http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=320&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody OnlineEmo/Hardcoreen720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:37:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=320&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088911&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:40 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11088911 art.11088911 Cobra Starship art.11088911 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088911&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088911&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets, appeared in 2006, with statement of purpose Viva La Cobra! following a year later. Slots on various touring festivals came next, with "Guilty Pleasure" and "Kiss My Sass" receiving airplay. In 2009, Cobra Starship's third album came out, Hot Mess, which featured lead single "Good Girls Go Bad." - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6167&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:58 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6167 art.6167 Green Day art.6167 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6167&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6167&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Dookie. Although Green Day's taut, three-minute, guitar-driven songs ably revive the fierceness of the group's stylistic progenitors (the Who, the Clash and the Sex Pistols), punk's original aim — to annoy, outrage, shock — is not Green Day's thing.

Friends since age 10, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt grew up in Rodeo, California. They formed their first real band, Sweet Children, at 14. When they were 17, the pair first recorded as Green Day, signing with the punk label Lookout and releasing the 1989 EP 1,000 Hours with drummer John Kiffmeyer. The next year, the group recorded its first full-length album, 39/Smooth, in a day. Two more EPs followed, with Kiffmeyer leaving to focus on his studies and Tre Cool, with whom Armstrong had played in a band

called the Lookouts, taking over on drums for 1992's Kerplunk. With a solid fanbase built on the nurturing, all-ages hardcore scene in Berkeley, the group signed with Reprise in April 1993. Its 1994 release, Dookie, proclaimed the next generation of punk, hitting Number Four on the album chart, buoyed by the band's effervescent presence on MTV and at Lollapalooza and Woodstock '94. The album won a 1994 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance and sold 10 million copies worldwide.

The 1995 follow-up Insomniac sold nearly 3 million copies and charted at Number Two, but failed to repeat the success of the band's major-label debut. Nimrod (Number 10, 1997) sold a million copies but won fresh exposure for the group, largely on the strength of the ballad "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)." In 2000, Green Day released Warning (Number Four), a more introspective, even folk-influenced record that showed the group stretching artistically. Despite producing the radio hit "Minority," the album was a commercial letdown, selling fewer than a million copies. Two compilations followed: A best-of, International Superhits! (Number 40, 2001), and the B-sides round-up Shenanigans (Number 27, 2002).

By the early '00s, there was a growing consensus that Green Day's cachet was in decline, as evidenced by the band's slowing album sales. That belief that was put to rest with the release of American Idiot (Number One, 2004), a multiplatinum, Grammy-winning rock opera with political overtones that restated Green Day as one of the biggest musical acts in the world. Produced by Rob Cavallo, Idiot is grandiose — two of the songs are multi-part suites that clock in at nearly 10 minutes — but never show-offy. Five singles were released, all of them hits: The title track (Number 61, 2004), "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (Number Six, 2005), "Holiday" (Number 19, 2005), "Jesus of Suburbia" (Number 27 Modern Rock, 2005) and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2004), the latter a ballad that came one slot away from being Green Day's first Number One single.

Following extensive touring, Green Day recorded a cover of the Skids' "The Saints Are Coming" (Number 51, 2006) with U2, which was released to raise awareness for musicians whose lives had been disrupted by Hurricane Katrina. In 2007, the band appeared on both American Idol — where they performed a version of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" (Number 53) — and in The Simpsons Movie. That year the band also began a side project — that they at first kept secret — called Foxboro Hot Tubs, a group that also features Jason White, Josh Freese and Kevin Preston. In May 2008, the band issued its first LP, a garage album called Stop Drop and Roll!!!, and went on a brief tour. Armstrong also revived his other side project, Pinhead Gun Powder, who played their first show since 2001 in February 2008. ]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25049179&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Electropop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:14 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.25049179 art.25049179 Owl City art.25049179 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25049179&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25049179&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Of June, Young sang of floating in space in a set that referenced cruise ships, airplanes and nonstop modern motion, sounding at once thrilled with distance and nostalgic for a simpler, stay-at-home lifestyle. He came into his own style with Maybe I'm Dreaming, which found him fleshing out his delicate, catchy sound with acoustic guitars and more intricate songwriting. This is the sound of being young, in love and 110% alive. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7501250&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:43 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7501250 art.7501250 Paramore art.7501250 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7501250&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7501250&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Riot! (Number 15, 2007) produced hits in the lurching "Crushcrushcrush" (Number Four Modern Rock; Number 54 Pop, 2007) and nimble "Misery Business" (Number Three Modern Rock; Number 26 Pop, 2007).

Paramore formed in Franklin, Tennessee, after guitarist Josh Farro and his brother Zac met Mississippi transplant Hayley Williams at the private school they all attended and broadened their new friend's musical horizons. Adding bassist Jeremy Davis and rhythm guitarist Jason Bynum, the band played its first gigs in early 2004. Within six months they were signed to Florida-based indie label Fueled by Ramen, home of Jimmy Eat World and Fall Out Boy.

Paramore's 2005 debut All We Know Is Falling reached Number 30 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and created a buzz and critical kudos for Williams' strong vocals and songwriting. In late 2005, Bynum was replaced by guitarist Hunter Lamb, who left the group in early 2007 (they carried on as a four-piece). The band's highly anticipated 2007 follow-up Riot! received generally favorable reviews and shot to the Top 20 on the strength of its two biggest singles and videos. The band was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Though the group is Christian, they don't consider themselves to be a Christian-rock band and tend to keep their faith out of their songwriting and interviews.

As the band began to attract more and more media attention, speculation arose that they were suffering from a problem that plagued No Doubt in their early days, and Paramore began expressing displeasure with Williams being the focus of magazine articles. In early 2008, the band, which had experienced personnel shakeups from early on, pulled out of a U.K. and European tour supporting Riot! due to what it termed "internal issues." They went on to co-headline a set of arena dates with Jimmy Eat World and assured fans they were not breaking up in a series of interviews and candid blog posts. In summer 2008, the band embarked upon their fourth Warped Tour as well as a headlining trek of amphitheaters. ]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3708&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Hardcore Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:42 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3708 art.3708 Rise Against art.3708 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3708&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3708&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Lords of Dogtown and became one of the shining stars on Fat Wreck Chords' artist roster. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2563&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:53 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2563 art.2563 Death Cab For Cutie art.2563 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2563&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2563&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss The O.C.'s resident hipster Seth Cohen proclaimed his love for the band, the Bellingham, Wash., natives were cranking out sweet, cozy melodies for reflective romantics. After the success of a cassette put together by Ben Gibbard in 1997, the vocalist and guitarist decided to transform his solo project into a full-fledged band. When guitarist Chris Walla, bassist Nick Harmer and drummer Nathan Good came aboard, Death Cab For Cutie were born. The band took its name from a Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song that appeared in the Beatles movie Magical Mystery Tour. By 1998, Death Cab's debut, Something About Airplanes, was released, recalling the off-kilter guitar pop of Built to Spill and the quietly passionate storytelling of Elliott Smith. The band went on to create three more LPs before signing to Atlantic Records and releasing the Grammy-nominated Plans in 2005. Nearly three years later, Narrow Stairs revealed a slightly changed Death Cab, which cited heavy metal as an influence. Though more Band of Horses than Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the brawnier approach worked; it was their first album to top the Billboard charts. - Stephanie Benson]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55821&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:22 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55821 art.55821 The All-American Rejects art.55821 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55821&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55821&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Move Along, the group polished things up even more and raked in another hit with "Dirty Little Secret." They kept the successes coming with 2007's When the World Comes Down, featuring Top 10 hit, "Gives You Hell." - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44058&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:31 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44058 art.44058 blink-182 art.44058 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44058&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44058&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.954&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:45 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.954 art.954 Weezer art.954 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.954&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.954&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Weezer (Number 16), which came to be known as the Blue Album, could not have sounded more antithetic to the grunge-rock and pop-punk that was dominating modern-rock radio at the time; Cuomo was neither as cynical as Kurt Cobain nor as charmingly infantile as Billie Joe Armstrong, and the unapologetic riffs made it clear that he was more influenced by the likes of Heaven Tonight than Raw Power. Songs like "Undone - The Sweater Song" (Number 57, 1994) and "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" sound like handwritten notes found at the bottom of a locker — the early musings of a colossally self-aware nerd. And while the album's best-known song, "Buddy Holly" (Number 2 Modern Rock, 1994) was bolstered by Spike Jonze's nostalgia-tripping Happy Days video, its success was due less to the Fonz and more to the song's chimerical young-and-in-love chorus: "Wooh-e-oooh, I like just like Buddy Holly/Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore." Weezer would sell more than 3 million copies, and a 2004 reissued edition includes several worthy B-sides.

Cuomo had originally intended for Weezer's follow-up to be a sci-fi rock opera called Songs from the Black Hole, but after recording a series of tracks by himself, he shelved the project in favor of Pinkerton (Number 19, 1996). Though it's since become a fan favorite and a bellwether for he late-'90s emo boom, Pinkerton was initially seen as a downer: Cuomo had undergone a painful leg operation after the Blue Album, and the new LP was packed with brutally honest songs about falling in love with lesbians and teenage fans living oceans away; the opening track, tellingly, was "Tired of Sex," and songs like "El Scorcho" (Number 19 Modern Rock, 1996), and "The Good Life" (Number 32 Modern Rock, 1996) were rife with frustration. The album takes its name from a character in Madame Butterfly, and the record is peppered with references to the opera. After a tour in support of the album — which failed to reach platinum — Sharp left the band to spend more time with his new-wave side project, the Rentals, while Cuomo dropped out of view altogether, prompting rumors that he had begun a Brian Wilson-like retreat from society (Cuomo left Harvard but returned again, earning his English degree in June 2006). Between 1997 and 2000, the band released only a handful of songs, including a cover of "Velouria" for a Pixies tribute album. But the band retained an ardent following on the Internet, as evidenced by the numerous threads about Pinkerton, which was quickly becoming a cult favorite.

In 2000, the band reformed for a string of shows on the Warped Tour, where Sharp was replaced by bassist Mikey Welsh, a former member of Juliana Hatfield's backing band. The live dates were a success, prompting a sold-out mini-tour and a new album, titled Weezer (2001), which debuted at Number 4 on the Billboard charts and retuned the band to its power-chord grandeur. With Ocasek returning as producer, the so-called "Green album" gave the band two of the biggest hits of its career: "Hash Pipe" (Number Two Modern Rock), and "Island in the Sun" (Number 11 Modern Rock), a lulling ballad that later wound up being covered for a tropical-resort ad. A few months after the Green Album's release, Welsh experienced a psychotic breakdown, and was replaced by bassist Scott Shriner.

Almost exactly a year after the release of the Green Album, Weezer delivered Maladroit (Number Three, 2002). Due in part to Cuomo's abundant songwriting output, many of the self-financed Maladroit tracks had already appeared in demo form on the band's Website, and the songs' early release spurred a public battle between the band and its label, Interscope Records. But neither the controversy — nor the inclusion of singles "Dope Nose" (Number 8 Modern Rock) and "Keep Fishin'" (Number 15 Modern Rock) — could prevent Maladroit, an album that paid homage to several of Cuomo's metal influences, from becoming a commercial misfire.

Weezer teamed with Rick Rubin for 2005's Make Believe (Number Two), an album that gave the band its biggest single to date: the Grammy-nominated "Beverly Hills" (Number 10, 2005) a sarcastic anti-fame rant that was misinterpreted by some as an ode to luxury branding. Longtime fans lamented that the Weezer responsible for Pinkerton was long gone, but "Beverly Hills" and the piano-plunking anthem "Perfect Situation" (Number 51, 2006) helped Make Believe sell more than a million copies in the U.S., and prompted an arena tour with the Foo Fighters.

In 2007, Cuomo released Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (Number 163), a collection of demos that included songs originally intended for the long-jettisoned Songs from the Black Hole album. Weezer's sixth album, once again produced by Rick Rubin — and once again titled Weezer — was released June 3rd, 2008. The Red Album, as it's known, spawned the single "Pork and Beans," which came with a clever video featuring many YouTube stars. The band is reportedly prepping another album produced by Jacknife Lee for 2009. ]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6513639&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:40 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6513639 art.6513639 Fall Out Boy art.6513639 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6513639&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6513639&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Folie a Deux. - Rachel Devitt]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9637431&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:31 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9637431 art.9637431 All Time Low art.9637431 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9637431&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9637431&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss The Party Scene and So Wrong It's Right, on indie labels in 2005 and 2007, respectively. Extensive touring and coverage on MTV helped raise their profile, and in 2009 their first single off third album Nothing Personal, "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)," became All Time Low's first Hot 100 charting song. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5156&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Skate Punk Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:43 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5156 art.5156 The Offspring art.5156 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5156&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5156&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Smash LP, and the accompanying single "Come Out and Play," the group became the biggest-selling indie artist of all time. Since then, the group have had consistent success with alternative radio, most recently with the single "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)." Since that single hit the charts in 1998, the Offspring have steadily released albums, with Conspiracy of One and Splinter appearing in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace following in 2008. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7637076&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:41 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7637076 art.7637076 Panic at the Disco art.7637076 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7637076&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7637076&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. How did the music industry track down these innovative suburban high school talents? After hearing that Pete Wentz, bass player for the emo success story Fall Out Boy, was starting a new label, guitarist Ryan sent him a link to their website. Amazingly, after a few sampled tracks, this e-mailed URL led to being signed to Wentz's Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen records in 2005. Panic! At the Disco stand out amidst their labelmates by incorporating rapid-fire synths and drum machines into their high-energy melodies, along with not-so-rock 'n' roll instruments like a Vaudevillian piano and accordion. - Michele K-Tel]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6086653&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:42 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6086653 art.6086653 My Chemical Romance art.6086653 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6086653&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6086653&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss
The idea of rock superheroes is key to the band's success: Singer Gerard Arthur Way graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1999 and was working as a comic-book animator when the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 made him to rethink his priorities. Deciding comic books were getting him nowhere, Way quit his day job and along with high school friend and drummer Matt Pelissier formed My Chemical Romance. The band was named after the Irvine Welsh book Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance and its early- lineup was fleshed out by Way's younger brother "Mikey" on bass, Ray Toro on lead guitar, and Frank Iero on rhythm guitar.

Within three-months of forming My Chemical Romance had recorded and released their 2002 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love on New Jersey indie label Eyeball Records (who had also signed fellow Garden State emo rockers Thursday). On the strength of tracks like the pummeling 9-11 lament "Skylines and Turnstiles," the band quickly signed to Reprise Records. 2003's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (Number 28, 2005) produced a string of singles including "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" (Number Four Modern Rock, 2005), "Helena" (Number 11 Modern Rock, Number 31 Pop, 2005) and "The Ghost of You" (Number 9 Modern Rock, 2005) and sold over a million copies. MCR was one of the first bands to successfully pioneer the social networking website MySpace to market their music.

In 2004 Bob Bryar, a sound tech for the Used, replaced Matt Pelissie (who later opened Strong Arm Studios, in Harrison, NJ.)on drums. MCR spent much of 2005 on the road opening for Green Day and co-headlining the Warped Tour with Fall Out Boy. In 2006, as MCR was heading back into the studio to record its third album, the group released the CD/DVD Life on the Murder Scene, a documentary that included videos and live footage and sold 2 million copies.

In 2006 MCR released its most ambitious album to date: a bombastic concept album entitled The Black Parade, which sold 240,000 copies in its first week and propelled it to Number Two on the Top 200 Chart . The album's storyline revolves around the regretful reminiscences of a dying cancer patient (and includes a cameo from Liza Minnelli on "Mama"). The Black Parade polarized critics who either loved the album's grandiosity or hated its excesses though it too went platinum. Its singles included the Top Forty hits "Welcome to the Black Parade" (Number One Modern Rock, Number Nine pop, 2006) and "Teenagers" (Number 13 Modern Rock, Number 39 Pop 100, 2007).

In the spring of 2008 the band was enmeshed in a controversy after a British MCR fan committed suicide and U.K. tabloids labeled emo and the band a "suicide cult." The band released the following statement on its website: "My Chemical Romance are and always have been vocally anti-violence and anti-suicide. As a band we have always made it one of our missions through our actions to provide comfort, support, and solace to our fans...If you or anyone you know have feelings of depression or suicide, we urge you to find your way and your voice to deal with these feelings positively."

In July of 2008 the band released its second live CD/DVD compilation entitled The Black Parade is Dead! featuring outtakes from the band's fall 2007 Mexico City and New Jersey concerts. ]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11599793&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:12 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11599793 art.11599793 Boys Like Girls art.11599793 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11599793&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11599793&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Billboard 200 in April of 2007. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9523&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:41:18 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9523 art.9523 slightly stoopid art.9523 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9523&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9523&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Everything You Need , which showcased their newly vamped live-dub sound. With 2005's Closer to the Sun , the band finally found a home on the Billboard charts. Famous for their crowd rousing jam sessions, Slightly Stoopid continue to tour with a variety of artists, including G. Love & Special Sauce, N.E.R.D, the Roots, Toots and the Maytals and more, playing nearly 200 gigs a year. 2007 kicked off their Summer Haze tour with G.Love and Ozomatli. - Sabrina Sutherland]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15658&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Metalcore Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:44 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15658 art.15658 Killswitch Engage art.15658 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15658&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15658&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2380&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:31 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2380 art.2380 Jimmy Eat World art.2380 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2380&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2380&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Bleed American, which they recorded without the assistance of any financial backing from a label. It turned out to be a wise investment since the record rocketed to the top of the charts mostly on the power of the bouncy anthem, "The Middle." The album also broke commercial ground for the genre and provided a roadmap for acts that followed like Yellowcard and Dashboard Confessional. Futures, released in 2004, repeated that formula with similar success. For 2007's Chase This Light, the band polished their angular emo core even more with help from producer Butch Vig. - Mark Murrmann]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65584&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Punk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:36 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.65584 art.65584 Anberlin art.65584 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65584&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65584&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15063&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Metalcore Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:18 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15063 art.15063 All That Remains art.15063 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15063&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15063&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss This Darkened Heart proved the band's breakout album, with production by Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz putting just the right degree of polish on their fusion of Swedish black metal stylings and American emo yearning. In 2006 All That Remains followed up with The Fall of Ideals and hit the road with Ozzfest before strutting their stuff on 2007's incendiary All That Remains Live. For all the hardcore swagger on display onstage, 2008's Overcome encountered a backlash from fans none too enamored by the band's radio-ready choruses. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38620&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38620 art.38620 Plain White T's art.38620 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38620&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38620&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Come On Over caught the ears of the Fearless label, which issued their 2002 LP Stop. The band toured hard before 2005's All That We Needed, and eventually settled with a roster of Higgenson, guitarists Dave Tirio and Tim Lopez, bassist Mike Retondo and drummer De'Mar Hamilton. It was the "Hey There Delilah" single that became the band's huge hit, and they wisely issued it on an expanded EP before offering Every Second Counts, their major-label debut. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44094&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Punk Pioneers Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:43 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44094 art.44094 The Ramones art.44094 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44094&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44094&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Ramones. For many people, those fourteen staggeringly short songs marked a joyous return to real rock 'n' roll -- to a time before the music was muddled by overblown arrangements and self-aggrandizing pomposity. They have been amazingly influential, showing budding musicians everywhere that you don't need technique to create exuberant, catchy and joyous music. Countless imitators followed -- everyone from the Sex Pistols to Blink 182 owe a huge debt to these four Brooklyn-based ne'er-do-wells. Onstage, the frighteningly tall Joey lurched and staggered, dangerously close to falling and impaling himself on the mic stand, while bassist (and primary creative force) Dee Dee shouted "1-2-3-4!" to introduce every song. The Ramones command attention with the sheer energy of their fast and loud sonic onslaught. They love pure pop -- the kind produced by girl groups of the early 1960s and songwriters such as Brian Wilson. "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," "I Wanna Be Sedated," and even "Pet Sematary" are absolutely infectious songs. By melding such hook-laden tunes with an aggressive stance, high volume, and no-frills songwriting, the Ramones became one of the most important rock bands of all time. - Will Lerner]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67161&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Metal Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:14:31 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.67161 art.67161 Coheed And Cambria art.67161 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67161&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67161&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss The Second Stage Turbine Blade, took hold of a devoted group of fans who like their punk dark, literate and complex. Word-of-mouth about the record built the band a following, as did the constant touring. Their follow-up, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, showed a love of progressive rock, glam and new wave, which made the band even harder to pigeonhole. For 2005's Good Apollo: Vol. IV, the group became a twin-guitar-blazing prog-metal band with a background in punk rock. Adding a sort of frenetic, spastic intelligence to the oft-perceived single-mindedness of the Warped Tour brigade, Coheed and Cambria keep the fringe alive and dangerous. - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8654114&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Hardcore Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:22:59 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8654114 art.8654114 A Day to Remember art.8654114 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8654114&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8654114&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss And Their Name Was Treason (2005), For Those Who Have Heart (2007) and Homesick (2009), an album that garnered them critical acclaim and a spot as high as No. 21 on the Billboard 200 chart. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39096&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:00 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39096 art.39096 Taking Back Sunday art.39096 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39096&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39096&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Tell All Your Friends, in 2002. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8930686&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:16 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8930686 art.8930686 Bullet For My Valentine art.8930686 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8930686&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8930686&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss The Poison. Back in 1998, the quartet of lads from Bridgend College was churning out Metallica covers under the name Jeff Killed John. It wasn't until 2003 that the band changed its name and beefed up their sound with a solidified lineup of guitarist and singer Matthew Tuck, guitarist Michael Paget, bassist Nick Crandle and drummer Michael Thomas. After issuing an EP and their debut on the British label Trustkill, they picked up Kerrang! magazine's Best British Newcomer Award in 2005 and eventually signed a deal with Sony/BMG. The band enjoyed quick success with American audiences and a number of high-profile tour slots, including one supporting Rob Zombie, from which they were booted when Tuck called Zombie and his cohorts "money-grabbing f*cks" on the band's message board. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55993&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Noise Pop Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:42 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55993 art.55993 Pixies art.55993 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55993&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55993&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Surfer Rosa, the Pixies' 1988 full-length debut of skronked-out, surf-damaged punk-pop, was a revelation to just about everyone who heard it. At first listen the remedial chord progressions, utterly nonsensical lyrics, and bizarre delivery sounded like the flailings of inept college rockers with a psychotropic casualty for a lead singer, but once the hooks were in, there was no escape. The Bostonians reminded everyone how to write a perfect, repetitive song that you knew by heart two seconds in. With wonder-twin powers Black Francis and Kim Deal writing paeans to sexually charged dementia, an idiosyncratic guitar sound, and what sounded like the Jolly Green Giant playing drums, the Pixies took the alt-rock world by storm, releasing four near-perfect records before self-destructing under the weight of their own talent, in 1993, after opening U2's Zoo TV tour. In their wake, Deal went full-time with her side-project the Breeders and began working on Last Splash, which would eventually go gold in the U.S., and Black -- as Frank Black -- starting penning a solo eponymous debut, which didn't fair so well. In 2004 -- with disparate and storied careers -- Deal, Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering reunited for a North American tour and several dates at European summer festivals. The group is currently rumored to be working on a new studio album, the first since 1991. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4769&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Oi/Street Punk Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:17 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4769 art.4769 Dropkick Murphys art.4769 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4769&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4769&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35104&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:53 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.35104 art.35104 Sum 41 art.35104 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35104&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35104&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Half Hour of Power, was released in the summer of 2000. Their 2001 follow-up, All Killer No Filler, produced by Green Day and blink mix-master Jerry Finn, yielded two of the band's biggest hits -- "In Too Deep" and "Fat Lip" -- and went to the top of the charts. A year later, Does This Look Infected? brought a harder edge and a hip-hop influence, and featured the hit "Thanks for Nothing." In 2004, with Chuck, Sum 41 took on a more serious demeanor after a traumatic experience in war-torn Congo, where they had to be rescued by U.N. peacekeepers. "We're All to Blame" was an indictment of the West for its apathy toward Congo's genocide. After a hiatus -- and the departure of guitarist Dave Baksh -- the band returned in 2007 with Underclass Hero, its highest charting album to date (at No. 7). - Dan Shumate]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56117&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:52:22 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.56117 art.56117 Dashboard Confessional art.56117 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56117&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56117&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39381&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:44 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39381 art.39381 The Used art.39381 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39381&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39381&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12442&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:54 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12442 art.12442 30 Seconds To Mars art.12442 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12442&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12442&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss My So-Called Life). Boosted by Jared's stardom or not, the band quickly moved into its own realm as it settled on a permanent four-man lineup and released its first self-titled album in 2002. A Beautiful Lie followed up in 2005, as 30 Seconds To Mars continued to tour heavily and win fans with their heavy, melodic brand of emo-metal. - Jonathan Zwickel]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15748398&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Dance Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:55:12 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15748398 art.15748398 Metro Station art.15748398 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15748398&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15748398&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Alternative Press and Teen Vogue and releasing their debut album on Red Ink. - Rachel Devitt]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4538&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:37:26 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4538 art.4538 AFI art.4538 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4538&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4538&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Black Sails in the Sunset in 1999, their fourth full-length and a substantial darkening of their sound. Later albums, like the platinum-selling Sing the Sorrow and 2006's Decemberunderground, are ambitious, Goth-punk tours de force, combining pummeling rhythms, jarring guitar and tortured vocals with defiantly complex arrangements. Part of a growing prog-punk movement that includes Coheed and Cambria, Angels and Airwaves and Avenged Sevenfold, AFI is worshipped by a black-clad fanbase known as the "the Despair Faction," which has crowned them kings of the Warped Tour nation. - Jonathan Zwickel]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10357944&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Metalcore Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:47 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10357944 art.10357944 Escape The Fate art.10357944 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10357944&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10357944&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss No Sympathy For the Dead) and a debut LP (Dying is Your Latest Fashion) in 2006 and agreeing to a tour with Bullet For My Valentine, singer Ronnie Radke was charged as an accomplice in a murder trial, an event that sunk the tour opportunity and effectively ended Radke's time in the band. In 2008, Escape the Fate released This War Is Ours with new frontman Craig Mabbitt. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33831&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Metalcore Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:13 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.33831 art.33831 Atreyu art.33831 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33831&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.33831&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Underworld Evolution. With a dark, practically goth aesthetic, the band seemed poised for an eventual major label signing like other SoCal kids Avenged Sevenfold and Halifax and were snatched up by Hollywood Records in 2007. Atreyu took their moniker from the protagonist of the film "Neverending Story." - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10872250&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:11 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10872250 art.10872250 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus art.10872250 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10872250&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10872250&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Don't You Fake It, on Virgin Records. The album blends Warped Tour-approved flavors of the moment into an aggressive, hook-heavy soundtrack to teenaged suburbia. - Jonathan Zwickel]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5563&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Skate Punk Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:52 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5563 art.5563 NOFX art.5563 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5563&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5563&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Liberal Animation on bassist Fat Mike's Fat Wreck Chords record label (and their subsequent releases on well-respected punk indie label Epitaph), they see more of the dough and pay for less of the schmooze-hounds' steak dinners. And like many old school punk bands that lit the fire of their sound during the Ronald Reagan administration, NOFX have shunned the stereotypical punk rock anarchist's image, taking a much more leftist liberal stand against the George W. Bush administration with 2003's War On Errorism and 2006's Wolves In Wolves' Clothing. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41092&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:00 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.41092 art.41092 Simple Plan art.41092 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41092&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41092&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Still Not Getting Any... in lieu of a more formulaic approach to commercial alternative music, unsurprisingly similar to that of Good Charlotte's proven commercial success and chart-crossing marketability. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10337388&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:16 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10337388 art.10337388 Secondhand Serenade art.10337388 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10337388&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10337388&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54467&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:15 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.54467 art.54467 Good Charlotte art.54467 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54467&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54467&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss MTV Cribs, wherein they show off their whips and dubs and what not. The band is fronted by twin brothers Joel and Benji Madden, devout fans of spiky hair and eyeliner both. Billy Martin, Dean Butterworth and Paul Thomas fill out the lineup. The band rode blink-182's coat tails in the early '00s, dropping "Rich And Famous," as well as MTV staple "The Anthem" and touring the world. 2004's Chronicles of Life and Death went platinum, but failed to match the sales of its predecessor. In 2007, the band dropped Good Morning Revival, featuring single "The River," a song that indicated it was just fine staying the pop-punk course it struck gold with five years prior. - Garrett Kamps]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44642&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:00 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44642 art.44642 Bowling For Soup art.44642 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44642&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44642&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37340&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:54 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.37340 art.37340 The Mars Volta art.37340 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37340&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37340&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Relationship of Command skirted the Top 100 before intra-band hassles finished the group off. Singer Cedric Bixler and guitarist Omar Rodriguez wasted little time in forming a new outfit that would build on At the Drive-In's version of the MC5's more avant-garde tendencies. Having already collaborated with Ikey Owens of the Long Beach Dub All-Stars and Jeremy Michael Ward in ATDI side project De Facto, they seemed prepared to head for new horizons after bringing them into the Mars Volta fold. The quartet released De-Loused in the Comatorium in 2003. Unfortunately, Ward overdosed not long after their tour for the album. In 2005, the Mars Volta returned with their second full-length, the ambitious song-cycle Frances the Mute, which, like their first CD, took its inspiration from rather gothic circumstances: Divided into five suites, it takes its subject matter from an anonymous diary found in the back of a car by their fallen compatriot, Jeremy Ward. The band continued releasing eccentric, complex material at nearly a one album per year pace: Amputechture (2006), The Bedlam in Goliath (2008), Octahedron (2009). - Jaan Uhelszki]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58231&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:24 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.58231 art.58231 Yellowcard art.58231 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58231&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58231&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Ocean Avenue in 2004, which spawned a series of hit singles and went double platinum. As their fortunes rose, internal tensions erupted, with original guitarist Ben Harper departing the band to focus on his indie label, Takeover Records. He was replaced by Ryan Mendez, previously in the punk band Staring Back. - Michele K-Tel]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50328&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:42 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.50328 art.50328 New Found Glory art.50328 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50328&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50328&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss It's All About the Girls, that same year. Their 2000 EP, From the Screen to Your Stereo, a collection of creative and uncharacteristic covers of songs from movies, was well received and gave the band something of a distinctive identity among the legions of like-minded punk-pop scrubs operating at the time. By 2004, their fourth proper record, Catalyst, was holding down the No. 3 spot on the Billboard Album charts. The band has steadily toured and released studio and live albums since. An expanded, full-album sequel to From the Screen, suitably titled Part II, appeared in 2007. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5551&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Punk Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:47:21 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5551 art.5551 Bad Religion art.5551 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5551&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5551&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss How Could Hell be Any Worse? in 1980 on founding guitarist Brett Gurewitz's Epitaph label, it wasn't until 1988 when Suffer's (empowering anthem "You are (the Government)" taught more than a few young punks the meaning of "jurisprudence") that the band made a significant splash and settled in for the long haul with a somewhat steady lineup and musical vision. Since then, audiences have received a new earful of gruff-voiced singer Greg Graffin's rants set to frenetic power-chording on a yearly basis. A fine example of staying power gleaned from remaining true (with minor tweaks for maintenance) to an original sound and intent. - Doug Russell]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58161&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Contemporary Hard Rock Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:21 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.58161 art.58161 Brand New art.58161 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58161&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58161&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7635&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:29:23 -0700 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7635 art.7635 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes art.7635 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7635&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7635&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9544862&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Emo/Hardcore Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:53 -0700 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9544862 art.9544862 Angels & Airwaves art.9544862 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9544862&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9544862&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss We Don't Need to Whisper is several degrees of complexity and grandiosity beyond blink-182, layered with guitar and synth overdubs, dramatic electronic flourishes and big-budget production. - Jonathan Zwickel]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6115217&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:02 -0800 Top Emo/Hardcore Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6115217 art.6115217 Hellogoodbye art.6115217 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6115217&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6115217&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Femo-hardcore%2Fartist-chart.rss OMG HGB DVD ROTFL, exposing footage of their wildly enthusiastic stage show. Next up, their 2006 playfully titled full-length Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!, which contained re-tweaked versions of songs written and recorded (yet never released) four years earlier. 2006 saw the release of an EP of album re-mixes and the announcement of another DVD that documents their 2006 Warped Tour antics. - Michele K-Tel]]>