Screamo · GenresWhat is screamo?
Screamo is a subgenre of the more melancholic and introspective sounds of Punk, such as Emotional Hardcore (also known as Emocore) and Post-Hardcore, making use of the desperate and heartbreaking scream as its most notorious characteristic, as well as its more aggressive and sad instrumental. It started in the 90s with bands like Saetia, Portraits of Past and One Eyed God Prophecy, which performed this depressive, melancholic and passionate sound characterized by the rawness of the voice and lyrics.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Discovering the Waterfront
Circle Thinking
Wildlife
On Frail Wings of Vanity And Wax
Downtown Battle Mountain II
Reach
Where Myth Fades to Legend
City of CaterpillarScreamo songs
- Caraphernelia by Pierce the Veil
- If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn by Sleeping With Sirens
- Seven Years by Saosin
- Karma by Taylor Swift
- The Bomb Dot Com v2.0 by Sleeping With Sirens
- Hell Above by Pierce the Veil
- Uneasy Hearts Weigh The Most by Dance Gavin Dance
- Smile in Your Sleep by Silverstein
- A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White by Underoath
- Lemon Meringue Tie by Dance Gavin Dance
Screamo on Risocast
Collide With The SkyPierce The Veil · 2012
POST HUMAN: NeX GEnBring Me The Horizon · 2024
Trust Us We LieA Heartwell Ending · 2006
Live at the Royal Albert HallBring Me The Horizon · 2020
House of CardsThe Amity Affliction · 2026
STAYTrue NorthEulogiesWolves At The Gate · 2022
LowbornWolves At The Gate · 2021
Pass The NirvanaPierce The Veil · 2025
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In the metal & heavy family. All genres
death metalblack metaldoom metalalternative metaldeathcoredeath-doombrutal death metalblackened death metalcrossover thrashatmospheric black metalhardcore punkmetalQuestions
- What is screamo?
- Screamo is a subgenre of the more melancholic and introspective sounds of Punk, such as Emotional Hardcore (also known as Emocore) and Post-Hardcore, making use of the desperate and heartbreaking scream as its most notorious characteristic, as well as its more aggressive and sad instrumental. It started in the 90s with bands like Saetia, Portraits of Past and One Eyed God Prophecy, which performed this depressive, melancholic and passionate sound characterized by the rawness of the voice and lyrics.
- Who are the best-known screamo artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Falling in Reverse, Sleeping With Sirens, Merchant Ships, Febuary, Your Arms Are My Cocoon and La Dispute.
- What genres are similar to screamo?
- On Risocast it sits with death metal, black metal, doom metal, alternative metal, deathcore and death-doom.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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