Liberty City Hardcore, also known as Liberty City Hardcore Classics or as an abbreviation, L.C.H.C., is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes that plays hardcore punk in GTA IV and extreme metal music in Episodes from Liberty City.
Description[]
In GTA IV, the station is hosted by Murphy's Law frontman Jimmy Gestapo and plays hardcore punk from the New York Hardcore music scene. In particular, it appears to be paying homage to the scene surrounding CBGB, an iconic bar where most of the bands featured have performed at one point or another. This is further evidenced by the station originating from the in-game equivalent to Manhattan's East Village, where CBGB was located.
In The Lost and Damned, the station is hosted by Max Cavalera and largely centers around classic death metal, chiefly from bands associated with Earache Records or Roadrunner Records. While not the exclusive focus of the station, several of the bands featured are drawn from the Florida and Swedish death metal scenes. His segment is referred to as the "Blood Fire War Hate Death Metal Show".
This is one of the preferred stations of The Lost MC, the Angels of Death, the Skinheads, the Albanian Mob, Jim Fitzgerald, Johnny Klebitz, Clay Simons, Terry Thorpe, and Henrique Bardas.
Tracklist[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
| Song: | Preview: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| "A Day in the Life" by Murphy's Law (1986) | ||
| "All Your Boyz" by Maximum Penalty (1989) | ||
| "Back to Back" by Underdog (1989) | ||
| "Enforcer" by Leeway (1988) | Removed on April 26, 2018 due to the 10-year licensing agreement on them expiring. | |
| "Injustice System" by Sick of It All (1989) | ||
| "It's the Limit" by Cro-Mags (1985) | Removed on April 26, 2018 due to the 10-year licensing agreement on them expiring. | |
| "Just Can't Hate Enough (Live)" by Sheer Terror (1989) | ||
| "Right Brigade" by Bad Brains (1982) | ||
| "Tell Tale" by Killing Time (1989) | ||
| "Victim in Pain" by Agnostic Front (1984) |
Episodes from Liberty City[]
| Song: | Preview: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| "Blood Fire War Hate" by Soulfly (2008) | Only the introduction was played for the station's feature ident. | |
| "Drowned" by Entombed (1990) | ||
| "Call from the Grave" by Bathory (1987) | Removed on April 26, 2018 due to the 10-year licensing agreement on them expiring. | |
| "I Cum Blood" by Cannibal Corpse (1992) | ||
| "Dead Embryonic Cells" by Sepultura (1991) | ||
| "Fear of Napalm" by Terrorizer (1989) | ||
| "Awakening of the Gods" by Kreator (1986) | ||
| "Inner Sanctum" by Celtic Frost (1987) | ||
| "Jailbait" by Drive By Audio (2009) | Exclusive to the Xbox downloadable version of The Lost and Damned.
Removed on April 26, 2018 due to the 10-year licensing agreement on them expiring. | |
| "Slaughter of the Soul" by At the Gates (1995) | ||
| "Dead by Dawn" by Deicide (1990) |
Deleted Songs[]
Mike Cala Concept[]
Additionally, a concept design for the back cover of The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV, shared by former developer Mike Cala, unveils several previously undisclosed songs.[1] It remains unclear whether these tracks were ever intended for the final tracklist or if they were merely placeholder titles for the cover design. While the songs are not categorized by radio stations, one can infer their likely associations based on genre and release date. The following song would align with the theme of LCHC:
- Mastodon – "Blood And Thunder" (2004)
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Radio Station[]
- The station plays at the following locations:
Individual Tracks[]
- "Day in the Life" by Murphy's Law is played in Patrick McReary's game trailer.
- "Dead Embryonic Cells" by Sepultura is played in the first trailer for The Lost and Damned.
Trivia[]
- Occasionally Jimmy Gestapo can be heard going into on-air rants against "California kids and their parking lot punk tours", a reference to the popular punk-based touring music festival Warped Tour and how many of the bands that played at Warped Tour in the 2000's were California-based.
- This is one of the few times where California is directly mentioned in the HD Universe instead of its counterpart, San Andreas.
- Iggy Pop makes reference to the station in continuity on Liberty Rock Radio giving a shout-out to Jimmy Gestapo.
See Also[]
- It's Unleashed FM - a hard rock and alternative rock radio in Grand Theft Auto.
- King 130.7 - a punk and hard rock radio in Grand Theft Auto 2.
- V-Rock - a hard rock and heavy metal radio in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
- Wave 103 - a new wave and post-punk radio in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- K-DST - a classic rock radio in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Radio X - an alternative rock and heavy metal radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Liberty Rock Radio - a classic rock radio in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City.
- Radio Broker - an alternative rock radio in GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City.
- Prairie Cartel - an alternative rock instrumentals radio in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
- Tortoise - a post-rock instrumentals radio in enhaced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Anvil - a heavy metal instrumentals radio in enhaced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Vinewood Boulevard Radio - an alternative rock radio in Grand Theft Auto V.
- Los Santos Rock Radio - a classic rock radio in GTA V.
- Channel X - a punk and hardcore radio in GTA V.
- Kult FM - a post-punk and mixed genre radio added into Grand Theft Auto Online in the Cayo Perico Heist update.
