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Acronym for the music genre "Post-Hardcore."

The Post-Hardcore genre started in the year 1980, with local Chicago bands such as "Saccharine Trust", "Naked Raygun", and "The Effigies" merging their post-punk lyrics and vocals, with hardcore melodies and sound.

Good examples of modern PHC bands include "Issues", "Dance, Gavin Dance", A Day To Remember", "Scary Kids Scaring Scary Kids."

There are bands that have been mistakenly labeled as PHC. "I See Stars", "Chunk! No Captain Chunk", Attack Attack!", Woe, Is Me" and "Asking Alexandra" area few Electrocore bands that are commonly mistaken as PHC.
"Hey have you heard that new album by Amidst the Graves Demons? Totally Post-Hardcore!"

'Aw dude, I love Attack Attack! Totally PHC!" "Nah dude. They're Electrocore."
by Shawn WC April 3, 2014
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When somebody is always acting tough and talking shit, but when they fight they get the shit kicked out of them.

Also a song by the PHC band Issues, describing said affliction.
"Mike suffers from the stingray affliction. He said he could beat the shit out of Brad, but instead Brad broke 3 of his ribs."
by Shawn WC April 3, 2014
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