New Jersey hardcore

New Jersey hardcore
Stylistic origins	Hardcore punk, punk rock, street punk, thrash metal
Cultural origins	Early-1980s, New Jersey, United States
Typical instruments	Electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocals
Subgenres
Horror Punk, Metalcore

New Jersey hardcore (NJHC) is hardcore punk and metalcore music created in New Jersey and to the subculture associated with that music.

New Jersey had many early punk bands, circa 1975–1979, including horror punk pioneer, punk and hardcore punk band, The Misfits. Many of these fledgling early punk bands then heard many sounds such as garage band proto-punk in the late-1960s and early-1970s. During this time the Misfits had also made the transition to hardcore punk and toured to gain national exposure, as did other punk and hardcore punk originators such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, and Minor Threat.

New Jersey had developed several regional, overlapping hardcore punk scenes by 1981–1982. In the first wave of hardcore punk many bands played roots hardcore punk. Others started experimenting with mixing different influences and sounds. Some, in the process, pioneered hardcore punk subgenres such as metalcore. Others helped to pioneer and further develop fledgling hardcore punk subgenres such as horror punk, skate punk and crossover thrash. During this period several New Jersey-based record labels were formed and released albums specializing in hardcore punk. The most prominent were Buy Our Records of Union County and Mutha Records of Monmouth County.

During the mid- and late-1980s, hardcore bands continued to experiment with their sounds, most taking their cues from the first wave and other national scenes. Some would utilize the crossover thrash/skate punk influences started in the first wave and, during the late-1980s others also eventually incorporated more melodic sounds similar to the early emo scene developing in D.C. Others drew influence from specific areas such as New York City or the California scene.

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