American Hardcore

Synopsis: The exciting story of the birth of American punk rock, featuring the musicians and bands that defined an era. Interviews and concert scenes with Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, The Dead Kennedys and more. USA - 2006 - R

The early-80s Hardcore Punk Rock scene gave birth to much of today's rock music.

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A documentary about the history of punk rock in America from 1980-1986. Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music, it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted a tribe unto themselves, some finding a voice, others an escape in the hard-edged music. And while some sought a better world, others were just angry and wanted to raise hell. American Hardcore traces this lost subculture, from its early roots in 1980 to its extinction in 1986.

American Hardcore -- The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986

American Hardcore -- The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986