Editing Hardcore punk (section)

====Grunge====
In the mid-1980s, bands such as [[Melvins]], [[Flipper (band)|Flipper]] and [[Green River (band)|Green River]] developed a [[Sludge metal|sludgy]], "aggressive sound that melded the slower tempos of heavy metal with the intensity of hardcore," creating an alternative rock subgenre known as [[grunge]].<ref>{{cite book |author-link=Michael Azerrad |last=Azerrad |first=Michael |year=2001 |title=Our Band Could Be Your Life |location=[[New York City|New York]] |publisher=[[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown]] |isbn=0-316-78753-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/ourbandcouldbeyo00mich/page/419 419]|title-link=Our Band Could Be Your Life }}</ref> Grunge evolved from the local Seattle punk rock scene, and it was inspired by bands such as [[the Fartz]], [[10 Minute Warning]] and [[the Accüsed]].<ref>Pray, D., Helvey-Pray Productions (1996). ''Hype!'' Republic Pictures.</ref> Grunge fuses elements of hardcore and heavy metal, although some bands performed with more emphasis on one or the other. Grunge's key guitar influences included Black Flag and the Melvins.<ref name="Prown 1997. p. 242-243">Prown, Pete and Newquist, Harvey P. ''Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists''. Hal Leonard Corporation, 1997. p. 242-243</ref> Black Flag's 1984 record ''[[My War]]'', on which the band combined heavy metal with their traditional sound, made a strong impact in Seattle.<ref name="Azerrad419">[[Michael Azerrad|Azerrad, Michael]]. ''[[Our Band Could Be Your Life|Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991]]''. Boston: [[Little, Brown and Company]], 2001. {{ISBN|0-316-78753-1}}, p. 419.</ref>