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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26fix
504 Plan
Acres
Alchemize
Alexisonfire
All-Hands Down
American Television
Anberlin
And Phobos Falls
Ankor
Armor For Sleep
Boys Night Out
Captain Kaiser
Catch Your Breath
Chad Tepper
ChuggaBoom
Citizen Soldier
Comastatic
Crisis Theory
Crossing i's Dotting t's
Curveless
DFMK
Damascus Knives
Dayseeker
Dry Socket
Embrace The Fire
Endzweck
Enter Shikari
Existenter
Face Yourself
Fatal Realm
From Fall to Spring
From First To Last
Fugazi
GARZI
Glass Tides
Godmode
Greyhaven
Hands Like Houses
Hens
Hüsker Dü
I Hate Myself
IMPVLSE
Ice Nine Kills
In Color
In Waves
Indecent Behavior
Joker's Republic
Judge & Jury
L.S. Dunes
LASTELLE
Lift The Curse
Like Moths To Flames
Lorna Shore
Melrose Avenue
NOTHING MORE
Neckscars
Noise Ratchet
Northlane
Oceans on Orion
Oh! I Kill
Our Last Night
Overhook
Oxymorrons
PINKNOISE
Pave
Point North
Rage Into The Inferno
Raven Black
Rou Reynolds
SOLE SYNDICATE
SUCKERPUNCH!
Sainthood Reps
Shiner
Silverstein
Six Finger Satellite
Sleep State
Solence
Sparta
Squirtgun
Stay Inside
Stick To Your Guns
Sudden Waves
Summerbruise
Tallah
The Devil Wears Prada
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Rev
The Riverside
The Sound Of Animals Fighting
Thornhill
Thrice
Tortoise
Traffic Nightmare
Tre Watson
We Are The Warriors
WesGhost
Wind Walkers
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神楽SCOPE
System Of A Down
Deftones
blink-182
Pierce The Veil
A Day To Remember
Architects
Asking Alexandria
NOTHING MORE
Kellin Quinn
Our Last Night
Ice Nine Kills
Sueco
Stand Here Alone
Rain City Drive
Memphis May Fire
Catch Your Breath
結束バンド
The Used
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Dayseeker
Jeris Johnson
Lorna Shore
Manchester Orchestra
Silverstein
Citizen Soldier
WesGhost
Wind Walkers
Bilmuri
The Home Team
LANDMVRKS
Underoath
The Devil Wears Prada
Get Scared
Point North
Static-X
thrown
Magnolia Park
Thornhill
Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway
Chrissy Costanza
Brand New
Thrice
Senses Fail
Saosin
Hens
Hawthorne Heights
ERRA
Fugazi
Self Deception
Alexisonfire
Propagandhi
Nerv
Djerv
Distantic
Refused
Anberlin
Enter Shikari
zebrahead
Glassjaw
La Dispute
Mars
Sleep Theory
Solence
hey, nothing
Jacoby Shaddix
Ashes Remain
Arm's Length
Banda Go Home
TUYU
+44
Judge & Jury
Alesana
Oli Sykes
Eternal Raijin
Invent Animate
Kroi
Emarosa
Normandie
Bayside
Downstait
Like Moths To Flames
WARGASM (UK)
Helmet
Northlane
NOAHFINNCE
Acres
The Funeral Portrait
Eidola
Peer Pressure
Teenage Disaster
Murder
Belmont
Craig Wedren
Every Time I Die
Godmode
Chiodos
PSYCHO-FRAME
Hands Like Houses
At the Drive-In
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