Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will

Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 14 February 2011 by Rock Action Records.

In October 2011, it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA), which indicated sales in excess of 20,000 copies throughout Europe.

The album's cover art is a photo of New York City as seen from the Hudson River. The inspiration for the closing track's title, "You're Lionel Richie", comes from what a hungover Stuart Braithwaite said when he ran into the singer at an airport.

The album continues the post-rock sound Mogwai’s previous releases, with most tracks being instrumental.

Critical reception
Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will received mostly positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 34 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will.

Mogwai
 * Mogwai – production
 * Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar
 * Stuart Braithwaite – guitar
 * Martin Bulloch – drums
 * Barry Burns – guitar, keyboards, vocoder (tracks 2, 7)
 * John Cummings – guitar

Additional personnel
 * Kate Braithwaite – additional voices
 * Greg Calbi – mastering
 * Antony Crook – photography
 * DLT – design
 * Andrew Lazonby – additional voices
 * Domenico Loiacano – additional voices
 * Niall McMenamin – additional recording, mixing assistance
 * Paul Savage – mixing, production, recording
 * Kim Supajirawatananon – additional voices
 * Luke Sutherland – additional guitar (tracks 1, 3); violin (tracks 1, 2, 9); human singing (track 2)