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Emo
Emo (pronounced /ˈiːmoʊ/) is a style of rock music typically characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands...
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Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992. Initially, the band consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums, guitar, backing vocals), Matt Sharp (bass, backing vocals), and...
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- Feb 14, 1992
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- Jun 2000
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind.
Jimmy Eat...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1994
Ian MacKaye
Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (pronounced /məˈkaɪ/) (born April 16, 1962), is an American singer and guitarist. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat, the post-hardcore bands...
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- Apr 16, 1962 (age 47 years)
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Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes is an American band that consists of singer-songwriter/guitarist Conor Oberst, multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music scene.
Bright Eyes is...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1995
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AFI
AFI (A Fire Inside) is an American rock band from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1991
The Ataris
The Ataris is a pop punk band originally hailing from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent, Welcome the Night, was released on February 20, 2007.
Formed in 1995, the band originally consisted of singer,...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1994
Kris Roe
Kristopher Lee Roe (born January 12, 1977 in Anderson, Indiana) is the singer and guitarist for pop punk band The Ataris who formed in 1995. The Ataris released their fifth full length album Welcome the Night on February 20, 2007 on the band's own...
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- Jan 12, 1977 (age 32 years)
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New Found Glory
New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Since their formation in 1997, the quintet has consisted of Jordan Pundik (vocals), Chad Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), Steve Klein (guitar), Ian...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1997
Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. DeLonge formed Box Car Racer to experiment with and record ideas he felt were not "Blink-friendly", along with Travis...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2002
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 2003
The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects is a four-piece American rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, guitarists Nick Wheeler and Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor.
Their...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2000
Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970) is an American musician and lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter of the rock band Weezer. He has also worked as a solo artist; he released his debut album, Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo...
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- Jun 13, 1970 (age 39 years)
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Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American pop punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. They took their name from the children's book called "Good Charlotte: The Girls of Good Day Orphanage," written by Carol Beach York.
Good Charlotte started out...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1996
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Thursday
Thursday is a post-hardcore band from New Brunswick, New Jersey that has released five full-length albums. The band's most recent album, Common Existence, was released in February 2009 on Epitaph Records, and the band recently headlined the Taste of...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1998
Nate Mendel
Nathan Gregor "Nate" Mendel (born December 2, 1968 in Richland, Washington) is an American bassist for the bands Foo Fighters and Sunny Day Real Estate.
He began his musical career in the punk band Diddly Squat, then played in the fairly popular...
Date of birth:
- Dec 2, 1968 (age 41 years)
At the Drive-In
At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s post-hardcore scene. They were also recognized for their...
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1994
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 2001
Indian Summer
Indian Summer was an early and influential American emocore band originally from Oakland, California. Their sound leaned heavily on loud-soft dynamics, pushed to the extremes on either end. Many of their songs built up to chaotic, cathartic climaxes...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1993
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1994
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Amityville, Long Island, New York, formed in 1999. The current members are vocalist Adam Lazzara, guitarist/back-up vocalist Matthew Fazzi, guitarist Eddie Reyes, drummer Mark O'Connell, and bassist...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- Nov 1, 1999
Mineral
Mineral was a prominent mid-90's indie-rock band originally from Houston, Texas, but soon relocated to Austin following their formation. All four members of Mineral were signed to Interscope Records on individual contracts. Its former members have...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1994
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1998
Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional is an American alternative rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The band started out as Carrabba playing intimately personal acoustic songs by himself, but eventually the outfit became a...
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Brendan Canty
Brendan Canty (born March 9, 1966 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Fugazi.
Canty and friend Guy Picciotto (vocals, guitars) were bandmates in several Washington D.C. area bands in the early and...
Date of birth:
- Mar 9, 1966 (age 43 years)
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Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria is an American rock band from New York, formed in 1995. The band was originally named "Shabütie"; however, the name was changed to "Coheed and Cambria" when drummer Nate Kelley departed. The band incorporates aspects of...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1995
Sugarcult
Sugarcult (pronounced /ˈʃʊɡərkʌlt/) is an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California formed in 1998. The band comprises Tim Pagnotta on guitar and vocals, Airin Older on bass and vocals, Marko DeSantis (commonly known as Marko 72) on guitar,...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1998
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1965 in Denver, Colorado) is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate...
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- Jan 16, 1965 (age 44 years)
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Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer (The Faint), Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor...
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- Feb 15, 1980 (age 29 years)
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Glassjaw
Glassjaw (sometimes stylized glassJAw or GlassJAw) is a four-piece post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1994
Something Corporate
Something Corporate is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. Their last known line-up consisted of pianist and vocalist Andrew McMahon, guitarist Josh Partington, bassist Kevin Page and drummer Brian Ireland....
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1998
David Kennedy
David James Kennedy (born July 8, 1976) is an American guitarist, songwriter and performer. He currently plays guitar for the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves.
He was also a member of Box Car Racer, a musical collaboration launched by Tom...
Date of birth:
- Jul 8, 1976 (age 33 years)
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Story of the Year
Story of the Year (also known as Story or SOTY) is an American post-hardcore band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1995.. The band was initially named Big Blue Monkey, they changed their name to Story of the Year in 2002 after the release of their...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1996
The Juliana Theory
The Juliana Theory was an American rock quintet from Greensburg and Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The Juliana Theory signed to Christian record label Tooth & Nail Records despite not being a Christian band as such. The group later signed to Epic Records...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1997
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- Feb 9, 2006
Pedro the Lion
Pedro the Lion was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, and, for over a decade, the main creative outlet of singer/songwriter David Bazan. The band combined a biting wit with first person narrative to cover both politics and faith.
Pedro the...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1995
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- Jan 2006
Claudio Sanchez
Claudio Paul Sanchez (born March 12, 1978) is the lead singer and guitarist for Coheed and Cambria, a progressive rock group. Claudio Sanchez, a drummer and another guitarist formed from a trio called Shabűtie (Shabűtie is from African tribal...
Date of birth:
- Mar 12, 1978 (age 31 years)
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Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1995
Brand New
Brand New is an American alternative rock band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 2000, the band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jesse Lacey, guitarist Vincent Accardi, bassist Garrett Tierney, drummer Brian Lane, and guitarist...
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Cursive
Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.
The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen (all formerly of Slowdown Virginia), and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such...
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Dan Marsala
Dan Dean Marsala Jr. (born November 3, 1980) is the lead singer and one of the founding members of the alternative band Story of the Year. Dan plays many instruments such as the guitar, the bass and the drums.
Date of birth:
- 1980 (age 30 years)
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Circle Takes the Square
Circle Takes the Square (often abbreviated CTTS) is an American experimental screamo band from Savannah, Georgia, USA. Their debut release was a 7-track self-titled EP in 2001, followed later by a 7" split with pg.99. In 2004 the band released As...
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Senses Fail
Senses Fail is an American rock band from Ridgewood, New Jersey, formed in 2001.
Senses Fail began in 2001 after Buddy Nielsen posted an advertisement on the Internet to recruit members for the band, but the band line-up was not complete till the...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2002
Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis On Fire") is a five-piece post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consists of George Pettit (vocals), Dallas Green (guitar, piano, vocals), Wade MacNeil (guitar, vocals),...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2001
Seo Tai-ji
Seo Tai-ji (Jeong Hyeon-cheol 정현철(Hanja: 鄭鉉哲), born on February 21, 1972) is a South Korean musician, and songwriter. After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, he has risen to become one of the most prominent and influential...
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- Feb 21, 1972 (age 37 years)
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Papa Roach
Papa Roach is a four-piece rock band from Vacaville, California. They broke into the mainstream with their triple-platinum major-label debut Infest (2000). The group's success continued with later releases Lovehatetragedy (2002), Getting Away with...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1993
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance is a Grammy-nominated American rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, bassist Mikey Way, guitarists Frank Iero and Ray Toro and drummer Bob Bryar. Shortly after forming, the band...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2001
Straylight Run
Straylight Run is an indie rock band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, Long Island, New York. They are currently unsigned after being dropped from Universal Republic Records East. Their latest releases are the EPs About Time and Un Mas Dos, preceded...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- May 2003
Braid
Braid was an influential emo/post-hardcore band from Illinois that formed in 1993. After forming, the band went through several line-up changes but eventually settled on: Bob Nanna on guitar/vocals, Todd Bell on bass, Chris Broach on guitar/vocals...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1993
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1999
The Used
The Used is an American alternative rock band from Orem, Utah. Their sound has been classified under many sub-genres of rock. They signed with Reprise Records in late 2001 and rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their debut self-titled album,...
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Smile Empty Soul
Smile Empty Soul is an American post-grunge band from Santa Clarita, California.
Smile Empty Soul formed in 1998, while its original members were attending different high schools in the Santa Clarita area. The band, originally a three-piece group,...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1998
Autopilot Off
Autopilot Off was a punk rock band from Orange County, New York composed of Chris Hughes (guitar), Chris Johnson (guitar/vocals), Phil Robinson (drums) and Rob Kucharek (bass).
Autopilot Off formed in 1996 under the name Cooter. They slowly gained...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1998
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- Aug 26, 2005
Samiam
Samiam is a band from Berkeley, California formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 with Christ on Parade. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1990
Usurp Synapse
Usurp Synapse was an emo violence band from Indiana. The group combined fast and frantic grindcore influenced drumming and guitar work, and raw screams.
Usurp was born in Lafayette, IN. Through numerous line-ups they continued to push the envelope...
Jim Adkins
James Christopher Adkins (born November 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist in the American band Jimmy Eat World. Born in Mesa, Arizona, Jim was a member of the regional band "Dream" while still in high school, before forming Jimmy Eat World...
Date of birth:
- Nov 10, 1975 (age 34 years)
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Saves the Day
Saves the Day is an American band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Manuel Carrero and drummer Durijah Lang.
After forming under the name Sefler in...
Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1997
The Starting Line
The Starting Line is an American pop punk band based from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 1999.
In 1999, the band that would become The Starting Line was initiated in Churchville, Pennsylvania via an e-mail from guitarist Matt Watts to...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1999
Armor for Sleep
Armor for Sleep was an American alternative rock band formed in 2001, in New Jersey.
After initial demos had been distributed, New York-based independent label Equal Vision Records signed the band and went onto release the concept-based albums,...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2002
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Gerard Way
Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American musician and comic book writer who has served as lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance since its formation in 2001. He is also the writer of the Eisner Award-winning comic...
Date of birth:
- Apr 9, 1977 (age 32 years)
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Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh rock band, from Bridgend. They have released four studio albums, five EPs, fifteen singles, one DVD, and one 'best of' compilation.
When Michael Davies (now of Makeshift Truth), one of January Thirst's original...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2002
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker was an American punk band from San Francisco, California, from 1988 to 1996. The band also had roots in Los Angeles, where members Blake Schwarzenbach and Adam Pfahler attended Crossroads High School together, and New York City, where...
Jawbox
Jawbox was a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C.. Its original members were J. Robbins (vocals/guitar), Bill Barbot (guitar), Kim Coletta (bass guitar) and Adam Wade (drums).
Robbins had played in the final incarnation of Government Issue,...
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Bert McCracken
Robert Edward McCracken (born February 25, 1982), known professionally as Bert McCracken, is the lead singer of the American rock band The Used.
Bert McCracken was born in Provo but grew up in Orem, Utah, USA, and was raised in a Mormon family,...
Date of birth:
- Feb 25, 1982 (age 27 years)
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Fightstar
Fightstar are a British alternative rock band from London, England. Since their inception the band has comprised Charlie Simpson (vocals, guitar, keys), Alex Westaway (guitar, vocals), Dan Haigh (bass) and Omar Abidi (drums). Although generally...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2005
Tom DeLonge
Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. (born December 13, 1975)
Tom DeLonge was raised by his mother, Connie and his father, Thomas, who is of a Irish, German and Cherokee descent, in Poway, California. He has an older brother, Shon, and a younger sister...
Date of birth:
- Dec 13, 1975 (age 34 years)
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The Early November
The Early November is an emo/indie-rock band from Hammonton, New Jersey. The group formed in 1999 and signed with Drive-Thru Records in 2002. As of 2006, they have released two EPs (2002's For All of This and 2005's The Acoustic EP), as well as two...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2001
Finch
Finch is an American rock band from Temecula, California. After declaring a hiatus in 2006, they reformed in 2007, playing a reunion show on November 23 at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California. They have since extensively toured the USA and UK....
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1999
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 2006
