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{{Short description|Music genre}}
{{Original research|date=February 2009}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Christian hardcore
| stylistic_origins = * [[Hardcore punk]]
* [[Christian punk]]
* [[crossover thrash]]
| cultural_origins  = Mid-1980s
| other_topics      = * [[Christian alternative rock]]
* [[Christian metal]]
* [[List of Christian hardcore bands|Artists]]
}}

'''Christian hardcore''' or '''Christcore''' is a subcategory of [[hardcore punk]] and [[metalcore]] bands which promote [[Christianity|Christian]] belief. The method and extent of doing so varies between bands. Christian hardcore bands have often openly stated their beliefs and employ Christian imagery in their lyrics, and may be considered a part of the [[Christian music industry]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Christian hardcore can serve as an unconventional form of religious community for young people who reject mainstream Christian congregations.<ref name="mcdowell">{{cite journal |last1=McDowell |first1=Amy D |title="Christian But Not Religious": Being Church as Christian Hardcore Punk |journal=Sociology of Religion |date=28 February 2018 |volume=79 |issue=1 |pages=58–77 |doi=10.1093/socrel/srx033 |url=https://academic.oup.com/socrel/article-abstract/79/1/58/4091474?redirectedFrom=PDF |access-date=1 February 2024|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Fans of Christian hardcore music are not exclusively believers in the Christian religion. Owing to innovation in the hardcore movement such as [[Extol]], [[Nobody Special]], [[Zao (American band)|Zao]], [[Living Sacrifice]], and the hardcore movement in general, the audience has become less exclusive.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/music/the-death-and-life-of-christian-hardcore | title=The Death and Life of Christian Hardcore | date=14 July 2022 }}</ref>

==Related genres==
*[[Christian punk]]
*[[Christian rock]]
*[[Christian alternative rock]]
*[[Christian metal]]

==See also==
*[[List of Christian hardcore bands]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hxcchristian.com Christian Hardcore Interviews and Information]
*[http://www.villagevoice.com/news/god-save-the-teens-6415729 God Save the Teens: Local Kids Seek a New Kind of Church Through Hardcore and Hip-Hop] by Lauren Sandler in the [[Village Voice]] 30 May - 5 June 2001
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050428081538/http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/as_i_lay_dying_norma_jean200504/index.php Review ''As I Lay Dying'' and ''Norma Jean''] by Ben Bishop in HM Magazine
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060708164311/http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Artists/By_Genre/Religious_and_Devotional/Christian/Rock_and_Pop/Punk_and_Hardcore/Christian Rock and Pop > Christian Punk and Hardcore in the Yahoo! Directory]

;Magazines and sites
*[http://www.hmmagazine.com HM]
*[http://www.FullArmorRadio.com The Full Armor of God Broadcast]

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