Emocore

Emocore, short for "emotional hardcore," arose in the mid-1980s as a subgenre that melds the intensity and aggression of hardcore punk with introspective and expressive lyrical content. The music is characterized by its cathartic energy, often featuring chaotic and intricate guitar work, passionate vocals that range from melodic singing to anguished screams, and dynamic shifts in tempo and loudness. Artists like Drive Like Jehu and Antioch Arrow capture the essence of the genre with their complex song structures and raw, confessional storytelling, which deals with themes of emotional turmoil, personal struggle, and social alienation. Emocore bands prioritize authentic emotional expression, creating a space for vulnerability within the hardcore punk scene that resonates deeply with listeners seeking solace and solidarity in their music.

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5 cm por segundo
A Vain Attempt
ASHLEY MOSHE
Adultos Raros
Alexisonfire
Angel Hair
As Friends Rust
Aurora Rules
Barabbas, du förtappade
Big Life
Boilermaker
Bromaz
Búho Clan
CPM 22
Cap'n Jazz
Christie Front Drive
Cienfuegos
Clikatat Ikatowi
Comic Sans
Conjunto Vacío
Consolidate
Dead Fish
Dear Diary, This is From My Teenage Angst to My Adult Self
December
Dennehy
El Agente Naranja
Erida's Garden
Esteban Tavares
Evil Not Alone
Fiesta Bizarra
Frail
Fresno
Garage Fuzz
Golfo de Vizcaya
Half Foot Outside
Hawthorne Heights
Hevo 84
IMPVLSE
Intento
Invektiva
Invierno Santiago
It Dies Today
Jane Air
La Chica de las Camelias
Letterbombs
Local Champion
M.I.A.
Marschak
Marvin the Robot
Minerva
Monochrome
Morir De Lamentos
NX Zero
Niño Symbol Ohhh!
Ok Boomer
Pistols99
Psychea
Push!
Quarter
REXREZ
Rapbit Dolls
Relampagos
Rodrigo Lima
Roses Are Red
Rustycore
SAAM
Sad Affleck
Senza
Silverstein
Skulls, Angels and Sluts
Snag
Square
Starmarket
Sugar Kane
Sunny Day Real Estate
The Air of Hiroshima
The Promise Drive
The Traveling Theory
The Unfinished Sympathy
Tintoretto
To Be Gentle
Turning Point
Universal Order Of Armageddon
Youth Novel
[AMATORY]
envy
girl goes to greenland
in summer of 2019 i dreamed of everything i have now and couldnt be more dissapointed
mil ataris por segundo
mis sueños son de tu adiós
nervous light of sunday
poorly wrote suicide note
protozoo
Мелисса
Моя Подруга Катрин!
Рубежи
Серпуховская драйв
CPM 22
Silverstein
Get Scared
NX Zero
Alexisonfire
Hawthorne Heights
Fresno
Alesana
Dead Fish
Strike
Sunny Day Real Estate
I Hate Myself
Fiesta Bizarra
Hateen
Orchid
Hevo 84
Jane Air
Esteban Tavares
It Dies Today
[AMATORY]
Boys Night Out
Lucas Silveira
The Promise Ring
Cap'n Jazz
Estoy Bien
envy
Jawbox
All My Wishes Were Thrown Down a Well and Should Die There
Sugar Kane
Psychea
Pageninetynine
Hopesfall
Rodrigo Lima
Suis La Lune
Dag Nasty
Garage Fuzz
Tenemos Explosivos
William Bonney
Squirrel Bait
Luxúria
Canto dos Malditos Na Terra do Nunca
Saetia
mil ataris por segundo
IMPVLSE
Rites of Spring
Bromaz
Jeromes Dream
Quercia
Elliott
Nuvolascura
44.caliberloveletter
Hori
The Spirit of Versailles
Aurora Rules
mis sueños son de tu adiós
...and its name was Epyon
Ostraca
Flowers Taped To Pens
B5
7раса
Procrastinación 1 Yo 0
Embrace
To Be Gentle
Indian Summer
Drive Like Jehu
Øjne
Moss Icon
Catch Side
letters to catalonia
Daïtro
Gray Matter
Youth Novel
Stevens
poorly wrote suicide note
Replace
Stutterfly
As Friends Rust
Senza
Evil Not Alone
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For Your Health
4 Апреля
Lights Strung Like Stars
Lord Snow
Turning Point
Christie Front Drive
CW7
A Vain Attempt
Boneflower
D-Formes
Boilermaker
The Unfinished Sympathy
Cuando el problema no existe
Setsuko
Comic Sans
VIBORA
Glassmouth
Naedr
Diwali
Mohinder