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
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All Nine Yards
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Artifer
Avalanche Effect
Beartooth
Bilmuri
Black Stains
Boris
Bother.
Bring Me The Horizon
Bush
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Cara Calma
Catch Your Breath
Chat Pile
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Comastatic
Conquer Divide
Converge
Counterparts
DAKØTA
Disventure Camp
Divine Fallacy
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ERRA
Emarosa
Escape the Fate
Every King Has A Clown
FATHOMLESS SKYWALKER
FJØRT
Faith in Failure
Fire From The Gods
Forget Who You Are
Foxblood
From Ashes to New
Girls Against Boys
HENSEI
Hands Like Houses
Hearts & Hand Grenades
Hollow Front
Hrvrd
IMPVLSE
In Waves
Jejune
Judge & Jury
Kaelob Mecum
Kellin Quinn
Kickdown
Life Right Now
Lilac Kings
Lionheart
Lydia Can't Breathe
Manchester Orchestra
Matchbook Romance
Melrose Avenue
Modern Day Escape
Motionless In White
NOVELISTS
Nature Pleads Revenge
Normandie
Nue
Oceans on Orion
Oh! I Kill
Our Last Night
Our Mirage
PINKNOISE
Pave
SUCKERPUNCH!
SYCAMOUR
Sick Solution
Silent Planet
Soulbound
Static Dress
Story Of The Year
Sundowning
Survive Said The Prophet
Svntarer
The Amity Affliction
The Devil Wears Prada
The Hirsch Effekt
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Thrice
Ultimate Emo Party
Underoath
Unsane
Unwound818
Vermona Kids
Volumes
We Set Signals
blessthefall
i don't like mirrors
never easy
weknewnothing
xEIGHTY-SIXEDx
神楽SCOPE
Deftones
blink-182
Bring Me The Horizon
Paramore
Pierce The Veil
Bad Omens
Motionless In White
A Day To Remember
Architects
Bullet For My Valentine
Asking Alexandria
Electric Callboy
Kellin Quinn
The Home Team
Dayseeker
i don't like mirrors
Manchester Orchestra
Rain City Drive
Bush
Memphis May Fire
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Lorna Shore
Catch Your Breath
Jeris Johnson
The Used
Silverstein
Wind Walkers
Citizen Soldier
Escape the Fate
The Amity Affliction
Beartooth
Our Last Night
Bilmuri
LANDMVRKS
The Devil Wears Prada
Get Scared
Underoath
結束バンド
Caskets
Chrissy Costanza
Of Mice & Men
Brand New
thrown
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Static-X
Thrice
IDLES
From Ashes to New
ERRA
Senses Fail
Saosin
Refused
Hail The Sun
Fugazi
Anberlin
Story Of The Year
zebrahead
DON BROCO
Distantic
Alexisonfire
Djerv
Propagandhi
Enter Shikari
Nerv
blessthefall
Silent Planet
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Sleep Theory
Ashes Remain
Jacoby Shaddix
Solence
Mars
Hawthorne Heights
La Dispute
Arm's Length
Banda Go Home
Oli Sykes
Counterparts
Survive Said The Prophet
Alesana
+44
TUYU
Judge & Jury
FEVER 333
Invent Animate
Bury Tomorrow
Citizen
Our Mirage
Helmet
Microwave
Nue
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Halocene
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