Okay. So I came across a viral article about 20 positive hardcore bands to brighten your day and lift your mood when you are forced to spend ages at home during the Coronavirus crisis.

The article was indeed fine, especially for anyone who’s new to hardcore and straight edge but it was also quite obvious that: first, all these bands are either big names (YoT, GB, Judge, H2O, 7 Sec, etc.) or hyped newer bands on well-known labels; and second, all these bands were either coming from the States or Canada.

We all love lists, but I decided to do something different for DIY Conspiracy.

Today, I want to share 20 melodic hardcore bands that influenced me around 2005-2010. All these bands are no longer active but I think they all played with such intensity and passion that their music will surely uplift your spirit in the hard times we live in. All these twenty bands came from Europe, so I’m also sure our readers from North America might not be familiar with many of them.

Now, let’s enjoy some 2000s Euro hardcore music and get inspired!