Editing Darkcore (section)

{{short description|UK rave subgenre of breakbeat hardcore}}
{{About|the breakbeat hardcore genre|the drum and bass genre|darkstep|the hardcore genre (also known as doomcore)|hardcore (electronic dance music genre)#1990s}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Darkcore
| stylistic_origins = [[Breakbeat hardcore]]
| cultural_origins  = Early 1990s, United Kingdom
| derivatives       = [[Drum and bass]]
| regional_scenes   =
| other_topics      = 
}}

'''Darkcore''' (also referred to as '''darkside hardcore''') is a [[music genre|music subgenre]] of [[breakbeat hardcore]] in the UK [[rave scene]], that emerged from late 1992. It is recognised as being one of the direct precursors of the genre now known as [[drum and bass]].<ref>{{Cite book|last = Reynolds|first = Simon|title = Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture|year = 1998|publisher = Picador|quote = By late 1992, the happy rave tunes of 199–1 were being eclipsed by a style called 'darkside' or dark-core; hardcore became haunted by a collective apprehension that 'we've gone too far'.}}</ref>