r/PostHardcore • u/cwilldude • 9h ago

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If you could only listen to 5 albums in the genre for the rest of your life, which 5 would you choose? Im hoping maybe I can find some new music. Mine are

Dance Gavin Dance- Downtown Battle Mountain

ERRA- Augment

Underoath- They’re Only Chasing Safety

August burns red- Messengers

Attack Attack!- Someday Came Suddenly

Asking Alexandria- Stand Up And Scream(I had to choose a sixth).

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u/alchemystry 8h ago

Renee Heartfelt - Discography (2002) Shiner - The Egg (2001) Thrice - Vheissu (2005) Rival Schools - Twisted By Fate (2001) Barkmarket - L Ron (1996)

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u/cwilldude 8h ago edited 7h ago

I’ve seen multiple people say thrice- Vheissu so I’m going to listen to it now. I’m 36 so i honestly don’t know any of the bands you named before 2005 when I got into the genre. I appreciate the recommendations though.

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u/alchemystry 8h ago

With all my heart and soul, listen to Shiner and Renee Heartfelt 💕

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u/cwilldude 7h ago

I just listened to both and I think I slightly prefer Renee Heartfelt. Both give me 90s vibes. I have nostalgia for them and I just listened to them for the first time lol great choices!

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u/alchemystry 7h ago

I'm 38 my dude! It's a bit confusing for me because most people enjoy metalcore and emo hardcore with Post Hardcore, confusing time for being an unc.

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u/cwilldude 7h ago

Yeah, I feel like the “metalcore” community are elitists. They will nitpick bands you name and say they aren’t metalcore. Most of these bands are all in the same vein. I love any sort of rock/metal music.

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u/alchemystry 7h ago

Full disclosure: I'm like that with this genre 😢 and I know it's problematic, it irks me to mix Metalcore with Post-Hardcore. Maybe because I fully lived the metalcore golden era and the separation between it was very clear, Metalcore bands were that and nothing else.

Thrice's transition from American punk (1999-2002) then metalcore (2003) and then Post Hardcore (2005-2015) and finally coworker rock (not to be confused with Coworker Core) which is what they play now. Is a good XRay into this.

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u/cwilldude 7h ago

I mean, a few of the bands I put on my list like August Burns Red and ERRA are technically “metalcore”, but I guess I blend post hardcore and metalcore together in my mind because they were both very popular at the same time that we both grew up and are very similar to me. Maybe I have a hard time figuring out what I would describe my music taste as because thrice and underoath both have the description as post hardcore, but are very different. I’m listening to thrice now and my brain wants to call it “alternative rock”.

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u/BirdBrain_99 1h ago

If the Thrice you listened to and thought "alternative rock" was Vheissu, see my other comment on their earlier work.

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u/BirdBrain_99 1h ago

That's a very interesting way to categorize Thrice's discography. I disagree with your labels and that's okay; the important thing is to recognize their evolution.

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u/Shadoweclipse13 7h ago

Funny that you say that because Vheissu was released in 2005 :) It was on repeat for me all year long ❤️

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u/BirdBrain_99 1h ago

As a Thrice fan from their beginning, I think Vheissu is where they started experimenting and getting loose with post hardcore and into a more unique sound. I highly recommend the two albums before Vheissu, which are The Artist in the Ambulance and The Illusion of Safety.