Discover Histrocore
History.
Turned up.
Real events. Remarkable people. Heavy music that gives you a reason to explore their stories.
Histrocore is an AI music project combining electronicore, metal and electronic sounds with themes from history. Its songs follow rescuers, resistance movements, sea battles and the rise and fall of empires.
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New here? Start with one of the three songs below.
Choose your first story
Three ways into Histrocore
Courage under fire
Roy Benavidez
A rescue mission during the Vietnam War becomes a story of courage, endurance and refusing to leave others behind.
A race to bring hope
Go Balto
Follow the final stage of the 1925 Nome serum relay, with Balto, Gunnar Kaasen and the wider effort to deliver lifesaving antitoxin.
History on a vast scale
North Sea
Step into the Battle of Jutland, where the British and German fleets met in the North Sea in 1916.
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Rise of Napoleon
Follow Napoleon’s career through songs about early victories, power, the Russian campaign, Waterloo and exile. Start with “Icy Winds”.
Cold War
Explore a divided world through the Berlin Airlift, the space race, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the opening of the Berlin Wall.
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A song can be the start of learning
Listen for the people, places and turning points in each track. Then open its song page to explore the historical background, lyrics where available and related stories. The background articles add context to the events and explain how the music tells their stories.
Histrocore uses AI in its music creation. The songs present creative interpretations of history; the linked historical notes and sources help you explore the evidence behind them.
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Take the stories with you.
Choose your platform to explore Histrocore’s releases, or start with the public Histrocore playlist.
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