The Best HARDCORE Opening Tracks of All Time

Aug 29, 2024

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Colin and Bo list their favorite opening tracks in hardcore music. Whether it’s for an LP, an EP or a split, the first song on a record sets the tone for what you can expect from a band and often times can end up defining their entire career. They are the ultimate statement piece for what you’re about to hear, so we’ve paid tribute to some of the greatest ever with our official lists over the next 90 minutes. OFFICIAL PLAYLIST - SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0AbH6AIES5duAxXxy81Pqr?si=c71435c03bbe4ec2&nd=1&dlsi=e5188606cefb4af3 APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/hardlore-presents-hardcores-best-opening-tracks/pl.u-qxyllaBF3yVWD4g HardLore is now on Patreon! Join now to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com/ Join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef Get 15% off MADD VINTAGE with code HARDLORE15! https://maddvintage.com/ Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:29 - Introduction 00:02:21 - Death Side - Intro ~ Meaning 00:03:54 - Bad Brains - Big Takeover 00:05:28 - Bad Religion - Generator 00:07:08 - Floorpunch - Washed Up at 18 00:08:11 - Terror - One With The Underdogs 00:09:16 - Cro-Mags - Death Camps 00:10:47 - Cro-Mags - We Gotta Know 00:13:11 - Last Rites - Chunks 00:14:30 - Sheer Terror - Three Year B**** 00:16:30 - American Nightmare - We Are 00:18:08 - Blood For Blood - P*ss All Over Your Hopes and Dreams 00:19:33 - SSD - Boiling Point 00:21:07 - Life of Agony - This Time 00:23:55 - Converge - The Saddest Day 00:26:11 - Cold As Life - Born to Land Hard 00:28:25 - The Hope Conspiracy - Fragile 00:30:09 - Bad Brains - Soulcraft 00:31:44 - DYS - Open Up 00:33:22 - Burn - Shall Be Judged 00:35:11 - Ringworm - Justice Replaced By Revenge 00:38:12 - Into Another - Running Into Walls 00:38:38 - Youth of Today - Disengage 00:40:32 - Death Threat - Dead at Birth 00:43:10 - Carry On - The View 00:45:14 - Agnostic Front - The Eliminators 00:47:14 - Mental - And You Know This 00:50:07 - AFI - Strength Through Wounding 00:52:41 - The Killer - Pills I00:55:25 - Breakdown - Blacklisted 00:57:19 - Pardon This Interuption 01:00:26 - Top 5 Picks 01:00:38 - Bo's #5 01:02:46 - Colin's #5 01:04:19 - Bo's #4 01:06:45 - Colin's #4 01:10:49 - Bo's #3 01:13:02 - Colins #3 01:17:32 - Bo's #2 01:20:22 - Colin's #2 01:23:06 - Bo's #1 01:26:08 - Colins #1