Imagine if R.E.M., Hüsker Dü, and Minor Threat all go together to form a band. You'd have the mid to late eighties Annapolis band, the Hated. With guitar riffs and bass lines reaching amphetamine-level speeds while a drummer pounded out a skanking hardcore beat and a pair of singers shouted, screamed, sang and harmonized as if they only had seconds left to live, this is what emo was before it was co-opted and distorted by pop-punk posers who then turned it into a dirty word (or at least a lame-ass musical genre).
If you're looking for more after hearing these small samplings, this blog post has it all.
If you're looking for more after hearing these small samplings, this blog post has it all.