# New Uptempo Hardcore Releases - genre guide Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/new-uptempo-hardcore-releases - Tracked releases: 8,574 - Latest release: 24 Jul 2026 Every new Uptempo release lands on this radar the day it hits Spotify - one of the highest release volumes in hard dance, updated daily. Uptempo is hardcore pushed past 200 BPM: overdriven kicks, screeches and zero compromise. Uptempo hardcore (usually just "uptempo") is the fastest-growing extreme of hard dance: [hardcore](/new-hardcore-techno-releases) accelerated past 200 BPM, with overdriven, mid-forward kicks that dominate the entire frequency spectrum, harsh screeches and next to no melody. It is deliberately too much, and that is exactly the point. [Uptempo vs hardcore](/uptempo-vs-hardcore) marks exactly where one ends and the other begins. ### Born on the B-sides Uptempo's origin story belongs to [Partyraiser](/artists/partyraiser), the Dutch DJ who made a signature of playing the faster, rougher B-sides of hardcore records, pitched up and sped up further still. During the early 2010s that DJ habit solidified into a production style of its own, and "uptempo" became the accepted name for hardcore that starts where the mainstream ends. What began as an underground in-joke grew, within a decade, into sold-out events and dedicated festival stages across the hardcore world. ### The sound: kicks over everything Uptempo production is an arms race in kick design. The kicks are overdriven until they carry the whole track, hitting relentlessly at 200+ BPM, decorated with terse vocal chops, horror-film samples and dissonant stabs rather than melodies. Around 2019, artists like [The Dark Horror](/artists/the-dark-horror) began experimenting with the formula (different pitches, punchless and lower-frequency kicks, even slower passages), keeping a deliberately extreme genre creatively restless. Past uptempo's upper limits lies [speedcore](/new-speedcore-releases), the only place left to go faster. ### The scene today Alongside Partyraiser and The Dark Horror, the current wave is carried by [Deadly Guns](/artists/deadly-guns), [Spitnoise](/artists/spitnoise) and [GPF](/artists/gpf), with a steady stream of new producers arriving. Uptempo's release volume is among the highest in hard dance, which makes a daily radar genuinely useful. The genre also trades ideas freely with [frenchcore](/new-frenchcore-releases), its 200 BPM neighbour with a bouncier, more melodic temperament. Its fastest-growing offshoot is [Deutscher Krach](/new-deutscher-krach-releases), the euphoric German-language wave founded by [Noiseflow](/artists/noiseflow) in 2023, which swaps uptempo's darkness for big melodies and party humour. ### Where to hear new uptempo first The [Uptempo Release Radar](/playlists/uptempo-release-radar) collects every notable new uptempo release on Spotify daily. Every individual release we track is listed above, the day it drops. ### FAQ **Where can I find new uptempo releases?** This page lists every new uptempo hardcore release on Spotify, updated daily. To listen, follow the Uptempo Release Radar playlist, which collects the same new tracks every day. **What BPM is uptempo?** Uptempo hardcore typically runs from around 185 to 220 BPM and frequently pushes past 200. At its most extreme it approaches terrorcore and speedcore territory. **Who invented uptempo hardcore?** The style is widely credited to Dutch DJ Partyraiser, who became known for pitching up and speeding up the B-sides of hardcore records. That habit hardened into its own faster, harsher style, and the name 'uptempo' stuck in the early 2010s. **What is the difference between uptempo and hardcore?** Uptempo is hardcore's faster, rougher extreme: mainstream hardcore usually sits between 160 and 200 BPM, while uptempo starts where that ends. The kicks are more overdriven and mid-forward, the melodies more minimal, and the samples darker. **Who are the biggest uptempo artists?** Partyraiser remains the godfather of the style, with The Dark Horror, Deadly Guns, Spitnoise and GPF among the biggest current names.