celandine (asker): 10:17am Jan 19, 2004: hard-liners - thanks - this is more to do with a hardcore attitude to the principles of the music rather than sth like hardboiled which suggests someone who is impervious to feeling
American Heritage:
hard-boiled (härdboild) adj.
Cooked by boiling in the shell to a solid consistency. Used of eggs.
Callous; unfeeling.
Unsentimental and practical; tough.
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Erklärung: If you're trying to avoid using "hardcore" (which works OK for me) in order to avoid people thinking they're some kind of hard bop/Biohazard crossover combo (altho' I suppose Ephel Duath could experiment with that on a B-side - but I digress!), then perhaps "fundamentalist" might work.
Or have you rejected that so as not to cause confusion with FunDaMental ?!
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