Originally a broader,more experimental offshoot of Hardcore Punk,but closer under the umbrella of 'Indie-rock',it traces its roots back to the time of the Revolution Summer (1985) when bands such as Rites of Spring and Gray Matter helped establish this genre along with the then,barely-coined ''emocore'' (which is why today,people still like to say that Post-Hardcore is 'emo',even if they don't even know these bands).
Soon enough,more Post-Hardcore bands were formed,such as the highly influencal Fugazi,Nation of Ulysses,Jawbox and Shudder to Think.
Many bands took influence from the 'noise rock' sound from Sonic Youth and Big Black.
As the 90's approached,post-hardcore found its way to a wider audience,with Quicksand and Drive Like Jehu signing to major labels and Fugazi still influencing bands by the masses.
Then came Hot Water Music,Cursive,and Small Brown Bike.
More bands formed towards the end of the nineties including the highly energetic At The Drive-in,Thursday and the Blood Brothers.
It then became bad.Horrible bands with horrible pig snorted screaming were crawling their way onto the cover of Kerrang! Magazine.
Enter Shikari,Alesana,Silverstein,The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus,Hawthorne Heights and From First To Last were obsessed over by 13 year olds and marketed as 'emo'.
The only good thing left was Thursday.
Its sad really.What mainstream did to destroy Emo,Indie Rock,Post Hardcore,Screamo,and Pop punk...
Soon enough,more Post-Hardcore bands were formed,such as the highly influencal Fugazi,Nation of Ulysses,Jawbox and Shudder to Think.
Many bands took influence from the 'noise rock' sound from Sonic Youth and Big Black.
As the 90's approached,post-hardcore found its way to a wider audience,with Quicksand and Drive Like Jehu signing to major labels and Fugazi still influencing bands by the masses.
Then came Hot Water Music,Cursive,and Small Brown Bike.
More bands formed towards the end of the nineties including the highly energetic At The Drive-in,Thursday and the Blood Brothers.
It then became bad.Horrible bands with horrible pig snorted screaming were crawling their way onto the cover of Kerrang! Magazine.
Enter Shikari,Alesana,Silverstein,The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus,Hawthorne Heights and From First To Last were obsessed over by 13 year olds and marketed as 'emo'.
The only good thing left was Thursday.
Its sad really.What mainstream did to destroy Emo,Indie Rock,Post Hardcore,Screamo,and Pop punk...
Teacher : So,Freddie,tell us what music are you into?
WannabePoser (freddie) : xHardXcorex,Emo...POST-HARDCORE
Teacher : ???
WP : Its like kinda hardcore metal stuff with totally rad screaming.
Teacher : Hmmm....Sounds very underground!
WP : Yeh,only the cool skater emo people like me listen
to it.Its not really on MTV,so yeh it's definitely underground.
Post-Hardcore expert : *sniggers* Oh my god!
Teacher : I'm Sorry??
P-HE : Dude you really need to learn the facts,Kerrang! is getting you brainwashed man,that screaming isn't rad it's unemotional and a headache!
They only get you listening to them 'cause THEY says its cool and 'cause they straighten their hair.As you can see Cedric Bixler-Zavala NEVER straightened his hair!!
WP : Cedric Bixler Who??
PHE : Oh My God!! Frontman of the LEGENDARY post-hardcore band,AT THE DRIVE-IN!!
WP : Post-Hardcore? Are They Good?
PHE : Better than your trash.
We're Talking, Drive Like Jehu!! Husker Du!! Jawbox!! Cap'n Jazz!!
And there 'aint no 'shit' in FUGAZI!!!...er except for the 'I'
Teacher : Will You Please Calm Down!!
P-HE : I can't unwind until i listen to Unwound!!!
WP : Who???
P-HE : *Screams Geoff Rickley-esque scream*
WannabePoser (freddie) : xHardXcorex,Emo...POST-HARDCORE
Teacher : ???
WP : Its like kinda hardcore metal stuff with totally rad screaming.
Teacher : Hmmm....Sounds very underground!
WP : Yeh,only the cool skater emo people like me listen
to it.Its not really on MTV,so yeh it's definitely underground.
Post-Hardcore expert : *sniggers* Oh my god!
Teacher : I'm Sorry??
P-HE : Dude you really need to learn the facts,Kerrang! is getting you brainwashed man,that screaming isn't rad it's unemotional and a headache!
They only get you listening to them 'cause THEY says its cool and 'cause they straighten their hair.As you can see Cedric Bixler-Zavala NEVER straightened his hair!!
WP : Cedric Bixler Who??
PHE : Oh My God!! Frontman of the LEGENDARY post-hardcore band,AT THE DRIVE-IN!!
WP : Post-Hardcore? Are They Good?
PHE : Better than your trash.
We're Talking, Drive Like Jehu!! Husker Du!! Jawbox!! Cap'n Jazz!!
And there 'aint no 'shit' in FUGAZI!!!...er except for the 'I'
Teacher : Will You Please Calm Down!!
P-HE : I can't unwind until i listen to Unwound!!!
WP : Who???
P-HE : *Screams Geoff Rickley-esque scream*
by SDRErule August 15, 2009
A genre that was started by emo kids that hated other emo kids, but stayed true to the punk and hardcore roots, thereby emerging as one of the greatest genres of music of all time.
Great post-hardcore bands? Why, try;
Bear Vs. Shark
Thursday
Thrice
Glassjaw
Circa Survive
mewithoutYou
Fugazi
The Rites of Spring
and, of couse, At The Drive-In.
Bear Vs. Shark
Thursday
Thrice
Glassjaw
Circa Survive
mewithoutYou
Fugazi
The Rites of Spring
and, of couse, At The Drive-In.
by xMaxx June 12, 2006
A respectable genre, that combines the heavy musical structure of hardcore with more melodic vocals. Post Hardcore generally contains the same guitar structure as hardcore, for example; the breakdown. This Genre is in no way another way of classifying 'emo'. And doing so would illustrate ones ignorance in relation to this branch of alternative music. Although post hardcore often contains, emotional lyrics.
Some post hardcore bands:
-alesana
-a skylit drive
-Behind Crimson Eyes (good aussie band)
-Chiodos
-Drop Dead, Gorgeous
-Emanuel
-Escape The Fate
-The Fall of Troy (experimental)
-From Autumn to Ashes
-The getaway plan (good aussie band)
-Protest the Hero
-Saosin
-Story of the Year
-Underoath
Some hardcore/Metalcore bands:
-Bring Me the Horizon
-Destroy the Runner
-Haste the Day
-I Killed The Prom Queen (aussie hardcore, GETSOME!)
-Mortal Treason
-Parkway Drive (aussie hardcore)
Some post hardcore bands:
-alesana
-a skylit drive
-Behind Crimson Eyes (good aussie band)
-Chiodos
-Drop Dead, Gorgeous
-Emanuel
-Escape The Fate
-The Fall of Troy (experimental)
-From Autumn to Ashes
-The getaway plan (good aussie band)
-Protest the Hero
-Saosin
-Story of the Year
-Underoath
Some hardcore/Metalcore bands:
-Bring Me the Horizon
-Destroy the Runner
-Haste the Day
-I Killed The Prom Queen (aussie hardcore, GETSOME!)
-Mortal Treason
-Parkway Drive (aussie hardcore)
by Haydie February 23, 2007
Post-hardcore, as the name might suggest, is a musical offshoot of the hardcore punk movement. The earliest appearances of the genre were in Washington, D.C. in the mid- to late-1980s (see the era's releases on Dischord Records, for example), though it was not widely known until the early 1990s. Post-hardcore, as a musical genre, is marked by its precise rhythms and loud guitar-based instrumentation accompanied by vocal performances that are as often sung as whispered or shouted. The genre has developed a unique balance of dissonance and melody, in part channeling the loud and fast hardcore ethos into more measured, subtle forms of tension and release. It shares with its hardcore roots an intensity and social awareness as well as a DIY punk ethic, yet eschews much of the unfocused rage and loose, sometimes amatuerish musicianship of punk rock.
Side note: Everyone bitches about My Chemical Romance being 'emo' but MCR fits more into the Post-Hardcore catogory than anything.
Side note: Everyone bitches about My Chemical Romance being 'emo' but MCR fits more into the Post-Hardcore catogory than anything.
by MCR Forever! February 25, 2006
by _fraek April 18, 2010
A. A genre of punk rock based in hardcore, but more experimental. Has a lot in common with emo, but less introspective.
B. A word scene kids who don't even know who fugazi was use to describe their music
B. A word scene kids who don't even know who fugazi was use to describe their music
A- "At the drive-in is a pretty good post-hardcore band."
B- trendy kid: "Chiodos is a good post-hardcore band."
punk kid: "fuck you."
B- trendy kid: "Chiodos is a good post-hardcore band."
punk kid: "fuck you."
by leonardkoehn July 31, 2008
A musical genre that often goes hand in hand with screamo, metalcore and hardcore punk. A main feature of the genre is the contrast of melodic and/or emotional singing with screaming, and sometimes other vocal styles, like whispering, yelling, etc. Fast-paced hardcore/thrash metal guitar riffs and high-pitched, heartfelt melodies are another example of the contrast commonly used within this genre. Kind of like a mixture of emo and thrash.
Some good examples of post-hardcore are:
From Autumn to Ashes
Thursday
My Chemical Romance (on their first album)
Glassjaw
Alesana
Haste the Day
Underoath
Atreyu
Some good examples of post-hardcore are:
From Autumn to Ashes
Thursday
My Chemical Romance (on their first album)
Glassjaw
Alesana
Haste the Day
Underoath
Atreyu
by Pieces Mended April 24, 2007