Evolution of Beatdown Hardcore (1989-2023)

Beatdown Hardcore is a Hardcore Punk sub-genre that focuses on breakdown.
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[@juliogonzalez2880]

ima start removing comments asking where's this or that band. don't care, cry about it lol

[@rolmodel12.]

Always gonna have those that just HAVE to add their unnecessary two pennies. Always. As an older (not old... just been there, for the birth of the genres and bands of most of your lists) metalhead, audiophile, and overall music aficionado. I just want to thank you for your work. Love this shit, brings back memories, always brightens my day, and will introduce me to something new... hard to do, anymore. 🤘🏻

[@juliogonzalez2880]

@@rolmodel12. really appreciate it :o)

[@jeffwiles2441]

Thanks for posting fuck em. Hardcore is Hardcore

[@scrotiemcboogerballs4985]

Where’s that one band?

[@norryb]

they expect you to put every single hardcore song in existence

[@corygoonan]

Thanks for featuring my band One Second Thought. It's awesome how much love the band gets now.

[@xwinterxendsx]

reuinon show🙏

[@Achantilbillysmisadventures]

OST is one of the best bands ever

[@xgymratx]

BRING IT ON!!!

[@wajcat]

No respect, for those who oppose me!

[@iampoweredup]

Does the name refer to the fact that generating the thought in question takes a single (one) second of time or does it refer to having a single second thought about a decision or opinion? 🧐

[@johnnysays9629]

Where's this or that band?

[@baulzzzzzzz2278]

This or that band? Bro where these and those bands?!

[@Dieafreak]

I don’t know guiena, you tell me.

[@cocknballs4206]

Chilling in the crib

[@mikeandrews9531]

But where is Shattered Realm?

[@1337menno]

Where is, In blood we trust

[@zachr8006]

Rick ta life taught me that I shouldnt worry about sounding bad on vocals cause literally anyone can do it

[@RevShifty]

He taught me that it was ok to steal music from artists on my label.

[@justdid9166]

Rick had cool vox even though he copied Roger. However, everyone loved 25 ta life at the time. Just look at their old live videos. All the kids sing along

[@CoomerGremlinDGGfan]

​@RevShifty lol which ones?

[@elrondhubbard9127]

Pre-2000's 25 Ta Life will always rule.

[@RevShifty]

@@CoomerGremlinDGGfan I couldn't remember a ton of specifics at this point, I just remember him being caught red handed at a merch table selling home bootlegged copies of Madball, Agnostic Front, District 9, and Time2Shine albums, and I'd imagine other artists. We're not talking big names on major labels at the time, so he was stealing their music and making decent money for himself doing it. That's why he originally moved to Maryland back in the day, because NYC didn't feel like messing with him any more. Also, somewhere there used to be a gif of him loaded to the gills on acid riding a horse for the first time ever, which was pretty wild. And damned hilarious. And that horse might've actually been stolen? I'm not sure about the stolen part that time, because it was many years and many concussions ago, but there's a reason he mostly just dropped off the map for a while.

[@stlfe]

0:00 Outburst - no choice 0:26 Die Hard - ab sent 0:50 without a cause - born loser 01:15 Neglect - horror struck 01:40 Bulldoze - nothing but a beatdown 02:05 25 ta life - can't belive 02:30 Cold as life - all alone 02:55 knuckledust - stung 03:20 Billy club sandwitch - learn 03:46 Mushmouth - fearless 04:10 One second thought - bring it on 04:36 No retreat - facewerck 05:00 Irate - gone 05:26 Swear to god - acceptance or denial 05:50 Six ft ditch - aftershock 06:16 Repercussion - wishing for yesterday 06:40 Death before dishonor - never again 07:05 On a warpath - Lying face down 07:30 Embraced by hatred - down to the concrete 07:55 Recon - viper city 08:21 Cold hard truth - 36/0 08:45 Vow of hatred - deception 09:11 .45 stainless - endless 09:35 Nemesis - 187 10:00 No good deed - two faced 10:26 .38snub - waring shot 10:50 Laid 2 rest - 4 tha tribe 11:15 Before i had wings - rage 11:40 True temper - hell 2 pay 12:06 In clover - queen 12:30 foghorn - fogged in 12:55 Pain of truth - the test 13:20 Outta pocket - purest pain 13:45 Volcano - fool 2 the game 14:10 Reality denied - 10 minutes

[@thatsameenergy]

Crazy that the guitarist for Volcano is the drummer for Sanguisugabogg.

[@thirteenrolls3751]

also does vocals/guitar in putrid stu

[@chriswojnicki1205]

Yo thanks for giving my old band BIHW a shout-out! Cool to see we made some kind of impact within the genre.

[@midnightcassettelibrary5171]

For me one of the best parts of beatdown was how it was a great soundtrack to actually beating down nazi skinheads that would show up at shows I was at. I live in the Pacific Northwest where there are a lot of militia/nazi/white power wackos that would come out of the woodwork to attend shows. The more urban ones would have the signature red suspenders, bomber jackets and the tallest doc marten boots with bright white laces. They would bring brass knuckles to shows…their excuse for this was they were always outnumbered but we all knew it was because they were pussies with daddy issues. If they were butthurt about being outnumbered then why even attend the show! Anyways that early era of beatdown was amazing and we’d even travel across the border to Vancouver to join forces with SHARPS(slinheads against racial prejudice). Canadians get maligned by some as being soft but I dare you tell that to a SHARP crew member to their face. They battled fearlessly against those fascist goofs and I was honestly shocked at times at how much damage they inflicted. They told many a tale of how they’d never see a nazi kook again at a show after administering various horrendous joint lock maneuvers and just generally knotting up dudes faces in ways I didn’t know was possible. I’m an old timer now and I can’t speak on how shows are now but I do hope that nazis don’t show up anymore. Peace!

[@MrLeadghost]

Portland is such a delusional city. It's sort of amazing but horrifying.

[@fogpumas]

For me it was FSU coming to Boston shows in the 90s and beating the shit out of 14 year olds for absolutely no fucking reason at all.

[@MrLeadghost]

@fogpumas yeah by 94 the boston scene was more like a gangwar. I remember those guys attacking the Meatmen at buntattys and a gun getting drawn in the club. How fun is that? I took a friend to see madball at the rat in like 93 and I remember walking up and thinking it looked like a prison yard not a show. It all comes down to these dudes ( dms fsu sharps or whoever ) wanting to police everything. The whole running off the nazis thing was pretty much a myth created to justify these guys abuses.

[@reks890]

@@MrLeadghostPortland is sick man, go stay a while!

[@MrLeadghost]

@reks890 grew up in the boston area...been in portland 25 years.

[@mr.keiser4259]

This is a dope list. Beatdown is such a sick genre to lift to. Demsfightingwords is a sick beatdown band that I’ve been digging a lot lately. Give em a shot if you haven’t yet!

[@KlashingKiller]

very sick band

[@michaelcote9518]

saw those guys a couple months ago, definitely one of the hardest pits ive ever been in. awesome to see people repping the chicago scene online.

[@iampoweredup]

What a terrible band name lol!

[@Плов-ъ8х]

btw, the rapper ghostmane was in the band nemesis

[@juliogonzalez2880]

wtff did not know that

[@extrememetalunderground]

was he the guitarist or drummer i forget

[@the_real_tay_loud2072]

That’s him on the right in the pic

[@PM-vv3uc]

​@@extrememetalundergrounddrummer

[@batviolence]

ppl like to nag on him for being a rapper but he's the real shit he has his roots lmfao. he's been in multiple bands, has a atmospheric black metal side project, and even made a grind and metalcore ep under ghostemane

[@RIPdixiecarter]

"Beatdown hardcore" is practically just East Coast (particularly NYC) Hardcore tbh. I'd almost argue it started before 89 with bands like Agnostic Front, Sick of it All, Murphys Law, or Cro Mags.

[@13Xibalba]

Nah man there's no beatdown sound at all in those 80s NY bands, they're somewhere between punk and thrash. To me it began with early Biohazard (inspired by Carnivore/Peter Steele). Right after that, Biohazard roadies Rick Ta Life and Kevone Bulldoze would front the first real beatdown bands.

[@cassiusgaio9524]

​@@13Xibalbadidnt know they where biohazard roadies

[@portcitymike1]

Holy Shit! On A Warpath!? I watched these guys come up in the Bay Area. RIP Carlos.

[@Spergen]

Absolutely love videos like this man. It's a great way to expose yourself to subgenres and styles you don't normally listen to. I probably won't be going out of my way to listen to much Beatdown in the future, but I enjoyed this video anyways. Please continue making these

[@putrescentvermin]

Very good music for brutal death metal and breakdown fans. Take a look at the legendary Suffocation slam from Liege of Inveracity. I feel crazy saying some of these songs like Neglect - Horror Struck and early 90s death metal sound the same. Hardcore has been pivotal to the NYDM scene (Suffocation and Internal Bleeding). Edit: Also Absent by Die Hard sounds like near end-ish part of Pyosisified(Rotten To The Gore) by Carcass which also had punk origins and Die Hard would be one of the first to do metalcore as Integrity.

[@easypeasy5219]

Lol u so gay

[@diabeticmonkey]

Seeing 25 Ta Life got me wanting to wear a bulletproof vest backwards

[@peacheyreloaded]

Cheers for including Six Ft Ditch.

[@delicatetable]

The Fog horn plug makes this valid

[@Stewie2976]

Volcano goes crazy

[@pongugy9828]

on god

[@nursoeintyp1745]

Ayo where's that or this band though?

[@ericphoenixg]

Ayoo you're right why didn't they mention them. They were so important to the scene.

[@xVinnieCx]

Neglect is so underrated. Way ahead of their time

[@TrueMithrandir]

AGREEDDD!!!!

[@profile1674]

True for sure!

[@_gorezone_]

I love in the mid 90s it goes from decent recording quality to black metal haha.

[@ЛешаГалицкий-ю9у]

great list bro, no retreat and vow of hatred are my favourite💥

[@tnarockshard]

Beatdown, next to Nü-Metal is probably my favorite form of guitar dominant music. I love how raw and groovy it can be, while also still leaving some room for some metal riff age here or there to help add to the groove. Great compilation of bands here! You gave me some great one’s to check out, fuck the haters.

[@likearitual]

Thanks for including 38 SNUB!

[@CheapSushi]

This was sick. I got into it around 2008-ish. So cool to see all the examples. To people just randomly hearing it, it prob all sounds the same but there's cool nuances and some differences in the scenes in different eras. My favorite tend to have some deathcore/slam elements and just goofy like No Face No Case. My lame ass has a fictional virtual beatdown hardcore band, 1st Assault

[@davei6452]

Awesome to include my dudes Recon. Also didn’t realize other bands were doing dog bark breakdowns kinda corny 😂 good stuff man. Would love a deep dive on the subject keep it goin

[@ChateauNoir_]

SHOUTOUT TO REALITY DENIED

[@xvegan666x]

45 stainless Finland represent 💥 nice one

[@supremexruler]

True Temper on this list holy shit. love those dudes. miss that time!

[@NickyHC]

Hardcore/beatdown my favourite genre!

[@bingbong8122]

You gotta be from Ontario, is Reality Denied that known?? That’s fuckin awesome if they are

[@fogpumas]

4:21 cool Hatebreed tribute

[@HeadBang4life]

This is sick , i understand the frustration about people telling you about bands or this one should be there this or that lol..they just supporting .....just make part 2 then 3 ... if you were to add everything you listen to this would be a day long lol.....Awsome comp . Cool to see the years ... honestly cant believe some are so old like facewreck FUUUUUCK been forever..makes me feel old haha 🔥🔥 fire bro

[@petermacnamee5791]

I remember a time when beatdown was a derogatory term for unskilled heavy hardcore bands. More recently I understand why bands set out to play ‘beatdown’ hardcore and identify with it but it’s still funny.

[@fogpumas]

It’s still a joke to a lot of us

[@jpjpjp6328]

It was a joke then and it continues to be one now. The sole band that gets a pass from me is Breakdown, who's "Sick People" track on the Revelation records "NYHC, The Way It Is" comp( which was from their demo IIRC) was really different for that time. We called it "Mosh Metal" for the most part. Bands that lacked the punk influences inherent to HC and weren't good enough to hang with the hordes of Thrash bands of the time. Not only that, they were way outgunned by the NYDM bands that adopted the pioneering riffing of Suffocation (Check out "Liege of Inveracity" from their debut LP in 1991) that led to Slam Metal.

[@Drew_Tries]

Man I'm glad someone made this video. This my favorite genre of music and isn't a lot of stuff online about the beginning like these bands. Wonder who started calling it beatdown? Billy club sandwich maybe?

[@queenscomicparty]

dude you got a part two. this is fn incredible!!!

[@mutten55]

Didn't expect my homies In Clover from back then, good choice, Belgium represent We also have xVicousx, Surge of Fury, STAB, Clench Your Fist,.....

[@xignorx8364]

NASTY

[@mutten55]

Ofcourse, I knew I forgot something @@xignorx8364

[@sl3935]

Great list. Will have to check out some of these.

[@GaryAguilar-yj9eh]

Gracias al Beatdown Hardcore por mantenerme con vida, motivado y enfocado en un país de mierda como Guatemala , dónde prácticamente no hay escena y tampoco gente con estos gustos musicales. Pero agradezco a todas las bandas por dejar plasmada su fuerza y actitud en su música, cuando voy al trabajo o al gimnasio son mi total inspiración para no rendirme. Gracias y saludos a todos AMIGOS 🙌🏾😎

[@NATE1717BALLIN]

Pain of truth sets always hard af lmao gatta keep your eyes up tho

[@christianmartintorresdelga3988]

Bro! Shattered realm also!!!

[@TrueMithrandir]

Swear to God! I love it, beatdown is a fun genre

[@Tribun78-kn2nk]

2007 EMBRACED by HATRED.....I love that.....

[@snaptitewidetrax]

Irate still the best

[@cedrictunnelschopfer6509]

Sworn Enemy-Negative outlook

[@jacksonmiller6620]

Old shit was beast but the new stuff imo could be bands that are more evolved style beatdown like detain no victory type shi

[@carloscanales3183]

Duuuuuuude where’s HATEBREED THEYRE like soooooooo underground like one of my fave beat down HxCx bands eva

[@zombiegunner3arc82]

thanks for this!!

[@franciscodiaz3028]

Used to listen to recon and death before dishonor a lot, amongst others but cant say anything or some get their panties in a bunch

[@RevShifty]

I still listen to Death Before Dishonor all the time. I even use one of their songs as an alert on my phone, which is kind of a terrible idea; I go from relaxed and scatter brained to sudden adrenaline rush and ready to hit something every time an alarm goes off. But it gets me paying attention.

[@thosethatcan]

Zulu? all about that End It, Baltimore.. some list ya got there!

[@stevenrook1477]

Great Playlist, my opinion beat down started with bulldozed ,Just my opinion, keep it up , love it ⚒️☠️..SFxHC

[@CrypticlyEncrypted]

Cam you make a Spotify

[@hermitkungfu]

Having been in a band (Outbreak, NEPA, '99-'01), that was part of this scene at one point - this sound/genre will always have a place in my heart, and I'll always dig a few bands (old "tough guy" to new "beatdown", and "whatever" comes next), but the continued and purposeful propagation of shitty violence, always just ruins it for me. All that talk and lyrics about unity, family, brotherhood, ect., and yet there's a GUARANTEED fight or two, at EVERY single show I've ever been to? And now, not only is that type of bullshit violence completely accepted - bands actually encourage it, and I personally know some fans that have even literally judged how "good" a show was, based on whether or not how many people got hurt, and having nothing to do with how dope the bands were.......how the fuck did we get here, in hardcore? And for those who "crowdkill" and think it's sooo cool - using violence and fear as an ego-boost, is the mentality of monsters and dictators alike, so congratulations, Adoof Pitler.

[@LANGI902]

Outbreak RULED

[@hermitkungfu]

Thank you, holmes!

[@LANGI902]

@@hermitkungfu For sure! I still have You Make Us Sick on CD 😁

[@yungspookers]

I still bump You Make Us Sick once a year. One of the best albums of all time. Much love and respect!

[@hermitkungfu]

I'm sorry gentlemen, I should have been more specific as to which band Outbreak, I was a member of.....as one guy told me one day, that "there's a band called Outbreak in every state." haha The band Outbreak I believe you guys are referring to, is the waaaay better, more popular band from Maine - affiliated with Think Fast!/Bridge 9/UMG/Trustkill records, and apparently, they even have a song on the Saw VI soundtrack! The band Outbreak I was a member (vocalist) of, was just a much lesser-known band, from a touristy town (Hawley), in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. We only played a dozen or so shows, released a demo ("Live At Sea Seas") and an official, self-released/D.I.Y. album ("The Way It Was"). I apologize again, for any confusion I've caused, and please continue to listen to and support the band Outbreak, from Maine.

[@niallau]

bro added Ghostemane’s band

[@juliogonzalez2880]

I’ve found out it was his band as soon as I’ve uploaded that video lmao

[@bellissimapunk582]

That where's or band this?

[@GrTchPat]

A great comp of amazing bands

[@GrTchPat]

i can't see Stout by the way

[@TBone2000Man]

Cool thanks for this all great bands

[@johnpatrick4094]

This is my formal education on beat down / hardcore

[@Scoobysnaxmcgee]

Ehhh beatdown was more of a modern term… I think a lot of these bands were nyc style with metal influence. I’d say bulldoze was the first that really slowed the pit down.

[@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814]

That’s… what beatdown is. Hyper macho NYHC with metal riffs.

[@haveheart91]

On a warpath was the shit back in the day

[@ericphoenixg]

It hasn't really evolve. It sounds the same but I do love different types of hardcore.

[@chilliam00]

It's gotten heavier and much more metal influence over the years.

[@ericphoenixg]

@chilliam00 Just lower tuning but that's about all. Yes, it leaned more towards punk in the early 80s but this style hasn't evolved it is more about the energy.

[@mr.keiser4259]

I agree. Even the early beatdown still has that groove that modern beatdown has. It definitely got downtuned and a lot of new beatdown has a deathcore edge to it. No way you heard blast beats back in the 90s. Also I feel like to a certain extent it also has gotten way funnier. Lyric wise is so over the top you can’t help but laugh lmao. It kind of gives me the vibes that it makes fun of hypermasculinity so much haha

[@urmumsbaps]

@@chilliam00 It's the same no matter how heavy it is. Meathead caveman music, dumb angry background music for lifting weights to. Anyone who takes this genre seriously probably has massive insecurity issues and drives a big truck.

[@cecillianhater]

​@@mr.keiser4259sunami is a parody band i bet more are

[@fogpumas]

0:34 Integrity cover or did Dwid lift this?

[@germansalas6159]

Dierhard was thr first Integrity encarnation

[@xangrycatmanx5104]

Dwid probably lifted it, because Die Hard and Integrity are essentially the same band

[@edm5929]

Outta Pocket has been killin it as of late 🔥

[@13Xibalba]

Started with Biohazard, 1990!

[@Achantilbillysmisadventures]

So stoked that neglect made it on the list

[@jeanelinbalanday8290]

Most of the beatdown hardcore songs are tuned in Drop C

[@sxrvsvct7911]

Hey bro Wheres this or that band?

[@АлексейГасперович]

2012, 2013 интересные.

[@Drew_Tries]

Guys will hear this and just say hell yeah

[@rockluverx2]

People sleep on Mushmouth

[@shacougraV3]

Where’s Slipknot ?

[@jonball290]

KEV1. Peace out sun.

[@cedrictunnelschopfer6509]

Missing Link from New York

[@grillmasterone039]

Great List !

[@cosmicbreakfast]

Ok but where's this or that band FROM?

[@Papierflieger-hk2ur]

The second song sounds suspiciously like Integrity...

[@putrescentvermin]

Cause those dudes eventually became Integrity.

[@-orlandogx-]

where the fuck is The Acacia Strain dude?

[@Griffgames12]

Targeted 631 son

[@ifgwelf]

Now I know where Facewreck got their name.

[@UNCLECHUDKINZ]

REPERCUSSION !!!

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

I go poopies! Mmmm.. pasty

[@Jake2BakedTV]

REALITY DENIED IS SO GOOD!!!

[@JasonTopo]

who’s got the spotify playlist for this? lol

[@jakethompson9127]

Reality Denied is currently the best band out of Ontario

[@gabereal917]

Hell yeah

[@lemonsuckerr1865]

fuck yeah reality denied!!!

[@FoxBodyDale]

Legends

[@Jigurdinec]

2010 это OHS

[@iampoweredup]

I cannot tell a lie I love this video… lol some of these bands are straight up horrible some have the worst band names and after the early 2000’s the production is sterile and lame and makes them all sound shitty and exactly the same but STILL I want to hear a comp of a bunch of these bands’ best songs (entire songs) to exercise to.

[@codythomas5913]

do noise rock next

[@Poser_Metal_Records]

The evolution of homeboy. 😎

[@MrAlextomz519]

REALITY DENIED FOREVER

[@cedrictunnelschopfer6509]

Where is Altercation,Redline,Drift????Denied

[@pjd3808]

Im gonna cry like a bitch. Great list but Integrity was left out of the 90's section. Honest mistake.

[@gennarosavastano9424]

Cold Hard Truth missing

[@cole_deatherage]

idk about recon

[@hereticdeth7986]

I wanna see video evolution of grindcore

[@desolationangel6173]

Hey what about that one band??

[@omnis1182]

Isn’t Slam Metal just Beatdown but Death Metal instead of Hardcore?

[@omnis1182]

Nevermind just realized it’s the other way around

[@jcleaverchamberlinjr]

Die hard sound so much like Integrity. were they Integrity before Integrity?!