There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys, or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for Hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music; it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted a tribe unto themselves – some finding a voice, others an escape in the hard-edged music. Some sought a better world, others were just angry and wanted to raise hell. Featuring 26 definitive tracks, American Hardcore: The History Of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 is the audio companion to the feature-length documentary film of the same name, to be released by Sony Pictures Classics in September 2006. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys, or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for Hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music; it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted a tribe unto themselves – some finding a voice, others an escape in the hard-edged music. Some sought a better world, others were just angry and wanted to raise hell. Featuring 26 definitive tracks, American Hardcore: The History Of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 is the audio companion to the feature-length documentary film of the same name, to be released by Sony Pictures Classics in September 2006.

Track Listing
1. Nervous Breakdown - Black Flag
2. Out Of Vogue - Middle Class
3. Pay To Cum - Bad Brains
4. Fucked Up Ronnie - D.O.A.
5. Red Tape - Circle Jerks
6. Filler - Minor Threat
7. I Remember - MDC
8. Nic Fit - Untouchables
9. Kill A Commie - Gang Green
10. Boston Not LA - The Freeze
11. Straight Jacket - Jerry's Kids
12. Boiling Point - SS Decontrol
13. Who Are You/Time To Die - Void
14. Came Without Warning - Scream
15. Enemy For Life - YDI
16. Runnin' Around - DRI
17. Don't Tread On Me (1982 demo) - Cro-Mags
18. Friend Or Foe (1983) - Negative Approach
19. Bad Attitude - Articles of Faith
20. Think For Me - Die Kreuzen
21. I Hate Sports - 7 Seconds
22. Brickwall - Big Boys
23. I Was A Teenage Fuckup - Really Red
24. I Hate Children (1980 demo) - Adolescents
25. My Minds Disease - Battalion Of Saints
26. Ha Ha Ha - Flipper