Formed in 1999 Amityville NYs Taking Back Sunday took their version of melodic hardcore from bands like Lifetime Endpoint and Sunny Day Real Estate as well as guitarist Ed Reyes emo band the Movielife The bands first demo a five-song CD was released …

Since their inception Floridas Underoath has evolved from a run-of-the-mill Christian metalcore band into a fluid dynamic and energized rock group that adeptly blends emotive melody charged punk rock rhythm and chunky engaging bottom end Underoath fo…

Bergen County NJs Senses Fail consisted of vocalist James Buddy Nielsen guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki bassist Michael Glita ex-Tokyo Rose and drummer Dan Trapp Forming in 2002 SF developed a slick amalgam of post-hardcore chuggery and e…

Post-hardcoreemo-pop quintet Hawthorne Heights came to life in the summer of 2001 Originally called A Day in the Life the Dayton OH collective saw numerous lineup changes and shifting music styles before settling on its current formation Composed of …

Coming out of Southern California during the rap-metal explosion around the turn of the century Atreyu crafted a sound much closer to Agnostic Front or Hatebreed The metalcore quintet was formed by Brandon Saller drumsvocals Dan Jacobs guitar Chris T…

California-based Saosin burst onto the post-hardcore scene in March 2003 with their explosive screamo-tinged debut EP Translating the Name on Death Do Us Part For the recording the band was comprised of vocalist Anthony Green former Slayer guitar tec…

Based in Los Angeles by way of Florida From First to Last formed in 2002 with guitarists Travis Richter and Matt Good With a rotating lineup early on the post-hardcorescreamo outfit released the EP Aesthetic on New York-based Four Leaf Recordings in …

New Jersey dream rock quartet Armor for Sleeps emotionally charged lyrics energetic live shows and DIY work ethic have won them a loyal fan base Singersongwriterguitar player Ben Jorgensen began writing songs the summer before his freshman year at co…

Hailing from Orem, Utah, USA, the Used was formed in the late 90s by Bert McCracken (vocals), Quinn Allman (guitar), Jeph Howard (bass), Branden Steineckert (drums). Growing up in a staunchly conservative Mormon district of Utah, the quartet formed t…

Matchbook Romance is a melodic hardcore unit from Poughkeepsie NY The band started in 1997 when bassist Ryan Kienle vocalistguitarist Andrew Jordan and drummer Aaron Sterns band Fizzlewink added guitarist Ryan Judas DePaolo and became the Getaway All…

Story of the Year began as Big Blue Monkey in St Louis Missouri At the time the late 90s the bands sound was much heavier think Deftones and the lineup that would become Story of the Year was not yet in place Big Blue Monkey played frequently in and …

As I Lay Dying are a California metal-hardcore crossover band from San Diego CA The group formed as a trio in 2001 with vocalist Tim Lambesis drummer Jordan Mancino and Evan White on guitar and shortly thereafter released Beneath the Encasing of Ashe…

Motion City Soundtrack featured Joshua Cain guitar Tony Thaxton drums Justin Pierre vocalsguitar Jesse Johnson moog and Matthew Taylor bass The indie rock quintet originally formed in 1999 when Pierre and Cain were still in high school The two were b…

Welsh quintet Funeral for a Friend featured vocalist Matt Davies guitarists Kris Roberts and Darren Smith bassist Gareth Davies and drummer Randy Richards The quintets energized blend of emo metal and post-hardcore first appeared in 2002 with a serie…

After their 1998 formation, New Jersey emo pioneers Thursday wasted no time in building a faithful local audience, which increased exponentially following high-profile support slots for established acts like At The Drive-In, Hot Water Music, and even…

Post-hardcorealternative rock outfit A Static Lullaby came together after a casual high school jam session led its members to quit their existing bands and come together as one Formed in 2001 in Orange County CA the group began with singer Joe Brown …

Originally known as the Chiodos Bros the sextet better known as simply Chiodos pronounced chee-OH-dose -- named after an obscure 80s horror movie term -- came together during high school in their hometown of Davison MI located just outside of Flint C…

Alexisonfire is a post-hardcore combo formed in Ontario Canada in 2001 Vocalist George Pettit guitaristvocalists Dallas Green and Wade MacNeil bassist Steele and drummer Jesse Ingelevics debuted in 2002 with a self-titled effort for the Toronto-based…

New Jersey hardcore band My Chemical Romance achieved a surprising degree of success with their Goth-tinged, woe-is-me take on punk. Labeled everything from emo and pop-punk to post-hardcore and screamo, My Chemical Romance are one of several bands f…

Hailing from rainy Seattle Aiden combines post-hardcore and punk attitudes with gothic aesthetics and a love of all things horror not to mention of course the Misfits to create surging darkly melodic music The group formed in the spring of 2003 while…