Punk rock subgenres

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A number of overlapping punk rock subgenres have developed since the emergence of punk rock (often shortened to punk) in the mid-1970s. Even though punk genres at times are difficult to segregate, they usually show differing characteristics in overall structures, instrumental and vocal styles, and tempo. However, sometimes a particular trait is common in several genres, and thus punk genres are normally grouped by a combination of traits.

Afro-punk

Afro-punk (sometimes spelled AfroPunk) refers to the participation of African Americans in the punk and alternative music cultures. Afro-punks represent a majority in the punk culture in predominantly black regions of the world that have burgeoning punk communities, such as in parts of Africa. There are many punk rock bands with black members, and several with lineups that are all black.^[1]

Anarcho punk

Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the 1970s/1980s anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom. Some, however, use the term to refer to any punk music with anarchist lyrical content.

Art punk

Art punk or avant punk refers to punk rock and post-punk music of an experimental bent, or with connections to art school, the art world, or the avant-garde.

Christian punk

Christian punk (or Christ punk, as it is called in reference to crust punk) is punk rock with some degree of Christian lyrical content. Given the edginess of punk and some of its subgenres, such as hardcore punk, many bands have been rejected by the Christian music industry. Due to the message and nature of Christian punk, many traditional punks ridicule it.

Crust punk

Crust punk (also known as Crust or Stenchcore^[2]) is a subgenre which evolved in the early-1980s in England,^[3] and has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills. Crust is partly defined by its "bassy" and "dirty" sound. It is often played at a fast tempo with occasional slow sections. Vocals are usually guttural and may be grunted, growled or screamed. While the term was first associated with Hellbastard, Amebix have been described as the originators of the style, along with Discharge and Antisect.^[4]

Deathrock

Deathrock is a subgenre of

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Egg punk

Egg punk is a mostly internet-based genre that started in Northwest Indiana, influenced by Devo and a hatred for the us vs them mentality of the emerging "chain punk" bands.^{[original research?]} Egg punk is satirical, danceable, energetic, and deeply cynical of the edgy "hardcore and serious" approach to music. Utilizing cheap synth, minimal recording and mixing, and a hearty dependence on DIY artwork and style.^[5]

Garage punk

Garage punk is punk rock heavily influenced by

aesthetics over catchy melodies.

Glam punk

Glam punk (also called glitter punk) fuses elements of punk rock and glam rock, commonly reflected in image.

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk (or hardcore) music is generally faster and more aggressive than earlier punk rock.

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Horror punk

Horror punk mixes

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Nazi punk

Nazi punk is punk rock that promotes neo-Nazism. The term Nazi punk can also refer to a neo-Nazi who is part of the punk subculture. Rock Against Communism is a related genre. Skrewdriver and Skullhead have been associated with this genre.^[7][8]

Oi!

Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. It had a goal of uniting

, and other working class youths.

Peace punk

See also:

Anarcho punk

Peace punk is a subgenre of punk rock with

bands.

Punk pathetique

subgenre.

Queercore

Queercore is a subgenre of punk that emerged in the 1980s after the publication of the

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Riot Grrrl

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Riot Grrrl

Riot Grrrl is a feminist punk/indie rock genre and subculture, whose popularity peaked in the 1990s. The subculture features elements such as female-centric bands, concerts and festivals; collectives, support groups, workshops, self-defense courses, activism and fanzines.

Skate punk

Skate punk, also known as skatepunk, skate-punk, skate-thrash, surf punk, or skate-core, is a subgenre of punk that is derived from hardcore punk. Skate punk most often describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an aggressive sound, and similar-sounding modern bands. Skate videos have traditionally featured this aggressive style of punk rock.

Street punk

Street punk is a working class subgenre of punk rock which emerged in the early 1980s, partly as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk. Street punk developed from the Oi! genre, and then continued to go beyond the confines of the original Oi! style.

Taqwacore

Taqwacore is a punk rock subgenre dealing with

. Knight's novel was instrumental in encouraging the growth of a contemporary North American Muslim punk movement. Taqwacore bands often challenge Islam as it exists, promoting a very liberal-progressive agenda.

Trallpunk

Trallpunk is a subgenre of punk known for fast drumming, a melodic sound and often politically oriented lyrics. It emerged from the late-1980s Swedish hardcore punk scene.

Punk rock fusion subgenres

2 Tone

2 Tone (or Two Tone) was a music genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of

scene of the 1980s and 1990s.

Anti-folk

Anti-folk (sometimes antifolk or unfolk) is a subgenre of folk music and punk rock that seeks to subvert the earnestness of politically charged 1960s folk music. The defining characteristics of this anti-folk are difficult to identify, as they vary from one artist to the next. Nonetheless, the music tends to sound raw or experimental; it also generally mocks perceived seriousness and pretension in the established mainstream music scene.

Celtic punk

Celtic punk is punk rock fused with influences from Celtic music. Often, the bands add Celtic instruments such as bagpipes, fiddle, tin whistle, accordion, mandolin or banjo. Celtic punk bands often play covers of traditional Irish or Scottish folk songs, as well as original compositions.^[10]

Scottish Gaelic punk

and environmentalism.

Chicano punk

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Chicano punk

Chicano punk is music by punk bands of

Mexican American

ethnicity. The subgenre originated in Chicago's Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods during the mid-1990s and later spread to the Los Angeles punk scene.

Spanish raw punk

Spanish raw punk is punk fused with the combination of Spanish punk and d-beat. The genre is also very rare and underground due to the level of demonstration. Often, bands add some type of crude lyrics in which they protest against police brutality, religion and government.

Melodic punk

Melodic punk is a type of punk that is melodic and up-beat.

Dark cabaret

Dark cabaret may be a simple description of the theme and mood of a

and punk music.

Latin punk

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Rock en Español

Latin Punk is a subgenre of punk rock influenced by

Boleros

, among others. Although originally a subgenre born in the Latin Americas and Spain, the Latin Punk subgenre has grown internationally, providing Latin rock musicians abroad a connection to their roots.

Cowpunk

Cowpunk or country punk combines punk rock with country music in sound, subject matter, attitude, and style. The term has also been applied to several bands that play a fast form of Southern rock.

Dance-punk

Dance-punk (also known as disco punk, funk punk or indie-dance) mixes punk rock with

movements.

Folk punk

Folk punk combines elements of folk music and punk rock. Its subgenres include Celtic punk and Gypsy punk. Most folk punk musicians perform their own compositions, in the style of punk rock, but using the acoustic guitar and bass, and often adding additional folk instruments, such as mandolins, accordions, banjos or violins.^[11]

Gypsy punk

Gypsy punk mixes traditional Romani music, Klezmer or Eastern European music with punk rock. It typically features violin, acoustic guitar, accordion, and tenor saxophone, along with electric guitar, bass, and drums.

Pop-punk

Pop-punk (also known as punk-pop and other names) is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music and/or power pop, to varying degrees. It is not clear when the term pop-punk was first used, but pop-influenced punk rock had been around since the mid- to late-1970s.^[12]

Punk blues

Punk blues is a

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Punk jazz

Punk jazz describes the amalgamation of elements of the jazz tradition (usually free jazz and jazz fusion of the 1960s and 1970s) with the instrumentation or conceptual heritage of punk rock and hardcore punk.

Punk metal

Punk metal fuses elements of heavy metal music with punk rock. The fusion often involves extreme metal genres and hardcore punk. Bands described as punk metal include Amen,^[13] Motörhead,^[14] Warfare,^[15] Corrosion of Conformity,^[16] Manic Street Preachers,^[17] English Dogs,^[18] Sum 41,^[19] and L7.^[20]

Rapcore

Rapcore fuses elements of punk rock, metal, hip hop, rap, and sometimes funk. Notable bands include Transplants, Zebrahead and Dog Eat Dog.

Ska punk and ska-core

Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines

, onbeat punk-style interludes (usually the chorus), and nasal, gruff, or shouted vocals. The more ska-influenced style features a more developed instrumentation and a cleaner vocal and musical sound.

Synthpunk

Synthpunk (also known as Electropunk) is a music genre combining elements of electronic music and punk rock. A number of bands use electronics and punk music together although the methods and resulting sounds can differ greatly. This has even led to the creation of more genres such as digital hardcore.

Grindcore

Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. Grindcore is considered a more noise-filled style of hardcore punk while using hardcore's trademark characteristics such as heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, grinding overdriven bass, high-speed tempo, blast beats, and vocals which consist of growls, shouts and high-pitched shrieks.

See also

• Punk subculture
• Solarpunk
• List of hardcore punk subgenres

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