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| | Hardcore punk - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | Their early recorded output has been called a “breakneck force like no other… Not for the faint of heart.” [1] Soon after, though, the band morphed into one of the top rated indie rock bands of the era. |
 | | By 1981 and 82, hardcore bands were cropping up all over North America, including The Neos, from Victoria, British Columbia; Zeroption, from Toronto; The Fix, from Detroit; The Necros, from Maumee, Ohio; Strike Under, The Effigies, Naked Raygun and Articles of Faith from Chicago; The Dicks and Big Boys, from Austin, Texas. |
 | | Despite all this, the first actual use of the word "hardcore" was by Vancouver, Canada's DOA, on their album "Hardcore '81". |
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