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Screamo is a Musical Genre which evolved from Emo / Post-hardcore / Metalcore in the early 1990s . "Emo" and "screamo" are essentially meant to describe the same style of music, changing with the progression of bands and fans. Characteristic of the genre are "loud-to-soft" (sometimes chaotic) dynamics, harmonized guitars with fast-paced riffs and twinkly melodic breaks, frantic/abrasive shouting or screaming, angry/abstract/introspective lyrics, low-end production, and exceptionally energetic live shows. Screamo bands also tend to bury the vocals in with the other instruments and use more arpeggiated progressions, dynamic and time changes. Breakdowns in screamo songs are often slower and quieter than in other genres, though there is a tendency of still screaming during the soft parts. TERMINOLOGY Around and after 2000, popular usage of the term emo changed to refer to things unrelated to its original meaning. Showcased was a new scene of "emo fashion," stereotypes of crying and self-mutilation, and the words "emo" and "screamo" carelessly attributed to angsty pop-punk, post-hardcore, and metalcore bands alike. This is due primarily to mainstream media, magazines, and the internet. Sometimes referred to as "popcore," "emobop," "mall emo," "mainstreamo," and "fake screamo" by those "in-the-know," none of these new bands bared resemblance to real emo/screamo bands, and have hardly anything in common with them. Bands playing faster, more high-pitched, and especially "sassier" styles of hardcore are also misclassified as screamo. Some also confuse screamo with Grindcore and Metalcore . While the latter genres share some basic elements of sound, including fast tempos and, occasionally, high-pitched vocals, they take much more influence from the metal and hardcore genres, and are very different as a result. Emo violence, conversely, does garner a major influence from grindcore, and heavier, faster music in general. However, this was created as a joke term, mashing the styles of emo and power-violence. "Screamo" is a term first used widely in publications such as Heartattack and Maximum Rock'n'Roll to describe bands from the late 90's such as Frail , Orchid , Reversal Of Man , Jeromes Dream , etc. that were playing what could be called "chaotic emo/hardcore." Because the term "screamo" is a much better catchphrase for larger publications, it was easily adopted and widely misused by other publications such as Alternative Press, SPIN, etc. to describe almost any melodic rock/punk band that happened to add a screaming element to their music. Despite all this, in 1998 Teen People declared "emo" the newest "hip" style of music. After 2000, many new groups incorporating screams and sappy songwriting appeared on the mainstream for a so-called "third-wave of emo." NME Magazine is sometimes regarded as coining "screamo" as the hot new sound for 2003, and to identify to such bands as The Used , Poison The Well , Thrice , Finch and Glassjaw . MySpace , which offers free music profiles, includes ''screamo'' in its list of genres. However, few of these bands actually play screamo music, but rather other hardcore subgenres. Recently, due to the widespread misuse of the term by the media and other bodies, some followers of the genre refer to it in an almost lighthearted code-word way, as Skram , Skramz or Kitten Violence . SOUND Screamo bands are generally characterized by loud overdriven guitars and bass, pounding drums, and both clean and screamed vocals, although the latter usually win out and define the genre as a whole. Besides screaming, high nasal singing is used and is common, similar to I Am Ghost or Underoath , although these bands are Post Hardcore and Christian Metalcore , respectively. Overall, the term screamo is a broad term, and is very misused, but it can cover a wide range of bands who either specialize in screamo or mix it in with their sound. SEE ALSO REFERENCES www.43things.com/things/view/264091 |
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