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Recommended Western screamo bands. Popular overseas bands.

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.”

Playlist

Recommended Western screamo bands. Popular overseas bands.
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1eastCan You Feel My HeartBring Me The Horizon
Can You Feel My HeartBring Me The Horizonplay_arrow
Bring Me the Horizon's songs
2eastIf I’m James Dean, Then You’re Audrey HepburnSleeping with Sirens
If I’m James Dean, Then You're Audrey HepburnSleeping with Sirensplay_arrow
Popular songs by Sleeping With Sirens
3eastHelenaMy Chemical Romance
HelenaMy Chemical Romanceplay_arrow
An important song that expresses grief for my grandmother
4eastBlue & YellowThe Used
Blue & YellowThe Usedplay_arrow
The Used: A Song of Friendship
5eastMy HeroineSilverstein
My HeroineSilversteinplay_arrow
A song that portrays obsession and dependence on her
6eastJuneauFuneral for a Friend
JuneauFuneral for a Friendplay_arrow
A song about a relationship where Matt Davies was deceived
7eastWaking The DemonBullet For My Valentine
Waking The DemonBullet For My Valentineplay_arrow
Heavy songs by Bullet for My Valentine
8eastSomeone, SomewhereAsking Alexandria
Someone, SomewhereAsking Alexandriaplay_arrow
Family and lies are the themes of Asking Alexandria
9eastBlindKorn
BlindKornplay_arrow
Jonathan Davis's drug problems
10eastI’m Not A VampireFalling In Reverse
I'm Not A VampireFalling In Reverseplay_arrow
Falling In Reverse's debut song
11eastKing for a DayPierce The Veil ft. Kellin Quinn
King for a DayPierce The Veil ft. Kellin Quinnplay_arrow
Pierce the Veil's new song
12eastSituationsEscape the Fate
SituationsEscape the Fateplay_arrow
Escape the Fate's debut song
13eastCalling All CarsSenses Fail
Calling All CarsSenses Failplay_arrow
I want to end the relationship because I don’t want to get hurt.
14eastWhat It Is To BurnFinch
What It Is To BurnFinchplay_arrow
Finch is an intense post-hardcore band
15eastYou’re Not AloneSaosin
You're Not AloneSaosinplay_arrow
Saosin is a post-hardcore band.
16eastWar All The TimeThursday
War All The TimeThursdayplay_arrow
Adolescent struggles and experiences of bereavement
17eastWriting On The WallsUnderoath
Writing On The WallsUnderoathplay_arrow
Underoath, pioneers of post-hardcore
18eastOhio Is for LoversHawthorne Heights
Ohio Is for LoversHawthorne Heightsplay_arrow
A band produces a tribute song to her
19eastThe Past Should Stay DeadEmarosa
The Past Should Stay DeadEmarosaplay_arrow
Emarasa is an American band that evolved from post-hardcore to 80s synthwave.
20eastStrawberry Swisher pt. IIIDance Gavin Dance
Strawberry Swisher pt. IIIDance Gavin Danceplay_arrow
The innovative music of Dance Gavin Dance
21eastMy Own Summer (Shove It)Deftones
My Own Summer (Shove It)Deftonesplay_arrow
Deftones' 1994 hit single
22eastDorisSUICIDE SILENCE
DorisSUICIDE SILENCEplay_arrow
Suicide Silence's fast song
23east40 Days…blessthefall
40 Days…blessthefallplay_arrow
A sentimental love song for a lover
24eastPulmonary ArcheryAlexisonfire
Pulmonary ArcheryAlexisonfireplay_arrow
About the winter storm of 1977
25eastSecond and SebringOf Mice & Men
Second and SebringOf Mice & Menplay_arrow
The vocalist of Of Mice & Men composed a song about his mother's death.
26eastThe ThespianAlesana
The ThespianAlesanaplay_arrow
A song from Alesana’s third album
27eastSinematicMotionless In White
SinematicMotionless In Whiteplay_arrow
Motionless In White's song of pride
28eastAll I WantA Day To Remember
All I WantA Day To Rememberplay_arrow
A song in which Jeremy makes peace with fear
29eastInternal CannonAugust Burns Red
Internal CannonAugust Burns Redplay_arrow
A track included on the album the band released in 2011
30eastATTACKThirty Seconds To Mars
ATTACKThirty Seconds To Marsplay_arrow
The musical characteristics and success of Thirty Seconds to Mars
31eastEmperor’s New ClothesPanic! At The Disco
Emperor's New ClothesPanic! At The Discoplay_arrow
Based on the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes
32eastLipgloss and LetdownA Static Lullaby
Lipgloss and LetdownA Static Lullabyplay_arrow
A Static Lullaby's Post-Hardcore Music History
33eastSuch Small HandsLa Dispute
Such Small HandsLa Disputeplay_arrow
Musical characteristics and introduction to the works of La Dispute
34eastI am the partyMILLION DEAD
I am the partyMILLION DEADplay_arrow
London post-hardcore band, Million Dead
35eastYou And MeAttack Attack!
You And MeAttack Attack!play_arrow
A Welsh band 90210 drama song
36eastMartyrsThe Devil Wears Prada
MartyrsThe Devil Wears Pradaplay_arrow
A track included on the band’s fifth album
37eastFrom The InsideLinkin Park
From The InsideLinkin Parkplay_arrow
A song by Linkin Park conceived on a tour bus
38eastSic Transit Gloria…Glory FadesBrand New
Sic Transit Gloria...Glory FadesBrand Newplay_arrow
Brand New’s musical growth and influence
39eastA Pearl Necklace For Her MajestyCOLOUR OF FIRE
A Pearl Necklace For Her MajestyCOLOUR OF FIREplay_arrow
A band from York that weaves delicate, lyrical music
40eastNew MedicinesDead Poetic
New MedicinesDead Poeticplay_arrow
Dead Poetics: Passion and Delicacy
41eastScent of the ObsceneSikTh
Scent of the ObsceneSikThplay_arrow
SikTh is a band with innovative musicality centered on progressive metal.
42eastxoxoxoSecret And Whisper
xoxoxoSecret And Whisperplay_arrow
Secret & Whisper, revival in 2025
43eastF.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.The Fall of Troy
F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.The Fall of Troyplay_arrow
The Fall of Troy’s Musical Style and Career History
44eastTo The Dance Floor For Shelter (feat. Courtney LaPlante)SeeYouSpaceCowboy
To The Dance Floor For Shelter (feat. Courtney LaPlante)SeeYouSpaceCowboyplay_arrow
The evolving hardcore punk music of SeeYouSpaceCowboy
45eastBlack HoneyThrice
Black HoneyThriceplay_arrow
The Narcissistic Approach to U.S. Foreign Policy
46eastThe BleedingFive Finger Death Punch
The BleedingFive Finger Death Punchplay_arrow
Five's signature song is being released as a single.