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…

Hidden in Plain View originally consisted of vocalist Joe Reo guitarists Rob Freeman and Kenny Ryan bassist Chris Amato and drummer Derek Reilly Forming out of high school the New Jersey combo gigged regionally before debuting on wax with 2001s Find …

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…

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…

A Change of Pace initially came together around high-school buddies Torry Jasper vocalsguitar and Jonathan Kelly drums who were both itching to graduate so they could get out of their sleepy hometown of Peoria AZ Bonding over a shared love of pop-pun…

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…

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…

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…

Halifax is a five-piece pop-punkemo-rock band out of Southern California Comprised of Mike Hunau vocals Chris Brandt guitarvocals Tommy Guindon drums Adam Charles guitar and Doug Peyton bass by the mid-2000s the group owed much of its rabidly loyal f…

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 …

Like From Autumn to Ashes Nora and Hopesfall just to give three examples Emery is an alternative poprock outfit that has been described as melodic hardcore That means that they arent providing pure unadulterated hardcore let alone metalcore in the tr…

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…

Coming from an early twenty-first century hot bed of promising young punk influenced bands in Long Island, New York, USA, the members of emo band Brand New - Jesse Lacey (vocals/guitar), Vinnie Accardi (guitar), Garrett Tierney (bass), and Brian Lane…

Ontario-based pop-punkemolotsa yelling combo Boys Night Out included vocalist Connor Lovat-Fraser guitarists Jeff Davis and Rob Pasalic bassist Dave Costa and drummer Ben Arseneau They debuted in 2002 with Broken Bones and Bloody Kisses Ferret Music …

The Ohio four-piece Dead Poetic defines their own punk style fitted for the new millennium Brandon Rike vocals Zach Miles guitar Josh Shellabarger drums and Chad Shellabarger bass formed Dead Poetic in 1997 and found themselves following the word of …

Taking their name from a Capn Jazz song Phoenix sextet Scary Kids Scaring Kids began spewing impassioned post-hardcore that could be both shriekingly spastic and soothingly melodic in the early 2000s Known for a reckless incendiary live show the band…

Formerly in rival bands on the Chicago local scene guitarist Mike Carden and vocalist William Beckett came together in 2002 to mark the beginning of indie-emo rockers the Academy Is originally just named the Academy Naming influences from U2 to Weeze…