Spazzcore

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Spazzcore (sometimes spelled with one "z", e.g. Spazcore) is a form of hardcore punk rock music that contains elements of Noise and Grindcore however with a stronger foundation in Math Rock focusing on complex rhythms and intricate guitar lines. It's first use was in 1996 to describe Frodus in an advertisement in Punk Planet by the Washington, D.C.-based Lovitt Records. Initially a buzz word social-experiment by Shelby Cinca of Frodus to see if said non-genre could be adopted by introduction to the populous via advertising. The experiment was inspired by the reading of an article on the origins of the label Sub Pop and how as a joke the label used the word Grunge in an advertisement to describe their music in the early 1990s. Consequently, the term spazzcore was eventually adopted by the burgeoning emo and punk scenes around the world but has more or less maintained itself as underground vernacular not yet becoming a popular adopted genre/term.

Spazzcore dancing originates from hardcore/punk moshing but tends to be a jagged dance which involves very fast jerky movements of the whole body. "There is no such thing as bad spazzcore dancing. It is about letting go to the harsh rhythms."^{[citation needed]} Matt Butt (bassist) - Episode (Episode are an Alternative band from South-East England that have revolutionised the Spazzcore dance at their live shows).