Screamo
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈskɹiːməʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Screamo is a noun meaning (music, often derogatory) Any aggressive music with screamed vocals.
Meaning
(music, often derogatory) Any aggressive music with screamed vocals.
More Meanings
- (music) A genre of aggressive lo-fi guitar-driven music with predominantly screaming vocals, while preserving structural aspects of the emocore/hardcore emo genres of the early 1990's.
- (music) A genre of guitar-driven music combining late 1990's emo indie rock with interludes of screaming vocals, often accompanied by hardcore or metalcore guitar riffs.
- (music) Any punk rock-inspired music that involves screaming vocals, typically referring to the genres described above as well as certain subgenres of hardcore punk.
Synonyms for screamo
Depending on context, synonyms include posthardcore.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scream, skramz, screel, screamer, screech, screek.
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