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Emo / ˈiːmoʊ / is a music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. 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.
This is a list of notable musical artists associated with the music genre and/or subculture of emo.. Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics.
Midwest emo (or Midwestern emo[1]) refers to the emo scene and/or subgenre [2] that developed in the 1990s Midwestern United States. Employing unconventional vocal stylings, distinct guitar riffs and arpeggiated melodies, [3] Midwest emo bands shifted away from the genre's hardcore punk roots and drew on indie rock and math rock approaches. [4]
The Emo Nite event, now a full-fledged national business in its 10th year, started out as a way for creators Petracca and Freed to listen to the kind of music they enjoyed — despite it not being ...
Emo rap is a subgenre of hip hop with influence from emo. [7] Originating in the SoundCloud rap scene in the mid-2010s, [8] the genre fuses characteristics of hip hop music, such as trap-style beats with vocals that are usually sung. The most prominent artists in the genre were Lil Peep, XXXTentacion, and Juice Wrld.
Screamo (also referred to as skramz [1]) is an subgenre of emo that emerged in the early 1990s and emphasizes "willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics". [2] San Diego–based bands Heroin and Antioch Arrow pioneered the genre in the early 1990s, and it was developed in the late 1990s mainly by bands from the East Coast of the United States such as Pg. 99, Orchid, Saetia, and I Hate Myself.
Emo pop (alternatively typeset with a hyphen, also known as emo pop-punk and pop-emo) is a fusion genre combining emo with pop-punk, pop music, or both. [1] Emo pop features a musical style with more concise composition and hook -filled choruses. Emo pop has its origins in the 1990s with bands like Jimmy Eat World, the Get Up Kids, Weezer and ...
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. Emo revival groups (46 P) Screamo musical groups (1 C, 25 P) First-wave emo bands (13 P)