PowNed to release four-part hardcore and hardstyle documentary

PowNed will release all four episodes of HARD, a documentary series about the origins and rise of hardcore and hardstyle, on NPO Start on 29 October. The series features Dutch artists and figures including Paul Elstak, The Prophet, MC Da Mouth of Madness and Duncan Stutterheim.

The broadcaster describes the music scene as an underground movement that was first scorned, then exploited, before becoming cultural heritage. That is PowNed’s framing of the series, which is made by the team behind *De Taxioorlog* (2024) and author Arne van Terphoven.