“Hardcore” was the first rave subgenre. An investigation of early-’90s rave culture would reveal its participants’ insistence on using the word “hardcore” to describe themselves and their music.

They are currently one of the most in-demand techno duos in the world, after playing a set at the Coachella festival in 2024 ...

Benjamin and Axlmore headline the next instalment of Nerve's weekly hard techno and hard bounce night at Brown Alley.

40,000 people have attended the “largest hard techno rave ever” in Amsterdam – watch footage of the huge rave below. The Verknipt ArenA rave held at Johan Cruijff ArenA took place on July 20, where ...

Hard Techno, the relentless heartbeat of nocturnal dancefloors, carved out its own niche within the broader techno ecosystem through sheer audacity and sonic brutality. Unlike the smoother grooves of ...

Why does it seem like dance music has got so hard and fast recently? Isaac Muk investigates, exploring the impact of a new generation of "play harder" clubbers and artists, social media and economic ...

Rialto, California, sometime in the early '90s: Steve Vasquez’s sister, Jen, was at her wit’s end. Her brother had barricaded himself once more in his bedroom. The only evidence of life therein were ...

01. At the centre of hardcore tracks by the likes of Hixxy and Scott Brown lies the stomping kick drum. It's extremely important to get this element right as it has to be tough enough to make the ...

blk. has shared his latest EP, 'luvs.u', via Reboot Records IRE. The four-tracker is laced with hard techno soundscapes, all comprised of their own elements: it negates darker pounding drumbeats and ...

Hardcore was the first rave subgenre. An investigation of early ’90s rave culture would reveal its participants’ insistence on using the word “hardcore” to describe themselves and their music.