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Hardcore (or hard core or hard-core, for many terms) may refer to:

• hard core, the members of a group or movement who form an intransigent nucleus resistant to change.
• hard core, material such as stones and broken bricks used as the foundation for buildings, roads etc.

Music

• Hardcore punk (better known simply as "hardcore", a sub-genre of punk rock music
  • HarDCore, a portmanteau abbreviation for hardcore punk music in Washington, D.C.
• Hardcore techno (also better known simply as "hardcore"), a style of electronic music
• Hardcore hip hop, a sub-genre of hip hop music
• Hard Core (Lil' Kim album)
• Hard Core (Paul Dean album)
• Hardcore (album), a 2004 album by Daddy Freddy
• Hardcore '81, album by D.O.A.

Other

• Hardcore wrestling, a form of professional wrestling
• Hardcore dancing, a maneuver usually performed at live performances of heavy or extreme music
• Hardcore pornography, an explicit form of pornography
• Hardcore (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Hardcore (1977 film), a British comedy film
• Hardcore (1979 film), an American drama film starring George C Scott
• A "hard core" is one kind of semiconductor intellectual property core
• Permanent death, called "hardcore mode" in various video games
• Hardcore Gamer, a monthly-published video game magazine

See also

• List of hardcore genres in music
• Hard Corps (disambiguation)

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