Some might say that hardcore's a dying genre, but it's actually changing; evolving into a dynamic mixture of past and present influence, driving deeper into melodic and progressive song structures, thoughtful lyrics and powerful sounds. This mix contains modern hardcore's pioneers, innovators and up-and-comers, with all tracks released in the past 6 years.

This is a jumble of sub-sub-genres, so expect a mix of melodic hardcore (Heart in Hand), hardcore/metalcore hybrids (The Ghost Inside) and straight-up hardcore (Backtrack).

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41 tracks