Screamo is often mentioned alongside emo.
You may have heard the term screamo before, but not really know what the music actually sounds like.
For those people, here are some quintessential bands that represent screamo and are must-listens.
Please enjoy the world of screamo—one that can’t be confined to just “intense music.”
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Recommended Western screamo bands. Popular overseas bands (1–10).
Can You Feel My HeartBring Me The Horizon
This is a track from Sempiternal, the fourth studio album by the British band Bring Me the Horizon, released in 2013.
The music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California.
If I’m James Dean, Then You’re Audrey HepburnSleeping with Sirens
Sleeping With Sirens is a band formed in Orlando, Florida.
This song is included on their 2010 debut album, With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear.
It is one of their most popular tracks, singing about a plea for lost love.
HelenaMy Chemical Romance
A song written about the grief over lead singer Gerard Way’s grandmother, Elena Lee Rush.
He has cited this track as one of the most important for himself and the band.
It was released as a single in 2005.
Blue & YellowThe Used
A song written about the friendship between frontman Bert McCracken and guitarist Quinn Allman.
It’s a 2003 single from The Used—formed in Utah, USA—off their self-titled debut album.
My HeroineSilverstein
A song about a man who’s been hurt by his relationship with a woman.
The title “My Heroine” expresses that he’s addicted to this girl, playing on the word “heroin.” The music video portrays an unhealthy obsession.