Refused

3,847,726 plays (163,157 listeners)

Refused was an influential hardcore band from Umeå, Sweden, that formed in 1992 and broke up in 1998.

Bane

1,644,392 plays (55,498 listeners)

There are three artists called Bane: 1) Bane, is a hardcore band from Worcester, Massachusetts, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec (then of Converge) and Damon Bellardo. Aaron approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, before Firestone departed ways to focus on other projects.

Abhinanda

48,701 plays (2,322 listeners)

ABHINANDA is Straight Edge Hardcore band from Umeå, Sweden. ABHINANDA debuted with a 1993 EP 'Darkness Of Ignorance' through the Desperate Fight label, the custom imprint of singer José Saxlund. The band, with the newly recruited guitarist Kristofer Steen, undertook a winter tour of Norway, in alliance with REFUSED.

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323,911 plays (17,823 listeners)

"Direct Expression. Bypass mind. Bypass intellect. Self to Sound. Against the dead trend. The robot me. The modern social entity stripped of color and vibrancy. Not philosophy. Not religion. True self expressed in sound."

Shai Hulud

1,144,841 plays (36,097 listeners)

Shai Hulud is a hardcore band with progressive metal influences. The name comes from the name given by the Fremen to the giant Sandworms of planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert's "Dune" books.

Quicksand

411,463 plays (23,209 listeners)

There is more than one artist named Quicksand: 1) Quicksand was one of the most influential New York post-hardcore bands of the early to mid-90's, led by Gorilla Biscuits mastermind/guitarist Walter Schreifels. Quicksand provided the blueprint for many bands to follow in their footsteps.

Unbroken

169,548 plays (5,752 listeners)

There are at least two groups titled Unbroken. 1. Unbroken was a hardcore punk band from San Diego, California. They were influential in the Southern California hardcore scene during the mid-to-late 1990s. The band chose the name Unbroken because they wanted to emphasize their dedication to the straight edge philosophy of drug abstinence.

Strife

180,521 plays (9,265 listeners)

Strife was a Hardcore band from Los Angeles, California. Their first LP, One Truth, was released in 1994 by Victory Records to both critical acclaim and tremendous sales. At the time, their speed-metal style of hardcore was considered revolutionary, and their message of Straight Edge activism and positive life style was a refreshing contrast to the typical music popular at the time.