Masters Of Hardcore Warmup Mix 21-03-2026

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
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It is Thursday, and it's time to get ready for a long weekend! Most of Europe have got the 1st of May off, like the Netherlands (Labour day), but in the UK we've got Monday off. I hope you will have a nice long weekend and enjoy it as much as possible. To keep you company throughout the weekend, I found this mix a couple of days ago, which was a warm up mix for Masters Of Hardcore, which was held roughly a month ago. I didn't go, unfortunately, but if you did, it would have been a great warm up mix!

And before you mention the fact that I used a different 'picture' compared to the one used for this mix, the mix one was cropped. This one suits it much better. The mix was done by someone called Olli B, and I've already devoured this mix. Top fan, and as said, it's been on repeat ever since I discovered it. I've been a fan of Masters of Hardcore for a while now, but over the last couple of years, the 'new' sound just doesn't appeal to me as much as it should. And maybe the interest in MOH has peaked. Olli's mix has certain regained my faith in good quality Hardcore, that's for damn sure.

The resurgence of good Hardcore music has made me happy. My social timeline is filled with Uptempo and similar sounds, and some I like, but it's too much piep and zaag sounds. Too much. And it kind of ruins it for me. Maybe the newer generation likes it, but I'm more oldschool. Bring more melodies, and no wall of bass. It all needs to embrace the style, and Hardcore deserves to be honoured. Its legacy is tremendous, and if it's done well, I will love it forever and ever.

So which records did he pick for this warmup mix?

Catscan & Promo - Lords Of Underground
Ophidian - Sirena
Neophyte & Panic - Skullcrusher (Catscan Remix)
Furyan - World Of Lies
Catscan - Speaker Attack
Korsakoff - Full Bottled (Korsakoff PLN-B Remix)
D-Fence & Chaos Project - Hardcore Bass
Restrained - I Don't Follow Trends
Tha Playah & Angerfist feat MC Jeff - Just Like Me (Nosferatu Remix)
Miss K8 - Like An Earthquake
Ophidian - The Stars
DJ LX & Hellsystem - Rock Like This
Hysta & Promo - Frequency (Original Mix)
Arda - When Silence Breaks
N-Vitral & Dither - Bass Go Boom
Ophidian - Theory Of Nothing
D-Fence & Alee - Tides Of Tiranny (Official Masters Of Hardcore 2026 Anthem)
Nosferatu & Tha Playah - Who Needs Gods

This is such a wicked tracklist, it has made my day! Obviously a tracklist isn't enough, you actually need to hear it, but once you do, you are going to be hooked! I don't think I've heard these songs before, and that makes me sad. Give me these songs any day of the week, and remove the Uptempo from my timeline please!

The mix contains so many great songs, it was difficult to pinpoint one record. There are too many to choose from. Anything by Ophidian, as he's the boss. But 'I Don't Follow Trends' and 'When Silence Breaks', absolutely insane records! Bring back this sound, and push it further forward!

Olli B's mix is great. Loved every second of it. And for those that went to Masters Of Hardcore, hopefully this is what you were expecting, and were given. Amazing records, and they do carry this MOH sound. I don't know how to describe it, but you can tell when a song is MOH, or maybe Thunderdome. These are so MOH.

Go and jump on this, and have a splendid long weekend!