Emo

Emo originated from Hardcore Punk and later adopted Pop Punk influences when it came into the US mainstream. It has since come to describe several variations of music with common roots and associated fashion and stereotypes. In the mid-1980s, the term Emo described a subgenre of Hardcore Punk which stemmed from the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene. In later years, the term Emocore, short for "emotional hardcore", was also used to describe the emotional performances of bands in the Washington, D.C. "Revolution Summer" movement and some of the offshoot regional scenes. In the mid-90s, Emo began to refer to the indie scene that followed the influences of Fugazi, while other bands had a more indie rock style of Emo, more melodic and less chaotic. The so-called "Indie Emo" scene survived until the late 1990s, when many of the bands either disbanded or shifted to mainstream styles. As the remaining Indie Emo bands entered the mainstream, newer bands began to emulate the mainstream style.