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The North Carolina hardcore scene is one of the fastest growing Hardcore Scene s in the United States Of America , and the site of the original Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill scene. RALEIGH/DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL The Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area of North Carolina was the site of the largest Hardcore Punk scene in the South . Based around the Metro area's several universities, the Raleigh/Durham scene was a backlash against the Conservative values of the surrounding region. Most area shows took place at Raleigh's The Pier, and Chapel Hill 's The Cat's Cradle. The biggest Raleigh band was Corrosion Of Conformity . Originally a hardcore group, CoC have become more metal oriented. Other bands were Stillborn Christians , Th' Cigaretz , and Bloodmobile . The Ugly Americans from Durham were another pivotal group, often associated with CoC. The Ugly Americans's frontman, Simon Bob Sinister, provided lead vocals on CoC's 1987 12"ep, Technocracy. The scene was important in that it paved the way for the lively Indie Rock scene that took place in Chapel Hill in the early 1990s . Previously in the Durham-Chapel Hill areas, during the late 80's, there were numerous hardcore, punk, and thrash bands. These bands included: Sound Justice, TimeBomb, The Consumed, Rights Reserved, Creeping Flesh, Celibate Commandos, and Strontium Dog. Teen clubs like the Street Scene on Franklin Street or the Duke Coffee House in Durham provided spaces for the local scene. The scene has returned in recent years to the Triangle , with new bands such as Between The Buried And Me and Glass Casket , and with new venues such as Raleigh's The Brewery. GREENSBORO/WINSTON-SALEM Recently, the scene has returned in North Carolina, and has expanded to include Greensboro , with a lesser but important presence in Winston-Salem . It may be argued that North Carolina's hardcore revival is focused more in Greensboro than the Triangle. Greensboro and Winston-Salem have many popular venues, including Ace's Basement(now closed) (Greensboro), Ziggy's (Winston-Salem), Greene Street (Greensboro), and The Somewhere Else Tavern (Greensboro), and have produced many notable hardcore and Indie acts, including Bloodjinn, Alli With an I, Sullivan , and Monday in London. Greensboro is also home to prominent indie label Tribunal Records which currently host such underground hardcore favorites as killwhitneydead, The Taste of Blood, Swift, and Rifles at Recess. Tribunal Records has formerly played host to successful bands such as Atreyu , From Autumn To Ashes , and He Is Legend . 910 AREA CODE The Fayetteville, Lumberton, Jacksonville, and Wilmington areas have also contributed to North Carolina's hardcore scene in recent years with such bands as Nourish The Flame, Forged In Hate, and Choose Your Weapon. These cities falling under the 910 area codes are more known for their "Tough Man" style of hardcore, setting them apart from their counterparts in Greensboro & Winston-Salem. The presence of Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune has also played a major part in bringing hardcore "kids" from all over the country into the North Carolina scene. |
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