[Western music] What is post-hardcore? — Summary of representative bands

If you like bands that are often introduced as emo or loud, whether Western or Japanese, you’ve probably come across the genre called “post-hardcore” at least once.

Among the bands that originated from hardcore punk, which began in the late 1970s, those who created a unique sound that didn’t fit neatly within existing hardcore came to be called “post-hardcore.” From there, derivative genres like emo-core and screamo emerged, and since the 2000s the term has been used in a broader sense—making it a very difficult genre to define.

In this article, we’ll introduce, all at once, the bands that debuted from the 1980s to the 1990s and played an important role in shaping post-hardcore.