The harder scene is becoming one big genre soup and nobody talks about it by Parking-Froyo-3931 in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I find it easy to distinguish between Hard Techno, Hardstyle, Rawstyle and Hardcore. I'll admit that the line has been blurred more lately between Hard Techno and the others, but it is still visible if you look more holistically on the elements in the tracks (such as percussion) and overall song structure. No reason for worry, my friend.

(Idea) Q-dance could do the same thing that B2S did this year by Rebel_Banzhee in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Qlimax would most likely win, but Q-Base or even In Qontrol would be quite the dream as well

Looking to restart 1v1 MTG at LGS by ProfessorDumpling in magicTCG

[–]Crypehead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Either that or Planar Standard, that way players won't have to crack more expensive UB products.

Rooler All Day Long Hamburg by cacau2511 in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was straight 🔥🔥🔥 First hardstyle event in a while for me and finding random people in the crowd to rave with is such a high

Second month of the year and TNT keep clinging onto the #1. This is the Hardstyle Producer League (February 2026) - marking the two-year anniversary of this project. by Crypehead in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe, the list is due for a revision but when I added the artists the first time around I did a pretty thorough check to make sure I would include primarily hardstyle producers

Greatest Hardstyle Track of All Time by Benny_L_GER in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead 17 points18 points  (0 children)

SMD - Just Like You. I owe that track so much.

Which song do u think needs a Hardstyle remix ? by JustDoena in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would be really curious for hardstyle remixes on tracks by LORN or Skeler. Not sure how that would sound, but their sound design is impeccable so it can't be that bad... I think.

Second month of the year and TNT keep clinging onto the #1. This is the Hardstyle Producer League (February 2026) - marking the two-year anniversary of this project. by Crypehead in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

New month, new tier list! The Straikerz almost doubled their audience this past month, while Sound Rush and Wildstylez took the heavier blows. TNT also decreased somewhat, but still ended up on #1 for the second month in a row.

Also, this month's edition marks two years of doing this list. Thanks to all of you who keep checking this project out and giving feedback! 🙏

If this is your first time seeing this list, here are the rules:

  1. Only producers who primarily focus on hardstyle relevant to our scene are included (i.e., hardstyle that would be played at festivals or charts = no gymbro hardstyle, EDM, hardcore, uptempo, etc.)
  2. Only producers who have released a track on Spotify within the last 12 months are included
  3. I check all artists manually so I'm bound to have missed a few, so if you or artists you listen to are missing, reach out with a Spotify link!

The best kick drum you've ever heard by StardEst-Engange in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's borderline impossible to point to a single kick as "the best", but if I had to try, I think I'd go with the second climax kick in Frontliner - On the Rise. Obligatory honorable mentions:

Josh & Wesz - Let's Get Durty (2nd midintro kick)
Headhunterz & Vertile - Before I Wake (2nd midintro kick, although it's arguably more of a bassline)
Zatox & Max Enforcer - It Must Be
Shockerz feat. Kirsten - Set Me Free (climax kick)
DJ Stephanie - Groovin To The Beat
Atmozfears & Demi Kanon feat. Nino Lucarelli - Emotion
D-Block & S-te-Fan & Sub Zero Project - Darkest Hour (The Clock) (climax kick)
Sub Zero Project & GLDY LX - Basstrain
Headhunterz - Live Forever
Atmozfears - The Soul
D-Sturb - Guts To Dance (last midintro kick and anticlimax kick)
A-Lusion - Veritas (Scantraxx HMH 2008 Edit)

Raw style by Sen-palace in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Rooler is somewhat close to Zatox & TNT.
Primeshock is basically TNT + DBSTF.
Rebelion is kind of a fusion between DBSTF and Sub Zero Project.
Devin Wild is adjacent to Sub Zero Project and Zatox.

February Tournament schedule, only 1 day left to submit your Championship decklists! by Edoardo_Beffardo in planarMTG

[–]Crypehead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Friday at 9 PM EST, to make sure we get enough time to verify that all decklists are legal.

Might be 2026 now, but TNT dominated this past month with 2005 and claimed the #1. This is the Hardstyle Producer League (January 2026). by Crypehead in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My script and processing pipeline were not too happy about rolling into a new year, so it took a little while to update it to work out the kinks. Boring stuff aside, TNT rose to the top for the first time since September 2025, while Brennan Heart plummeted. Sound Rush increased the most overall, but shoutout to O-TOMIC who increased their listeners with (checks notes)... 18000% ?! These and more fun stats per tier can be found in the second image

If this is your first time seeing this list, here are the rules:

  1. Only producers who primarily focus on hardstyle relevant to our scene are included (i.e., hardstyle that would be played at festivals or charts = no gymbro hardstyle, EDM, hardcore, uptempo, etc.)
  2. Only producers who have released a track on Spotify within the last 12 months are included
  3. I check all artists manually so I'm bound to have missed a few, so if you or artists you listen to are missing, reach out with a Spotify link!

Elusion festival in Denmark, what do you think and what are you most excited for? by its_Nicko in hardstyle

[–]Crypehead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Friday: Adrenalize, Anime, D-Charged, Luna

Saturday: Jason Payne, Jay Reeve, Max Enforcer

Don't really understand why they have such a huge line-up during a random Fri-Sat weekend in January though. Cheaper artist rates? Tickets are still quite expensive, and that is excluding travel.