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new school hardcore
what it is
Term to describe post-2000s hardcore punk, not to be mistaken for 90s metalcore or modern metalcore that isn't melodic.
✦ meet the girls making new school hardcore →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
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each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is new school hardcore?
Term to describe post-2000s hardcore punk, not to be mistaken for 90s metalcore or modern metalcore that isn't melodic.
What are good new school hardcore albums to start with?
Try Hand of the Martyr by Morning Again, Lookinglasself by Snapcase, Life. Love. Regret. by Unbroken, and Adrift by Spawn.
Who are some women making new school hardcore?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/new-school-hardcore/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making new school hardcore, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20