Hardstyle is a genre of Electronic music which typically consists of a bass-driven heavy kick drum, intense faded or reversed basslines accompanying the beat, a dissonant synth melody, and detuned and distorted sounds.
It is one of two genres placed under Monstercat's blanket term, Hard Dance, alongside Hardcore.
Subgenres[]
Euphoric Hardstyle[]
A subgenre characterized by highly emotional melodies, nostalgic and heartfelt vocals, and heavy pitch-shifting within its kicks. Euphoric Hardstyle is seen as the most "commercial-friendly" subgenre of Hardstyle.
Rawphoric[]
A combination of harsher kicks from Rawstyle combined with melodies and climaxes seen in Euphoric Hardstyle.
Psystyle[]
Popularized by artists such as Toneshifterz and Rooler, this subgenre uses the riffs used in Psytrance combined with the screeches and kicks used in Rawstyle.
Rawstyle[]
A type of Hardstyle inspired by hardcore or older hardstyle resulting in darker melodies, screeches, louder deeper-sounding kicks and crunchy basses. Distortion is used to give songs an abrasive vibe. Rawstyle usually sits in a range of 150-190 BPM.
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