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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Too Close To The Sun
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90 Day Men
Above Snakes
Ace Enders
Alexisonfire
All Sinners
Armor For Sleep
Bad Omens
Bashford
Believe In Nothing
Bisturí
Bloom
Brutus
Bury Tomorrow
CELESTE
Caskets
Chat Pile
Citizen
Citizen Soldier
Comastatic
Conquer Divide
Converge
Critical Rise
Curveless
DAKØTA
DON BROCO
DRAIN
Dayseeker
Electric Callboy
Emarosa
Emery
Endgame
Escape the Fate
Esprit D'Air
Eternal Raijin
Excide
FEVER 333
FIGHTMASTER
FJØRT
Faith in Failure
Foxblood
From Ashes to New
Fugazi
Future Palace
Gloomy Culture
Hawthorne Heights
Her Last Sight
Hollow Skies
Homesick
Hrvrd
Hüsker Dü
IDLES
Idle Days
In Waves
Ink & Dagger
Jason Aalon Butler
Judge & Jury
Kawaii AF
Kickdown
King Ultramega
Lift The Curse
Like Moths To Flames
Lilith Czar
Lydia Can't Breathe
Melrose Avenue
Normandie
Northlane
Nue
Oceans on Orion
Of Mice & Men
Our Last Night
PINKNOISE
PITSHOT
Paria
SANITY
SUCKERPUNCH!
Seven Blood
Shadow Inside
Shady Nasty
Silent Planet
Space Of Variations
Svalbard
Svntarer
Sweet Harm
Tesa
The Devil Wears Prada
Thrice
Tortoise
VITO
Valiant Hearts
Volumes
WOAH
We Are The Warriors
Who on Earth
Wildways
Work of Wolves
Your Grave
blessthefall
i don't like mirrors
never easy
Deftones
blink-182
Paramore
Pierce The Veil
Bad Omens
Architects
A Day To Remember
Asking Alexandria
Electric Callboy
Kellin Quinn
i don't like mirrors
Sueco
Dayseeker
Catch Your Breath
Memphis May Fire
Rain City Drive
Jeris Johnson
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Manchester Orchestra
Lorna Shore
The Used
Wind Walkers
Silverstein
Citizen Soldier
Escape the Fate
Our Last Night
LANDMVRKS
Underoath
The Home Team
Bilmuri
結束バンド
The Devil Wears Prada
Get Scared
Caskets
Chrissy Costanza
Static-X
Thrice
Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway
IDLES
Of Mice & Men
Brand New
thrown
From Ashes to New
Saosin
Hens
Senses Fail
ERRA
Fugazi
Hail The Sun
Nerv
blessthefall
Story Of The Year
Propagandhi
Djerv
Enter Shikari
zebrahead
Anberlin
Refused
DON BROCO
Alexisonfire
Distantic
Sleep Theory
Glassjaw
Jacoby Shaddix
Silent Planet
La Dispute
Solence
Mars
Hawthorne Heights
Ashes Remain
Oli Sykes
Arm's Length
+44
TUYU
Alesana
Banda Go Home
Judge & Jury
Invent Animate
Bury Tomorrow
FEVER 333
Citizen
Normandie
Helmet
Bayside
Halocene
Microwave
WARGASM (UK)
Nue
hey, nothing
Acres
Northlane
Eidola
NOAHFINNCE
Belmont
Every Time I Die
Emarosa
Like Moths To Flames
Godmode
Chiodos
Craig Wedren