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Genre
nyhc
Parent Genre: metal

NYHC is a subgenre of hardcore punk that originated in New York City in the early 1980s. It is characterized by its aggressive and fast-paced sound, often featuring shouted vocals and heavy guitar riffs. The lyrics often focus on social and political issues, as well as personal struggles. The genre has been influential in the development of other subgenres of punk and metal.


Top artists of nyhc genre

Bad Brains
Mindforce
Incendiary
Agnostic Front
Biohazard
Madball
Sick Of It All
Gorilla Biscuits
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nyhc music timeline

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Similar Genres to nyhc

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List of nyhc artists

Here is a list of nyhc artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the nyhc genre. You can find out what nyhc genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Bad Brains
49 19 37 83 3 40 128 402925
2
Mindforce
42 39 40 91 0 49 122 28047
3
Incendiary
42 12 36 95 0 32 131 65791
4
Agnostic Front
42 5 33 95 1 29 130 160864
5
Biohazard
41 2 38 96 0 37 108 166404
6
Madball
41 0 44 98 0 37 109 149741
7
Sick Of It All
40 13 39 94 0 38 119 156818
8
Gorilla Biscuits
40 0 42 89 0 37 111 99650
9
H2O
39 0 39 90 2 61 139 90580
10
Cro-Mags
39 33 32 93 0 21 128 95461
11
Quicksand
38 31 46 83 1 47 128 73316
12
Backtrack
36 1 51 97 0 57 129 43725
13
Reagan Youth
36 2 34 87 4 41 131 49437
14
Snapcase
34 0 38 96 0 42 121 40044
15
Sanction
31 11 30 93 0 11 134 19787
16
Youth Of Today
30 5 34 92 0 37 113 52262
17
Shelter
29 1 47 89 0 58 125 32579
18
Merauder
29 4 33 95 0 30 100 26272
19
Regulate
29 8 34 94 0 35 142 14529
20
King Nine
28 16 29 96 0 23 129 12269
21
Sworn Enemy
28 0 27 97 0 10 150 43570
22
CIV
28 4 50 91 1 67 107 18420
23
Judge
27 21 35 82 2 42 144 31454
24
Kill Your Idols
27 2 24 98 0 35 141 14073
25
25 Ta Life
26 46 32 94 0 48 152 21658
26
Crime In Stereo
26 10 37 94 0 31 110 15873
27
Murphy's Law
26 4 43 84 1 59 123 27493
28
Warzone
26 32 30 94 4 56 111 32415
29
Leeway
25 0 33 94 0 28 124 17890
30
Sheer Terror
25 0 29 98 0 23 117 21237
31
Warthog
25 75 17 94 0 17 117 16599
32
Cause For Alarm
24 0 31 68 16 33 99 5272
33
Irate (NYC)
23 19 33 93 0 52 155 7759
34
Killing Time
23 0 29 85 0 46 119 14377
35
Skarhead
23 8 28 96 0 36 87 22829
36
Ekulu
22 2 42 95 0 48 124 9080
37
Crumbsuckers
21 19 37 83 0 48 121 11829
38
108
21 34 25 97 0 28 150 11900
39
Billy Club Sandwich
21 7 31 78 0 49 62 6878
40
Buried Alive
20 0 31 97 0 36 138 13370
41
Combust
20 0 30 98 1 18 121 6237
42
One King Down
19 5 34 96 0 30 98 10982
43
Shutdown
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 6789
44
Trail of Lies
18 16 28 95 0 36 139 10625
45
Krimewatch
18 67 22 96 0 48 154 12472
46
Chain Of Strength
18 1 30 94 0 42 130 16634
47
Bold
17 3 32 88 0 42 116 11494
48
Underdog
17 0 43 81 0 49 139 10018
49
After the Fall
17 0 37 98 0 35 134 1614
50
Crown Of Thornz
17 5 31 93 0 37 103 3837
51
Side By Side
16 0 27 96 0 44 116 8901
52
Path Of Resistance
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 6207
53
This is Hell
16 1 35 95 0 39 117 13030
54
Blame God
16 74 21 97 0 6 101 2766
55
All Torn Up!
16 0 27 91 1 51 141 529
56
Breakdown
15 69 28 99 0 47 133 5744
57
Outburst
15 23 29 83 1 38 127 9321
58
Born Against
14 33 26 81 1 47 121 6016
59
Antidote
14 45 44 93 0 29 157 3486
60
The Undead
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 976
61
Urban Waste
14 4 15 99 19 4 162 8399
62
Somerset Thrower
14 0 14 97 0 16 166 2940
63
Cryptodira
13 0 40 94 0 17 151 4310
64
Into Another
13 1 46 58 0 48 101 6500
65
Project X
13 0 44 86 0 20 127 6548
66
Nausea
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 21363
67
Burn
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 5018
68
The Fight
11 91 13 99 0 18 170 2028
69
Hangman
11 73 50 94 0 46 135 3444
70
Extinction A.D.
11 0 31 98 0 34 150 4139
71
Maximum Penalty
11 27 28 96 0 40 175 5168
72
Line Of Scrimmage
11 1 36 91 0 29 103 4683
73
Typecaste
11 0 23 95 0 6 146 4268
74
Senseless HC
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 375
75
Token Entry
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5944
76
Harley Flanagan
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2821
77
Neglect
10 15 31 91 0 30 81 4189
78
No Redeeming Social Value
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 6231
79
District 9
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2755
80
Kraut
9 0 38 61 0 63 105 2184
81
Haram
8 21 18 95 1 26 188 3263
82
Dead Last
8 27 21 100 0 20 149 689
83
The Last Stand
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 340
84
Alone in a Crowd
8 0 36 91 0 36 106 5556
85
Illusion
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1349
86
Dog Breath
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1749
87
Supertouch
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4578
88
Citizens Arrest
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1326
89
Scarboro
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1189
90
Jukai
7 0 26 96 0 25 131 3718
91
Detriment
7 80 47 77 0 45 157 967
92
Beyond
6 3 23 95 0 41 152 632
93
Dawn Of Humans
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2648
94
The Icemen
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2216
95
Point Blank NYHC
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 413
96
Nihilistics
5 0 22 91 0 12 197 3021
97
Rule Them All
4 0 56 95 0 62 135 1517
98
Born Low
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3620
99
Life's Blood
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 650
100
Soul Provider
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 542
101
False Prophets
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1458
102
Separated
3 0 35 99 0 20 151 686
103
Misgiver
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2420
104
Absolution
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
105
Scraps And Heart Attacks
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142
106
Become One
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145
107
Our Gang
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117
108
Bad Trip
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
109
TOS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
110
No Idea
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 842
111
Heal.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 230
112
Annulment
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61