Should new raw Hardstyle be counted as Hardcore?

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rafferty
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Posted - 2025/08/24 : 03:27:14

Like if these new Hardstyle tracks came out 20 years ago they would be counted as Gabber House. To me a lot of it sounds more Hardcore than what is counted as UK Hardcore these days. It has also gotten a lot faster too. It is basically just a subgenre within the Hardcore scene.

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Edited by - rafferty on 2025/08/24 03:54:42

Impulse_Response
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Posted - 2025/08/24 : 04:54:53

I don't think so even as a subgenre. It sounds like a completely different style to me, not like hardcore at all, and it's way too slow. It's like calling a hammer a screwdriver because technically you can use the claw to turn slotted head screws.

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