What is "nardcore"

n. 1 A hardcore punk movement in Southern California in the early 1980s. 2 The punk rock music associated with this movement.

Nardcore is a hardcore punk movement that began in Southern California in the early 1980s, originating in Silver Strand Beach and Port Hueneme. Early bands in the nardcore scene included Agression, Dr. Know, False Confession, Ill Repute, Habeas Corpus, RKL and Scared Straight. The first venues to regularly host punk shows in the Oxnard area were Casa Tropical (a Quonset hut at the Oxnard Airport), Town and Country (Port Hueneme), Skate Palace (Port Hueneme), and Casa de la Raza (Santa Barbara).

Much of the early promotion of nardcore came from Mystic Records, in Hollywood, California, and its founder Doug Moody, and promotion director, Mark Wilkins. Mystic not only launched many bands onto vinyl, but also promoted the nardcore scene as a whole.