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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