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| Post-hardcore | |
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| Stylistic origins | Hardcore Punk Post-Punk Experimental Rock Experimental Music Heavy Metal |
| Cultural origins | Late 80's, USA's East Coast |
| Typical instruments | Vocals Electric guitar Bass guitar Drum Kit Synth (occasionally) |
| Derivative forms | Emo Screamo Math rock |
Post-hardcore is a musical genre that evolved from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement.
The earliest appearances of post-hardcore 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 is typically characterized by its precise rhythms and loud guitar-based instrumentation accompanied by vocal performances that are often sung as whispers or screams. 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 emotional and performance intensity and social awareness, as well as a DIY ethic.[citation needed]
History
Post-hardcore is rooted in hardcore punk, and developed primarily in the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and which typically featured very fast tempos, short songs (60 to 90 seconds), and barked or shouted vocals often regarding political issues.
By the mid-1980s, groups classified as hardcore, or with strong roots in the genre, were experimenting with the basic template, creating music that, while still rooted in punk rock, was often increasingly diverse, sophisticated and subtle, with influences from other rock and roll styles, or even from completely unrelated genres. The early emo bands, like Rites of Spring, were pivotal in the development of post-hardcore, in part by writing personal, even intimate songs rather than the anti-authority rants typical of early hardcore.
Post-hardcore also includes bands with decidedly art rock leanings such as Fugazi, Thrice, Drive Like Jehu, Bear vs. Shark, Rapeman, Shellac, Big Black, Quicksand, Hot Water Music, Glassjaw, Far, At the Drive-In, and Hoover.
The original post-hardcore sound flagged in popularity throughout the 1990s and has nearly vanished from the public eye, though the genre still thrives in more underground circles as well as in new, more radical forms. Related genres include both emo and math rock, which share a common heritage with post-hardcore, though these genres have since diverged and developed into distinct genres themselves.
Singing style
Post-hardcore is, to some degree, characterized by a particular style of singing.
Singing styles can include relatively standard melodic, harmonious rock-style singing, ragged, usually high-pitched screaming, barked shouting, and whispering. These various singing styles can be used by the same band, and often within the same song, and are typically meant to express strong emotions.
This diverse singing style was pioneered by vocalists such as Ian MacKaye, who mixed standard singing with screaming, all of which added to the passion and power behind the emotionally-charged songs of Minor Threat, Embrace and Fugazi.[citation needed]