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Hardcore: Landmark Recordings

21 releases

  1. 1981Black FlagDamagedA Southern California landmark, confrontational and unstable rather than uniformly fast.
  2. 1982Bad BrainsBad BrainsExtreme-speed punk alongside reggae, reflecting the band's wider musical identity.
  3. 1983Minor ThreatOut of StepHard, precise D.C. hardcore with room for sharper arrangements and a pointed lyrical voice.
  4. 1980Circle JerksGroup SexAlbumFourteen songs in fifteen minutes, considered a landmark album in hardcore punk.
  5. 1982DescendentsMilo Goes to CollegeFast, aggressive hardcore punk with melody; considered one of the most significant albums of early-1980s southern California hardcore.
  6. 1983Bad BrainsRock for LightAlbumRe-recorded early songs alongside new hardcore punk and reggae tracks.
  7. 1984Agnostic FrontVictim in PainDebut album viewed as an important record for the hardcore genre.
  8. 1984Hüsker DüZen ArcadeAlbumRolling Stone called it the closest hardcore will ever get to an opera.
  9. 1986Cro-MagsThe Age of QuarrelA debut AllMusic credits with helping define the East Coast hardcore movement.
  10. 1988Bad ReligionSufferHailed on release as a hardcore milestone.
  11. 1989Gorilla BiscuitsStart TodayConsidered an influential hardcore punk record; NME named it among the genre's best albums.
  12. 1989Sick of It AllBlood, Sweat, and No TearsAlbumRetrospectively regarded as a defining New York hardcore album.
  13. 1997HatebreedSatisfaction Is the Death of DesireAlbumThe band's breakthrough, praised by critics as a hardcore classic.
  14. 2001ConvergeJane DoeAlbumCritics still describe its visceral take on hardcore as unrivalled.
  15. 2003Comeback KidTurn It AroundAlbumDebut album; MusicBrainz lists it as hardcore punk.
  16. 2005Comeback KidWake the DeadAlbumSecond album; the album infobox lists it as hardcore punk.
  17. 2005Modern Life Is WarWitnessAlbumA 5/5 Sputnikmusic review called it possibly the greatest hardcore album of its generation.
  18. 2008Have HeartSongs to Scream at the SunAlbumThe band's second and final album; MusicBrainz lists it as hardcore punk.
  19. 2017Code OrangeForeverAlbumReviewed as a record mashing together disparate styles in metal and hardcore.
  20. 2019Knocked LooseA Different Shade of BlueAlbumMerges the styles of hardcore punk and heavy metal.
  21. 2021TurnstileGlow OnAlbumPraised for making hardcore genre-fluid and showing how far the style could stretch.