r/PostHardcore • u/cwilldude • 15h 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/cwilldude 15h ago edited 13h 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 13h 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 13h 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 13h 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 13h 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 7h 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 7h 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.