Hawthorne Heights

A four piece (five piece until the death of Casey Calvert in 2007) band from Dayton, Ohio that is widely considered to be part of the emo/screamo movement. Idolized by emos and pop-punk fans, skewered by emo haters, and completely left alone by audiophiles and critics, they are the very definition of the Generic Emo Band. They specialize in making emo-styled pop-punk that goes straight through my head without making any impression at all. Not to mention that they suffer from a musically deadly disease known as Lyricitis Type Bad and incorporate (horrendous) screaming in their music.

Emo kid: Dear Diary, Mood: Heartbroken. LIKE OMG! I ASKED THIS GIRL OUT TODAY AND SHE SAID NO GET AWAY FROM ME EMO FREAK AND IT MADE ME SO SAD! So, liek, I went home and listened to Hawthorne Heights and cut my wrists and blacked my eyes like the song said. It made the terrible pain go away... but only a bit.

Emo Hater: Hawthorne heights is a bucketload of shit!... even though I've never heard one of their songs...

Audiophile: Hawthorne Heights is a band with a fairly competent rhythm section when compared to other bands in the emo movement, and that makes them worth a listen. However, they're so generic that you won't know the difference, except for maybe the laughable screaming and absolutely atrocious lyrics. Only true emos will be crazy for this band.

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