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This piece is part of our archival features series, originally published 2021. We're revisiting it as part of our website relaunch because its themes remain as relevant and engaging as ever.

Hardcore was the first rave subgenre. An investigation of early ’90s rave culture would reveal its participants’ insistence on using the word “hardcore” to describe themselves and their music.