Screamo (also known as skramz) is a subgenre of hardcore punk that evolved in the early 1990s. This initially involved a more aggressive offshoot of emo music and used short songs that grafted "intensity to willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics." Screamo has been described as a dissonant style of emo influenced by hardcore punk using screaming vocals. Screamo lyrics often feature topics such as emotional pain, romantic interest, politics, and human rights.

Screamo (also known as skramz) is a subgenre of hardcore punk that evolved in the early 1990s. This initially involved a more aggressive offshoot of emo music and used short songs that grafted "intensity to willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics." Screamo has been described as a dissonant style of emo influenced by hardcore punk using screaming vocals. Screamo lyrics often feature topics such as emotional pain, romantic interest, politics, and human rights.