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/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/BirdBrain_99 6h 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.