Emocore

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Noun
  1. 1
    A style of hardcore punk known for emotional and introspective lyrics. uncountable

    "There's a new form of performance occuring out in Washington, D.C. It goes by the name of Emo-Core or Emotional Core. Bands like Embrace (featuring Ian McKaye), Rites of Spring, Beefeater, among others, are taking the severe intensity of an emotional projection and adding it totally into their respective live sets."

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emo

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"There's a new form of performance occuring out in Washington, D.C. It goes by the name of Emo-Core or Emotional Core. Bands like Embrace (featuring Ian McKaye), Rites of Spring, Beefeater, among others, are taking the severe intensity of an emotional projection and adding it totally into their respective live sets."

Etymology

Clipping of emo(tional) + -core. The word emo is first attested later, in 1988.

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