Like emo, but louder?
August 8, 2006 11:43 AM Subscribe
What screamo (lite?) bands should I listen to?
I usually listen to indie type rock. This weekend I was exposed to some harder stuff (AFI, Alexisonfire, namely) that I really liked. What else might I like?
I usually listen to indie type rock. This weekend I was exposed to some harder stuff (AFI, Alexisonfire, namely) that I really liked. What else might I like?
The Sleepytime Trio and 400 Years were the coolest thing going there for a while. Goddamn how I miss them.
posted by saladin at 12:05 PM on August 8, 2006
posted by saladin at 12:05 PM on August 8, 2006
I'd start with the sadly-defunct Fairweather, and then try Olympia, which has a few ex-FW members.
And then, heck, there's about a billion other NoVA bands that run in a similar vein.
posted by god hates math at 12:07 PM on August 8, 2006
And then, heck, there's about a billion other NoVA bands that run in a similar vein.
posted by god hates math at 12:07 PM on August 8, 2006
you might enjoy some old joshua fit for battle records. rip.
posted by nitsuj at 12:09 PM on August 8, 2006
posted by nitsuj at 12:09 PM on August 8, 2006
AFI is touring with Dillinger Escape Plan, who are great, but may be too metalcore for you. Definitely check out Cave In (especially "Jupiter") and These Arms are Snakes. Engine Down would probably be what you want. Malady is great too, as was their now-defunct progenitor City of Caterpillar (find the CoC album if you can). Maybe you'd like the later Blood Brothers stuff (I'm thinking "Crimes", and maybe "Burn, Piano Island, Burn").
*most of these sites have audio samples, so enjoy.
On preview: Goddamn, Saladin, how I miss you and your Sleepytime Trio fetish. I'm going to put that on right now.
posted by The Michael The at 12:12 PM on August 8, 2006
*most of these sites have audio samples, so enjoy.
On preview: Goddamn, Saladin, how I miss you and your Sleepytime Trio fetish. I'm going to put that on right now.
posted by The Michael The at 12:12 PM on August 8, 2006
Also, Shotmaker.
posted by The Michael The at 12:14 PM on August 8, 2006
posted by The Michael The at 12:14 PM on August 8, 2006
Grade. Listen to "Under the Radar". You should also check out anything by Boysetsfire and especially Planes Mistaken For Stars.
posted by baphomet at 12:40 PM on August 8, 2006
posted by baphomet at 12:40 PM on August 8, 2006
Mike! I miss you, too. Was I in to Drive Like Jehu when we were at 26th Street? If not, you (and the OP) just might love them.
Oh, and if you're shopping for Dillinger Escape Plan, the album they cut with Mike Patton on vocals, Irony Is A Dead Scene, is freaking amazing.
posted by saladin at 12:47 PM on August 8, 2006
Oh, and if you're shopping for Dillinger Escape Plan, the album they cut with Mike Patton on vocals, Irony Is A Dead Scene, is freaking amazing.
posted by saladin at 12:47 PM on August 8, 2006
Seconded on the City of Caterpillar, Engine Down, Malady, JFFB, Planes Mistaken for Stars.
You might also check out the first couple of Orchid records on Ebullition. In fact, you can't go wrong with most of Ebulltion's catalog. Dig: Still Life, Torches to Rome, Portraits of Past, Yaphet Kotto.
posted by hominid211 at 12:50 PM on August 8, 2006
You might also check out the first couple of Orchid records on Ebullition. In fact, you can't go wrong with most of Ebulltion's catalog. Dig: Still Life, Torches to Rome, Portraits of Past, Yaphet Kotto.
posted by hominid211 at 12:50 PM on August 8, 2006
- Killswitch Engage (the second album features Howard Jones of Blood Has Been Shed on vocals, and it's a lot more accessible sounding, it's called The End of Heartache)
- Trivium (Like Avenged Sevenfold, other a little more depth in the clean vocals. A little formulaic, but it should get the toes tappin' and the head bangin'.)
- Soilwork (Yeah yeah, total Swedish melodic metal but if you like the scream/sing style, then you NEED to hear Figure Number Five and Stabbing the Drama.)
- In Flames (See above, only skip right to their new album Come Clarity, truly amazing groove and songwriting.)
- These Arms are Snakes (I know someone else already mentioned them, but their Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps Tonight album is near perfect.)
- Evergreen Terrace (Their most recent, Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in this Business kicks serious ass.)
I'd be careful with Dillinger Escape Plan, although the already-mentioned Irony is a Dead Scene EP (with Mike Patton) is excellent, the rest of their material is largely mathmetal-grindcore. (They're good, don't get me wrong, but if you like hearing riffs more than once, then you may want to pass on them.... For now.)
posted by Dark Messiah at 1:12 PM on August 8, 2006
- Trivium (Like Avenged Sevenfold, other a little more depth in the clean vocals. A little formulaic, but it should get the toes tappin' and the head bangin'.)
- Soilwork (Yeah yeah, total Swedish melodic metal but if you like the scream/sing style, then you NEED to hear Figure Number Five and Stabbing the Drama.)
- In Flames (See above, only skip right to their new album Come Clarity, truly amazing groove and songwriting.)
- These Arms are Snakes (I know someone else already mentioned them, but their Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps Tonight album is near perfect.)
- Evergreen Terrace (Their most recent, Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in this Business kicks serious ass.)
I'd be careful with Dillinger Escape Plan, although the already-mentioned Irony is a Dead Scene EP (with Mike Patton) is excellent, the rest of their material is largely mathmetal-grindcore. (They're good, don't get me wrong, but if you like hearing riffs more than once, then you may want to pass on them.... For now.)
posted by Dark Messiah at 1:12 PM on August 8, 2006
local band near me....
OH THE HORROR
www.myspace.com/ohthehorror
like 75% singing / 25% screaming
cd is available at their label www.playtheassassin.com
posted by TwilightKid at 1:21 PM on August 8, 2006
OH THE HORROR
www.myspace.com/ohthehorror
like 75% singing / 25% screaming
cd is available at their label www.playtheassassin.com
posted by TwilightKid at 1:21 PM on August 8, 2006
The only two really "hard" bands I like are Gwar (awesome live show, if you are in a certain mood) and Rammstein.
posted by phrontist at 2:04 PM on August 8, 2006
posted by phrontist at 2:04 PM on August 8, 2006
i'm going to (mostly) suggest virginia bands.
the exploder (one of my favorite screamo-type bands ever)
400 years
sleepytime trio
frodus
boy sets fire (must have)
of course, all of this assumes you have a similar idea of what 'screamo' is.
posted by kneelconqueso at 2:19 PM on August 8, 2006
the exploder (one of my favorite screamo-type bands ever)
400 years
sleepytime trio
frodus
boy sets fire (must have)
of course, all of this assumes you have a similar idea of what 'screamo' is.
posted by kneelconqueso at 2:19 PM on August 8, 2006
Dammit, I forgot three of my all-time favorites:
I Hate Myself
Twelve Hour Turn
and of course
Hoover
Hoover's "Lurid Traversal of Route 7" is a masterpiece.
posted by saladin at 2:41 PM on August 8, 2006
I Hate Myself
Twelve Hour Turn
and of course
Hoover
Hoover's "Lurid Traversal of Route 7" is a masterpiece.
posted by saladin at 2:41 PM on August 8, 2006
Horse the Band might be a little hard for your tastes, but their music is some of the most fun screamy stuff I've ever heard.
Boy Sets Fire and Frodus are both excellent recomendations.
posted by Doublewhiskeycokenoice at 3:32 PM on August 8, 2006
Boy Sets Fire and Frodus are both excellent recomendations.
posted by Doublewhiskeycokenoice at 3:32 PM on August 8, 2006
If you like AFI, you'll probably enjoy The Distillers. Their album Coral Fang is pretty much my number one of all time.
posted by fishfucker at 5:57 PM on August 8, 2006
posted by fishfucker at 5:57 PM on August 8, 2006
Thrice isn't exactly "screamo", but it sort of fits with the bands people are listing here.
I would also recommend Death Before Dying on a Twisted River That's Bleeding
posted by twiggy at 6:26 PM on August 8, 2006
I would also recommend Death Before Dying on a Twisted River That's Bleeding
posted by twiggy at 6:26 PM on August 8, 2006
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus-I'm partial though because they're really good local kids that are close friends with my son and his girlfriend. You could even see Patrick and Sarah in their initial video on MTV until Virgin repackaged it.
If you like them, I'll invite you to Patrick's wedding-Ronny (the lead singer) is singing during the ceremony and they're trying to figure a way for the entire band to perform at the reception-oy my ears!
posted by hollygoheavy at 6:29 PM on August 8, 2006
If you like them, I'll invite you to Patrick's wedding-Ronny (the lead singer) is singing during the ceremony and they're trying to figure a way for the entire band to perform at the reception-oy my ears!
posted by hollygoheavy at 6:29 PM on August 8, 2006
perhaps botch or isis? converge maybe, but that's not really on the "lite" tip
posted by greta simone at 6:36 PM on August 8, 2006
posted by greta simone at 6:36 PM on August 8, 2006
Dillinger, Botch, Isis and Converge are not screamo. They are hardcore or just metal. I love them all, but I don't think thats really what the op was asking for.
+1 City of the Catepillar, I Hate Myself, 12 Hour Turn. Much better then a lot of the ripoff bands getting tons of play now on m2 or whatever.
I'd also recommend:
- Casket Lottery - these guys never got the attention they deserved...great songs, some interesting jazz-influenced rhythms, yet still catchy
- Page 99 - might be a bit too hard
- Reggie and the Full Effect - more punk poppy then emo but a very fun band
- Cap'n Jazz
- Sunny Day Real Estate - not screamo, bif you haven't heard them you should
- Lifetime
And no discussion about emo is complete without linking here - it goes into the history of it all. Many of the bands that were in the first waves of emo, in the late 80s/early 90s time frame, had much more screaming then stuff that goes as "emo" now (ie dashboard). So you might like exploring some of the earlier bands. Plus you can sound all cool and elitist by name dropping bands noone has heard of.
posted by rsanheim at 10:25 PM on August 8, 2006
+1 City of the Catepillar, I Hate Myself, 12 Hour Turn. Much better then a lot of the ripoff bands getting tons of play now on m2 or whatever.
I'd also recommend:
- Casket Lottery - these guys never got the attention they deserved...great songs, some interesting jazz-influenced rhythms, yet still catchy
- Page 99 - might be a bit too hard
- Reggie and the Full Effect - more punk poppy then emo but a very fun band
- Cap'n Jazz
- Sunny Day Real Estate - not screamo, bif you haven't heard them you should
- Lifetime
And no discussion about emo is complete without linking here - it goes into the history of it all. Many of the bands that were in the first waves of emo, in the late 80s/early 90s time frame, had much more screaming then stuff that goes as "emo" now (ie dashboard). So you might like exploring some of the earlier bands. Plus you can sound all cool and elitist by name dropping bands noone has heard of.
posted by rsanheim at 10:25 PM on August 8, 2006
Some people seem to be recommending metalcore bands, which are a long way from screamo...
For screamo-related stuff, I'd recommend:
* Orchid - pretty relentless, fast fast fast, virtually all screaming. Amazing, but might be a bit harsh.
* Saetia - not my favourite, but I think might appeal to you. Basically consists of pretty guitar interludes with talking/shouting and fast, abrasive bits with screaming.
* Blood Brothers. Second this recommendation of their later albums (especially Crimes) - beautiful melodies disguised as harsh bits, really interesting songs, lots of singing, great song structures.
* Maximillian Colby. Long, meandering songs, quite dirgy, a bit mathy, simple and repetitive riffs, sometimes explodes into screaming. Not traditional screamo at all, but good, and some members went on to be in Sleepytime Trio.
* Circle Takes The Square. Definitely not screamo, but heavily influenced by it. Long, almost symphonic songs with lovely hidden melodies. Constantly changing and inventive. Along with Converge, one of the few popular, active bands in this area of music that is genuinely innovative and good.
And, for when you graduate to harsher stuff, check out Love Lost But Not Forgotten - brutal, high-pitched, dual-vocal screaming, spazzy, a bit grind in places and the most "emotional" music in the world.
posted by pollystark at 2:09 AM on August 9, 2006
For screamo-related stuff, I'd recommend:
* Orchid - pretty relentless, fast fast fast, virtually all screaming. Amazing, but might be a bit harsh.
* Saetia - not my favourite, but I think might appeal to you. Basically consists of pretty guitar interludes with talking/shouting and fast, abrasive bits with screaming.
* Blood Brothers. Second this recommendation of their later albums (especially Crimes) - beautiful melodies disguised as harsh bits, really interesting songs, lots of singing, great song structures.
* Maximillian Colby. Long, meandering songs, quite dirgy, a bit mathy, simple and repetitive riffs, sometimes explodes into screaming. Not traditional screamo at all, but good, and some members went on to be in Sleepytime Trio.
* Circle Takes The Square. Definitely not screamo, but heavily influenced by it. Long, almost symphonic songs with lovely hidden melodies. Constantly changing and inventive. Along with Converge, one of the few popular, active bands in this area of music that is genuinely innovative and good.
And, for when you graduate to harsher stuff, check out Love Lost But Not Forgotten - brutal, high-pitched, dual-vocal screaming, spazzy, a bit grind in places and the most "emotional" music in the world.
posted by pollystark at 2:09 AM on August 9, 2006
Oh snap, I forgot about Haste. Really good juxtaposition of screaming and singing. And you can't go wrong with a band who writes songs like "Evidence of Wasted Ink" and "With All the Pride and Dignity of a Drowning Swimmer".
posted by Dark Messiah at 10:58 AM on August 9, 2006
posted by Dark Messiah at 10:58 AM on August 9, 2006
Everyone should own Drive Like Jehu, even if they don't like screamo/emo.
Je Suis France's Fantastic Area is on the poppy side of Screamo.
Detachment Kit is also on the poppy/Pixies side and sound kinda like Les Savvy Favs (who you might also dig, though their live show is about a thousand times better than any of their albums. So buy the albums first, because otherwise you'll always be annoyed by them).
There is always The Pixies, whose Frank Black influenced a lot of the vocal styles popular in Screamo.
posted by klangklangston at 11:02 AM on August 9, 2006
Je Suis France's Fantastic Area is on the poppy side of Screamo.
Detachment Kit is also on the poppy/Pixies side and sound kinda like Les Savvy Favs (who you might also dig, though their live show is about a thousand times better than any of their albums. So buy the albums first, because otherwise you'll always be annoyed by them).
There is always The Pixies, whose Frank Black influenced a lot of the vocal styles popular in Screamo.
posted by klangklangston at 11:02 AM on August 9, 2006
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