Music of Indiana - Hardcore

Hardcore

The Hardcore music scene has been flooding Indiana since early 2000. This is due to the constant influence from Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, and other large cities in the Midwest bordering Indiana. Bands like Gwen Stacy and Continuance, and Haste The Day have come out of central Indiana. Hardcore music is a growing scene especially in Fort Wayne, IN. AXP is a hardcore band from Warsaw, Indiana who toured the Midwest, East-Coast, and parts of Canada. The Face Of War is a hardcore/pop-punk band from Kokomo, Indiana. Bands such as AblesLaughter and The Day is Ours,Burnt Among the Ashes and In Silent Ruin have come from Warsaw and Fort Wayne respectively and have grown large local fan bases. Through Scarlet Eyes also plays in Fort Wayne Indiana they came from a small town Rochester. All bands gaining a large local fan base and are quickly becoming hometown heroes. Many new bands are coming from towns such as Goshen, South Bend, Hunnington, Albion, and Fort Wayne. The scene is continuously growing and a larger fan base has also followed.

Fort Wayne is an aggressive hardcore scene with many bands such as Cold Reign, Life After Death, and many more. Hardcore has also made its way into Warsaw with Serpent's Tongue (ex. AXP) and Able'sLaughter. Also, Kokirii is a Progressive Melodic Hardcore band who have been playing many shows and is gaining a large local fanbase. Kokirii is known for have a style such as La Dispute, Touche Amore, and Of Machines. Muncie is also emerging as a hot spot for the Hardcore scene featuring bands such as Creating Constellations, Above All Nations, Of Creations, Refractions, and Of Sights and Sounds.

Even more local bands are continuing to grow such as Life After Death, Serpent's Tongue, Cold Reign and many other more "traditional" hardcore bands have started to stick out and play shows in and out of state.

Not only is hardcore a large genre but also Indie and Folk music have grown in the recent years respectively.

Indy's whole music scene is vastly growing with new artists, new venues, new crowds, music downloads, and merch. If you're part of the music scene, whether you play, are a fan, or help run venues or bands, it's a lot like a giant never ending family.