# Meccano Twins

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/meccano-twins

- Genres: Hardcore
- Tracked releases: 155
- Latest release: 9 Jul 2026
- Spotify followers: 13,185
- Spotify popularity: 23/100

Meccano Twins are an Italian hardcore act, Cristian Nardelli and José Sendra, who grew out of the Art of Fighters camp on Traxtorm Records. Known for a hard, industrial-edged sound, they co-founded the extreme hardcore label Brutale.

Meccano Twins are longtime pillars of Italian [hardcore](/new-hardcore-techno-releases), a project built by Cristian Nardelli and José Sendra and tied closely to the Traxtorm Records sound. Their music sits at the hard, industrial end of the genre, the kind of relentless kick work that made the Italian hardcore scene a force.

### From Art of Fighters to a duo

The Meccano Twins name started in 2003, out of an idea within Art of Fighters, one of Traxtorm's flagship acts. For a few years Nardelli carried the project as a solo producer, then in 2010 it changed shape again when José Sendra, previously active as Terminal Trauma, joined as the second half and frontman. That lineage keeps them wired into the core of the Italian scene alongside [Art of Fighters](/artists/art-of-fighters).

### Traxtorm and Brutale

In 2013 the duo put out the album 'High Tech Hardcore' on Traxtorm, and they went on to co-found Brutale, a label built to push harder and heavier sounds for the extreme end of the crowd. They also became familiar voices as regular mixers of the long-running Hardcore Italia podcast, helping document the scene they helped shape.

### Still bringing the noise

More than two decades in, Meccano Twins keep releasing, with recent cuts like 'Deep', 'Let Them Go', 'Heretic' and 'Never Came Back' plus remix work such as 'Capturing Matrix'. They stand shoulder to shoulder with other veteran hardcore names like [DJ Mad Dog](/artists/dj-mad-dog).

Every new Meccano Twins release lands on the [Hardcore Release Radar](/playlists/hardcore-release-radar) the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.

### FAQ

**Who is Meccano Twins?**

Meccano Twins are an Italian hardcore duo made up of Cristian Nardelli and José Sendra. The project began in 2003 from an idea within Art of Fighters, was carried solo by Nardelli for a time, and took its current shape when Sendra joined in 2010.

**What genre is Meccano Twins?**

Meccano Twins make hardcore, sometimes called gabber or mainstream hardcore, built on fast, distorted kicks. Their sound leans dark and industrial, in line with the Traxtorm Records catalogue they helped define.

**What is Meccano Twins' biggest track?**

They released the album 'High Tech Hardcore' on Traxtorm in 2013 and have mixed many editions of the Hardcore Italia podcast. Recent tracks tracked on HDRR include 'Deep', 'Heretic' and 'Never Came Back'.