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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A Static Lullaby
Anberlin
Andy Hull
Appeal To Authority
Architects
Ark of Noah
August Burns Red
Avenade
Beartooth
Birth (Defects)
Bring Me The Horizon
Bullet For My Valentine
Bury Tomorrow
Bush
Butthole Surfers
Catch Your Breath
Chiodos
Christina Rotondo
Citizen
Citizen Soldier
Colin Keenan
Converge
DAKØTA
Dance Gavin Dance
Dayseeker
Downtown Singapore
Drag Me Out
Electric Callboy
Emergency Exist
Emery
Enter Shikari
Escape the Fate
Eternal Raijin
FIGHTMASTER
Forget Who You Are
From Ashes to New
Glass Bridges
Hail The Sun
Hands Like Houses
Hawthorne Heights
Horizon Theory
IDLES
Iceage
If Not For Me
Insurgent
Judge & Jury
Kavrila
Kawaii AF
Kellin Quinn
Kickdown
La Dispute
Less Than Hollow
Like Moths To Flames
Manchester Orchestra
Marmozets
Melrose Avenue
Microwave
Miss May I
Motionless In White
Movements
Murder
My Chemical Romance
Neckscars
Northlane
Of Mice & Men
Oli Sykes
Ostraca
Our Last Night
Prema
Qbomb
Quicksand
Rain City Drive
Saosin
Secrets
Sherane
Sizzy Rocket
Sleep Theory
Sleeping With Sirens
Slow Degrade
Sparta
Spite House
Static Dress
Superheaven
Survive Said The Prophet
Talk Heavy
The Home Team
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Riverside
The Secret of Ocean
The Used
The Wise Man's Fear
This Space Is Ours
Tortoise
Wage War
blink-182
hey, nothing
i don't like mirrors
newshapes
praise.
thrown
Deftones
Paramore
My Chemical Romance
Bring Me The Horizon
blink-182
Pierce The Veil
Bad Omens
Motionless In White
Pixies
A Day To Remember
Architects
Bullet For My Valentine
Asking Alexandria
Dance Gavin Dance
Sleeping With Sirens
Kellin Quinn
Electric Callboy
Dayseeker
The Home Team
i don't like mirrors
Rain City Drive
Bush
Superheaven
Memphis May Fire
Manchester Orchestra
Lorna Shore
Catch Your Breath
Bilmuri
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Used
Escape the Fate
The Amity Affliction
Citizen Soldier
Wind Walkers
Our Last Night
Movements
LANDMVRKS
Beartooth
Silverstein
Get Scared
Underoath
結束バンド
The Devil Wears Prada
Chrissy Costanza
Caskets
Wage War
Of Mice & Men
IDLES
Brand New
Static-X
Thrice
Saosin
Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway
From Ashes to New
ERRA
Senses Fail
Serj Tankian
Butthole Surfers
Fugazi
Hail The Sun
Refused
blessthefall
Anberlin
DON BROCO
Propagandhi
Enter Shikari
Story Of The Year
Distantic
Alexisonfire
Nerv
thrown
Hawthorne Heights
Murder
La Dispute
Solence
Ashes Remain
Mars
Silent Planet
Glassjaw
Sleep Theory
Jacoby Shaddix
TUYU
Survive Said The Prophet
Oli Sykes
Alesana
+44
Banda Go Home
Counterparts
Citizen
FEVER 333
Judge & Jury
Bury Tomorrow
Our Mirage
August Burns Red
Nue
Helmet
WARGASM (UK)
Bayside
hey, nothing
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