Post-Grunge

The rock music style post-grunge ( rarely, Nu Rock, derived from New Rock ) originated in the late 1990s and forms a sub-form of American alternative rock / grunge. The exact definition of the genre but it is in disagreement.

Definition

As a post-grunge a number Bands relatively different styles are referred to, including the music of Godsmack, Alter Bridge, Shinedown, Flyleaf, Creed, Bush, Nickelback, Breaking Benjamin, The Faint, Seether, Three Days Grace, Filter, Linkin Park, Stone Sour, Foo Fighters, 12 Stones, Staind, Deftones and Daughtry. Similarities of these bands, justifying the name Post-Grunge, are primarily the influence of the genre Grunge, the beginning of which was 1990's popular and the least common type song structures of " quiet verse " and " loud chorus ", some of which the songs label of "radio friendly " sound have given have. Otherwise, ranging influences of the different bands that fall under the term post-grunge, pop ballads of punk to metal riffs. This is followed by the problem can see why a lot of bands of the post-grunge be assigned also other genres such as alternative rock, alternative metal or hard rock.

Lyrics

The details can be lyrically little to say about stylistic similarities, see bands that are associated with the post-grunge. Influenced by the grunge play self-doubt and anger frequently a role. In particular, the early post - grunge bands such as Silverchair still lean pretty heavily on the grunge. This influence is dwindling then over the years, in part, still recognizable in some bands like Creed ( esp. on the album My Own Prison ), Staind, Seether and 3 Doors Down. This development then leads frequently in euphorischere Songs ( Incubus - Wish You Were Here, Creed - Higher ). Today in particular ballad love songs stand out (3 Doors Down - Here Without You Hinder - Lips Of An Angel).

History

At the end of the grunge wave made ​​it around the year 1993, the first post - grunge bands (for example, bus or live ), to obtain contracts with well-known record labels. Later, other bands like Silverchair followed. At the end of the millennium bands like Creed, Nickelback or 3 Doors Down came to and sometimes celebrated great successes with their music. Although, there are now some of the post- grunge bands; yet the borders into other genres are so fluent that bands with post-grunge sound, sometimes metal are seen more as modern rock, alternative rock.