There was a dynamic Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 scene in the 1980s .

History

Italian hardcore was an extremely influential in the 1980s, and still is for many hardcore bands across the world. Although there were important scenes in the USA and the UK, in the 1980s Italy punks grew up in a social and political situation that was really hard, once the era of political terrorism (both left and right wing) ended up and the moment was ready for mass-firing in Italian factories.

Many punks of that years came directly from the Italian proletariat and sub-proletariat, so the lyrics of the bands were focused on the social situation and on the distance between punk movement and the growing Italian-yuppie philosophy.

Inspired by bands such as Crass and Discharge

Discharge (band)

Discharge is a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright. They are often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk, and to mix punk with metal...

, many lyrics were anti-war and NATO. Groups included Wretched, Raw Power

Raw Power (band)

Raw Power is an Italian hardcore punk band from Reggio Emilia. They were formed in 1981 and are still active today.- Biography :Raw Power was formed in 1981 in Poviglio , Italy, by brothers Mauro and Giuseppe Codeluppi...

, Negazione

Negazione

Negazione was a hardcore punk band based in Turin, Italy during the 80's and early 90's.Formed in 1983, they were one of the most important band for the hardcore punk scene in Italy at the time...

 and Declino

Declino

Declino was a hardcore punk band based in Turin, Italy during the early 80's. They're remembered as one of the most influential hardcore punk bands in Italy.Several members also played with Negazione.- Discography :* Controproduzioni...

.

List of Italian hardcore bands

• Cripple Bastards
  Cripple Bastards
  Cripple Bastards is a grindcore band from Asti, Italy. They were formed in 1988 in order to keep their area on the hardcore map as most of the other bands around them were breaking up....
  
  
• Declino
  Declino
  Declino was a hardcore punk band based in Turin, Italy during the early 80's. They're remembered as one of the most influential hardcore punk bands in Italy.Several members also played with Negazione.- Discography :* Controproduzioni...
  
  
• La Crisi
  La Crisi
  La Crisi is an Italian hardcore band started in 2003 by Mayo, ex-singer of Sottopressione. They released their first self-titled album in 2005 which was followed by atour in the U.S....
  
  
• Negazione
  Negazione
  Negazione was a hardcore punk band based in Turin, Italy during the 80's and early 90's.Formed in 1983, they were one of the most important band for the hardcore punk scene in Italy at the time...
  
  
• Raw Power
  Raw Power (band)
  Raw Power is an Italian hardcore punk band from Reggio Emilia. They were formed in 1981 and are still active today.- Biography :Raw Power was formed in 1981 in Poviglio , Italy, by brothers Mauro and Giuseppe Codeluppi...
  
  
• The Sun Eats Hours
  The Sun Eats Hours
  The Sun Eats Hours are a melodic hardcore band from Vicenza, Italy, that formed in 1997.Their breakout album came in September, 2000, called Don't Waste Time. Prior to this release they were well regarded among melodic hardcore fans, thanks in part to a successful demo released a year earlier and...
  
  
• Wretched
• Hopes Die Last
  Hopes Die Last
  Hopes Die Last is a post-hardcore band from Vatican, Italy, formed in 2004. The band is currently signed to Standby Records. Their line-up currently consists of Daniele Tofani , Marco Calanca , Marco Mantovani , Luigi Magliocca and Ivan Panella...
  
  

Further reading

• Scaruffi, Piero
  Piero Scaruffi
  Piero Scaruffi received a degree in Mathematics in 1982 from University of Turin, where he did work on the General Theory of Relativity. For a number of years he was the head of the Artificial Intelligence Center at Olivetti, based in Cupertino, California. He has been a visiting scholar at...
  
  (2003). A History of Rock Music. iUniverse, USA. ISBN 0-595-29565-7

External links

• A brief summary of Italian rock music by Piero Scaruffi, excerpt from The History of Rock Music