Classic hardcore punk tracks. Recommended popular songs.

Totsuka YachtQP-CRAZY

QP-CRAZY (Totsuka Yacht)

QP-CRAZY’s songs are known for their aggressive sound and provocative lyrics.

This work is no exception; even the title alone is startlingly bold.

Their music features a unique style that fuses punk, industrial, and noise.

It is included on the album “Heisei Kurai Shisu,” released in April 2007.

Packed with sharp messages directed at society, their music is recommended for those who want to question established values.

Oi Oi OiCOBRA

COBRA 【Oi Oi Oi】

COBRA, the so-called Oi punk legends who continued performing intermittently into the 2010s, formed in 1982 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.

They’re also known for frequent lineup changes, with the steadfast vocalist YOSU-KO being the only constant.

In 1990, when the band’s third-era lineup came together—featuring founding member NAOKI, famed for his work with LAUGHIN’ NOSE and SA, and PON, the bassist from LAUGHIN’ NOSE—they released the album “Oi Oi Oi,” which became a hit, reaching No.

9 on the Oricon charts.

The title track, included on the album, stands out for its pop flavor, offering a contrast to Oi punk’s typically aggressive image.

While fans who prefer their indie-era sound may be divided on it, there’s no doubt it’s a historic album and a classic track.

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Forbidden GardenEverlast

EVERLAST – Forbidden Garden “FRAGMENTS OF THE MEMORIES OF A GIRL”

A hardcore band called Everlast that formed in 1999 and unfortunately broke up in 2003.

This track is included on the album “Fragments Of The Memories Of A Girl,” released in November 2001.

One moment the rhythm is chugging along, the next the guitar is slicing in with razor-sharp riffs, while the rhythm section holds a low, weighty stance—an intense, thrilling performance that’s truly compelling.

Throughout the entire record, vocalist die delivers powerful growls that resound—be sure to lose yourself in that menacing voice.

PMANMAHARDCORE FANCLUB

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This is a track packed with the intensity and breakneck speed of hardcore punk.

Featured on the album “No One Can Stop It!” released in May 2010, the song is characterized by HARDCORE FANCLUB’s signature fast tempo and shout-like vocals.

At the same time, it has a somewhat pop, easy-to-listen production, so the more you listen, the more your energy rises.

Its energetic sound and aggressive lyrics will shake the listener to the core.

It’s a perfect recommendation for when you want to blow off stress or pump yourself up with something heavy and intense.

Don’t eat!INU

Don't eat (food) – INU (1981)

Machida Kō, an Akutagawa Prize–winning author who is also known as an actor, was the vocalist in his teens for the band INU.

Back then he performed under the name Machida Machizō and released their only original album, Don’t Eat!.

It’s astonishing to think he was just 19 at the time.

What’s more, the fact that the record came out on a major label is remarkable.

The title track included on INU’s Don’t Eat! is a classic that stands in the history of Japanese punk, yet it isn’t what you’d call a straightforward punk sound.

Its cutting-edge music resonates with what was then called post-punk, centered on contemporary British bands, and it remains striking even now.

The bass repeats the same phrase, the guitar manipulates space and noise freely, the vocals are introspective, and Machida’s lyrics, which convey a sense of philosophical lyricism, radiate a one-of-a-kind presence.

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