecore
Chriscore
Catcore
Killcore
Deathcore
Socialstudiescore
*There are
record labels called
Marmotcore,
Housecore Records, and
Punkcore Records, and bands called
Bloodcore and
Redcore.
The terms
gaycore and
fagcore are used as an insult for any of the above listed genres, especially emo and similar styles.
Snoozecore,
fashioncore, haircore and
mallcore are similarly used.
Norsecore was formerly pejorative but is now not necessarily so.
The terms
angstcore,
brocore,
progcore,
whorecore,
gospelcore,
fightcore,
cowcore,
soulcore,
skincore,
wavecore,
discocore,
Celticore,
discore,
junglecore,
bluecore,
groovecore,
countrycore,
downcore,
spacecore,
altcore,
indiecore,
latincore,
surfcore,
christcore,
glamcore,
zydecore,
bonecore,
cuntcore,
ragecore,
bubblecore,
electrocore,
technocore,
dubcore and
psychocore may be in use, but without a clear meaning.
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Hardcore music*
Hardcore dance music
