Frogtoon Music - Genre information for Melodic-Post-Hardcore
Melodic Post Hardcore Is A Genre Obviously Based Mostly On Post Hardcore Music. However Post Hardcore Has Always Been A Genre Whose Name Spans A Very Vast Spectrum Of Musical Tastes From Metal Influenced Music To Pop Influenced Music Always Managing To Keep Its Original Style At The Same Time. It Seems To Pull That Off With 2 Step Drum Beats Some Chunky Palm-Muted Guitars At Some Points While Exploring All Different Ranges Of Dynamics At The Next Point And Emotional Lyrics The Few Vague Characteristics Still Attributed To The Original Music Called "Emo" From The Post Hardcore Scene Of The Mid-1980's After The Dissolution Of The 1st Wave Of Hardcore. As You'll See Most Melodic Post Hardcore Bands Are Also Tagged As Screamo And Vice Versa. These Bands May Also Be Tagged As Pop Punk Metalcore Emocore Or Other Genres That All Revolve Around Music That Came About In The 1st Wave Of The Post Hardcore Scene. How This Genre Got Its Full Name Obviously Is The Focus On Melody. During The 1st Wave Of Hardcore Songs Were Short Hard Fast To The Point And Without Solos Or For The Most Part Without The Guitars Ever Straying From Their Constant Assault Of Distorted Power Chords. Around 1984 Hardcore Bands All Across The Country Were Branching Out Into Different Directions And Since Hardcore Had Only Been Alive For 5 Short Years Itself Everything Different Type Of Music That Branched Out From Hardcore Had No Place To Go No Home No Name. These Sounds Got The Tag Post Hardcore For Obvious Reasons. Over 20 Years Later However Still To This Day Post Hardcore Covers Countless Different Sounds Although Alot Of Them Have Acquired Names For Themselves And Aren't Doing Too Bad. One Of These Names Is Melodic Post Hardcore For All Of The Bands That Have Expanded Their Styles Of Guitar Playing Singing More Often With Layers Of Vocals Adding Keyboards And Following Their Chord Progressions Without Playing Power Chords. Some Bands Take The Melody Further Than Others But This Genre Exists Simply For The Fact That There Are Still Post Hardcore Bands Out There Who Aren't Playing Melodically Although They've Still Branched Out Further Than Hardcore. Some People Like A Song With Decent Or Alot Of Melodies In It And Melodic Post Hardcore Is The Niche Created For Those People Since This Music Has The Ability To Stray Almost Completely From Hardcore And Still Maintain Its Perception To People. So Whether It Be A Completely Metal Song A Pop Song Or Almost Anything Else It Always Has The Ability To Be A Melodic Post Hardcore Song With Just A Few Simple Characteristics. This Music Has Really Blown Up Over The Last 7 Years Or So So Keep Listening And See The Music Evolve. Melodic-Post-Hardcore Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Melodic Post Hardcore: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.