Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore is a music genre characterized by its intense, emotive sound, often marked by complex rhythms, polyrhythmic instrumentation, and a blend of screamed, shouted, and melodic vocals. Emerging from the hardcore punk scene of the 1980s, post-hardcore evolved in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in the US, with bands pushing the boundaries of traditional hardcore punk. This era saw the genre's peak popularity, with its cultural significance lying in its expression of angst, disillusionment, and personal struggle, resonating with a generation of disaffected youth. Post-hardcore's sound is distinct from its punk roots due to its incorporation of alternative rock, emo, and indie elements, often featuring atmospheric guitar textures and introspective lyrics. While sharing similarities with emo and screamo, post-hardcore's sound is often more aggressive and experimental, making it a unique and influential force in the evolution of contemporary rock music.

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90 Day Men
AFTERMYFALL
AWS
All Nine Yards
Amely Sky
Artifer
Avalanche Effect
Beartooth
Bilmuri
Black Stains
Boris
Bother.
Bush
CELESTE
Capsize
Catch Your Breath
Citizen Soldier
Cloudcage
Clutter
Conquer Divide
Converge
Counterparts
Curveless
DAKØTA
Disventure Camp
Divine Fallacy
Dymytry Paradox
ERRA
Emarosa
Escape the Fate
Every King Has A Clown
FATHOMLESS SKYWALKER
FEVER 333
FJØRT
Faith in Failure
Fire From The Gods
Forget Who You Are
Foxblood
From Ashes to New
Fugazi
Girls Against Boys
HENSEI
Hands Like Houses
Hawthorne Heights
Hearts & Hand Grenades
Hollow Front
Homesick
Hrvrd
IMPVLSE
In Waves
Jason Aalon Butler
Jejune
Judge & Jury
Kaelob Mecum
Kellin Quinn
Kickdown
Life Right Now
Lift The Curse
Lilac Kings
Lydia Can't Breathe
Manchester Orchestra
Matchbook Romance
Modern Day Escape
Motionless In White
NOVELISTS
Nature Pleads Revenge
Normandie
Northlane
Nue
Oceans on Orion
Oh! I Kill
Our Last Night
PINKNOISE
Pave
SUCKERPUNCH!
SYCAMOUR
Sick Solution
Silent Planet
Soulbound
Space Of Variations
Static Dress
Story Of The Year
Sundowning
Survive Said The Prophet
Svntarer
The Devil Wears Prada
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Thrice
Ultimate Emo Party
Underoath
Unwound818
VITO
Vermona Kids
Volumes
We Set Signals
blessthefall
i don't like mirrors
weknewnothing
xEIGHTY-SIXEDx
神楽SCOPE
Deftones
Paramore
blink-182
Pierce The Veil
Bad Omens
Motionless In White
A Day To Remember
Bullet For My Valentine
Architects
Asking Alexandria
Electric Callboy
Kellin Quinn
The Home Team
i don't like mirrors
Dayseeker
Manchester Orchestra
Rain City Drive
Bush
Memphis May Fire
Lorna Shore
Catch Your Breath
Jeris Johnson
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Used
Wind Walkers
Silverstein
Escape the Fate
Citizen Soldier
Our Last Night
Beartooth
Bilmuri
LANDMVRKS
結束バンド
Get Scared
Underoath
The Devil Wears Prada
Of Mice & Men
Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway
Brand New
Caskets
Chrissy Costanza
IDLES
Static-X
Thrice
thrown
From Ashes to New
ERRA
Senses Fail
Saosin
Refused
Fugazi
Hail The Sun
DON BROCO
zebrahead
Distantic
Story Of The Year
Alexisonfire
Djerv
Enter Shikari
Nerv
Propagandhi
blessthefall
Anberlin
Sleep Theory
La Dispute
Ashes Remain
Hawthorne Heights
Solence
Jacoby Shaddix
Glassjaw
Silent Planet
Mars
Arm's Length
+44
Survive Said The Prophet
Counterparts
Banda Go Home
Alesana
TUYU
Oli Sykes
Citizen
Bury Tomorrow
FEVER 333
Invent Animate
Judge & Jury
WARGASM (UK)
Helmet
Nue
Halocene
Bayside
Microwave
hey, nothing
Northlane
NOVELISTS
Eidola
Acres
NOAHFINNCE
Murder
Not Enough Space
Chiodos