Documenting Destruction: An Examination of the Nashville Hardcore Punk Scene

Abstract

While known mainly for country music, Nashville house a thriving hardcore punk scene. This thesis serves as an exploration of both hardcore as a genre and the Nashville scene itself. It explores the venues, record labels, producers, and some of the most important bands of the Nashville scene. It is the sister work to a photo book created by the author. The photos were taken over the course of a year, from October 2018 to October 2019, utilizing both film and digital photography as well as a variety of techniques. It is meant to document the current state of Nashville’s hardcore scene, with its reader base consisting mainly of members of the scene.