hardcore is an English word that does not have a literal translation in the Portuguese language, but can be interpreted to mean "something done or executed in an extreme way".
An expression used in Portuguese spoken in Brazil and which is similar to the meaning of hardcore would be "thick skin", for example.
Usually, the hardcore is usually applied to classify musical subgenres of rock and roll, like the hardcore punk, O hardcore melodic (aka emote), O post-hardcore, between others.
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O Music style hardcoreemerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, in the United States and Europe, when some bands from punk rock began to speed up the rhythm of the songs, with rawer and heavier notes.
The content of the lyrics of the songs also underwent changes, starting to gain a greater social and political context.
The look of the musicians as well as fans of the style hardcore, also became characteristic. The most aggressive clothes and attitudes are examples.
The term
hardcore it can also be used to classify other things besides music, always attributing an “aura” of rawness and solidity.For example, among bodybuilders, the hardcore it consists of a heavy training style, where the athlete's attention is excessively focused on his training.
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