In Defense of the Genre

AFI had been building towards 'Sing the Sorrow'--their major label debut and mainstream breakthrough--for over a decade, but nothing could have prepared the world for how AFI expanded upon their hardcore roots and came out with one of the most unique rock albums of the 21st century...

The February roundup of our punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

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...

The January roundup of our punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

2013 was a banner year for emo, post-hardcore, and other adjacent subgenres. Here are 25 classics turning 10 this year, from TWIABP, Touché Amoré, Balance and Composure, Citizen, Foxing, The Wonder Years, and more...

This short release left impacts on Touché Amoré and Pianos Become the Teeth's songwriting that's still being felt in the music both bands are making today.

The December roundup of our punk column In Defense of the Genre includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a list of the best songs of the month.

The hardcore floodgates were opened in 2022, and so many bands came through with killer releases, including Mindforce, Life's Question, End It, Inclination, Speed, Punitive Damage, and more...

From Gospel and City of Caterpillar's comeback records to Massa Nera to Sonagi to Chalk Hands to Trophy Hunt, here are 15 screamo and post-hardcore releases not to miss from this year...

Here are the 50 best albums of 2022 across punk, hardcore, post-hardcore, emo, screamo, metalcore, ska-punk, pop punk, indie-punk, and some hard-to-define stuff in between.