World at War

Nardcore is a fast, raw, and tightly played regional strain of American hardcore punk that coalesced around Oxnard (nicknamed "the Nard") and greater Ventura County in Southern California. It is characterized by sprinting tempos, economical song lengths, thrashy palm-muted riffs, driving 2-beat/D-beat drum patterns, barked yet often gang-backed vocals, and lyrics grounded in skate/surf youth culture, local pride, and anti-authoritarian themes. Compared with many contemporaneous scenes, Nardcore bands frequently mix ferocity with a catchy, surf-informed melodicism and no-frills, DIY production that preserves the live, in-the-room energy.