An early-mid 90s genre of music that combined post-hardcore and 80's emo. NOT to be confused with 'screamo' (meaning pop-punk bands that scream)
Examples include: Hot Water Music, Samiam, Mineral, Braid, Lifetime, Sunny Day Real Estate, Sense Field, Texas Is The Reason,etc
Examples DONT include: Finch, The Used, Story of The Year, Thursday
Examples DONT include: Finch, The Used, Story of The Year, Thursday
by Foryourlungsonly March 16, 2004
Has little or nothing to do with the word "hardcore". The original emo genre burned out in the late 80's as most bands only released their music on 7" vinyl and never really became big. However, emocore takes the conventions of the original emo genre and incorporates it into a more modernised punk style of music - and this is the name given to most emo-esque music today.
by 48953749 March 12, 2005
emocore is actually derived just from "emo or emotional" it is the "core" of emo, not hardcore and emo...
Some EMOCORE bands include, but are not limited to; SDRE, Samiam, Jawbreaker, Rites of Spring, Embrace, Gray Matter, Fugazi, Hot Water Music, Elliot, Chamberlain...
by screwface May 04, 2004
by Grant July 17, 2003
Style of music, mixed primarily of punk and metal. The word "emo" comes from emotional. The word "core" comes frm hardcore. Hardcore + Emotion = Emocore.
by Patrick July 12, 2003
by name December 03, 2003
developed from hardcore, but more melodical and "emo"tional, mostly lyrics about broken hearts, feelings, love...
you will cry if you hear it, it´s the best music in the world
emocore-emo-screamo
you will cry if you hear it, it´s the best music in the world
emocore-emo-screamo
finch, from autumn to ashes, f4af, thursday, soty, dismissed*, matchbook romance, taking back sunday, underoath (some), boysetsfire (some)...
by emotion.is.alive May 04, 2004