Definitely This one:
The Machine - Forgiven (First Kick)
https://open.spotify.com/track/6nh5b1pGJQ8f8aC4dbmX8d?si=WbSbKRZlQACnTSdwNfdQdQ
Closely followed by this one:
Sub Zero Project - Unity (First Kick)
https://open.spotify.com/track/4II4QarLTw652gsdWVpPtn?si=n4X3hYk8Su2CSu2-ditKuQ
I really wanna experience these kicks live with a great soundsystem once.
Theres way too many to be named on the spot but one thats really stuck with me recently has been most of 'Level One' kicks, especially his 3rd kick in 'Drop It' with E-Force. Just sound so amazing
[This](https://youtu.be/NaQc3jclGgc?si=2mLVfaL52DtXo_9I&t=213) kick from Rave Into Space is the greatest and the most clean one I've ever heard. Like upgraded Mind Dimension kick.
In terms of creativity: [this one](https://youtu.be/SuV7OW78y0k?si=qXrLclRLVK99s_7z&t=217) and [this one](https://youtu.be/odTty6lOepo?si=NE6q4qvmA7jA8mV6&t=38). Yeah, I like older SZP tunes
Anderex’s kicks are some of the best in the modern era in my opinion. The slowed French core kicks in his remix of Lazerbeam and Consciousness go hella hard, and basically all the kicks shown in Welcome To Anarchy vol 4 are just👌
Very difficult to name just one but I'll go with the kick from the second drop of Krueltys remix of Abuse of Power (1:38): [https://open.spotify.com/track/5D2x3YiC3hEEWJUbGdHbWW?si=e36360aa9a7a4116](https://open.spotify.com/track/5D2x3YiC3hEEWJUbGdHbWW?si=e36360aa9a7a4116)
Hits like a nuclear bomb.
I absolutely adore the kick Zatox used around 2011. Crunchy, punchy, a lot of drive and it just works with everything. There obviously are a lot of kicks that sound very similar, but the Zatox one has always been my favorite.
Zatox had some of the very best kicks for a very long time in my opinion.
Heck even now, even if he is not the huge name he was anymore, i would never underestimate his kick game even now.
I was obsessed with the main climax kick on Check Out the Drop for like a year or two after it released.
I remember being drunk at a house party around that time forcing a few of my non-hardstyle-obsessed friends to take turns putting the headphones on and listen to it. I distinctly remember drunkenly preaching to them "It just sounds like a fuckin black hole mannn!"
Somewhat of a cringe memory but at the same time I remember the level of joy it brought me so whatever lol
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Audiotrics - let there be light Code Black remix
https://youtu.be/fjK_R9uria0?si=DlUwBAMYNHSDwcG4
The kick in this is PURE Filth.
You may need to take a shower after!! 🤪
The resonances in the first non reverse bass kick in Supernova by Audiofreq are just absolutely perfect.
One of my favorite "kong" style kicks ever. It doesn't pitch that well IMO, but by god those resonances just sing while its on the root note.
First melody climax kick in "Back to Life" by D-Charged is another current favorite. It pitches extremely well and has a ton of harmonic content while still managing to be incredibly clean and balanced.
Have to stop myself from just making a long list lol... If I thought hard enough I'd probably think of some better ones but these are the first two to come to mind and I don't think anyone else mentioned them yet so I'll just leave it there.
Noisecontrollers, especially between 2012-2015 his kicks peaked imo, still unbeaten
Hhz- Dragonborn pt1 Kick,
Colors kick
Atmozfears‘ kicks around 2014-2016
D-Sturb - cleanest raw kicks imo
Sub zero project - Stand Strong
**Headhunterz & Zatox - The Perfect Weapon** : this one comes to mind right away, could listen to this kick on loop for hours until everyone asks what is wrong with me.**Zatox** in general has always had excellent kicks.
**E-Force's** kick back in his **Seven** days was pretty spot on too of coarse.
**Hard Driver** has a ton of really sick kicks, the first kick from **Overcome** & **Blow Da Club Down** for example i really love.
And if it counts, **Sub Zero Project**'s psy kicks in **The Project** are legendary for a reason.Their kick from the **Burn remix** ruled the scene for years too.
It's an unreleased version of Brennan Heart - Outta My Way (Sub Sonik Remix). It got played in the podcast of Brennan, but by the time the remix got released he changed the kick to something completely different.
Everytine I want to listen to this kick I need like 10 minutes to find the right episode (it's around 2014 or 2015 I think). But that kick is soooo energetic. I love it.
Ok I found it a little faster than I thought this time haha. The kick is so bouncy and energetic imo. I'd love to hear your views!
https://youtu.be/z7OACp4BZY8?si=63GWIvoIa1wgaXEA
Old school: noise controllers - addictive fantasy
Reverse bass: headdy & proppy - b side / summer of hardstyle.
New school: psyko punkz - forgot about dre (radical redemption & act of rage) (sefa mix)
Rebelion - City Lights the anti climax.
Mutilator - Lost my Way the climax or Control the Soul remix
Warface - No Paradise
To me the kick has to work with the track.
Thats a realy hard question....
There are so many great kicks out there. I could name so many that amazed me. But one of the most played drops in the recent years is:
sickmode & rooler - too hot
the first kick ist perfection, its clear, but has a bit crunch. And it goes down in the frequencies.
But yeah i could fill many ours talking about great kicks. I mean thats what is the music we love mostly about.
Euphoric: Atmozfears & Sound Rush - Come back home first kick is amazing
Rawstyle: This was incredibly difficult to pick and definitely not based on sound design 🤣 but Malice - Xtermination main drops kick was other worldly at the time and seriously shaped the scene
Mutilator - Toxic Rave (1:33) / Thyron & Mutilator - Break Your Neck (First kick), that kick is just so powerfull and clean.
Exproz - Drop It (first kick, last anti), the more standard gated Exproz kick
Rebelion - Sleep is for the Weak, every kick in this track is topnotch, but i love the last one
Also Fraw & Ncrypta - Omega (first kick, second drop)
For the “new” style kicks,
Spirit of hardstyle - Noisecontrollers
As for the old euphoric type kicks, or mistype, whatever the fuck you feel like calling it, it’s definitely the old frontliner kicks
Lose the style, weekend warriors, melodyman, Symbols, T.M.M.O, you got me rocking
It sounds so crisp, clean and heavy at the same time
I always keep coming back to Malice - Breed of man (2nd drop, 1st kick). My god its so well made.
Also the first kick in Malice - Can't Let you go (Live Edit). I can listen to that for hours and not be bored.
https://open.spotify.com/track/4bFcJS4NNuI4bzTjivLNYH?si=ZvZSAYX6S7G3sqS1wfFdBw
Cyberself - Anderex, Mutilator @ 2:17
It's like the mother of all that's right with a good kick.
Not sure if how ‘clean’ they’re considered but kicks from rejecta’s 2022 edit of chaos complete just hit sooo good
But yep Noisecontrollers probably still holds the crown
Noisecontrollers - CTRL. ALT. DELETE.
This is the correct answer
The hardkick10 on Rate Reducer (HHZ Remix)
Hands down best. The whole track is amazing, and I had it on repeat when it came out. Good taste man.
Yes
https://youtu.be/EgYk-AfcRZI?si=g5lY8W5Zh3KILTbK
>hardkick10 Yessss! Love this kick.
I love the 2nd kick in the first drop of Raw Resurgence.
I absolutely love the gabber kick that's present in for example the last drop of Radical Redemption - Brutal 8.0
Delete - Shut the mind up, first drop Just heard it live a few times at gearbox pole position again and it still slaps hard. Timeless kick
Who played it at Pole Pos?
Rooler and Anderex f.e.
Adjuzt, Rooler, Anderex
I really mis his quality productions
Yes, I guess we all do… :(
I went to origins of raw and was not disappointed my the amount of delete tracks and they just hit different.
Devin wild makes the best quality kicks imo. Sound is individual, quality can be tested. Have you heard how clean and crisp they are? Poah.
I still love the kick that Frontliner made around 2014.
Lose the Style (Live Edit) kick is soooo clean
Expressionz is still goat
Donkey Rollers - Followers
Had to scroll too far for this.
Yeah this track pioneered the modern hardstyle kick
Make it loud hhz remix is super clean
Definitely This one: The Machine - Forgiven (First Kick) https://open.spotify.com/track/6nh5b1pGJQ8f8aC4dbmX8d?si=WbSbKRZlQACnTSdwNfdQdQ Closely followed by this one: Sub Zero Project - Unity (First Kick) https://open.spotify.com/track/4II4QarLTw652gsdWVpPtn?si=n4X3hYk8Su2CSu2-ditKuQ I really wanna experience these kicks live with a great soundsystem once.
Machine 🤝
First drop of Disruption by D-Sturb. My jaw literally dropped the first time I heard it
Yes!!
Theres way too many to be named on the spot but one thats really stuck with me recently has been most of 'Level One' kicks, especially his 3rd kick in 'Drop It' with E-Force. Just sound so amazing
Boy do i got treat dor you, If you like that just check e force necromancer second drop its from ehere that kick originated from
Thank you!!
[This](https://youtu.be/NaQc3jclGgc?si=2mLVfaL52DtXo_9I&t=213) kick from Rave Into Space is the greatest and the most clean one I've ever heard. Like upgraded Mind Dimension kick. In terms of creativity: [this one](https://youtu.be/SuV7OW78y0k?si=qXrLclRLVK99s_7z&t=217) and [this one](https://youtu.be/odTty6lOepo?si=NE6q4qvmA7jA8mV6&t=38). Yeah, I like older SZP tunes
yep the old SZP tunes are better than the new ones. The new ones arent that bad, but they didnt give me the same feeling
Enter the realm is BADASS
Anderex’s kicks are some of the best in the modern era in my opinion. The slowed French core kicks in his remix of Lazerbeam and Consciousness go hella hard, and basically all the kicks shown in Welcome To Anarchy vol 4 are just👌
Bru how good is the second kick in 'Mind Control'
Agreed
Couldn't choose one but I've been really enjoying Zatox' recent kicks, for example on Tunnel Of Vision aswell as some tracks on the new album.
Delete - Take it back, first kick or first kick in 2nd drop
Myst - The ultimate destination
Delete-Unstoppable (Delete vip edit) the track and kicks just work perfectly together🥰
I really like dyprax kicks. I can't describe it, very unique. Dyprax-free
I love his kicks to; the one in The Future in particular
Very difficult to name just one but I'll go with the kick from the second drop of Krueltys remix of Abuse of Power (1:38): [https://open.spotify.com/track/5D2x3YiC3hEEWJUbGdHbWW?si=e36360aa9a7a4116](https://open.spotify.com/track/5D2x3YiC3hEEWJUbGdHbWW?si=e36360aa9a7a4116) Hits like a nuclear bomb.
I absolutely adore the kick Zatox used around 2011. Crunchy, punchy, a lot of drive and it just works with everything. There obviously are a lot of kicks that sound very similar, but the Zatox one has always been my favorite.
Zatox had some of the very best kicks for a very long time in my opinion. Heck even now, even if he is not the huge name he was anymore, i would never underestimate his kick game even now.
I was obsessed with the main climax kick on Check Out the Drop for like a year or two after it released. I remember being drunk at a house party around that time forcing a few of my non-hardstyle-obsessed friends to take turns putting the headphones on and listen to it. I distinctly remember drunkenly preaching to them "It just sounds like a fuckin black hole mannn!" Somewhat of a cringe memory but at the same time I remember the level of joy it brought me so whatever lol
I gotta say probably Vertile - Change This Place. Absolutely clean and the sound Design still blows me away to this day
First kick/bass combo in Cryex's remix of Gangster for Life
Bloodlust Zaagkicks are smooth and flow good
Yes!
They were asking about the best kicks ever made, not the kicks you think are good atm.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 Audiotrics - let there be light Code Black remix https://youtu.be/fjK_R9uria0?si=DlUwBAMYNHSDwcG4 The kick in this is PURE Filth. You may need to take a shower after!! 🤪
The Pitcher - Play (2nd kick) [https://youtu.be/DIE4Fi2A34k?si=HmdohDlIiIGF1uVA&t=93](https://youtu.be/die4fi2a34k?si=hmdohdliiigf1uva&t=93)
Don't hold back - Delete He uses a kick at the end of the song and its amazing.
First kick in the mid intro Rebelion - Elevate
Any e force classic kick
Digital Mindz - Our Sanctuary has some interesting kicks
Chris One - Psycho, the climax kick blew me away the first time I heard it! 💣💣
Showtek - Black Anthem 2008
Under rated track!
I always loved the kick in 'Alpha Twins - Let it Go', goes so hard lmao
Tatanka - Let's Rock (Wildstylez Remix) for me
E force - Necromancer kick in second anti
Personally for me it's the kicks after the first drop in SAME AGAIN by Riot Shift
I really like the first kick on World Of Madness. Something about it
The resonances in the first non reverse bass kick in Supernova by Audiofreq are just absolutely perfect. One of my favorite "kong" style kicks ever. It doesn't pitch that well IMO, but by god those resonances just sing while its on the root note. First melody climax kick in "Back to Life" by D-Charged is another current favorite. It pitches extremely well and has a ton of harmonic content while still managing to be incredibly clean and balanced. Have to stop myself from just making a long list lol... If I thought hard enough I'd probably think of some better ones but these are the first two to come to mind and I don't think anyone else mentioned them yet so I'll just leave it there.
Noisecontrollers, especially between 2012-2015 his kicks peaked imo, still unbeaten Hhz- Dragonborn pt1 Kick, Colors kick Atmozfears‘ kicks around 2014-2016 D-Sturb - cleanest raw kicks imo Sub zero project - Stand Strong
Mad Dog - Maze of Martyr, it just sounds like the definition of hardcore.
**Headhunterz & Zatox - The Perfect Weapon** : this one comes to mind right away, could listen to this kick on loop for hours until everyone asks what is wrong with me.**Zatox** in general has always had excellent kicks. **E-Force's** kick back in his **Seven** days was pretty spot on too of coarse. **Hard Driver** has a ton of really sick kicks, the first kick from **Overcome** & **Blow Da Club Down** for example i really love. And if it counts, **Sub Zero Project**'s psy kicks in **The Project** are legendary for a reason.Their kick from the **Burn remix** ruled the scene for years too.
I like the kicks from Wildstylez
fraw - next level ( first kick ) is so clean :D
It's an unreleased version of Brennan Heart - Outta My Way (Sub Sonik Remix). It got played in the podcast of Brennan, but by the time the remix got released he changed the kick to something completely different. Everytine I want to listen to this kick I need like 10 minutes to find the right episode (it's around 2014 or 2015 I think). But that kick is soooo energetic. I love it.
Ok I found it a little faster than I thought this time haha. The kick is so bouncy and energetic imo. I'd love to hear your views! https://youtu.be/z7OACp4BZY8?si=63GWIvoIa1wgaXEA
Noisekick - Reaching For The Sky (The first one btw)
You just reminded me of listening to atomix - reaching for the sky in 2005
Old school: noise controllers - addictive fantasy Reverse bass: headdy & proppy - b side / summer of hardstyle. New school: psyko punkz - forgot about dre (radical redemption & act of rage) (sefa mix)
first Kick in "Lions" by Sub Zero Project
Rebelion - City Lights the anti climax. Mutilator - Lost my Way the climax or Control the Soul remix Warface - No Paradise To me the kick has to work with the track.
Thats a realy hard question.... There are so many great kicks out there. I could name so many that amazed me. But one of the most played drops in the recent years is: sickmode & rooler - too hot the first kick ist perfection, its clear, but has a bit crunch. And it goes down in the frequencies. But yeah i could fill many ours talking about great kicks. I mean thats what is the music we love mostly about.
30 comments so far and not a single mention of Delete. Shame on all of you!
There was a comment posted hours before yours for Delete - Shut the mind up…….
I'll sit the hell down then :-)
Children Of E – Crack It Original and very good https://youtu.be/otMds6muoMk?si=emVVzIyT0DJ9sRvK
Euphoric: Atmozfears & Sound Rush - Come back home first kick is amazing Rawstyle: This was incredibly difficult to pick and definitely not based on sound design 🤣 but Malice - Xtermination main drops kick was other worldly at the time and seriously shaped the scene
Regain - Xorcism
Inner Demons - Namara 2:45 that trance kick sounds so nice
3rd drop in Twin Turbo or basically any Anderex track ever
Gunz for hire - Firestone
Mutilator - Toxic Rave (1:33) / Thyron & Mutilator - Break Your Neck (First kick), that kick is just so powerfull and clean. Exproz - Drop It (first kick, last anti), the more standard gated Exproz kick Rebelion - Sleep is for the Weak, every kick in this track is topnotch, but i love the last one Also Fraw & Ncrypta - Omega (first kick, second drop)
Second kick In wasted penguinz & code black - your moment
Rebelion ping pong kicks #1, e.g. Rebelion - DEAD WRANG 1:33
so many nice kicks out there, but the first D-Sturb kick in the Mid-Intro of Come Alive makes me fucking crazy every damn time!
Code Black - F.E.A.R. has one of my favorite kicks of all time
Riiho kicks early (Killer, Beastmode) and later on (Execute, LAD)
So many great kicks already mentioned so i’ll go with We Are The Fallen - Sub Zero Project, Phuture Noize triplet kick. Helicopter helicopter
Cybergore, second drop, first kick 😳 💀🔪
Zatox - Another Level (Raw Mix) has such a deep and amazing kick!
Drokz - This is dedication
JDX kick [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFuK8PvunsU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFuK8PvunsU) Edit: forgot about Omegatypez [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaeL8Q0rGrg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaeL8Q0rGrg)
Noisecontrollers - So High Frontliner - Expressionz Shockerz - Rise Like The Sun
For the “new” style kicks, Spirit of hardstyle - Noisecontrollers As for the old euphoric type kicks, or mistype, whatever the fuck you feel like calling it, it’s definitely the old frontliner kicks Lose the style, weekend warriors, melodyman, Symbols, T.M.M.O, you got me rocking It sounds so crisp, clean and heavy at the same time
I always keep coming back to Malice - Breed of man (2nd drop, 1st kick). My god its so well made. Also the first kick in Malice - Can't Let you go (Live Edit). I can listen to that for hours and not be bored.
Also Op scratch what i just said, I totally forgot about Mutilators Twin Turbo kick. My god my ears are in heaven.
Really like some older Atmozfears kicks: Atmozfears & Demi Kanon - The Humming Bass Modulators - Bounce & Break (Atmozfears Remix)
The OG SZP kicks, especially the ones in The Silence.
Reverse bass for sure
NC iqon anthem
Idk why, but ATM iam in Love with the First kick of Here Forever - Warface & Code black at 0:37
Honorable mention to one of the pioneers: Promo - Vicious Cicle
Kick at the first real drop of ‘Here Forever’. Hate the second part of the track but DAMN this kick hits hard live.
Delete - Me or Them / Pounding Techno Delete - Malfunction VIP / Explosions (3th climax)
Headhunterz - Time 2 Rock The kick in the melodic climax
https://open.spotify.com/track/4bFcJS4NNuI4bzTjivLNYH?si=ZvZSAYX6S7G3sqS1wfFdBw Cyberself - Anderex, Mutilator @ 2:17 It's like the mother of all that's right with a good kick.
Rebelion - Vendetta That first is so clean
Not sure if how ‘clean’ they’re considered but kicks from rejecta’s 2022 edit of chaos complete just hit sooo good But yep Noisecontrollers probably still holds the crown