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"Hardcore, like punk before it, has become a global phenomenon, with regional scenes popping up across the globe. ""Balance"" opens the doors of the bars and clubs that stage Europe's hardcore bands. The book features striking photography of shows as well as portraits of the scenes primary instigators working their day jobs. Alongside these images, the authors provide insights into the informal rules and agreements that give order to the international movement for instance, bands must speak only English once they're on stage, allowing readers an insider's perspective on a music scene that has gone under-documented up to this point. ""Balance"" shows how these musicians have committed themselves to a lifestyle that might not pay the bills, but it feeds the soul, inspiring a sense of community that knows no national boundaries."

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"Tom Barry is the drummer for London hardcore band Kartel and has been a fixture of the city's hardcore music scene since the mid 1990s. He began covering alternative and underground music as a staff writer with ""Big Cheese"" magazine before moving into youth work and continuing to contribute to community-focused publications. His writing has covered a variety of subjects--from interviews with Slayer to the content of local school meals. He looks forward to playing and attending as many hardcore shows as possible before he dies. Sophia Schorr-Kon is a freelance photographer who took up photography at the London College of Communication. She has covered a large range of UK music festivals such as Glastonbury and Bestival. She has also worked with many up and coming bands and established musicians shooting for labels such as Sony. Schorr-Kon also works within the political sphere and regularly contributes to the ""New Statesman."""

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