Originally Posted by zealious

The modern term "screamo" as we know it, is first and most closely aligned to the likes of Saetia.
Maybe term was aligned with them but the sound wasn't revolutionized by them. Magnified, yes. I mean Closure was on the same label as Saetia and relesed s/t about 2 years before A Retrospective and is much more representative of current screamo

In the late 90's, many bands from the east coast began pulling heavy influence from these early 90's Gravity Records bands, but with some modern flair.
More mid-90s than late. I'd say '96 is when the first screamo recordings came about

the early Modern screamo almost always refers to a group of east coast bands featuring college level kids looking to provoke thought and release their own aggression through the power of music. These bands typically stretched from Massachusetts to Virginia and rarely further west than Philadelphia (with a few exceptions, such as Georgia's Portrait).
With many more exceptions than Portrait -Griver, Eagle Bravo, Inkwell. Southeast hardcore is underrated


Although the term is first related to the likes of Saetia, I personally believe that there were lesser known predecessors.
I'm aware of my previous comments with this statement. Just sharing what I've learned.



For instance, a pre-You&I band known as Instil first started playing shows around 95/96. Around 1997-98, bands such as Saetia, You&I, Usurp Synapse, Jerome's Dream, and Orchid began popping up playing in basements and other tiny establishments to only a few people. I've heard the late 90's screamo criticized as "artsy" and "pretentious," but I think naysayers don't quite understand the intended point of this movement. Normally, when a hardcore/punk kid begins college, he/she starts to understand him/herself better. They will grow bored of the "posicore" crap of the 80's and move to an entirely new genre of music and thought that isn't nearly as socially aware. Rather than abandon their roots in hardcore or punk music, the modern screamo kids wanted to expand on a tired sound and keep themselves socially, politically, and emotionally aware.