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30 Classic Emo & Post-Hardcore Albums Turning 20 in 2023

2003 was a crucial year for the 2000s emo/post-hardcore boom. Here are 30 classics from that year, including Thursday, Thrice, Cursive, The Appleseed Cast, Death Cab for Cutie, The Jealous Sound, and more…

25 essential screamo albums from the '90s/'00s that still hold up today

Following our recent lists on 2000s post-hardcore and ’90s metalcore, this edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ is about 25 albums that defined screamo in the ’90s and ’00s, and remain influential on the current scene today.

You and I's Tom Schlatter talks discography reissue, favorite new screamo bands & more

New Brunswick, NJ screamo band You and I were around from 1996 and 1999, and they remain influential today (and members are active in the new band Hundreds of AU). We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Tom Schlatter to discuss their upcoming complete discography reissue, and more…

Saetia releasing discography compilation on Touche Amore frontman's label, streaming live album; M/R streaming new EP

Short-lived screamo greats Saetia already released the career-spanning compilation A Retrospective in 2001, and this year they’ll release another discography compilation with a slightly different tracklist called Collec…

Genghis Tron & Akimbo Tour Dates | Todd P show

The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower were supposed to be on tour with Akimbo right now, but they cancelled “because of a severe family emergency” (I hope everything’s OK)…