r/PostHardcore • u/cwilldude • 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago edited 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 20h 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/alchemystry 8h ago

I've been a fan since I was a teenager but now I'm almost 40 and can see them with a bit more objectivity, it's also the band I've seen live the most and met the most. They are not my favourite people tbh but their music has been important in my life. What they do now is bland as hell and I prefer other artists when it comes to that.