 In the mid–2010s a number of British hardcore punk bands began being represented as members of a new musical movement dubbed the "New Wave of British Hardcore" (often abbreviated to NWOBHC), a term coined by Adam Malik from The Essence Records.Bands who are a part of the movement generally take influence from '80s Boston and New York hardcore bands.Bands associated with the movement include Arms Race, Violent Reaction, Big Cheese, Higher Power, Perspex Flesh, Mob Rules, the Flex and Blind Authority.