Acid core,is this a real genre?

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or is it just really fukking hard acid techno?

I was at a club on friday,and the last dj (mike dread) played what I thought was just a bastard hard acid set,but my mate recons it was acid core.

So,the question is,who's right. And if acid core is a real genre of acid techno,who makes it and on what labels can I buy it!! (cos it was hard as nails packed in concrete. )

Depends. Many would say "yes." As for who puts it out, I can't think of too many artists or labels that put out "acidcore" consistantly. Drop Bass Network is one label that springs to mind which put out some stuff some would consider acidcore. DJ Freak has done some tracks I'd consider acidcore. Senical is another. Laura Grabb as well. It resembles "hardcore" a bit more because the kick drums are usually run through the same amount of messy distortion as the 303s. And this isn't a new subgenre term either. It's been batted around for a long as I can remember. Here's one that I did that has been called "acidcore." Can't say I'd disagree.

http://www.acidgrave.com/tocsin-bring_the_war_home.mp3