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Originally, a generation of art punk bands emanating from the infrastructure of what had been the American [hardcore punk] scene.  Closely related or perhaps even derivative styles of post-hardcore included math rock and emo.

The [Washington, DC] scene surrounding Dischord records circa 1985 is often considered ground zero for post-hardcore, thanks largely to Revolution Summer, a campaign by Dischord to revitalize the then-creatively stagnant Washington, DC [hardcore punk] scene.  Initially, groups like Embrace, Rites of Spring and Ignition integrated melody, a sense of groove, an [introspective] lyrical focus, and a stronger command of rock songwriting into hardcore sensibilities, though subsequent groups formed circa 1987 such as Moss Icon and Soulside moved post-hardcore into a more art rock direction by introducing elements such  dynamic shifts, progressive songwriting styles, and angular guitar work influenced by the original post-punk movement, in many ways the sonic and spiritual antecedent of post-hardcore.

Fugazi, formed in the late 1980s by former members of Embrace and Rites of Spring, were arguably the most important and influential post-hardcore band. Committed to [independent] rock values, touring throughout the world, and relentlessly pioneering stylistically, Fugazi played throughout the [1990s] and set the tone for the American underground rock scene during that time.  By the start of the new millennium, post-hardcore groups like At The Drive-In, Unwound, Les Savy Fav and the Dismemberment Plan had all released sonically lush albums, landed major label contracts, or both.  Additionally post-hardcore had also arrived as a force in popular culture by that time under the guise of emo, for better or worse.  Sadly, post-hardcore's current state is one of confusion and dilapidation,  as  many pedestrian emo groups have adopted the term  as [representative] of their style in hopes of increasing their credibility.

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