As Exclaim.Ca notes, “Destroy Cleveland” will feature interviews from Integrity, 9 Shocks Terror, H 100s, One Life Crew, and many, many others. We get our first taste of the doc today, which still doesn’t have an official release date, in a two-minute trailer filled with just about the brand of stuff you’d expect from a documentary on Cleveland’s hardcore scene.

As explained in a statement, director Matt Greenfield’s film presents a timeline between 1986 and the present. It’s also noted that the Clevo hardcore scene “was notorious for its violence and mayhem.” As such, the teaser is full of painful-looking mosh pit moments, footage of fireworks being thrown into the crowd, an outdoor confrontation with cops and more. 

Enough with the words. Let’s just get to the video.

YouTube video

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qpdbxKxogvM

This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2015.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

2 replies on “Trailer: “Destroy Cleveland,” a Documentary on the City’s Hardcore Music Scene”

  2. I’m so glad we are going to have a film that’s shows the difference between these new school assholes who fight for no reason accept they have issues and people raging by CHOICE and burning shit and having fun NO ONE IN THE SCENE NOW FUCKING REMEMBERS HOW HARDCORE IT REALLY WAS now everyone. Wants to whine and cry about fights in general YOU GUYS ARE LUCKY WE DIDN’T BURN THE JOINT DOWN FOR ME TO BEAT UP SOME CHICK IN IT LATER!!!ha ha!

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