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10 rising UK-based pop-punk bands you need to hear

You don’t have to look far to see U.K. bands making waves in the pop-punk scene. Groups such as Boston Manor, Trash Boat and As It Is have all made significant contributions to the latest revival era. But what’s going on in the underground? Quite a lot, as it turns out. And the beauty of […]

QUIZ: Can you match these emo lyrics to the bands who sang them?

Any former emo kid remembers singing along to their favorite songs with eyeliner running in sheets down their cheeks. Honestly, were we really that sad, or did our iPods just suck us into a black hole of raw emotion? Regardless of what came first, the sad or the band, the lyrics of the 2000s hit […]

29 scene song titles so long you'll have to stop to take a breath

One standout feature of the early 2000s emo music scene was song titles that could barely fit on the back covers of CDs. You probably have fond memories of typing the lyrics of your new jam into the Google search bar and discovering that the actual name of the song was nowhere within them. Or […]

15 emo anthems that would suit Robert Pattinson’s Batman

R-Battz is finally here. We’ve waited a long time to visualize Robert Pattinson’s interpretation of the Dark Knight, and the first official trailer for next year’s The Batman gave us more emo vibes than we could handle. This is the first incarnation of the caped crusader to show the black eyeliner every Batman wears beneath […]

Hawthorne Heights have some advice for Kanye’s plan to sue his label

Earlier this week, Kanye West took to Twitter to announce that he wants to be released from his contract with Universal and Sony. Following his tweet, he revealed his plans to possibly sue the labels after receiving no response from them. Since then, he has shared every single page of his current contract online. Now, […]

These 8 emo song lyrics will continue to soothe future broken hearts

Let us make a toast to modern emo. The drama! The poetry! The minimum daily requirement of whining! Let’s make it perfectly clear right now that we’re not throwing shade on the genre. We’ve come to celebrate it in all of its heart-wrenching enormity. That’s why we’ve taken eight of the most emo song lyrics […]

15 scene bands from the 2000s that you probably forgot about

As 1999 came to a close, boy bands and nü-metal acts were at the top of the charts. Trends in mainstream culture changed the following century, as pop punk, screamo and other Warped Tour acts smashed through the charts. Which band do you most associate with the time period between 2000-2009? Is it the power […]

20 essential 2004 albums that proved the scene was here to stay

The 2004 alternative music community turned out to be a pivotal moment in time for scene bands. As the two previous years set the foundation for the genre, it quickly expanded. Musicians started to experiment more on albums with genres outside of emo, punk and pop. It was the year scene music established that it […]

40 pop-punk albums from the 2000s that’ll make you grab your old Chucks

Pop punk began to rapidly gain traction in the early 2000s, landing impressive spots on mainstream charts that propelled the success of the genre today. This transformative period uncovered legendary bands who produced albums that have stood the test of time. While it’s apparent that pop punk began a definitive era 20 years ago, it’s […]

Top 46 post-hardcore songs from the 2000s

Post-hardcore broke out as a movement in a huge way during the first decade of the 2000s while shaping how people view the genre today. Countless others had pioneered the genre throughout the ’80s and ’90s, but bands such as Glassjaw, At The Drive-In and Boysetsfire helped push it to new heights. Take a look […]

10 scene songs that got you through your first breakup

We’ve all experienced heartbreak in one way or another over the years, but none compare to your first breakup and the scene songs that helped you through it.  Picture it: It’s the 2000s, and you’re sitting at your family’s computer spilling your heart out to all of your friends on AOL Instant Messenger about your […]

Bayside 20th anniversary tour to include Senses Fail, more as support

Bayside is celebrating their 20th anniversary with the 20 Years of Bad Luck tour and they’re bringing along scene faves such as Senses Fail and more. The band dropped their latest album Interrobang in October. Read more: Billie Eilish is first woman to win all four major Grammys in one night Singer Anthony Raneri says the […]

My Chemical Romance celebrated by fellow musicans amid return

The entire music community has come together to show support and love for the reunion of emo favorites My Chemical Romance at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. On Halloween, MCR announced their return show nearly two months in advance, to take place in Los Angeles. Now the wait and emotional preparation is finally over, as the […]

Boston Manor react to "the classics" on National Emo Day

In case you didn’t mark it on your calendar, it’s National Emo Day! And to commemorate this day in the best way possible, we asked the members of Boston Manor to react to some bona fide modern emo classics. APTV’s Bobby Makar corralled members of Boston Manor–frontman Henry Cox, guitarist Ash Wilson and drummer Jord […]

Bad Luck. are bringing feelings not decibels on new acoustic EP—listen

Bad Luck., the Brooklyn, New York-based emo team, are following up their Drug Phase mini-lp with an acoustic release, Friends. (Again). Today, AltPress is premiering the four-song collection prior to its Friday the 13th release on Take This To Heart Records. While Drug Phase was an amps-to-10 exercise in emotional excavation, the new EP finds the […]

New Found Glory cancel remaining tour dates due to family emergency

New Found Glory have canceled the last two dates of their From The Screen To Your Stereo To Your Town tour with Hawthorne Heights.  The band tweeted that the cancellation was due to guitarist Chad Gilbert dealing with a “family emergency”.  Read more: ‘The Umbrella Academy’ cast reacts to season 2 filming wrapping They told […]

Hawthorne Heights add 'The Silence In Black And White' 15-year dates

From Taking Back Sunday’s Where You Want to Be to My Chemical Romance’s Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, 2004 was a milestone for an abundance of alternative rock bands. The single “Ohio Is for Lovers” from their first full-length album The Silence In Black and White put Hawthorne Heights on the map and became an instant emo anthem, so it […]

27 best reactions to the My Chemical Romance return

The emos of the world have united not only to celebrate Halloween but more importantly, to bask in the feeling that after all these years of holding out hope, we were right. My Chemical Romance have returned to cement what we already knew—that 20ninescene is alive and well. After creating an Instagram and announcing a […]

“felt emo might delete” creator transforms Cardi B song into scene anthem

Matt Cutshall, the mastermind behind viral video’s “felt emo might delete,” is at it again, this time rewriting an emo parody to Cardi B’s track “Money.” From shouting out bands such as Underoath and Hawthorne Heights to bragging about wearing his girlfriend’s jeans, Cutshall may have just created the emo anthem we all needed. Read […]

Top 10 unbelievable song mashups that actually work

Recently, mashups have been surfacing, melding the efforts of Post Malone and Hawthorne Heights to create “I Fall Apart In Ohio.” Similarly, Fall Out Boy and Taylor Swift were merged to create a “Sugar Calm Down” fusion of two of the artists’ beloved tracks. These unlikely combinations are just a small taste of what the […]
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