Australian hardcore

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Many Australian hardcore bands enjoy a relatively large fanbase locally without touring outside their home state. Recorded material by these bands is often hard to find, as many focus on the live shows (which are the mainstay of the scene). Prominent bands include, or have included, I Killed The Prom Queen, Day of Contempt, Parkway Drive, Carpathian, 50 Lions, Her Nightmare, Toe to Toe and Mindsnare.

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[edit] Culture

[edit] DIY ethic

The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) ethic is strong. The rise of CD burners and the Internet has allowed more bands to self-publish their records and sell through their websites or on consignment in local record stores. If recorded material is available distribution is often through local distributors run out of band member's garages or small independent labels which are active in most capital cities.


[edit] Ideology

A number of Australian hardcore bands express ideological, political, sexual and religious values and ideologies in their music. These values include veganism and straight edge among many others.

“ I'd say Adelaide has probably got the biggest straightedge[sic] /vegan scene in Australia. In Byron there's about five straightedge[sic] kids and I think maybe two kids that are vegan and that's about it... "I'm vegetarian myself and there's a couple of us that are straightedge[sic] , but we just wanna have fun and play music. We do believe in trying to make a difference in some way, but as a whole we don't really champion any beliefs. We're just a hardcore band! ”

[edit] Radio shows

The ABC Triple J network has a weekly program, short.fast.loud, which showcases some punk and hardcore music released both locally and elsewhere. The show focuses on a ranges of music, from radio-friendly acts such as Go It Alone, Stolen Youth and Miles Away, to smaller more obscure act such as Hospital The Musical, Bad Day Down, Robotosaurus and Extortion.Some bands like Parkway Drive, Mindsnare, and I Killed the Prom Queen are also played on Full Metal Racket because of the whole "metalcore" confusion.

Playlists are posted weekly on the Triple J short.fast.loud website.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ dBmagazine.com.au

[edit] External links

[edit] Australian record labels releasing hardcore

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