screamo /ˈskɹiːməʊ/ noun4 •A genre of aggressive lo-fi guitar-driven music with predominantly screaming vocals, while preserving structural aspects of the emocore/hardcore emo genres of the early 1990's. •A genre of guitar-driven music combining late 1990's emo indie rock with interludes of screaming vocals, often accompanied by hardcore or metalcore guitar riffs. •Any punk rock-inspired music that involves screaming vocals, typically referring to the genres described above as well as certain subgenres of hardcore punk. •(disapproving) Any aggressive music with screamed vocals.
