Krishnacore is a genre of punk music which draws inspiration from the "Hare Krishnas" (formally known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness). The name is a portmanteau of Krishna and hardcore. The band Shelter is widely viewed as having invented the genre in the early 1990s, when two former members of Youth of Today became Krishna devotees. The genre is also strongly associated with Equal Vision Records, which was formed by Shelter members to promote the Krishna movement.