Leftist Hardcore bands - are there any?

[Politrickian]

I like hardcore music but i dislike it that 99% of the HC-scene is right-wing, so does anyone know any leftist HC bands?

[mentalbunny]

I don't know any but get in touch with guerrillaradio. He doesn't visit che-lives anymore but I think he's email address is on his profile. And don't mention me.

[iwwobblie]

http://redskins.fightcapitalism.net/links.html


http://redskins.fightcapitalism.net/music.html

(Edited by iwwobblie at 1:52 pm on May 31, 2003)

[El Brujo]

Quote: from Politrickian on 8:09 pm on May 31, 2003
99% of the HC-scene is right-wing


Most certainly not. HxC developed ammong disenfranchized urban youths that wanted to express their anger towards society. It is influenced by the DIY ideal of punk as well as the down-to-earth notion of hip-hop (and musically, you can see elements of both in any variety of hardcore). Yes, there are HC bands of all ideologies, including a small NS scene, but the foundation is definitely leftist.

Here are some I would recommend (If you're only looking for leftist bands):

Bad Brains
Cro-Mag's
Agnostic Front
Madball
Negative Approach
Downset
Black Flag
Bane
Refused
Seein Red (red-edge)
Suicide Machines
Earth Crisis
Body Count
Worker (red-edge)
Minor Threat
Mau Mau's
Gauze
Factor Odio
Dir En Grey
The Stalin
Reagan Youth
Sick Of It All
The Exploited
Propaghandi
Blood For Blood
Ramallah
Candiria
Hatebreed
Fartz

(Edited by El Brujo at 5:08 am on June 4, 2003)

[kiwisocialist]

JAPUNGA are leftish. They sort of swing in and out. I guess alot of bands are like that.

When they swing out of the left they don't go to the right. Just sort of a political nowhere.

They're Australian though so you may not have heard of them.

[Zombie]

New Noise by Refused is fucking brilliant.

[El Brujo]

Check out any Japanese HC or oi! band, I would say. Almost everything Ive heard from Japan is brilliant.


(Edited by El Brujo at 12:34 pm on June 9, 2003)

[El Brujo]

Quote: from Zombie on 4:09 pm on June 6, 2003
New Noise by Refused is fucking brilliant.


Indeed. That song is actually what got me into hardcore (the "new-school" variety, anyways). Ive been a big Refused fan for 3 years.

[MiNdGaMe]

New Society Of Anarchists (http://www.newsocietyofanarchists.com/)
Blac Bloc (http://www.blacbloc.com/)
Fate 2 Hate (http://www.fate2hate.com/)
Fighting Chance (http://www.fightingchancemd.com/)
Good Riddance (http://www.good-riddance.com/)

(Edited by MiNdGaMe at 3:50 pm on June 6, 2003)

[Bazza]

You should check out Blaggers I.T.A. They were a left wing band and all members of Anti Fascist Action. They played a mixture of hard core, punk, oi and rap.

[Urban Rubble]

Rise Against has a new disc out and it's great.

I wouldn't really consider Proagandhi hardcore.

Don't forget Youth Brigade
The Dropkick Murphys are really working class oriented as are the Swingin Utters, but they're both more street punk. Also, the SubHumans.

[Organic Revolution]

anti flag

[mentalbunny]

Anti-flag are in no way hardcore, they're just straight up punk.

What would you people say SiKth, are?

[187]

Some other good ones include...
Bigwig
death threat
Ensign
Pipedown

[Juggernaught]

I would call Hammerfall leftists as well. I mean:
"Let your voice speak for the revolution. All your forces with all the powers that you feel. Let your heart beat for the revolution. Led by the templars of steel"

Templars of steel...
I LOVE that song

[Politrickian]

Meh...

Hammerfall may be left(although I have my doubts) but they certainly are not Hardcore.

[kiwisocialist]

I have to admit that I haven't heard of 99% of these bands. Are you guys just putting the names of you and your friends bands in or what?

[187]

What are you a fan of kiwi?

[kidicarus20]

YOUTH OF TODAY.
They are one of my favorite hardcore bands.
"When we started, I was anti-greed, anti-lust, anti-anger. " -Ray cappo

"One of the major bands on New York City's straight-edge hardcore scene, Youth of Today followed most of the genre's thematic conventions -- disciplined self-reliance, integrity, left-wing politics, and the evils of meat, alcohol, and drugs -- but did so with plenty of inspiring musical energy."

http://entertainment.msn.com/Artist/?artist=126720

They were a left-wing edge bands that sung about human unity and stuff like that, they weren't all about hate and stuff.

http://members.aol.com/kidicarus04/myhomepage/awearesleeve.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000TD9.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000TD4.01._PE_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg


These guys are pretty good:
http://members.aol.com/kidicarus04/myhomepage/capitalist.jpg

Finally check out SS Decontrol:

http://members.aol.com/kidicarus04/myhomepage/ssd_kids.jpg


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[GWF]

Sick Of It All
Agnostic Front