Editing Hardcore punk (section)

===2000s===
[[File:A Wilhelm Scream-01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Singer Nuno Pereira performing at [[A Wilhelm Scream]] show]]
By 1999 and 2000, the youth crew revival was in decline, with Ten Yard Fight, In My Eyes and Floorpunch all disbanding. As a reaction against the homogeneity and simplicity that scene had developed, Ten Yard Fight guitarist Tim Cossar and the band's roadie [[Wesley Eisold]] formed [[American Nightmare (band)|American Nightmare]].<ref name="Wrenn and W">{{cite book |last1=Rettman |first1=Tony |title=Straight Edge A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History |quote=Chris Wrenn: By 1999, Ten Yard Fight broke up, and In My Eyes and Floorpunch broke up soon after. That was the time for the next shift. Tim Cossar from Ten Yard Fight was my roommate, and when that band was breaking up, he started putting together American Nightmare. American Nightmare weren't really a crazy departure from Ten Yard Fight, but it was definitely darker. All of a sudden, all the bands that had red T-shirts or royal-blue T-shirts only sold black T-shirts.<br>Greg W: In Boston, Ten Yard Fight and In My Eyes had been the bands that were setting the tone for kids my age. Then American Nightmare got really big in Boston. I think that was a reaction to Ten Yard Fight and In My Eyes going on for so long. Kids didn't want to be the clean-cut straight edge; they wanted something darker. Bands like Hope Conspiracy and Converge were more metal. Trust me, we were into American Nightmare, but it reached a point where every band was an American Nightmare junior. I was just so sick of seeing T-shirts with scratchy fonts and all that.}}</ref> Although still musically rooted in the youth crew revival, the band's negative, poetic lyrics of self-loathing were inspired by groups like [[the Smiths]].<ref name="Kerrang, 2018" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Blair |first1=Ed |title=A Brief Overview of Boston Hardcore In Nine Albums |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/boston-hardcore-guide |website=[[Bandcamp Daily]] |date=March 5, 2020 |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> American Nightmare's influence was apparent promptly in their home of Boston,<ref name="Wrenn and W" /> then expanded nationally with the release of their 2001 debut album ''[[Background Music (album)|Background Music]]'',<ref name="Kerrang, 2018" /> being followed by a wave bands including [[Ceremony (punk band)|Ceremony]], [[Ruiner (band)|Ruiner]], [[Modern Life Is War]], [[the Hope Conspiracy]] and [[Killing the Dream]].<ref>"Charts", Billboard. August 23, 2008, pp. 40–41. Retrieved December 25, 2011.</ref><ref>Hughes, Josiah. "American Nightmare Announce New Album, Share "The World Is Blue"". Retrieved November 25, 2019.</ref> A reaction against this movement also took place, which began with Mental, who were quickly followed by [[Have Heart]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rettman |first1=Tony |title=Straight Edge A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History |quote=Greg W: When we formed the band Mental, it was a reaction to bands in our area like American Nightmare and Panic. We wanted to do something that was different to what was going on at the time. Luckily, the older people who got me into hardcore as a kid put me onto classic New York hard-core. I could never connect to any of that baggy-pants Victory Records stuff too much. The guys in Mental and I were ''so'' into old New York and D.C. hardcore. We worshipped it, and we wanted to bring that style of music back...<br>Chris Wrenn: I saw Have Heart picking up the straight edge torch afte Mental. Bands like American Nightmare and No Warning only had black T-shirts. When Bridge Nine Records started working with Have Heart, Pat's only concern was that we didn't make black T-shirts for the band, and I don't think we ever did; red and royal blue definitely, but not black.}}</ref> Have Heart's success led to the rise in popularity of other [[positive hardcore]] groups like [[Champion (band)|Champion]], [[Verse (band)|Verse]] and [[Sinking Ships]], and the rise in prominence of [[Bridge 9 Records]].<ref name="Bane, Shipwreck a 2009">"Have Heart announce final show with Bane, Shipwreck a.d." punknews.org. August 22, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.</ref><ref>Break-ups: Verse (2003–2009) Punknews.org, February 9, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.</ref> In an ''[[AllMusic]]'' review, Greg Prato wrote about the label's band [[Energy (American band)|Energy]] that "While you wouldn't go quite as far as calling Energy "a hardcore [[boy band]]," the group's leanings toward the mainstream are undeniable throughout ''[[Invasions of the Mind]]''.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/invasions-of-the-mind-mw0000796880/credits|title=Invasions of the Mind album credits|website=allmusic.com|access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref> Friends Stand United (FSU) formed in Boston in the 1980s in an attempt to expel [[neo-Nazi]]s from the scene.<ref name=must>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=25925 |title=The Show Must Go On |last=Seling |first=Megan |date=January 5, 2006 |work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190707025219/https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=25925 |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=July 7, 2019 }}</ref> By the early 2000s, there were FSU chapters in Philadelphia, Chicago, Arizona, Los Angeles, Seattle, [[upstate New York]] and New Jersey, and they were considered to have about 200 members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/punk-rock-fight-club-190267/|title=Punk Rock Fight Club|first1=Mark|last1=Binelli|website=Rollingstone.com|date=August 23, 2007|access-date=September 5, 2020}}</ref> The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] eventually classified FSU as a street gang, which used violent methods and repeatedly assault people at hardcore shows and on Boston streets. In conjunction with the gang activities, James eventually did time in jail for extortion.<ref name=fbi>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/chicago/press-releases/2009/cg071409.htm |title=Alleged Founder of Street Gang that Uses Violence to Control Hardcore Punk Rock Music Scene Arrested on Extortion Charge for Shaking Down $5,000 from Recording Artist for Protection |date=July 14, 2009 |work=Federal Bureau of Investigation |access-date=May 30, 2014}}</ref>

With the increased popularity of punk rock in the mid-1990s and the 2000s, additional hardcore bands signed with major record labels. In 2001, New York's [[H2O (American band)|H<sub>2</sub>O]] released the album ''[[Go (H2O album)|Go]]'' on [[MCA Records|MCA]], but it failed at bringing the band big success, and fell flat with longtime fans.<ref>Smith, Nathan. "Breaking Down Two Decades of H2O with Bassist Adam Blake." [[Houston Press]], 4, October 24, 2019, {{cite web| url = https://www.houstonpress.com/music/breaking-down-two-decades-of-h2o-with-bassist-adam-blake-7524907.| title = Houston Press {{!}} The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas}}</ref> In 2002, [[AFI (band)|AFI]] signed to [[DreamWorks Records]] but changed their sound considerably for its successful major label debut ''[[Sing the Sorrow]]''. Chicago's [[Rise Against]] were signed by [[Geffen Records]], and three of its releases on the label were certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |access-date=December 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=February 25, 2013 }}</ref> Like AFI, Rise Against gradually removed elements of hardcore from their music, culminating with 2008's ''[[Appeal to Reason (album)|Appeal to Reason]]'', which lacked the intensity found in their earlier albums.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stewart |first=Bill |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/rise-against-appeal-to-reason |title=Rise Against: Appeal to Reason < PopMatters |publisher=Popmatters.com |access-date=December 4, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525094101/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/rise-against-appeal-to-reason |archive-date=May 25, 2011 }}</ref> United Kingdom band [[Gallows (band)|Gallows]] were signed to [[Warner Bros. Records]] for £1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/28849|title=Gallows working on new album|date=May 12, 2008 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227070614/http://www.punknews.org/article/28849|archive-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref> Their major label debut ''[[Grey Britain]]'' was more aggressive than their previous material, and the band was subsequently dropped from the label.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jan/06/gallows-great-rock-n-roll-swindle | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Gallows' great rock'n'roll swindle | first=Ben | last=Myers | date=January 6, 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930220156/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/jan/06/gallows-great-rock-n-roll-swindle | archive-date=September 30, 2013 }}</ref> The success of the band led to other British hardcore acts of the time gain notability like [[the Ghost of a Thousand]] and [[Heights (band)|Heights]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Stephen |title=The top 10 most underrated UK hardcore records |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-10-most-underrated-uk-hardcore-albums-records |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |date=July 5, 2016 |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> Los Angeles band [[The Bronx (band)|the Bronx]] briefly appeared on [[Island Def Jam Music Group]] for the release of their [[The Bronx (2006 album)|2006 self-titled album]], which was named one of the top 40 albums of the year by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2006/12/40-best-albums-2006/ |title=The 40 Best Albums of 2006 |publisher=SPIN.com |date=December 14, 2006 |access-date=December 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209121450/https://www.spin.com/2006/12/40-best-albums-2006/ |archive-date=December 9, 2011 }}</ref> They appeared in the [[Darby Crash]] [[biopic]] ''[[What We Do Is Secret (film)|What We Do Is Secret]]'', playing members of Black Flag. In 2007, [[Toronto]]'s [[Fucked Up]] appeared on ''[[MTV Live Canada]]'', where they were introduced as "Effed Up".<ref name="exclaimmag">{{cite web|last=Sutherland|first=Sam|title=What the Fuck? Curse Word Band Names Challenge the Music Industry|url=http://exclaim.ca/articles/research.aspx?csid1=116|work=Exclaim! Magazine|year=2007|access-date=October 31, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527130154/http://exclaim.ca/Features/Research/what_fuck-curse_word_band_names_challenge_music|archive-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref> During the performance of its song "Baiting the Public", the majority of the audience was [[moshing]], which caused $2000 in damages to the set.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/fucked-up-banned-from-mtv/ |work=[[VICE (magazine)|VICE magazine]] |publisher=[[TypePad]] |title=Fucked Up Banned From MTV |date=January 23, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064612/http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/fucked-up-banned-from-mtv |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> [[Fucked Up]] went on to win the [[2009 Polaris Music Prize]] for the album ''[[The Chemistry of Common Life]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/fucked_up_win_2009_polaris_music_prize|title=Fucked Up Win the 2009 Polaris Music Prize|website=Exclaim.ca|access-date=September 5, 2020}}</ref>

Australian hardcore also took off during this time with bands like [[Miles Away (band)|Miles Away]], [[Break Even (band)|Break Even]], [[50 Lions]] (formed in 2005), and [[Iron Mind (Band)|Iron Mind]] (formed in 2006). The genre was played on the national [[Triple J]] network on the ''[[short.fast.loud]]'' program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/shortfastloud/default.htm |title=SHORT.FAST.LOUD. on Triple J |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=June 30, 2004 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727185637/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/shortfastloud/default.htm |archive-date=July 27, 2014 }}</ref> Australian labels that released hardcore music include [[Broken Hive Records]], [[Resist Records]] and [[UNFD]] Records.