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posthardcore en · NOUN

Etymology

From post- + hardcore.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A genre of music mainly derived from hardcore punk, with slower tempos and softer vocals.
    • David's faith in his church had been built on sandy ground for a while by the time he discovered politically correct, dub-influenced posthardcore. 2006, Andrew Beaujon, Body piercing saved my life, page 80:
    • Replacing Jane's Addiction as headliner that year was the Red Hot Chili Peppers, another LA-based posthardcore fusion ensemble. 2009, Steve Waksman, This ain't the summer of love, page 304:
    • […]an original posthardcore band whose outrageousness is truly arty[…] 1990, Robert Christgau, Christgau's record guide: the '80s:

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Translations (2)

ja ポスト・ハードコア (Translations) · ru постхардко́р (Translations)