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This is a list of bands that have played
screamo at some point in their careers.
Screamo is a
music genre which predominantly evolved from
emo, among other genres, in the early 1990s. The term "screamo" was initially applied to a more aggressive offshoot of emo that developed in San Diego in the early 1990s, which used usually short songs that grafted "spastic intensity to willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics."[1] Screamo is a particularly dissonant style of emo influenced by
hardcore punk[2] and uses typical rock instrumentation, but is noted for its brief compositions, chaotic execution, and
screaming vocals. The genre is "generally based in the aggressive side of the overarching
punk-revival scene,[3] although the term can be vague.[2] The genre was pioneered by bands like
Heroin and
Antioch Arrow.[4]
^Greer, Nick.
"Ampere - All Our Tomorrows End Today (album review) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2011. A typical emo/screamo fan will find this to be standard fare, but those looking for a more palatable foray into technicality should check out The Fall of Troy or Thrice.
^Jared W. Dillon (January 2005).
"Circle Takes The Square"(album review). Sputnikmusic.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2012. The intensity and emotion put into these songs gives it an edge over most bands in the screamo category and it really helps define Circle Takes the Square as a band.
^Freeman, Channing (January 2008).
"Abyssal"(album review). Sputnikmusic.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
^Way, Brian.
"Insomniac Doze"(album review). AllMusic.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2011. ...the band's screamo-core roots...
^Mason, Stewart.
"He Is Legend"(band bio). AllMusic.
Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011. ...the band's take on screamo...
^Cohen, Joshua T. (January 26, 2012).
"Loma Prieta Interview". BlowTheScene.com.
Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
^O'Malley, Gareth (October 30, 2015).
"Loma Prieta : Self Portrait". Treblezine.
Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017. [Loma Prieta's] brand of hardcore has drawn upon myriad other influences, among them the raw emotion of screamo and the brutality of
powerviolence; but since their formation in 2005, the band has pursued darker interests, creating music that became more extreme and intense with each album.