Also known as metalcore. It involves the emo look with the flippy hair and sweaters, but with whiny lyrics.
by hellsblast February 28, 2006
Emo "metal" is most commonly referred to as Screamo or Post-Hardcore.
It is a blend of guitar "riffs" usually written in a minor key to give a strong emotional feeling, heavy screaming vocals, and beautiful (sometimes harmonized) melodic vocal patterns, all intricately orchestrated to sound beautifully dark, usually melodic, and always catchy. Emo-Metal is what happens when metal bands get tired of being poor and want to make money. It is essentially metal's attempt at entering the mainstream.(and uranium hardly ever plays anything remotely close to emo-metal.)Bands, such as UNDERoath or Beloved(R.I.P), have perfected the style with others closely following their lead.
It is a blend of guitar "riffs" usually written in a minor key to give a strong emotional feeling, heavy screaming vocals, and beautiful (sometimes harmonized) melodic vocal patterns, all intricately orchestrated to sound beautifully dark, usually melodic, and always catchy. Emo-Metal is what happens when metal bands get tired of being poor and want to make money. It is essentially metal's attempt at entering the mainstream.(and uranium hardly ever plays anything remotely close to emo-metal.)Bands, such as UNDERoath or Beloved(R.I.P), have perfected the style with others closely following their lead.
Examples of Emo "metal" include
UNDERoath, Beloved, alexisonfire, Blindside(somewhat), Chevelle(somewhat), Dead Poetic, Emery, Every Time I Die (the new stuff), From Autumn to Ashes, Haste the Day(the new stuff), Poison the Well(one of the pioneers), Protest the Hero, The Refused(definitely a pioneer), Saosin, Thrice(the older stuff).
If you're interested...
Top Emo-Metal(Screamo)(Post-Hardcore)
Album Band
Define The Great Line --------------- UNDERoath
Failure On -------------------------- Beloved
The Weeks End ----------------------- Emery
New Medicines ----------------------- Dead Poetic
Tear From the Red-------------------- Poison the Well
Saosin------------------------------- Saosin
Artist in the Ambulance-------------- Thrice
So there... It Does Exist. And F*** YOU!!! If you say otherwise.
UNDERoath, Beloved, alexisonfire, Blindside(somewhat), Chevelle(somewhat), Dead Poetic, Emery, Every Time I Die (the new stuff), From Autumn to Ashes, Haste the Day(the new stuff), Poison the Well(one of the pioneers), Protest the Hero, The Refused(definitely a pioneer), Saosin, Thrice(the older stuff).
If you're interested...
Top Emo-Metal(Screamo)(Post-Hardcore)
Album Band
Define The Great Line --------------- UNDERoath
Failure On -------------------------- Beloved
The Weeks End ----------------------- Emery
New Medicines ----------------------- Dead Poetic
Tear From the Red-------------------- Poison the Well
Saosin------------------------------- Saosin
Artist in the Ambulance-------------- Thrice
So there... It Does Exist. And F*** YOU!!! If you say otherwise.
by Mare Concordiae (Sea of Harmony) April 2, 2008
A kind of heavy metal music that is much heavier than anything up to date. Typically it goes on at tempos not slower than 210 - 220 Bpm with ultra distorted guitars tuned at least 3 tones downwards (6th string at G#) pounding complicated sixteenth note riffs on the first four frets of the two last strings, the bassist usually plays all in 32nd notes in double-slapping fashion and is usually tuned even lower (6th string as much as the E 1 octave downwards) doubled by a synth wich plays in unison 2 octaves below, the bassists also tend to use very large speakers (18 to 45 inches) driven by two or more tube amps plugged in series (the output of one in the input of the other for added power) those said amps are no less than 2500 watts in power. The drums are simply huge, they span at least four bass drums (two doubles), in the case of more bass drums it is not uncommon that the drummer is assisted by additionnal drummers usually one by pair of double bass drum. The additional drummers pass the entire gig lying on the floor with a pedal in each feet and hand. Sometimes, if the set asks for it, these additional drummers are assigned to operate an additional snare with their mouth, also this serves the purpose of making them concentrate more on their set since their mouth is filled with the snare drum stick and they cannot talk or complain. The same Additionnal drummer principle goes for snares and toms. The main drummer is to operate no more than 24 (two times the number of apostles) toms and snares. every additional drummer assigned to toms and snares is hung above their set and beats it with sticks attached to both his hands feet hips mouths and ears (to preserve from talking whining about their conditions and hearing damage). Everybody in the band sings, this task is hardwired in the members by having wireless microphnes implanted in them. Those microphnes are emitting constantly so even if the member does not want to sing he still produces at least nearby organ sounds that add to the delicate texture of the music.
Celine Dion and Cthulu Adorning Someday, Flatt Scrubb and Shine, Kick that bastard in the Schnolles until he Vomits, The Piping Plan, Christine's World, Semestrial Implants, Wuthering Heights, Lucid landrover Special, Cultivating Doorknobs Suspiciously, Vagina Haywire and Hairy Posthumous Penny, Pepsi in a Paper Glass, Anxious Button Fly Baseball, etc etc These are all great Emo "metal" bands, there are a lot greater unknown ones that dont get as much press coverage but are promised, if not to be as big as any of the above, at least to acquire an underground legendary status for decades to come.
by Ursula Grandita November 24, 2007
There is no term in existance. The two genres of music are mutually exclusive of each other. Metal revels in sex, drugs, violence and death. Emo on the other had cringes and cries in a corner at such ideas.
It's either Metal or Emo, not both.
You are thinking of PostHardcore, or just plain EMO, you fucking idiot!
It's either Metal or Emo, not both.
You are thinking of PostHardcore, or just plain EMO, you fucking idiot!
Dude: Fuck I love SLAYER!
Emo: Umm...why do they have to sing about such evil things and like it? Why can't Emo "Metal"have some kick ass music like this but without the evil and violence? It makes me want to cry...(whines)
Dude: Because, pussy, there is no such thing! No one in their right mind would even think about that bullshit! Get the fuck out of my McDonalds...
(Kicks the shit out of the emo loser)
Emo: Umm...why do they have to sing about such evil things and like it? Why can't Emo "Metal"have some kick ass music like this but without the evil and violence? It makes me want to cry...(whines)
Dude: Because, pussy, there is no such thing! No one in their right mind would even think about that bullshit! Get the fuck out of my McDonalds...
(Kicks the shit out of the emo loser)
by mrcemetery February 25, 2009
A newfangled genre of pop music that combines two unrelated elements: the lyrical content of emo (sob, sob, sob, SOB) and the loud guitars of today's metal.
The singers in Emo Metal bands tend to - for some reason only few can decipher - scream as much of the lyrics as humanly possible.
See also: screamo
The singers in Emo Metal bands tend to - for some reason only few can decipher - scream as much of the lyrics as humanly possible.
See also: screamo
by aleclair November 13, 2005
A non-existant genre of music invented by those freaks out there who like both emo and metal music (not me I swear... *feighns innocence*)
Some random: Hey, there's no such genre of music as Emo Metal!! What kind of person likes emo and metal??!!
me: *whistles innocently and walks off in opposite direction*
me: *whistles innocently and walks off in opposite direction*
by baby_in_black December 12, 2005
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