50 Frickin Screamo Albums
Pt.2 of this series, top of the crop Skramz and whatnot. |
1 |  | Suis La Lune Riala
2012
One of the GOATs and my personal fave. Most beautiful clean tones in the game. Sentimental, twinkly and energetic. |
2 |  | La Quiete La fine non è la fine
2004
Another GOAT. Raw, pretty and dramatic. Goes Hard. Their comps are pretty much on the same level. |
3 |  | Jeromes Dream Presents
2001
GOATs. Noise rock, mathcore, ahead of its time. Earlier stuff is more "screamo", but this album is wild. There's a great guitar playthrough on YT, adds to the enjoyment/understanding. |
4 |  | Usurp Synapse Disinformation Fix
2003
A comp of their material pre-reunion. Essential grindy, mathy and sassy. Dissonant bashing. |
5 |  | Daitro Laisser Vivre Les Squelettes
2006
Elegant masterclass and summary of what the genre is. |
6 |  | Reversal Of Man This Is Medicine
1999
Relentless Emoviolence. Back when screamo was more Grind/Powerviolence adjacent. |
7 |  | Shikari 1999 - 2003
2004
Relentless Emoviolence Pt.2. A comp of all their stuff. About as brutal as screamo can get. Grind vibes. |
8 |  | Trachimbrod Leda
2017
Almost a Radiohead vibe sometimes. In the vein of Suis La. Gorgeous and occasionally catchy. |
9 |  | I Wrote Haikus About Cannibalism... iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook
2010
A comp of some of the most essential, lo fi/cathartic/dramatic screamo. |
10 |  | Kidcrash Jokes
An all timer imo. Mathy, driving and immersive. Lots of replay value, due to the densely written guitar/drums. |
11 |  | Capsule (US) Blue
2007
An all timer imo. Mathy, dissonant and occasionally atmospheric. Amazing performances here. |
12 |  | Off Minor The Heat Death of the Universe
2003
Ridiculously good album/a classic. The quintessential loud/quiet dynamics. A bit of a jazz influence too. |
13 |  | Loma Prieta I.V.
2012
Hard AF. Moshable screamo. A lot of people's gateway band, for a good reason. |
14 |  | Textbook Traitors You Pull the Strings That Make Us Dance
2003
Panic chord emoviolence gem. Goes hard. |
15 |  | United Nations United Nations
2008
A sleeper classic from basically a screamo supergroup (look em up). Effortlessly replayable. |
16 |  | Neil Perry Lineage Situation
2003
Another essential comp. V influential band. Leaning into earlier Metalcore vibes. |
17 |  | Love Lost But Not Forgotten Upon the Right, I Saw a New Misery
2002
Heavy, chaotic and breakdowns. Goes Hard. |
18 |  | Joshua Fit For Battle To Bring Our Own End
2002
Same as ^^^ |
19 |  | I Would Set Myself On Fire For You Believes In Patterns
2006
Experimental, jazzy, sorta post-rock and still raw. |
20 |  | Respire Denouement
2018
Def influenced by ^^^. Like cramming Godspeed and Black Metal into a screamo band. |
21 |  | Vi Som Alskade Varandra Sa Mycket Det Onda. Det Goda. Det Vackra. Det Fula.
2019
Massive sounding. Maybe a Cult of Luna influence detected. Slept on band. |
22 |  | Saetia Saetia
1998
Pretty much the quintessential band in the genre, if you know screamo, you know Saetia. |
23 |  | Angel Hair Pregnant With The Senior Class
1997
Another comp. Early sassy, dissonant and gross screamo. Three One G type vibe. |
24 |  | State Faults Resonate/Desperate
2013
Prob one of the best produced bands in the genre/ great gateway band. Almost a melodic hardcore vibe. Infectious shit. |
25 |  | Shin Guard 2020
2019
Was such a promising band. Expertly performed. So many influences come through, echoes of metalcore and The Fall of Troy. |
26 |  | Senza Even a Worm Will Turn
2019
V much Jeromes Dream influenced, but still retaining their own identity. Dissonant, panic chord madness. Drums go hard. |
27 |  | Sed Non Satiata Sed Non Satiata
2010
Atmospheric, post-hardcore leaning gem, |
28 |  | Ampere Like Shadows
2011
Absolutely relentless, successor to Orchid. |
29 |  | Orchid Chaos is Me
1999
Speaking of one the GOATs. Classic, hardcore punk, grind screamo shit. |
30 |  | Portraits Of Past 01010101
1996
A classic. Perfect balance between moody calmness and heavy chaos. Love this one. |
31 |  | Majority Rule Interview With David Frost
2001
Great loud/quiet dynamic. Scathing vocals. Goes hard. |
32 |  | We Came Out Like Tigers Agelessness And Lack
2012
Black Metal and Folky parts crammed into raging screamo. |
33 |  | Envy A Dead Sinking Story
2003
A staple Japanese band. Wonderful tension building, pretty crescendo screamo. |
34 |  | Heaven In Her Arms White Halo
2017
Another Awesome Japanese band. Like Envy, but with maybe more of Black and Post-Metal influence. |
35 |  | Yaphet Kotto The Killer Was in the Government Blankets
1999
A classic for sure. Dramatic, messy but still played well. Kind of Dischord Post-Hardcore influenced guitar playing. |
36 |  | City of Caterpillar City of Caterpillar
2002
Highly influential album. Middle ground between PH and screamo, while also having post-rock vibes. |
37 |  | Circle Takes the Square As the Roots Undo
2004
Another highly influential band. Manic, sort of experimental and unique album. |
38 |  | Gospel The Moon Is a Dead World
2005
Another highly influential classic band. Hard to say if this is screamo, but it def influenced a lot of it. Like if Mars Volta was skramz or something. |
39 |  | One Eyed God Prophecy One Eyed God Prophecy
1995
Early crusty black metal screamo. Raw and dark. |
40 |  | Union Of Uranus Disaster By Design
1995
Another early, raw af album. Grim and goes hard. |
41 |  | Indian Summer Discography
1994
Another comp. Like proto screamo. Still holds up, amazing they were doing this stuff at the time. Kinda Slint vibes sometimes, also kinda Drive Like Jehu vibes. |
42 |  | Heroin Heroin
Another comp/more proto screamo. Early noise rock, hardcore punk type stuff, that would influence many bands. |
43 |  | Republic of Dreams Republic of Dreams
2012
Another comp. Like emoviolence, that still retains some melodic elements. Love these dudes. |
44 |  | Welcome the Plague Year Welcome the Plague Year
2004
Clash of calm and violent. Kind of epic and v replayable. |
45 |  | ...Who Calls So Loud ...Who Calls So Loud
2008
An emotional journey. Kind of Loma/Kidcrash vibes. |
46 |  | In/Humanity The History Behind The Mystery...
1998
Dark and mysterious sounding emoviolence. Like Today is the Day but screamo, or something like that. |
47 |  | Combatwoundedveteran I Know A Girl Who Develops Crime Scene Photos
2000
Chaotic, dissonant and relentless emoviolence. Sort of a precursor to some of the "white belt" style. |
48 |  | Merchant Ships For Cameron
2010
Prob a big influence, to the rise of twinkly screamo. This album still holds up tho. Sad af noodly guitar type shit. |
49 |  | Ekkaia Manos Que Estrechan Planes De Muerte Y Sometimient
2002
Leaning more into the Crust world. Passionate, messy and densely packed album. Like if Tragedy or His Hero Is Gone was a screamo band. |
50 |  | Closure Closure
1997
Hidden gem. Really laid the groundwork for a lot what was to come. Already has that raw post-hardcore and moody clean parts thing going on. |
51 |  | Breakwater self-titled seven inches
1995
Wish this band had more stuff/a full album. Ahead of their time. Kind of similar to I Hate Myself. |
52 |  | I Set My Friends On Fire You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
THIS IS SKRAMZ, A SOLID 2/5 |
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