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Friday, July 12, 2024

What are The Hardcore Overdogs about?


Well, the three words in this name of the magazine contain it all already.

Let's look at them.
"The" is the English article.
"Hardcore" stands for Hardcore Techno Music.
"Overdogs" is a play on the term "Underdogs".

So there it is.
The magazine is about anything "underdog" related to the Hardcore Techno scene.

This could mean quite literal "underdogs".
Such as great, but overlooked records.
Genius artists that did, or do not get the spotlight they deserve(d).
It could mean *you*! Are you a social underdog?
Or are you the only one in your peer setting that likes hardcore, and the others don't understand it?
You should feel welcome here!

Or it could be figurative "underdogs".
Topics related to Hardcore Techno that others usually disregard or steer away from.
Such as the political aspects of the Hardcore scene.
It's connection to "taboo" topics like aggression and discomfort.
Sexuality and substance problems.
It's "mental health" aspects.

Or, on a more brainiac level, technical details and cultural analysis (which has not been explored enough in other media). 
The history of certain equipment or production techniques. Connections to other genres like ebm, metal, goth.
To movies, books, video games.

So in other words. If the majority doesn't care. Then we care.
If it's a topic that fascinating, full of marvel - but has been ignored by most other media so far. Then it is the right thing for us.

Oh, and in the end, the magazine does transcend the three words.
Because it's not just about Hardcore Techno, but also adjacent genres.
Industrial, Acid, Hardtrance, Dark Ambient... everything!

So, if you have any content that fits to these criteria - feel free to send our way.

And always remember:
You should feel proud to be an underdog.

Woof!

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