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Post-hardcore is a subgenre of punk rock music that emerged in the mid-1980s. It maintains the intensity and aggression of hardcore punk while emphasizing greater creative expression and musical complexity. Post-hardcore expanded on the dynamics of hardcore punk, incorporating longer and more intricate song structures, allowing for more diverse musical elements and experimentation. Bands like Saccharine Trust, Naked Raygun, and The Effigies, active in the early 1980s, are recognized as pioneers of the post-hardcore genre.
MUSICALITY
Musically, post-hardcore keeps hardcore punk's intense and heavy aspects but adds a mix of different music styles. This creates a varied sound with punk, alternative rock, emo, and experimental influences. Post-hardcore bands usually have strong vocals, intricate guitar parts, and changing rhythms, and they're open to trying unique song structures and sounds.
THEMES
In terms of lyrics, post-hardcore addresses a range of subjects, frequently diving into personal reflection, social observations, and emotional feelings. The genre's songs touch on themes like individual challenges, societal concerns, love, and heartbreak, as well as self-exploration and introspection.
FAMOUS ARTISTS
Post-hardcore gained widespread popularity through bands like My Chemical Romance, Dance Gavin Dance, AFI, Underoath, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein, and Senses Fail. In the 2010s, Sleeping with Sirens and Pierce the Veil also became mainstream successes within the post-hardcore genre. Simultaneously, Title Fight and La Dispute found underground acclaim by creating music that closely echoed the post-hardcore style of the 1980s and 1990s.
