20 emo classics that helped define today's scene, from 1985 to 1997
Mar 10, 2020 · Emerging from the legendary Washington, D.C. hardcore scene of the ’80s, Gray Matter kept the ferocious riffs and louder-at-all-cost regimen but opted to recognize emotions other than white-hot...
The beginner’s guide to the evolution of emo - NME
Apr 30, 2018 · Born out of Washington D.C.’s 1980s hardcore-punk scene, emo’s roots are often traced back to Rites Of Spring. Musically similar to the scuzzed-up riffing of post-hardcore, it was Rites Of...
Emo - Wikipedia
It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and post-hardcore from the mid-1980s Washington, D.C. hardcore scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore. The bands Rites of Spring and Embrace, among others, pioneered the genre.
List of emo artists - Wikipedia
Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace.
Emo music from the 1980s - Discogs
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Emo Music Guide: A Look at the Bands and Sounds of the Genre
Jun 7, 2021 · Popular emo bands include My Chemical Romance, From First to Last, Fall Out Boy, Jawbreaker, and Dashboard Confessional. Emo music originated in the 1980s as an offshoot of the post-hardcore movement, rising over the decades to become one of the most popular music genres for a new generation of rock music fans.
Emo - Rock Music Wiki | Fandom
Emo, shortened for Emotional Hardcore, emerged in the 1980s as a form of Post-Hardcore in Washington, D.C. There are four "waves" of emo: first wave, second wave, third wave, and fourth wave emo.
Emo | Alternative Rock, Indie Pop & Punk Rock | Britannica
Nov 19, 2024 · Emo, subgenre of punk rock music that arose in Washington, D.C., in the mid-1980s. Guy Picciotto (who was later a founding member of the influential hard-core group Fugazi) and his band, Rites of Spring, launched the subgenre when they moved away from a punk scene that sometimes favoured attitude
Top 80s emo artists - Last.fm
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Best Emo albums of the 1980s - Rate Your Music
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