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.

Novah and Japanese American techno DJ/Producer Marie Vaunt join forces on "Bring Some Acid," out now on Tomorrowland Music.

Why does it seem like dance music has got so hard and fast recently? Isaac Muk investigates, exploring the impact of a new generation of "play harder" clubbers and artists, social media and economic ...

Beatport is bringing one of its most popular genre categories back. As of today, Hard Techno has officially made its return as a sole category inside the Beatport charts. The fastest, hardest-hitting ...

The as they are being called “Techno Files” Developments continue across the European festival circuit as organizers respond to ongoing misconduct allegations involving several hard techno DJs. While ...

One of the world’s leading techno promoters, Verknipt, hosted what may be the “biggest hard techno event ever” this weekend. On Saturday (July 20) the Verknipt ArenA party welcomed over 40,000 techno ...

Rialto, California, sometime in the early '90s: Steve Vasquez’s sister, Jen, was at her wit’s end. Her brother had barricaded himself once more in his bedroom. The only evidence of life therein were ...

40,000 people have attended the “largest hard techno rave ever” in Amsterdam – watch footage of the huge rave below. The Verknipt ArenA rave held at Johan Cruijff ArenA took place on July 20, where ...

On a Wednesday night in Bogota, hundreds of Colombian youth line up to enter Club Las Vegas Nevada, a former strip club turned seedy teatro in the city’s Chapinero district. It’s a special night, a ...

For Halloween 2026, fans of techno hardcore have a date in Pigalle! On Saturday, October 31, 2026, La Machine du Moulin Rouge ...

“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.