Most Hard-Driving Music?

[sbrothy]

We haven't had any EDM so far have we? Here's some progressive psytrance:

 

[sbrothy]

I've never seen an acoustic guitar being.... abused.... well yeah "raped" like this:



EDIT 2/3/26: I'm not saying I like the number as such, but as I wrote I've never seen an acoustic guitar being abused like that. (Also, he looks hilarious while playing!)

 

[robphy]

Here are some videos by Marcin (an example of Hard-Driving Music on an Acoustic Guitar):

• When NBA Hires Just One Guitarist for a Halftime Show
  
  
  
• Paganini's Caprice no. 24 on One Guitar - Marcin Patrzalek
  
  
  
• Paganini's Caprice no. 5 on One Guitar - Marcin (Live Session)
  
  
  
• Master Of Puppets on One Guitar - Marcin Patrzalek (Metallica)
  
  
  
• When I Stopped My Show To Prove It Wasn't Fake
  
  
  
• (more Marcin on PF )
  
  
  
  

 

[gmax137]

Maybe too old school for some of you... J Geils "Hard Drivin' Man"

 

[sbrothy]

Apropos old school though hardly "hard driving":

 

[sbrothy]

Posted this in a wrong thread, derailing it. It belongs here instead:

 

[sbrothy]

Posted this in a wrong thread, derailing it. It belongs here instead:

Yeah, I know. Hardly hard driving.

But accidentally posted it in this thread in reponse to this:

Oh thanks. Whenever I hear that word, it repeats over & over in my mind, like a bubble-gum pop song from the '60's.

Thread 'Interesting Documentary on the Dounreay Breeder Reactor'

Aug 22, 2025

I didn't know much about this plant, interesting documentary.

Spoiler

About halfway through, I realized the narrator is Balin from The Hobbit movies. (Ken Stott)

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where it really doesn't belong.

EDIT: and I really don't know where that SPOILER came from....?

 

[sbrothy]

Not sure if this link will work. OK, there *was* audio. Turn down the volume before playing it.

 

[robphy]

Since in this thread there's some variation in the interpretation of "hard-driving",
let me throw in these two:


Ace of Spades on FLOPPOTRON (with some Hard-Drives)


Compressorhead Ace of Spades


( Here's #1341 "Ace of Spades" from the Covers thread.)

 

[symbolipoint]

Be patient; this one starts slow but bolts higher after several seconds. Theme music from the movie, Pi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35e61H2v4HQ
"Driving"? Yes. "Hard Driving"? Maybe.

 

[sbrothy]

Be patient; this one starts slow but bolts higher after several seconds. Theme music from the movie, Pi:
"Driving"? Yes. "Hard Driving"? Maybe.

Old school. What's the genre? "Triphop"? I'm an EDM fanatic and collector but mostly, psytrance, trance, electronic, techno, and house. I have some very esoteric tastes.



Also have patience here. Something really profound happens at 6:17.

EDIT: "Morning techno".

 

[sbrothy]

Electronic or techno. It's hard to classify:

 

[sbrothy]

I wonder if this will embed. Anyway, since we're talking grindcore...

Haha. Hard driving indeed! Reminds me of Napalm Death or maybe Deicide. Funny they haven't been mentioned yet.

EDIT: And sorry! Deicide was mentioned!

 

[sbrothy]

And something as rare as a self-proclaimed Christian heavy metal band (Devildriver - End of the Line):



and of course Meshuggah - Rational Gaze:



Or maybe rather Millenium Cyanide Christ:

 

[sbrothy]

Maybe too old school for some of you... J Geils "Hard Drivin' Man"

Hah yeah. Another time entirely!

 

[sbrothy]

What's the most hard-driving music ever recorded? Some might go for the MC5 and their Kick Out The Jams but either of these two gets my vote. I'd have to flip a coin.

Fun genre. The first one had the word "Japanesque" springing to my mind. Second one "punky jazz".

 

[sbrothy]

Though if you take the visual aspect into account you can't beat this one.

I was suprised that this "Japanesque" style could be so.... well yeah "heavy metally", or perhaps rather "punk".

 

[sbrothy]

Lot's of suggestions to catch up on. Sorry it's been taking so long....

EDIT: And I also just got that I wasn't the OP. That was another thread entirely!

 

[sbrothy]

[...] I suspect OP had something else in mind. I’m not familiar with the genre of music in the OP. [...]

I also suspect we (I?) got the thread derailed a bit interpreting "hard driving".

 

[sbrothy]

Here are some videos by Marcin (an example of Hard-Driving Music on an Acoustic Guitar):

Initially I thought he was a child (which relatively speaking I guess he is (was?)). Impressive though! And on a western with metal strings no less!

EDIT: Hah! His Master of Puppets is unbelievable!

 

[robphy]

I don't understand the words... but I like the song and the intensity.

Here's another one from Japan

(2019) おとぼけビ～バ～Otoboke Beaver - Don't Light My Fire ハートに火をつけたならばちゃんと消して帰って [Official Music Video]


https://www.otobokebeaver.com/

 

[Dr-Flay]

The type of music being described in the OP has not much to do with "hard driving".
Septic Death was an attempt to out do bands like early Napalm Death, but while I enjoy it I would not drive hard to it.
For hard driving music I would turn to White Zombie or even Deep Purple.
If you want chaotic but melodic then the genius of Clown Core is a good place to look. However for true chaos you need to turn to performance art type nonsense such as Yoko Ono or Torturing Nurse. Neither of these would I consider to be "hard driving", just self-absorbed randomness for the sake of gaining attention.
In which case I put this forward as premium crazyfest insanity mixed by Andy Rehfeldt (which actually makes both tracks more listenable).

 

[sbrothy]

The type of music being described in the OP has not much to do with "hard driving". [...]

I'm afraid I subjectively agree. OTOH it is the OP's thread, hence my apologies for "derailing" it.

EDIT: ... and as to your example of "hard driving".... My mileage does vary a bit!

 

[pinball1970]

Not sure if this link will work. OK, there *was* audio. Turn down the volume before playing it.

Man these DJs just keep getting younger.

 

[pinball1970]

And something as rare as a self-proclaimed Christian heavy metal band (Devildriver - End of the Line):



and of course Meshuggah - Rational Gaze:



Or maybe rather Millenium Cyanide Christ:

Christian metal?? That's a new one to me. Rock and roll is all about music and other stuff not particularly Christian.
With the exception of love, you see a 6 old trying to dance head bang when you are playing, that's just great. (Family rock festival)

 

[pinball1970]

This was a roll out for a new number possibly.

 

[pinball1970]

Which became this. Before you raise this, yes this a Scandinavian nights video with a Made in Japan audio.

 

[symbolipoint]

Post #56, I had to read about Highway Star in Wikipedia.

 

[robphy]

Post #56, I had to read about Highway Star in Wikipedia.

More at #1,815 Highway Star in the Covers thread.

 

[sbrothy]

Man these DJs just keep getting younger.

I'm no springbean but I have my own setup: