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Skate punk (sometimes called skate rock or skatecore) is a sub genre of punk rock originally a derivative of the West Coast hardcore punk scene that is named after its popularity among skateboarders and association with skateboarding culture. Skate punk most often describes the sound of melodic hardcore bands from the 1990s with an aggressive sound and similar sounding modern bands. Skate videos have traditionally featured this aggressive style of punk rock.