'''Hardcore''' or '''hXc''' started as an underground form of [[punk]] in the early 1980s and began to gain popularity in the mid '80s. Typically it features lightning fast lyrics and guitar riffs, and heavy drums. | '''Hardcore''' or '''hXc''' started as an underground form of [[punk]] in the early 1980s and began to gain popularity in the mid '80s. Typically it features lightning fast lyrics and guitar riffs, and heavy drums. |