SCREAMO Education

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Screamo is a more chaotic spin off of emotive hardcore (emo). Although the vocals in both genres are very similar, the song structures were distinctly different. In emo the songs often featured long clean builds which would explode into complete chaos, where as screamo was much more to the point, played faster with tons of sudden starts and stops.

Key early screamo bands include Anomie (France) , Portraits Of Past (California), Saetia (New York), and Orchid (Massachusetts) among many others.

Since it's birth in the early mid 90's screamo has amassed a very loyal and devoted underground following. Although it's experienced no mainstream success the genre has managed to grow into a wide spread community and shows no sign of slowing down or compromising to appeal to a larger crowd.

Key currently active screamo bands. Circle Takes The Square (Georgia), Raein (Italy), Loma Prieta (California), Ampere (Massachusetts), Comadre (California), Danse Macabre (Germany).

As far as the actual "sound" goes. Screamo, like emo has a very raw almost live feel to it. Along with this, hardcore punk influences (emo's parent genre) are very prevalent also. The vocals are typically the driving force of the music, they are mostly screamed, however group yells and spoken words are also common practice, where as singing is a scarce quality in screamo but it happens occasionally (see Neil Perry, Dot Flash Line and Kodan Armada).

The small amount of singing that is in screamo is never the vocal focus, in fact it's hardly even an accent. Typically it will consist of single notes carried out for a few seconds at a time to add atmosphere or to accent a certain lyric (Khayembii Communique did a bit of this, most notable in the song AM 1200).

Guitar wise screamo consists of short melodic intros/fills, harmonized power chords and small minimal note leads as accent where seen fit. The song structure is very choppy, and to some it may seem random. Due to it's chaotic nature it's less likely to ever attain mass appeal.

Over the past few years it's become common place for people to ignorantly label modern post hardcore bands as "screamo" because of their vocals. Due to the vast bastardization of the term, many people will go to great lengths to avoid it all together.

As you can imagine it gets really old having to explain the difference between the fake bullshit and true screamo. And it gets really old when you have to cut in when every time the term is used/brought up to make it known that "when I say screamo, I'm talking about bands like Welcome The Plague Year or Tristan Tzara, not the modern post hardcore bullshit you're probably thinking of."

I don't care if this video upsets you. Go complain to someone else, thanks.

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[PacmanNathan1]

Im sorry at this point you prolly dont even read the comments but i really dont understand. Absolutely these bands were not screamo. But the post hardcore genre is a community of friends, That for the most have alot of passion in their music. And i dont believe lack of a stage decides the genre, If so then you are saying enter shikari and chiodos are screamo... which they arent. Its a type of music, with punk rock roots, some screaming vox, and passion. You failed to make that a valid point.

[thatguyonstage]

@PacmanNathan1

this was a troll video

[THEORIGINALDEATHBARE]

sigh... if only u could understand that swearing does not make u more emotional, just sound like a dick... id love th video MORE if u (like every other "that isnt real emo music" guy) would stop telling us that the stuff we like is trash, but tell us what we should listen to! u cannot help us poor, "scene posers" unless you tell us wat IS good music!

but btw... :P that post-hardcore trendy scene music IS ALLOWED TO HAVE EMOTION AND COMMUNITY TOO! lol -.\\\ get it right and pls dont troll!

[thatguyonstage]

@THEORIGINALDEATHBARE

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[tacoface89]

i agree the bands you mentioned aren't screamo thanks for stating that but i do like most of those bands

[thatguyonstage]

@tacoface89

this video is mostly a troll video. I love both post hardcore and screamo.

[thatguyonstage]

@EDedX3

If you're a tone deff idiot sure...

[chrisissatan]

Wo wo wo these bands have nothing to do with hardcore eighther, don't call it post hardcore you'll further tarnish hardcore's name. Fugazi is posthardcore they're nothing like fugazi.

[TheAhovking]

hahah if thats screamo ill stick with good old asking Alexandria (metalcore)

[JohnyScreamo]

LOL...you must be idiot :) Screamo is amazing ;))

[3ddANDthFOREVER0014]

I watched it for the song

[TheZeemoon]

I wish I didn't have a life either. Then I'd spend countless hours putting together a rage video about somebody stupid, like Rebecca Black.. or better yet!!!!!!! The person who made this video. Nah, he's not worth a video, just pointless text on youtube. NÒÓB.

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[extraxdropdead]

good bands of screamo, I like the song of Raein

[kyeospeaks]

the pic at 2:11 is definitely a bay area group shot. nice loma prieta photo too. :)

[blacckkRain]

what band is at 1:41